Top 6 T20 Leagues you should be watching outside the IPL

5. Bangladesh Premier League

Bangladesh Premier League Logo

Aside from Afghanistan, the biggest surprise on the world stage these days is the Bangladesh Tigers have caused some of the biggest upsets in International cricket of late in which they reached the semi-finals of a major international tournament and had home victories over cricketing powerhouses such as South Africa, Pakistan, and India.

This has undoubtedly been fueled by the resurgence of the Bangladesh Premier League. While the original format was plagued with a match-fixing scandal, with several players and administrators handed bans from the game. However, in 2015 the tournament was given new life and the success being seen as a result of that, has turned the Bangladesh Premier League from a joke into one of the most watchable leagues in the world, hosting players in the calibre of Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara, and Shakib Al Hasan.

The reigning Bangladesh Premier League champions are the Rangpur Riders, who are captained by Mashrafe Mortaza, and include the star power of Chris Gayle, Brendan McCullum, and Lasith Malinga among others. The next season is due to take place in January 2019 due to the Bangladesh general elections being held between October to December 2018.