2012 Bangladesh Premier League
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |
 Bangladesh
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| Champions |
 Dhaka Gladiators (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Player of the series |
Shakib Al Hasan (Khulna Royal Bengals) |
| Most runs |
 Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal Burners) 486 (12 matches) |
| Most wickets |
Elias Sunny (Dhaka Gladiators) 17 (12 matches) Mohammad Sami (Duronto Rajshahi) 17 (11 matches) |
| Official website | BPLT20.com.bd |
The 2012 Bangladesh Premier League was the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The competition featured six franchises and used a tournament format with a double round robin group stage followed by two semi-finals and a final. The season began on 9 February with the final played on 29 February. The competition was won by Dhaka Gladiators.
Matches were held in Dhaka and Chittagong. The six franchises represented Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions. The franchise auction was held on 10 January and the player auction took place on 18 and 19 January.
The President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman launched the tournament during an opening ceremony held at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on 9 February 2012. The ceremony featured dancers, actors and singers and ended with fireworks and a laser lighting display.
A total of 33 matches, including the semi-finals and final, were held at two venues in Chittagong and Dhaka. The Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong hosted eight matches, with the majority of matches, including all playoff matches and the final, being held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi group Destiny and the Boishakhi TV channel were the title sponsors the tournament, paying Tk. 7.50 crore. Other sponsors included the Bangladesh Tourism Board, United Airways and Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Channel 9 was the main broadcaster for the tournament. The management partner was Game On, an Indian sports company, which organised the logistics of the tournament.
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