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Pakistan left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman could never have thought that he would one day be compared to fictional movie character James Bond, often referred to by the code name ‘007’. But that is exactly what happened at Mirpur, during the Asia Cup game between Bangladesh and Pakistan on Tuesday. Having replaced paceman Junaid Khan in the line-up ... Read more

The Bangladesh women’s cricket team beat Pakistan by 43 runs in the first of two ODIs at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. Lata Mondol cut through the Pakistani top-order, taking 4-35 in eight overs to help dismiss the tourists for 109 in 44.1 overs and give Bangladesh a 1-0 ... Read more

As Bangladesh prepare to face Pakistan today at Mirpur, the hosts would like to believe that they are in with a fighting chance of making the Asia Cup final. Despite going down to a six-wicket loss in their opening match against India and a morale-shattering 32-run defeat at the hands of Afghanistan in their

The participation of Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal and Pakistani cricketers Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi has been confirmed for the prestigious clash between Marylebone Cricket Club and Rest of the World, scheduled for July 5 at Lord’s. The match is a part of the celebrations to commemorate the 200th year of the establishment of Lord’s cricket ground. Tamim etched ... Read more

Sri Lanka brought high-flying Afghanistan back down to earth, crushing them by 129 runs in Dhaka on Monday to become the first side to qualify for the 2014 Asia Cup final. Sri Lanka’s third consecutive win in the tournament also has knocked five-time champions India out of title race, as they cannot overtake the Islanders ... Read more

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan has missed a few matches through injury over the last couple of years, but never have Bangladesh wanted him back as desperately as they do in this Asia Cup. The Tigers will be looking for the return of their ace-all-rounder to turn their fortunes around as they take on Pakistan in ... Read more

Dhaka Division skipper Mohammad Sharif has been given a one-match suspension and players from both teams have been fined for the slow over-rate in Dhaka Division’s 46-run victory over Dhaka Metro in Bogra. Dhaka Division and Dhaka Metro combined to bowl 88.1 overs in 392 minutes on the last day, whereas under the playing guidelines they ... Read more

Pakistan have one foot in the Asia Cup final after Shahid Afridi steered them to a thrilling one-wicket victory over India with two balls to spare at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. ‘Boom-Boom’ scored 34 off 18 and hit back-to-back sixes to take Pakistan to 249-9, past India’s 245-8 and virtually into the final. Man-of-the-match

Riding high after their historic victory over Bangladesh on Saturday, Afghanistan are not intimidated by the strength of their opposition heading into their Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The Afghans – whose victory sparked celebratory gunfire in the streets of Kabul and prompted congratulatory calls from the president

The Bangladesh Cricket Board gave a dressing down to the Tigers on Sunday after they suffered an embarrassing 32-run defeat to Afghanistan which effectively threw the hosts out of the Asia Cup title race. The defeat to a non-Test playing country came less than a month after the International Cricket Council had debated their Test status ... Read more

Members of the Afghanistan cricket team received cash incentives and had a quiet celebration among themselves after their historical win against Bangladesh at the Asia Cup, said officials and players on Sunday. Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai and finance minister Omar Zakhilwal called them up immediately to send their congratulatory messages and it was

Dhaka strode to a 46-run win over Dhaka Metro while the other two matches of the fifth round of the 15th National Cricket League petered out in draws on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, Sylhet registered a nine-wicket victory against Barisal at Barisal Divisional Stadium. Dhaka v Dhaka Metro Resuming on 10 without

Bangladesh’s worst fear in their build up to the Asia Cup came true on Saturday, as the hosts suffered an embarrassing 32-run defeat to Afghanistan at Fatullah to fall out of the title race. The Tigers hoped to bury all their recent disappointments by picking up a win against a side who, despite their meteoric ... Read more

Mushfiqur Rahim’s career best 117 off 113 balls went in vain as India claimed an easy six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their Asia Cup opening match at Fatullah on Wednesday. Led by stand-in captain Virat Kohli, who also scored a century, India made light work of Bangladesh’s bowling to reach 280-4 with six balls in ... Read more

Eternal archrivals India and Pakistan take on each other today at Mirpur with lots at stake for both the teams, none more so than staying in contention for a place in the final of the 12th Asia Cup. The mother of all cricketing clashes, the outcome of the encounter will go a long way in ... Read more

Bangladesh spinner Sohag Gazi has been ruled out of the Asia Cup after suffering a cut on his right thumb while fielding off his own bowling during Saturday’s Asia Cup match against Afghanistan. ‘The cut was caused by the seam and it had to be stitched up. He will need seven to ten days to ... Read more

If Bangladesh’s batsmen failed to learn anything from Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara because they put his ability to repeatedly produce heroic performances down to his international experience, they should have paid close attention to the Afghans on Saturday. While Bangladeshi batsmen have failed to capitalise on comfortable platforms on several occasions, their

Mashrafee ruled out, Mushfiq in doubt Bangladesh received another major blow to their ongoing Asia Cup campaign on Friday as paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza was ruled out of the tournament with a side strain ahead of their crucial match against Afghanistan today. The injury could not be more ill-timed for the hosts, who have not been ... Read more

Veteran batsman Kumar Sangakkara produced a masterclass batting performance and Sri Lanka took a giant step towards reaching the Asia Cup final after pipping India by two wickets at Fatullah on Friday. In pursuit of 265 for victory on a flat, unresponsive wicket, Sangakkara held his nerve and smashed his 18th one-day international century as the ... Read more

Not every game that Afghanistan play do they want a win so desperately. The cricketers from the war-torn country made their maiden Asia Cup journey with a single game in their mind and today is their day as they face hosts Bangladesh at Fatullah. Of the four Test-playing countries plying their