Cricket

Bangladesh will look for some luck to end their finishing misery when they take on Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Dhaka today. The Tigers were still searching for answers as to what had prompted them to drop so many catches off one batsman, who then single-handedly took

Bangladesh’s batting and fielding coach Corey Richards regretted the lapses in fielding but blasted the top-order batsmen for failing to complete the job during the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Despite being in a comfortable position in both innings of the rain-disrupted 43-over match, Bangladesh lost by 13 runs to go down 1-0 in the ... Read more

With the senior national team producing a recent series of heartbreaking results against Sri Lanka, the Under-19 side joined them in a week of disappointment for Bangladeshi cricket. The Bangladesh Under-19 national cricket team were eliminated from cup-contention in the group stage of the Under-19 World Cup after a 74-run

Asia Cup champions Pakistan are not afraid of how they will be received in Bangladesh – where they will begin their title defence on February 25 – captain Mohammad Hafeez said at the team’s practice camp in Lahore on Wednesday. ‘We don’t fear while going to India because we do get lots of love there,’ said ... Read more

Sachithra Senanayake may have hoped to play an important role in the limited-overs leg of Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh’s spin-friendly climes, but he was probably not expecting to do so with the bat. Three days after supporting Thisara Perera’s fight-back and hitting a four off the last ball to take Sri Lanka to victory in ... Read more

There was something different about the loss to Sri Lanka in the first ODI on Monday; something that still hung in the air a day after Bangladesh incredibly managed to find a way to lose at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Maybe it was more disappointing because of the limited overs form that the home side had ... Read more

Bangladesh are optimistic that they can come from behind in the ongoing three-match ODI series after learning their lessons from their last three close defeats at the hands of the visitors, coach Shan Jurgensen said on Monday. Bangladesh were defeated by 13 runs in the first match despite creating an opportunity to take an early lead ... Read more

Sri Lanka showed their mental strength in winning close matches against Bangladesh to earn a 1-0 in the in the ongoing three-match ODI and a clean sweep in the Twenty20 series earlier, coach Paul Farbrace said on Tuesday. ‘Winning close games are important, because it shows the fight and determination in the team,’ Farbrace told reporters ... Read more

Maaimp, a consortium of several private firms called Mediacom, Ardent, Asiatic, Mindshare and Impress Matra and Property, has won the terrestrial and satellite broadcasting rights of the ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh, this was announced at a press conference on Tuesday. The consortium handed over the terrestrial rights to state-owned Bangladesh Television

Bangladesh paid the price for their sloppy fielding and poor nerve as they suffered yet another heart-breaking defeat against Sri Lanka, this time by 13 runs, in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Monday. The Tigers were ahead for most of the match, reducing Sri Lanka to 67-8 with before a series of dropped catches ... Read more

Bangladesh were left ruing the poor fielding that helped Sri Lanka claw their way back into the contest and seal a 13-run win in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Monday. The Tigers had a great opportunity to post their fifth one-day win over Sri Lanka and draw first blood in the three-match series ... Read more

Bangladesh were forced to play the first one-day international against Sri Lanka on Monday without key players Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafee bin Murtaza after injuries ruled them out at the eleventh hour. Tamim was suffering from a stiff neck – an injury he picked up before the Twenty20 series in Chittagong – while Mashrafee pulled a ... Read more

The International Cricket Council announced the names of the host nation’s event ambassadors for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 in a press release on Monday, with less than a month to go before the tournament kicks off in Dhaka on March 16. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Nasir Hossain were named ... Read more

The Bangladesh Under-19s recorded their second win in as many matches in the International Cricket Council U-19 World Cup after defeating Namibia by 52 runs in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday. Electing to take first strike after winning the toss, the young Tigers posted 233-5 in 50 overs. Mosaddek Hossain was the highest scorer with ... Read more

United Commercial Bank will be the official ticket-seller for the Asia Cup, which begins on February 25, aBangladesh Cricket Board official said on Monday. Tickets for the first five matches at Fatullah will be priced at Tk 200 to Tk 8000, while tickets for the matches in Dhaka will go up to Tk 25,000.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board put Mushfiqur Rahim back in charge as they announced 15-member squads for both the men’s and women’s edition of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh. Mushfiq missed the just-concluded two-match T20 international series against Sri Lanka due to a finger injury but returned as captain for the showcase ... Read more

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim risked himself in the three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka despite knowing that it could take him five or six weeks for his finger injury to heal completely. Mushfiq, who hurt the baby finger of his left hand during the drawn second Test in Chittagong, is back at the helm having ... Read more

1st ODI threatened by rain Incessant rain and a soggy outfield threatened to mar the first of three one-day internationals between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, scheduled to start at 1:00pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Rain, caused by a depression, already caused severe damage to the outfield of the venue, leaving the prospect of the day-night ... Read more

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Sunday said that the visitors will have to be on their toes against the hosts in the three-match one-day international series that begins today at Mirpur. Bangladesh came close to pulling off wins in the just-concluded two-match Twenty20 internationals only to be denied in the final delivery of both ... Read more

Incessant rain throughout the country forced the three games of the third round of the 15th National Cricket League end in a draw on Sunday across different venues with Sylhet already beating Dhaka a day earlier. Dhaka Metro v Barisal The game between Dhaka Metro and Barisal ended in a draw at Fatullah. Dhaka Metro were batting ... Read more