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Bangladesh face a stern test of their batting mettle after Sri Lanka set them a target of 467 runs to win with a little over a day to bat out to at least save the second Test in Chittagong on Friday. Kumar Sangakkara once again reached a new batting landmark against the Tigers, adding a ... Read more

A two-member delegation from IMG Worldwide, the internationally reputed event management company that manages the Indian Premier League, visited the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. IMG vice-president Catherine Simpson headed the team to inspect the venue, which raised the possibility that Mirpur could host some matches in the next edition of the IPL.

Even a batsman like Kumar Sangakkara was clueless about the Sakib al Hasan delivery that suddenly kept low and went past his bat through to the wicketkeeper when he was batting on just 34 in the second innings. It was just one example of how conditions could be deceptive even for a batsman trying to save ... Read more

ICC meets in Singapore today to approve revamp plan The Bangladesh Cricket Board is expected to make sure that they are well covered in the revised proposals for the restructure of the International Cricket Council when it is put to a vote during an ICC meeting in Singapore today, a BCB official said on Friday. ... Read more

Shamsur Rahman smashed his maiden Test century and Imrul Kayes defied a groin injury to join the club of centurions on Thursday but Bangladesh are still far from safety in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong. A late-order collapse saw the Tigers reeling at 409-8 at close of play on the third day, trailing ... Read more

Bangladesh opener Shamsur Rahman unexpectedly took a swipe at the umpire for what he said was a bad decision against Nasir Hossain at a crucial stage of the third day’s play in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Nasir helped the Tigers avoid the follow-on successfully with a fluent 42 before he was given ... Read more

Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes have a gulf of difference in their personalities and it was evident in how they celebrated their respective maiden Test centuries against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Thursday. While Shamsur punched the air and screamed before raising his bat, Imrul offered only a sijdah, a traditional celebration for many Muslim cricketers.

Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is happy get back his form after his 4-84 pegged back Bangladesh on the third day of the second Test in Chittagong on Thursday. Mendis got the chance to play the Test by a stroke of luck as Sri Lanka’s spin spearhead Rangana Herath returned home following a recurrence of

Bangladesh Under 19 captain Mehedy Hasan on Thursday said that they will be targeting a place in the Super League phase of the forthcoming International Cricket Council U19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Bangladesh were placed in Group B alongside Australia, Afghanistan and Namibia and the young Tigers need to finish in the top ... Read more

Bangladesh feared that Kumar Sangakkara would score 400 runs given the manner in which he was progressing after reaching his maiden triple hundred during the second day of the second Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. The Tigers expected Sri Lanka to declare after Sangakkara’s triple century as they were already nine wickets down, but Angelo Mathews ... Read more

Kumar Sangakkara did something on Wednesday that no other batsman had ever done against Bangladesh, striking a triple century to guide Sri Lanka to a mammoth 587 runs in the second Test in Chittagong. The Tigers nearly made a mess of replying to the total before surviving the day on 86-1, still trailing Sri Lanka by ... Read more

Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim has been ruled out of the Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka as Bangladesh named their 15-member squad for the two-match series in Chittagong next week. Mushfiq injured the little finger on his left hand during the first day of the second Test match and was diagnosed with a fracture, prompting team

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to score a triple century against Bangladesh when he hammered 319 on the second day of the second Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. A few more milestones came along the way, as he also became the fastest to reach 11,000 runs in Tests. The innings, his ninth 200-plus score, ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan claimed two late wickets to restore some parity in the second Test against Sri Lanka, restricting the visitors to 314-5 at close on the first day in Chittagong on Tuesday. Kumar Sangakkara returned to his supreme best and pounded the Tigers with his sixth Test century against them as Sri Lanka threatened ... Read more

Kumar Sangakkara scored his fourth Test century in his last six innings against Bangladesh to put Sri Lanka in a comfortable position at the end of the opening day‘s play in the second Test in Chittagong on Tuesday. Sangakkara, who ended the day on 160 not out and is the leading scorer against the Tigers in ... Read more

Going into a Test match with just one specialist pace bowler would surprise any opposition, and Sri Lanka were no exception. The Islanders shook their heads when they saw that Bangladesh had picked just one pacer for the second Test in Chittagong on Tuesday. That was, however, perhaps the only surprise

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf on Monday said that they were satisfied with the security arrangements in Bangladesh ahead of the Asia Cup and ICC World Twenty20 2014. After a PCB governing board meeting in Lahore, Ashraf expressed his contentment with the security measures taken by Bangladesh ahead

Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim put emphasis on an improved batting show from the Tigers as they look to bounce back from a humiliating first Test innings defeat in the second Test, beginning today in Chittagong. Bangladesh’s batting in both innings of the first Test was an embarrassment on a pitch that gave no real assistance to ... Read more

Bangladesh will take inspiration from the past as they seek a turnaround in fortune in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which begins today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. The Tigers have a proud record at this venue and some of their recent successes have come here, including a highly respectable draw against ... Read more

Sri Lanka suffered twin injury blows before taking on Bangladesh in the second Test in Chittagong as left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and seamer Shaminda Eranga were both ruled out of the match on Monday. Herath had been suffering from a recurring knee injury, while Eranga picked up a thigh injury during the first Test in Dhaka. The ... Read more