Bangladesh national team received a major lift with the news that their pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman is all but fit to return in their next World Twenty20 match against Australia on Monday. The left-arm pacer bowled few overs in the nets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday when his other team members were taking ... Read more
Month: March 2016
Chinnaswamy, the adobe of cricketing artifacts
The club house inside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore takes one through the memory lane of the cricket history despite the buzz around the world with the electrifying Twenty20 cricket. Bangalore is known to be one of the high-tech cities of India and with all the cars passing by at the flash of an eye ... Read more
Fired-up Paks halt Tigers
Bangladesh’s winning streak against Pakistan in limited over cricket came to an abrupt end as they suffered a 55-run loss at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. The Tigers were thrown out of the contest once Pakistan posted 201-5, a score too big to topple for any side on such a big occasion irrespective ... Read more
Mashrafee rues bowling in first six overs
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza was left ruing their bowling in the first six overs, which he said took the match against Pakistan beyond their control at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Pakistan seized the early momentum to post a mammoth 201-6, putting Bangladesh under huge pressure, something the Tigers could not sustain despite having ... Read more
Tension-free women take on England today
Bangladesh’s women cricketers believe they can wipe out their nervousness that was crept on them during their ICC Women’s World Twenty20 opener and will be confident when they face England in their second match in Bangalore today. Their mental weakness was exposed in the opening match where they lost by 72 runs against hosts India, ... Read more
Pakistan more loved in Kolkata
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi perhaps could not expect anything better from their opening match in the ICC World Twenty20 against Bangladesh in Kolkata on Wednesday. A typical whirlpool innings of 49 runs from 19 balls, two crucial wickets for 27 runs and his side’s crushing 55-run certainly made the day a totally satisfied one for
Gamage concerned over openers’ form
Bangladesh women’s cricket team openers need to raise their batting if they want to become successful in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament, said their coach Janak Gamage on Wednesday. The opening partnership is found out to be the weakest link in the team as Ayesha Rahman and Sharmin Akter are yet to fire in full ... Read more
From shivering cold to simmering heat
It may be in the same country but the Bangladesh cricket team found a huge difference in condition between two Indian cities of Dharamsala and Kolkata in the space of seven days. The Tigers landed in Kolkata late on Monday amid searing heat after playing their all three ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers in shivering cold ... Read more
Tigers in Eden after 26 years
For a newcomer the Eden Gardens will appear nothing very special. On the contrary, the dirty stairway, shrinking space in media centre and press box are bound to give a poor impression about the venue. But that will be changed if one enters the headquarters of the Cricket Association of Bengal. Some priceless memento hanging ... Read more
Pakistan eye a shield in big occasion
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis hoped that the enormity of the occasion and condition in India will help his side overcome their recent shortcomings against Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 today. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in their last five limited over matches at the bilateral series and in the recent Asia Cup but of all of ... Read more
India too good for Bangladesh women
Bangladesh women’s cricket team suffered a crushing 72-run defeat to pre-tournament favourites India in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in Bangalore on Tuesday. The visitors hardly batted with any purpose as they were restricted to 91-5 after India had made 163-5 and showed the yawning gap between the two sides.
‘Power hitting made the difference’
Bangladesh women’s cricket team captain Jahanara Alam said that the big-hitting ability of Indian team was the difference with her team during their ICC Women’s World Twenty20 opening match in Bangalore on Tuesday. Bangladesh lost the game by 72 runs as India restricted them to 91-5 after putting on 163-5 on the board. Bangladesh were
Poor defending, keeping cost Jamal
Poor defending and sloppy goalkeeping cost Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at least one point in their AFC Cup campaign when they suffered a 3-4 defeat to Selangor FA of Malaysia at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Selangor twice came from behind to seal their first win in the competition as Jamal defender Kesto Kumar ... Read more
Nat’l football team leaves for Abu Dhabi today
Bangladesh national football team will leave Dhaka for Abu Dhabi today to play in a friendly match against United Arab Emirates, scheduled on March 18, six days before their last World Cup qualifying match against Jordan in Amman. Bangladesh, who have lost some of their key players like Mamunul Islam and Zahid Hossain recently due ... Read more
Tigers stamp authority over associates
Bangladesh showed the gulf of difference between them and associate members of the International Cricket Council when they dominated their all three qualifying matches of the ICC World Twenty20 in Dharamsala. They may have won the first match against Netherlands by just eight runs but it was not unexpected from a side which played the ... Read more
Century beginning of many more: Tamim
In-form batsman Tamim Iqbal hoped that his century against Oman in the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dharamsala is just the beginning of many more for Bangladesh. Tamim unfolded a new chapter for Bangladesh, hitting an unbeaten 103 off 63 balls, the first ever Twenty20 international century for the country, which came
Women cricketers eye an upset
Bangladesh will be aiming to make an upset when they take on the pre-tournament favourites India in their opening match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today. Though their top-order batting suffered a blow due to the shoulder injury of their key batter Fargana Hoque during their opening practice ... Read more
India wary of Bangladesh women
The Indian women’s cricket team is firmly grounded ahead of their opening game against Bangladesh in the ICC Women’s Twenty20 despite having the momentum and performances on their side. If anything goes by their recent performance the hosts are favourites to win their opening game against Bangladesh as their spirits are high since their morale ... Read more
Jamal desperate to win against Selangor
Defending Bangladesh Premier League Champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will get one last chance to keep their AFC Cup round of 16 hopes alive when they take on Selangor FA of Malaysia today in Dhaka. Jamal are yet to earn a point from their first two matches which left the Dhanmondi outfit in a must ... Read more
Terrific Tamim leads Tigers to Super 10s
Tamim Iqbal kept his promise and scored a century to set up a crushing 54-run win for Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier against Oman at Dharamsala on Sunday. The win in the rain-interrupted match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium put Bangladesh predictably in the main draw of the tournament,