Cricket

Sri Lanka batting coach Marvan Atapattu on Thursday said that the visitors were pleased to have taken part in a nail-biter in the first Twenty20 international as they believed it will help them be more equipped ahead of the ICC World T20. The Lankans prevailed by two runs in a close encounter against the hosts in ... Read more

Batman Anamul Haque’s maiden Twenty20 International half-century went in vain on Wednesday as Bangladesh were defeated by two runs in the first of two Twenty20s against Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.  Anamul scored a 45-ball 58 and kept the hosts in the chase till the very last delivery but could not have ... Read more

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said bad luck was responsible for his side’s defeat against Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 International at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. Bangladesh missed an opportunity to secure a thrilling victory against the highest-ranked Twenty20 side, losing by two runs in a match that went

Star all-rounder Sakib al Hasan was sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Indian Rs 2.8 crore (Tk 3.5 crore, $450,000) at the Indian Premier League 2014 player auction in Bangalore on Wednesday, while Indians Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik fetched record prices for their services. Yuvraj was bought for a record Rs 14 crore by ... Read more

Sri Lanka opener Kusal Perera on Wednesday denied that he copied legendary batsman Sanath Jayasuriya’s swashbuckling approach and said that he was just happy being himself. Kusal, who is often compared to Jayasuriya for his style of batting which includes employing the bottom-handed batting grip, played a match-winning

Acting Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza waved away suggestions of disharmony in the Tigers’ dressing room after the sudden resignation of Tamim Iqbal from the vice-captaincy post. Tamim was in line to take over the baton of captaincy after Mushfiqur Rahim was ruled out of the two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka as the left-handed opening

Bangladesh will be keen to make a positive impact in the upcoming two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, which they see as a dress rehearsal for next month’s ICC World Twenty20. The first match of the series is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, which will be hosting ... Read more

Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal on Tuesday said that they would not like to give an inch to the hosts when they take them on in the first of the two-match Twenty20 series in Chittagong today. With the ICC number one T20 rankings on the line as well as their preparation for the forthcoming ICC ... Read more

Sri Lanka received a major blow ahead of the two-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh as key batsman Mahela Jayawardene sustained a left-palm injury during a practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday. Jayawardene is now unlikely to play in the first Twenty20 today after picking up the injury while trying to catch a ... Read more

Three set for Twenty20 debut against Sri Lanka Despite a tense environment in the dressing room, Bangladesh is set to debut three newcomers for the first Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Mithun and Arafat Sunny are in line to play against the tourists as management’s deadline to announce Bangladesh’s squad

Veteran Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan on Monday said that the forthcoming Twenty20 Internationals and three-match one-day international series against hosts Bangladesh will serve as good preparation ahead of two major limited-overs competitions. The visitors will embark on the limited-overs

Bangladesh began their Twenty20 preparation on a tense note as vice-captain Tamim Iqbal resigned from the position on Saturday night, soon after the Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed Mashrafee bin Murtaza to lead the Tigers in the two-match series against Sri Lanka. Tamim’s decision to resign from the post

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan returned home on Sunday night after securing a written agreement from India which would ensure four series against the Asian giants by the year 2020. The BCB voted in favour of the ‘big three’ in the International Cricket Council meeting on February 8 in Singapore which approved wide-ranging structural

Bangladesh head coach Shane Jurgensen showed his anger openly for the first time since taking the job, directing foul language at media members outside the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium after completing a closed-door training session on Sunday. The mild mannered Australian, often considered the most gentlemanly coach ever hired by the Bangladesh Cricket Board,

Rajshahi defeated Barisal by 131 runs in the 15th National Cricket League on Sunday to go joint-top of the standings while the other two matches of the second round ended in draws. Dhaka, like Rajshahi, are also at the summit after crushing Chittagong by an innings and 99 runs on Saturday in Rangpur. Dhaka and ... Read more

Mominul Haque scored a fabulous unbeaten century to help Bangladesh defy the odds and secure a draw in the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Saturday. Sri Lanka accepted the draw with nearly an hour left before the scheduled close of play after Mominul survived a few anxious moments and pushed

Mominul Haque became only the second Bangladeshi to save a Test match with a fourth-innings century, joining Nafees Iqbal with his unbeaten 100 against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Chittagong on Friday. Mominul, Bangladesh cricket’s newest baby-face, spent more than three hours on a fifth day track to defy the Sri Lankan bowlers who, ... Read more

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews blasted Bangladesh for not trying to chase their target only for his counterpart Mushfiqur Rahim to hit back soon after the end of second Test in Chittagong on Saturday. Set an improbable target of 467 runs in little over a day, Bangladesh settled for a draw with 271-3 in their second ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is content with the outcome of the International Cricket Council meeting in Singapore that saw the approval of a wide range of structural and governance reforms, a BCB official said on Saturday. Though the proposed changes in the comprehensive resolution relating to the governance, competition and financial models of the ICC has ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday named paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza as the captain for the two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka. Mashrafee will lead the side in the absence of regular captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who was ruled out of the series with a finger injury. The decision