Sylhet Strikers
| সিলেট সিক্সার্স | ||
| File:Sylhet Sixers Logo.png | ||
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | TBD | |
| Coach |  Waqar Younis | |
| Owner | Sylhet Sports Limited | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh | |
| Colors |  | |
| Founded | 2012 (as Sylhet Royals); 2015 (as Sylhet Super Stars) | |
| Home ground | Sylhet International Stadium, Sylhet | |
| Capacity | 18,500 | |
| History | ||
| Bangladesh Premier League wins | 0 | |
| Official website | sylhetsixers | |
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The Sylhet Sixers (Bengali: সিলেট সিক্সার্স) is a professional cricket franchise team based in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The team competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. The franchise has been made to replace then Sylhet Super Stars, which was banned by the BPL Governing Council for not maintaining disciplinary conduct. It is set to debut in the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League.
The Sixers will play their home games at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. As of now it is owned by Sylhet Sports Limited in care of Bangladesh's finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith. His son Shahed Muhith is the chairman of team while former national team selector Faruk Ahmed is also part of the team management positioned at the team director role. Waqar Younis will coach the team respectively and Captain name will be decided soon.
History
The team has been created in order to once again have a Sylhet-based team in the Bangladesh Premier League. Bangladesh’s finance minister AMA Muhith decided to step in and establish the Sylhet franchise as his hometown is in Sylhet.
Season overview
2011/12
Alok Kapali was the icon player for Sylhet Royals. The team was led by Englishman Peter Trego. The team bought talented players such as batsmen Imrul Kayes, Scott Styris, Kamran Akmal and more. They had brilliant bowlers of the likes of Sohail Tanvir, Brad Hogg, Rubel Hossain including some others. The most expensive player, Sohail Tanvir was bought for $100,000. Australian Stuart Law was made the coach.
Even with this strong squad, they could qualify for the semis as the finished last in the league stage with gaining only 2 victories in the 10 matches the team played.
| Most Runs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | SR | Highest Score |
| Kamran Akmal |
10 | 356 | 39.55 | 144.12 | 82 |
| Most Wickets | |||||
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Figures |
| Sohail Tanvir |
10 | 13 | 15.53 | 5.94 | 4/13 |
2012/13
They team signed Mushfiqur Rahim, Sohag Gazi, Paul Stirling, Hamilton Masakadza, Elton Chigumbura, Dirk Nannes, Mominul Haque and more from the auction. Locally experienced Mohammad Salahuddin was made the coach.
Thanks to this decent team, they qualified for the playoffs but couldn't reach the final.
| Most Runs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | SR | Highest Score |
 Mushfiqur Rahim |
13 | 400 | 40.00 | 132.93 | 86 |
| Most Wickets | |||||
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Figures |
 Mohammad Nabi |
14 | 18 | 19.37 | 7.38 | 3/27 |
2015/16
The team had a rebranding and was known as Sylhet Superstars which was owned by Alif Group, the previous owner of now-defunct Barisal Burners. Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, English all-rounder Ravi Bopara, Bangladeshi seamer and Rubel Hossain, experienced spinner Abdur Razzak and icon/captain Mushfiqur Rahim were the few star players on the team.
Locally experienced Sarwar Imran was made the head coach of the team.
They team lost to the Chittagong Vikings and Barisal Bulls early on and went on to lose many more as they finished 5th out of the 6 participating teams, managing only 3 wins thus did not qualify for the playoffs.
| Most Runs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | SR | Highest Score |
| Mushfiqur Rahim |
10 | 157 | 26.17 | 110.56 | 50* |
| Most Wickets | |||||
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Figures |
| Md. Shahid |
10 | 14 | 16.14 | 6.19 | 4/12 |
2016/17
The team was suspended as the owner misbehaved with Tamim Iqbal and lost their ownership. [citation needed]
2017/18
The team returns in BPL 5 as Sylhet Sixers. The team is bought by Sylhet Sports Ltd. in care of Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith. The current icon player is Sabbir Rahman. Foreign players include Krishmar Santokie, Babar Azam, Liam Plunkett and more. The team signed all-rounder Nasir Hossain, wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan and orthodox spinner and Taijul Islam pre-draft
In the draft, pacer Abul Hasan was their first pick. Their first foreign pick was Lankan all-rounder Chaturanga de Silva. Their surprise picks were little-known inexperienced Pakistani pacer Ghulam Mudassar, averaging more than 40 with the ball and picking up a solitary wicket in the 2 matches.
The team started their campaign with 4 wins in a row on their home turf. Andre Fletcher and Upul Tharanga turned out to be destructive at the top. Skipper Nasir Hossain bowled well so did Liam Plunkett. After Upul’s contract came to an end and Liam suffered and injury, the team starter to fall apart. In the end, the team finished 5th of 7 teams hence they were disqualified.
| Most Runs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | SR | Highest Score |
 Andre Fletcher |
10 | 317 | 35.22 | 124.80 | 71 |
| Most Wickets | |||||
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Figures |
| Nasir Hossain |
11 | 13 | 19.41 | 7.28 | 5/31 |
Sponsorship
| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest Branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gazi Group | EHL | Bengal Group | Walton Group |
| 2018 |
Current squad
- As of
The follwoing 3 players have been retained by the franchise for the upcoming tournament and rest players will be bought from the Players draft, which is supposed to be held on 25 October 2018. [1]
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth Date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Signed Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | Sabbir Rahman | |
22 November 1991 | Right-handed | Leg break | 2017 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 69 | Nasir Hossain | |
30 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ||
| 33 | Sohail Tanvir | |
12 December 1984 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2017 | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 16 | Liton Das | |
13 October 1994 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
2017/18 Management:
- Head Coach-
Waqar Younis[2] - Team Director-
Faruk Ahmed [3] - Asst. Coach- Jafrul Ehsan
- Owner- Sylhet Sports Ltd. (Abul Maal Abdul Muhith)
- Chairman- Shahed Muhith
- Vice Chairman- Farzana Chowdhury
- Managing Director- Maashed Abdullah
- CEO- Yasir Obaid [4]
- Coordinator- Shafiul Alam Chowdhury (Nadel) [5]
- Communication Director- Mantasha Ahmed
- Media Manager- Tamzidul Islam[6][7]
Former head coaches
References
- ^ "Rajshahi Kings release Mushfiqur Rahim ahead of BPL 2019", Cricbuzz
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22771124/waqar-younis-coach-bpl-franchise-sylhet-sixers
- ^ "Sylhet returns to BPL". The Daily Star. 11 September 2017.
- ^ Khan, Minhaz Uddin (4 September 2017). "Sylhet rope in Nasir, Nurul and Taijul for BPL 5". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ "Sylhet Royals set to return under new ownership". The Independent. Dhaka. 21 May 2017.
- ^ https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/cricket/375742
- ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/bpl-2017-sylhet-sixers-complain-about-seven-ball-over-1497634
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