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BPL 2025-26: Cancelled December 30 Matches to Be Played on January 4 in Sylhet
BCB changed the BPL 2025-26 schedule: The January 30 matches, which were canceled due to the death of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, have now been rescheduled. The board has also changed the entire BPL schedule, with no matches being played in Chattogram.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that the matches that were to take place on December 30, which were canceled after the death of the ex-Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, will go ahead on ‘January 4, 2026, at the same venue but will take place at the same venue, which is Sylhet. Additionally, the T20 series will reportedly be held at two other venues. According to a high-ranking representative of the BCB, the T20 tournament will go ahead at ‘Sylhet and Dhaka’. The decision has been made to eliminate the matches that were to take place at ‘Chattogram’. The whole program has been modified as the tournament has been suspended owing to the death of the ex-Prime Minister.
According to the initial schedule, the Sylhet leg was scheduled to end on January 3, after which the tournament was to be shifted to Chattogram. However, due to the tournament being halted after the death of national leader Begum Khaleda Zia, the BCB has had to change the schedule.
Iftekhar Rahman, Member Secretary of the BPL Governing Council, said, "We have a two-day gap, and to accommodate those two days, we have decided to hold the league at only two venues. Therefore, we apologize to the fans in Chattogram. However, due to the current circumstances, we will have to cancel the matches in Chattogram. This will save us two days of travel."
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According to the updated schedule, matches will be held at the Sylhet International Stadium until January 12, after which the match will be shifted to Dhaka. The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur will host the later stages of the matches, starting January 15th.
The eliminator is scheduled for January 19th, followed by the first qualifier in a double-header that day. After a day's rest, the second qualifier will be played on January 21st, and the final will be held on January 23rd.
Many in the cricket world were concerned about the BCB's decision to hold matches in Sylhet until January 12th, fearing that the pitches there might not be as good after heavy use. Iftekhar stated that they would use four pitches in Sylhet instead of two to ensure a good playing surface throughout the tournament.
