The 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) concluded on Friday night with Rajshahi Warriors lifting the trophy in their debut season, securing a massive financial gain along with the silverware.
Following their dominant 63-run victory over the Chattogram Royals in the final, the champions were awarded a prize money of BDT 2.75 crore.
The runners-up, Chattogram Royals, who overcame preseason ownership turmoil to reach the final, walked away with BDT 1.75 crore.
On the individual front, pacer Shoriful Islam was the biggest winner of the night. The Chattogram Royals speedster enjoyed a historic campaign, breaking Taskin Ahmed's record for the most wickets in a single season with 26 scalps in 12 matches.
His stellar economy rate of 5.84 and consistent breakthroughs earned him the Player of the Tournament award-making him the first pacer in BPL history to win this accolade.
Shoriful received BDT 10 lakh for being the tournament's best player and an additional BDT 5 lakh for finishing as the highest wicket-taker, bringing his total earnings to BDT 15 lakh.
The hero of the final, Tanzid Hasan, was rewarded BDT 5 lakh for his match-winning performance.
The Rajshahi opener slammed a century in the title decider, becoming only the third Bangladeshi to do so in a BPL final, joining the elite company of Chris Gayle and Tamim Iqbal.
Meanwhile, Sylhet Titans' Parvez Hossain Emon took home BDT 5 lakh as the tournament's highest run-scorer. Despite his team missing the final, Parvez amassed 395 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 132.99.
Among the other awardees, Rajshahi's young pacer Ripon Mondol was named the Emerging Player of the Tournament. With 17 wickets in just 8 matches, including a hat-trick and a Super Over victory, Ripon was awarded BDT 3 lakh.
Rangpur Riders' Litton Das, who played solely as a fielder this season after giving up the gloves, was named the Best Fielder for his 10 catches in 11 matches, earning a prize of BDT 3 lakh. �"UNB
