Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the Women’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The inaugural edition will take place after the conclusion of the ongoing men’s BPL.
Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, a BCB director, confirmed the decision during a press conference at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
“We have been thinking about how to develop women’s cricket further, and organizing a BPL for women has been on our minds. Today, we finalized the decision to hold the Women’s BPL,” Fahim said.
The ongoing BPL will end on February 7th, and right after that, the board will finalize the schedule of the women’s BPL.
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“We’ve spoken to some franchises, and they are interested. This will be the starting point for us to assess how a women’s T20 tournament impacts the sport. We are hopeful this will push women’s cricket to the next level,” he added.
The women’s BPL will have a limited number of foreign players as it is financially challenging for a new tournament to play more foreign players, Fahim said.
BCB’s primary focus is on establishing the tournament and creating a competitive platform for domestic players
“Our goal this year is to successfully organize the tournament. For now, we’ve limited the teams to three to ensure the competition remains strong,” Fahim added.
