Cricket

There was plenty of talk before the match about Afghanistan threatening to upset Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 opener, but at least one man was unaffected. All-rounder Sakib al Hasan claimed that he was more relaxed before this match, a game that Bangladesh had to win if they were to keep the party alive, than

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi admitted that his team had lost the first game in the World Twenty20 against Bangladesh on Sunday after paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza claimed a wicket off the very first ball to seize the momentum for the home side. Mashrafee brought the crowd to their feet before they had properly taken their seats ... Read more

The pressure of the Twenty20 game can sometimes make you forget an important day, and this is what happened to former Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza. The paceman was completely unaware that Bangladesh went to play their World Twenty20 opening match against Afghanistan on Sunday on the seventh

Nepal brought Hong Kong back down to earth with a 80-run defeat in a battle between two ICC World Twenty20 debutants at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday. Hong Kong beat Zimbabwe in a practice match earlier to give an indication of their strength, but Nepal scripted history and, on the back ... Read more

The only thing that made the opening match of ICC World Twenty20 look like a contest was the behaviour of the Afghanistan cricketers, who found it hard to digest their batting performance against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday. Bangladesh bowled out Afghanistan for their lowest ever Twenty20 International total of 72 runs to remind them where ... Read more

The gloom in the face that had typified Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim in the recent times has gone as Bangladesh prepare to take on Afghanistan in the ICC World Twenty20 opening match in Dhaka today. Mushfiq, backed by their two successive win in the warm-up matches, appeared as confident as ever before the crucial match, ... Read more

With a full-strength Bangladesh side lying in wait at Mirpur today in the opening game of the ICC World Twenty20 2014, Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi said on the eve of the clash that they were not worried about the opposition. Rather, the Afghans will concentrate on playing their own game against Bangladesh in the much-talked about ... Read more

Pakistan will open their ICC World Twenty20 campaign with a marquee match-up against rivals India, but captain Mohammad Hafeez stressed on Saturday that his team’s ambitions went far beyond winning that one game. The sides will meet on March 21 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, the site of their last encounter during the Asia Cup. Pakistan ... Read more

Bangladesh rode on Sakib al Hasan’s all-round performance and Mushfiqur Rahim’s blistering half-century to earn a confidence-boosting 44-run win over Ireland in their last practice match at Fatullah on Friday. Mushfiq remained undefeated on 59 from 30 balls while Sakib scored an unbeaten 32-ball 58 and later picked up two wickets to help restrict Ireland to ... Read more

Bangladesh will take some momentum into the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 after playing according to their plans in two recent practice matches victories ahead of tomorrow’s tournament opener against Afghanistan. The Tigers had been down in the dumps over the last two months, losing nine ODI and T20I matches in a row before finally breaking out ... Read more

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Friday sought to bat away controversy over comments he made about women’s cricket, saying he had been quoted out of context. The big-hitting 34-year-old came under fire this week after TV interview footage circulated of him commenting on women’s cooking skills in response to

Amidst a glitzy ceremony and lots of fanfare, the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Celebration Concert was held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Alongside renowned local artists, Oscar-winning Indian composer A R Rahman and Senegalese-American R&B and hip hop artist Akon lit up the concert with

Bangladesh will be keen to take advantage of their last opportunity to find their perfect combination ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 when they take on Ireland in their last warm-up match at Fatullah today. Bangladesh will face Afghanistan on March 16 to open the three-week global Twenty20 tournament. Team management will be provided with an opportunity

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Celebration Concert, staged to hype up the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 2014, was held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. However, the concert was anything but perfect as several people from the gathering crowd complained of countless sufferings before they eventually

The Indian women’s cricket team swept their Twenty20 International series against Bangladesh at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar, beating the hosts by seven wickets in the third match on Thursday. Bangladesh were restricted to 81-8 in their 20 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat. Captain Salma Khatun led the ... Read more

Bangladesh began their ICC World Twenty20 campaign on a winning note with a four-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in their first warm-up match, but not before sweating it out in the middle against the semi-professional unit at Fatullah on Wednesday. The top order failed to deliver as expected and

Bangladesh will be keen to focus on developing their game in the Twenty20 format rather than resting on their laurels after finally breaking out of their cycle of defeat. Bangladesh defeated the United Arab Emirates by four wickets in a practice match at the Fatullah Stadium on Wednesday, though their performance against

Officials of different sports federations expressed their shock and anger as they were left hostage by the Bangladesh Cricket Board ahead of a musical concert at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Most of the federations had to shun their activities because of the concert where Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman and Senegalese-American R&B singer ... Read more

Afghanistan won their first World Twenty20 warm-up match in Chittagong on Sunday, beating the Netherlands by 35 runs via the Duckworth/Lewis method after a power failure interrupted the game. Afghanistan, who face Bangladesh in the World T20 opener on March 16 in a match likely to decide the Group A winner, won the toss and posted ... Read more

Power failure marked the beginning of the official warm-up matches ahead of the ICC World Twenty20, 2014, leaving the host Bangladesh Cricket Board red-faced on Wednesday. The practice match between Afghanistan and the Netherlands was disrupted at least twice as the floodlights went down after an unexpected power failure at