Rajshahi Kings

2016/17

The kings were the other new team alongside Khulna Titans participating this year. They signed Mohammad Sami and Darren Sammy (who was later on made the skipper) pre-draft. As they were one the new teams, the kings were allowed to select two local cricketers in the draft before the initial procedure. They selected Mehedi Hasan and Nurul Hasan. They signed Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga (missed whole tournament due to national commitments), English all-rounder Samit Patel and more from the overseas department in the draft. They bought Mominul Haque, Farhad Reza and some more local talents also from the draft. They also signed Kiwi all-rounder James Franklin and Jamaican seamer Kesrick Williams mid-tournament. They chose hard-hitting t20 specialist batting all-rounder Sabbir Rahman as their icon player.

The kings started off with a 3 run defeat to Khulna Titans and lost to Barisal Bulls (Sabbir 122) in a nail-biting finish. They notched up crucial victories against Dhaka Dynamites (did so twice) and Khulna Titans to qualify for the playoffs.

They won against Chittagong Vikings and Khulna Titans in the eliminator and the 2nd qualifier game respectively. Unfortunately, the suffered a heavy defeat against Dhaka Dynamites in the final.

Summary

Season record
Matches	Wins	Losses	No result	Run rate	Summary
12	6	6	0	+0.208	4th (of 7)
Batting records
Player	Innings	Runs	Average	SR	Highest Score
Sabbir Rahman	15	377	26.92	137.81	122
Mominul Haque	15	331	22.06	128.16	64
Samit Patel	14	288	24.00	123.83	75
Bowling records
Player	Innings	Wickets	Average	Economy	Best Figures
Farhad Reza	15	14	27.21	7.47	3/28
Abul Hasan	10	12	23.91	8.78	5/28
Samit Patel	13	11	20.00	6.11	3/19

2017/18

They recplaced previous icon Sabbir Rahman with wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as the icon player and retained Mominul Haque, Farhad Reza and Mehedi Hasan. They signed English opener and part-time seamer Luke Wright and West Indian top-middle order batsmen Lendl Simmons to provide stability to the top order and also made a one-season contract with Zimbabwe's Malcolm Waller to give the lower-middle order a boost. They extended the contract for one more year with Franklin, Sami and Sammy (remade skipper).

In the draft, The Kings got the first pick in the lottery and unsurprisingly selected wiry left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman. They were riding their luck as they also gained the first pick in the overseas selection in the draft, picking Pakistani leggie Usama Mir. The surprise picks were U19 all-rounder Qazi Onik, in-form orthodox spinner Nihaduzzaman, pacer Hossain Ali and little known Pakistani all-rounder Raza Ali Dar.

2018/19

They retained Mominul Haque, Zakir Hasan, Mehedi Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman. They signed Afghan Qais Ahmad and South African Christiaan Jonker pre-draft