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Chattogram Challengers Team Profile, Analysis and Squad: Bangladesh Premier League

Chittagong Kings was the name given to the squad when they entered the league for the first time in 2012. Later in 2015, the city was officially renamed Chittagong in Bangladesh.

The Chattogram Challengers are a famous Bangladeshi cricket team based in Chittagong. They are a part of the extremely popular Bangladesh Premier League 2022. Born 2 Win has become a favourite rallying cry for the team. The Chattogram Challengers Team Squad deserves your attention. In 2012, when they entered the league for the first time, the team’s name was Chittagong Kings. Later in 2015, Chittagong, Bangladesh, acquired its official name. The team has spent a great deal of time preparing for matches this season, although it has yet to accrue league victories. The head coach is Paul Nixon, and the Akhtar Group controls the league. By reading the rest of this article, you can learn more about the Chattogram Challengers, their BPL 2023 roster, and their historical performances.

Chattogram Challengers Records:

They were also known as the Chattogram Challengers (Chattogram Kings and Vikings). According to their statistics, the Chattogram Challengers have reached the league stage three times, which are now available (in 2012, 2015, and 2017). They will make the postseason in 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2022. But never won a title.

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Year BPL
2012 League Stage
2013 Runner-up
2015 League Stage
2016 Playoffs
2017 League Stage
2019 Playoffs
2019-2020 Playoffs
2022 Playoffs

Chattogram Challengers Team Squad:

There is now a draft for each team. There are currently teams competing in both the club games and the league games. The Chattogram Challengers team is now accepting applications, and the first season of games will begin in January 2023.

Coach: Julian Wood

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Owner: Delta Sports Limited

Chattogram Challengers Squad for Bangladesh Premier League (BPLT20)

  1. Afif Hossain
  2. Vishwa Fernando
  3. Ashan Priyanjan
  4. Curtis Campher
  5. Mrittunjoy Chowdhury
  6. Shuvagata Hom
  7. Mehedi Rana
  8. Irfan Shukkur
  9. Mehedi Maruf
  10. Ziaur Rahman
  11. Maxwell Patrick
  12. Unmukt Chand
  13. Taijul Islam
  14. Abu Jayed
  15. Farhad Reza
  16. Towfiq Khan

Chattogram Challengers Sponsors:

In the Bangladesh Premier League, there are a lot of fans of the Chattogram Challengers. In 2015, the team was sponsored by DBL Sports Limited, the company that made the uniforms. The main sponsor of the jerseys is City Bank, and the second sponsor is Steeltech Industries Ltd.

Season Equipment Manufactures Shirt (behind Sponsor) Shirt (Front of Sponsor) Chest mark
2015 DBL Sports Limited Steeltech Industries Limited City Bank DBL Group
2016 Slavs Steeltech Industries Limited BBS Cables Ltd Pioneer Sure Company
2017 Sohana Sports Nahee Ss Tubes Industries BBS Cables Ltd Pioneer Sure Company
2019 Cougar M & R companies Ceramic BL DBL Group
2019-2020 sailor Acme, Delta Furniture Akhtar Group     _
2022     _ SQ Cables, Akhtar Foam Akhtar Group     _

Achievements:

  • The Chittagong Vikings scored 211 runs against the Sylhet Sixers, the fourth-highest total of all time and only six runs less than the Dhaka Dynamites’ 217-run total.
  • In a run chase, Chittagong Vikings want to beat the record of 184 runs set by Comilla Victorians. In 2016, they scored 186 runs in 19.2 overs to get close to this huge total, but they only lost four wickets.
  • They hold the record for the most runs scored in a win. In 2013, they beat the Sylhet Royals by 119 runs because they scored 193 runs and only let the Sylhet Royals score 75.
  • After stopping the Sylhet Super Stars from reaching their goal of 181, they tied the record for the smallest victory margin with the Barisal Bulls. In 2015, they stopped the other team from doing more than one damage run.

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