All BPL franchises agree to rematches

All the seven franchises of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016-17 season have agreed for rematches during an emergency meeting of the BPL governing council on Saturday. Among other developments, the BPL GC has decided to restart the tournament from Tuesday owing to persistent rain in the last few days. The four matches which have been washed out without a ball being bowled will be played again from scratch and points table will be wiped clean. Holders Comilla Victorians and Rajshahi Kings, who were scheduled to take on each other in the tournament opener last Friday, will now play their match on November 30. Friday's second match between Rangpur Riders and Khulna Titans will be played this Thursday while Saturday's games - Chittagong Vikings v Barisal Bulls and Comilla v Dhaka Dynamites - will now be held on November 14. The Barisal v Khulna and Rangpur v Rajshahi matches, originally scheduled for yesterday, will now be held on November 20 in Chittagong and November 28 in Dhaka, respectively. Comilla will face Chittagong in the first game this Tuesday while Barisal will take on Dhaka in the second game of the day.