Rangpur Riders
Rangpur Riders (Rangpuriya/Bengali: রংপুর রাইডার্স), is a professional cricket team based in Rangpur City, Rangpur. The Riders compete in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the premier cricket league in Bangladesh.
| রংপুর রাইডার্স | ||
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Nurul Hasan | |
| Coach | Sohel Islam | |
| Owner | Bashundhara Group | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Rangpur City, Bangladesh | |
| Founded | 2012 (as Rangpur Riders) 2019 (as Rangpur Rangers) | |
| Home ground | Rangpur Riders Cricket Arena | |
| Capacity | 18,000 | |
| History | ||
| Bangladesh Premier League wins | 1 (2017) | |
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The Rangpur Riders joined the league as a member in 2013, prior to the second edition of the tournament. Although the ownership of the team changed multiple times, the team structure has stayed at its original form since the foundation of the team.
In the 5th edition of BPL, they defeated Dhaka Dynamites in the finals to win their first title.
On 16 November 2019, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Incepta Pharmaceuticals as the sponsor of the team, and it was renamed to Rangpur Rangers. The team was excluded from 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League. In September 2022, Bashundhara Group acquired the ownership and renamed the team back to Rangpur Riders.