2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Premier League 2015, also known as BPL Season 3 or BRB Cables BPL 2015, was the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a twenty20 cricket league established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2012. The tournament featured six teams during the third season. The season began on Friday, 20 November 2015, with a lavish opening ceremony held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, and the annual kickoff game was held between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders, which resulted with the Rangpur winning by two wickets in last ball finish.
2015 BPL Logo
Image: Zacs rain
Image: Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara born 27 October 1977 is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in 134 Test matches from 2000 to 2015, including fifteen as captain. In first-class cricket, he played for Nondescripts Cricket Club from 1997–98 to 2013–14 and for Surrey County Cricket Club from 2015 to 2017. He also played for numerous franchise teams. He was born in Matale, Central Province. He was a part of the Sri Lankan squads which won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2014 T20 World Cup.
Sangakkara in 2014
Sangakkara in 2009
Sangakkara (right) resigned from captaincy after the 2011 World Cup and was succeeded by Tillakaratne Dilshan (left).
Sangakkara batting for Surrey in 2017.