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Rajshahi Warriors

The Rajshahi Warriors are a franchise in Bangladesh's Premier League (BPL), evolving from previous teams like Rajshahi Kings and Royals, becoming the Warriors in 2025 under Nabil Group, known for a strong squad featuring local stars like Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim, and aiming for success after earlier iterations' runner-up finishes.
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Full name
Rajshahi Warriors
Nickname
Rajshahi Warriors
Founded
2025
Team Owned By
Nabil Group of Industries
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Main Players
Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan, Sahibzada Farhan, Pathum Nissanka, Dunith Wellalage, Binura Fernando
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Matches

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Points Table

Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
10
8
2
0
0
16
+0.335
10
6
4
0
0
12
+0.497
10
6
4
0
0
12
+0.220
10
5
5
0
0
10
+0.373
10
3
7
0
0
6
-0.381
10
2
8
0
0
4
-1.038
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
Fortune Barishal Fortune Barishal
12
9
3
0
0
18
+1.302
Chittagong Kings Chittagong Kings
12
8
4
0
0
16
+1.395
12
8
4
0
0
16
+0.596
Khulna Tigers Khulna Tigers
12
6
6
0
0
12
+0.184
12
6
6
0
0
12
-1.030
12
3
9
0
0
6
-0.779
12
2
10
0
0
4
-1.634

Rajshahi Warriors Cricket 2025-26 Squad

Player Name Role Style Jersey Number
Batter Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: -
18
Batter Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
22
Allrounder Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left arm Orthodox
13
Wicketkeeper Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: -
15
Allrounder Batting Style: Left-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
50
Bowler Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right arm Fast medium
41
Batter Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
20
All-rounder Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm Legbreak
34
Batter Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
51
Bowling Allrounder Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium-fast
58
Bowling Allrounder Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm Legbreak
-
Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
15
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm Medium Fast
-
Bowler Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
94
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm Orthodox Spinner
88
Batsman Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium-fast
31
WK-Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-Arm Off Spin
84
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
24
Batsman Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
99
Batting Allrounder Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium fast
23
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium-fast
71
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm legbreak-googly
25

About The Rajshahi Warriors

  • Ownership: Nabil Group of Industries.
  • Captain: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh's national captain).
  • Key Players: Strong lineup with Mushfiqur Rahim, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and foreign players like Sandeep Lamichhane and Mohammad Nawaz.
  • Coaching: Hannan Sarkar serves as Head Coach.
  • Ambitions: The team aims to build on past successes, with senior players like Mushfiqur Rahim committed to winning the title. 

Records By Team

Batting records

  • Highest innings total: 202/4 on January 19, 2025.
  • Highest individual score: 100* by Anamul Haque. 

Winning records

  • Largest winning margin (by runs): 65 runs against Sylhet Strikers on January 17, 2025.
  • Largest winning margin (by wickets): 7 wickets against Dhaka on January 2, 2025.
  • Recent match wins: Won by 2 runs against Rangpur on January 26, 2025, and by 5 wickets against Strikers on January 27, 2025. 

Major Stadiums

  • Stadium: Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium
  • Location: Rajshahi, Bangladesh 

Trophies and Award

  • 2019-20 BPL Championship: The team won the BPL title in the 2019-20 season.
  • 2016 BPL Runner-up: The team was the runner-up in the 2016 BPL seaso

History & Evolution

  • Early Days: The franchise began as Duronto Rajshahi, later becoming the Rajshahi Kings, reaching the BPL final in 2016.
  • Rajshahi Royals: In 2019, the team was renamed Rajshahi Royals and won the BPL title in the 2019-20 season.
  • Durbar Rajshahi: After exclusion, they returned as Durbar Rajshahi for the 2024 season, finishing 5th.
  • Rajshahi Warriors: In 2025, Nabil Group acquired the team, rebranding it as the Rajshahi Warriors for the 2025-26 BPL season.