Khulna Royal Bengal
| খুলনা রয়েল বেঙ্গলস | |
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| Personnel | |
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| Captain |
 Shahriar Nafees
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| Owner | Orion Group |
| Team information | |
| Colors |  |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Home ground |
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) |
| Official website: | http://www.khulnaroyalbengals.com |
Khulna Royal Bengals (Bengali: খুলনা রয়েল বেঙ্গলস; often abbreviated as KRB) was a franchise cricket team that played in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) representing the division of Khulna, Bangladesh. The team participated in first two seasons of Bangladesh Premier League. On 10 January 2012, Orion Group made the winning bid of US$1.10 Million for the franchise.
Bangladesh Premier League is a cricket tournament being organised by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). For the inaugural tournament held in 2012, the BCB had finalised a list of 6 teams who will be participating in the tournament. The teams representing 6 different Division of Bangladesh, including Khulna, were put up on auction in Dhaka on 10 January 2012, and the Khulna team was won by Orion Group, who paid US$1.10 million for it. This was the second highest bid for a team in the BPL. In November 2012 Orion Properties, Aziz Group and Khan Brothers Pvt Ltd have taken over the ownership of the team. Obaidul Karim, the Chairman of Orion Group has been elected the President of the franchise along with Sabbir Khan being the new chief executive.
Khulna Royal Bengals, formed with the players like Shakib Al Hasan, Herschelle Gibbs, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith, Andre Russell and a bunch of talented local players, started off their campaign successfully by winning against Dhaka Gladiators. They reached into semifinal easily with second position, while Duronto Rajshahi was the first. Winning all of the matches against Dhaka Gladiators in the group phase, they lost to them in the crucial semi final match and left out of the tournament. They failed to chase mediocre target while an unbeaten 86 knock by captain Shakib almost pulled them into victory. Despite not reaching the finals, their Icon Player, Shakib Al Hasan won the Player of the Tournament award for his outstanding performance throughout the series.
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