Premier Sports to air BPL 2015 in UK
The UK sports channel Premier Sports has acquired rights for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 2015.
The channel will show all 34 matches from the 2015 BPL. The third edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is going to start from Sunday 22nd November this year with six teams, namely Dhaka Dynamites, Chittagong Vikings, Rangpur Riders, Comilla Victorians, Barisal Bulls and Sylhet Superstars participating in it.
The tournament will feature global cricketing superstars Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara, Shahid Afridi, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Umar Akmal, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine alongside English players Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, Darren Stevens and Joshua Cobb.
This year, the domestic Twenty20 tournament league will commence at Dhaka before moving on to Chittagong on 29th November for the second phase of the round robin league and then returning back to Dhaka for the third phase of the league and the playoffs culminating in the Grand Final on 15th December.
Richard Sweeney, CEO of Premier Sports commented, “We are thrilled to bring UK cricket fans a feast of live coverage from the 3rd edition of the BPL. Viewers can watch all 34 games via the Sky platform in HD, Virgin, TalkTalk and on our Premier Player online.�
Nitin Anand, Elite Media Works states, “We’re delighted to team up with Premier Sports this year as our media partners in United Kingdom and Ireland. Top class T20 cricket in a carnival-like atmosphere has proved a hit with fans everywhere and we expect the 2015 tournament to be bigger and better than before.”
The league will kick-start on Premier Sports with coverage of the opening clash between Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Vikings on Sunday 22nd November 08:00 (UK).
