Dhaka Capitals
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| League | Bangladesh Premier League |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Shakib Al Hasan |
| Coach | Khaled Mahmud |
| Chairman | Shayan F. Rahman |
| Owner | Beximco |
| Chief executive | Obeid Nizam |
| Team information | |
| City | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Colours | Template:Cr-BPL |
| Founded | 2009 (NCL) 2015 (BPL) |
| Home ground | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka |
| Capacity | 26,000 |
| Official website | dhakadynamites |
The Dhaka Dynamites are a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Dhaka Division. Following the 2015 competition, the Dynamites are one of the BPL's seven existing members and are expected to participate in the league's 2017 edition. The team is headquartered at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, and so is one of three teams playing in the city, alongside the Dhaka Division cricket team and Dhaka Metropolis cricket team which are active in first-class cricket.
The team was originally established in 2012 for the inaugural BPL season as the Dhaka Gladiators and they won both the 2012 and 2013 editions of the tournament. The Gladiators were one of the teams dissolved in 2013 after the second edition. The franchise was sold to the current owners Beximco Group and rebranded as the Dynamites. Its theme song is Jadur Shohor Dhaka.[1]
For the 2015 edition of the BPL, the Dynamites were coached by South African batsman Mickey Arthur, and captained by Kumar Sangakkara.[2] Bangladeshi player Nasir Hossain was selected as the "icon" player of the team.[3][4]
Honours
| Year | Bangladesh Premier League |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Champions |
| 2013 | Champions |
| 2015 | Playoffs |
| 2016 | Champions |
History
Franchise history
Dhaka Dynamites was founded in 2012 as the Dhaka Gladiators, one of the six founding members of the BPL. The team was purchased at the February 2012 auction by Europa Group for $5.05 million. The franchise was indefinitely suspended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after its involvement in a match-fixing scandal. In 2015, The team was sold to Beximco and rebranded as Dhaka Dynamites, reviving the name used for T20 by the Dhaka Division in 2010.
Season One
In the first two seasons, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza captained the team and Ian Pont was the head coach. Dhaka Gladiators started off their campaign disappointingly by losing against an experienced Khulna Royal Bengals which was led by all rounder Shakib Al Hasan. However this was succeeded by three consecutive wins even without players like Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal. During their third victory against Barisal Burners, they made the highest total of the tournament by scoring 208 runs for five wickets. They defended this score, even though Chris Gayle scored a century for the Barisal Burners. Later in the tournament, they failed to chase mediocre targets due to batting collapses. In the final, Dhaka Gladiators beat the Barisal Burners to be crowned champions of BPL 2012.
Season Two
For the 2013 season, Dhaka Gladiators bought all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who was the most expensive player in the tournament. They bought fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza, the emerging wicket keeper Anamul Haque and more. They also bought South African pace bowler Alfonso Thomas, and West Indians Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle who were only available for one game. They bought English players Luke Wright, Owais Shah, Darren Stevens, bowler Chris Liddle and batsman Josh Cobb. This team of players were crowned 2013 champions, just as they had been in 2012. They played 14 games, won 11 and lost only 3. This time their strongest opponent was Sylhet Royals.[5]
Season Three
Dhaka Dynamites was introduced in a new look in 2015. During the player draft, Kumar Sangakkara was selected as the captain while Nasir Hossain was picked as the "icon" player. A total of eighteen players was selected in the draft process. The notable players in and out of the draft the purchased were, Mustafizur Rahman, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Hafeez and Ryan ten Doeschate and Mohammad Irfan
They started off rather smoothly by defeating Comilla Victorians and Chittagong Vikings but lost their way through defeats against Rangpur Riders and Barisal Bulls. Luckily, the finished at 4th place out of 6 teams but lost against the Bulls in the eliminator
Season Four
After having an average season at BPL 3, the Dynamites started the fourth season with a strong team including the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Kumar Sangakkara, Mosaddek Hossain, Evin Lewis, Mahela Jayawardene, Wayne Parnell and Ravi Bopara.They started their campaign with winning the first match against Barisal Bulls. On their way, they were only defeated by the Rajshahi Kings and Khulna Titans but they got their revenge by defeating both the teams on the semi finals and finals respectively. Dhaka Dynamites became the champions of BPL for the third time. Dwayne Bravo became the highest wicket taker of the tournament.
Season Five
The team has signed many new foreign players among whom Shahid Afridi, Shane Watson, and Sunil Narine are worth mentioning. They retained Md. Shahid, Mosaddek Hossain and Nasir Hossain from the local category while the retained Kumar Sangakkara, Evin Lewis and Ronsford Beaton from the overseas department. They also signed a deal with ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as their icon player. [6]
Owner
The owners of the Dynamites is Beximco, a company specialising in producing clothing materials. Beximco produces textiles, basic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, jute and marine foods; the company also has real estate and land development interests. Bangladesh Export Import Company (BEXIMCO) is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate. The industries under this Group include Textiles, Basic Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Jute, Marine Foods, Real Estate and Development. Services provided by Beximco include Engineering, Media, Information Technology, Trade and Financial Services. Beximco Pharmaceuticals and Shinepukur Ceramics are the two units which has got world class factory.[7]
Current squad
| Name | Nat | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Signed Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | ||||||
| Rovman Powell |  |
Right-hand bat | 2017 | |||
| Evin Lewis | |
Left-hand bat | Right-arm leg-break | 2016 | ||
| Kumar Sangakkara |  |
Left-hand bat | 2015 | wicket-keeper | ||
| Niroshan Dickwella | |
Left-hand bat | 2017 | wicket-keeper | ||
| Mosaddek Hossain |  |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off-break | 2015 | retained | |
| All-Rounder | ||||||
| Shane Watson |  |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ||
| Shahid Afridi |  |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg-break | 2017 | ||
| Asela Gunaratne | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ||
| Shakib Al Hasan (C) | |
Left-hand bat | slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | icon | |
| Cameron Delport |  |
Left-hand bat | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ||
| Nasir Hossain | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off-break | 2015 | retained | |
| Bowler | ||||||
| Sunil Narine | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off-break | 2017 | ||
| Mohammad Amir | |
Left-hand bat | Left-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ||
| Ronsford Beaton | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ||
| Mohammad Shahid | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | retained | |
| Graeme Cremer |  |
Right-hand bat | Legbreak googly | 2017 | ||
- players' name in bold have at least one international cap.
Administration and support staff
- Owners – Beximco
- CEO – Obeid Nizam
- Head Coach – Khaled Mahmud
References
- ^ "Sangakkara likely to captain Dhaka Dynamites". bdcricteam.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Icon cricketers find home". bdcricteam.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "DHAKA DYNAMITES have strong Bowling lineup". onews24. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Rangpur get Sakib for 3rd BPL". Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Logo of Dhaka Dynamites unveiled". bdcricteam. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/DhakaDynamitesOfficial
- ^ "Dhaka Dynamites to start practice for BPL Nov 18". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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