Khulna Tigers
| খুলনা টাইটানস | ||
| File:Khulna Titans Logo.png | ||
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain |  Mahmudullah | |
| Coach |  Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Bowling coach |  Alfonso Thomas | |
| Owner | Gemcon Group | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Khulna, Khulna Division, Bangladesh | |
| Colours |  | |
| Founded | 2012 (as Khulna Royal Bengals) | |
| Home ground | abu nasir Stadium | |
| Capacity | 15,000 | |
| History | ||
| Bangladesh Premier League wins | 0 | |
| Official website | www | |
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Khulna Titans (Bengali: খুলনা টাইটানস) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise is owned by Gemcon Sports and was founded in 2016 as a replacement for the Khulna Royal Bengals who had participated in the first two seasons of the BPL. The Titans use Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium for home games.
As of the 2016/17 season, the team is captained by Mahmudullah Riyad and coached by Stuart Law. The primary home ground of the team is the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna City.[1]
For the 2017/18 Bangladesh Premier League season Mahela Jayawardene was appointed as the head coach replacing Stuart Law who took up duties as the head coach of West Indies cricket team.[2]
History
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The Khulna Royal Bengals team was originally formed by Orion Group and participated in the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2011/12 and 2012/13. Following the suspension of all of the BPL franchises following a range of financial and spot-fixing issues during the second season of the league, the original franchise was not re-established for the third season of the BPL in 2015/16.
Season overview
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2016/17
After a complete change in the franchise ownership and management Khulna Titans were established in advance of the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League. They had a stable team with the likes of sume talented Bangladeshi players such as Mahmudullah (icon), Shafiul Islam, Ariful Haque, Mosharraf Hossain. They added 9 overseas to their roster such as Riki Wessels, Junaid Khan, Lendl Simmons, Nicholas Pooran and Andre Fletcher. They were able to get to the playoffs but were defeated by both Rajshahi Kings and Dhaka Dynamites. They ended up second in the team rankings with Junaid Khan as their leading wicket-taker and Mahmudullah as the leading scorer. They won nail-biting encounters against Chittagong Vikings and Rajshahi Kings in the league stage. They finished with being known as 'the team with the best bowling attack' as two of their seamers (Junaid and Shafiul) were in the top 10 most wickets list for the tournament and had a rather disappointing Batting lineup as most batter failed to show their potential other than Ariful and their icon.
Summary
| Season record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Wins | Losses | No result | Run rate | Summary |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -0.125 | 2nd (of 7) |
| Batting records | |||||
| Player | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | Highest Score |
| Mahmudullah |
14 | 396 | 33.00 | 118.20 | 62 |
| Ariful Haque |
11 | 203 | 29.00 | 113.40 | 32* |
 Riki Wessels |
12 | 197 | 21.88 | 111.29 | 40 |
| Bowling records | |||||
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Figures |
 Junaid Khan |
14 | 21 | 16.05 | 6.09 | 4/23 |
| Shafiul Islam |
12 | 20 | 18.38 | 7.78 | 4/17 |
 Kevon Cooper |
8 | 11 | 19.00 | 6.70 | 3/35 |
2017/18
They resigned Mahmudullah Riyad as their icon while they also made contracts with South African cricketers Rilee Rossouw, Kyle Abbott, Aussie star Chris Lynn (will miss BPL due to injury), Windies's 2016 ICC World T20 hero Carlos Brathwaite and his national teammate Chadwick Walton. They also signed Englishman Dawid Malan and Lankan all-rounder Seekkuge Prasanna and more. They retained Junaid Khan, Ariful Haque, Shafiul Islam, Mosharraf Hossain Rubel and Benny Howell. Pakistani Wicket-Keeper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed, leg spinner Shadab Khan and Junaid will be unavailable for selection on a temporary basis due to domestic commitments. [3]
From the draft, the Titans signed 8 locals (more than minimum of 7) and 2 locals. Their first pick was bought Nazmul Hossain Shanto while the surprise picks were U19 skipper Saif Hassan and little-known local pacer Imran Ali and Barbados-born English cricketer Jofra Archer. The interesting thing about Imran is that he took a 5-wicket haul in his second List-A match.They signed Sri Lankan batting all-rounder Shehan Jayasuriya and other locals from the draft.
2018/19
Khulna Titans retained Mahmudullah Riyad, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Ariful Haque and Carlos Brathwaite. They also signed Englishmen Dawid Malan and Lewis Gregory
Sponsorship
| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest Branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gemcon Sports | PRAN Zeera Pani | Meena Bazar | ULAB |
| 2017 | Shell Oil Company | Gemcon City Limited | Meena Bazar | |
| 2018 |
Current squad
- As of
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth Date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Signed Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 29 | Dawid Malan | |
3 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 99 | Nazmul Hossain Shanto | |
25 May 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ||
| 71 | Ariful Haque | |
18 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 30 | Mahmudullah | |
4 February 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Captain | |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite | |
18 July 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | Overseas | |
| 24 | Lewis Gregory | |
24 May 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
- Managing Director -
Kazi Inam Ahmed - Vice-Chairman - Kazi Nabil Ahmed MP
- Head Coach -
Mahela Jayawardene - Assistant Coach -
Alfonso Thomas - Manager - Nafees Iqbal
- Advisor - Habibul Bashar
- Media Manager - Minhaz Uddin Khan
Former coaches
References
- ^ "Khulna Titans target exciting cricket in BPL". Dhaka Tribune. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Khulna Titans".
- ^ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_National_T20_Cup
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