Coming to the eighth season, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) saw something different. In all categories of bat-ball, the domestic cricketers dominate the foreign stars. In bowling as well as in batting, the desi rule. At the top is Tanveer Islam of champion Comilla Victorians.

Comilla Victorians won the trophy for the fourth time after defeating Sylhet Strikers. Through this, the curtain came down on the eighth season of the BPL, which has been going on for almost two months. For the readers of RisingBD, this report is about the top 5 cricketers with the ball in this season of BPL.

This spinner of Comilla Victorians has taken 17 wickets in a left-arm spin. Tanveer has made a great contribution to becoming the champion. In the final too, Inform Touhid Hriday returned the second over, for zero runs. He gave 6.36 runs per over. The best performer at 4 wickets for 33 runs. Tanveer won a prize of Tk 5 lakh for being the highest wicket-taker.

Hasan Mahmud has consistently bowled great among the domestic pacers. He also took 17 wickets in 14 matches. Gave 7.98 runs per over. The best performance was 3 wickets for 12 runs. His team Rangpur lost in the second qualifier. Hasan also received Tk 5 lakh jointly with Tanveer.

Nasir Hossain
Nasir Hossain returned to form in this year’s BPL. He is third with 366 runs with the bat and 16 wickets with the ball. Although Dhaka Dominators did not win, Nasir spread the light. This all-rounder led Dhaka at 6.81 runs per over. The best performance was 4 wickets for 20 runs. His team did not make the playoffs.

Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai has contributed a lot to Rangpur Riders in reaching the playoffs. He has taken 15 matches in 11 matches with 7.17 runs per over. Rangpur could not play him in two playoff matches despite such a great performance. Best performance 3was wickets for 17 runs. Azmatullah had to sit in the dugout replacing Dwayne Bravo. He is the only foreigner among the top five bowlers. The position is fourth.

Rubel Hossain
Sylhet strikers could not win the trophy despatching the final. Sylhet supporters can blame Rubel for this. He gave 23 runs in the 17th over with the ball after missing the catch at the start. Where Comilla needed 52 runs in 4 overs! Comilla took out the match easily in this one over. However, Rubel played great throughout the tournament. He took 14 wickets with 8.52 runs in just 8 matches performing 4 wickets for 37 runs.