Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam emerged as the most expensive player in the D3 Trophy Player Auction held on Monday, with Citizens Bank acquiring him for 2.3 crore points. The auction, conducted at a city hotel, saw six teams finalize their squads ahead of the upcoming domestic cricket tournament.

Taskin Ahmed, another prominent pacer, was signed by Walton Group for 2.1 crore points. Fortune secured multiple national players, including opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim for two crore points, batter Najmul Hossain Shanto for 1.55 crore points, all-rounder Soumya Sarkar for 75 lakh points, and leg-spinner Rishad Hossain for 60 lakh points.

Blue Star added all-rounder Mahedi Hasan to their roster for 1.6 crore points, while Walton Group also picked up wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das for 1.55 crore points. Seven Rings Cement acquired left-arm spinner Taijul Islam for 80 lakh points and the left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman for 70 lakh points. Citizens Bank further strengthened their squad by signing wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali for 1.8 crore points.

Each of the six teams completed their squads with 22 players selected through the auction plus one icon player. The combined auction budget was set at 60 crore points, with individual teams restricted to 10 crore points each. The auction pool consisted of 275 players listed for selection.

Player remuneration will follow the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s domestic fee structure, with match payments of Tk 1.5 lakh for four-day matches, Tk 1 lakh for one-day matches, and Tk 80,000 for T20 fixtures.

The tournament will be contested across three formats—four-day, one-day, and T20—featuring a total of 42 matches. The T20 segment is scheduled to commence on December 15 in Barishal. The four-day competition will take place in January, followed by the one-day matches expected in May 2027.