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Last-place Abahani Limited take on Mohammedan Sporting Club as the ongoing Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup resumes today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The game, which is scheduled to start at 1:00pm and will be televised live on Bangladesh Television, is a do-or-die affair for Abahani, as a loss

A hostile spell of pace bowling from UCB-BCB XI seamer Al-Amin Hossain and a mesmerising all-round performance by Prime Bank’s Sakib al Hasan inspired their sides to victories at the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup in Sylhet on Thursday. Al-Amin scalped 5-17 in four overs – with all of his five wickets coming in one over ... Read more

The UCB-BCB XI’s Al-Amin Hossain on Thursday became the latest Bangladeshi cricketer to make history in an eventful 2013, taking five wickets in an over against Abahani Limited at the Victory Day Twenty20 Cup in Sylhet. Al-Amin took the ball for the final over of Abahani’s innings and dismissed Mehedi Maruf with the first ball after ... Read more

Bangladesh will go into the Asian Cricket Council meeting in Colombo fully prepared, knowing that if they are unable to convince the teams that the security situation is under control it could cost the country the forthcoming Asia Cup and the ICC World Twenty20. Asian Cricket Council chief executive officer

Sabbir Rahman continued to fire for Prime Bank CC and Mominul Haque scored a blistering fifty for Mohammedan Sporting Club as both their sides came away with wins at the Victory Day T20 Cup in Sylhet on Wednesday. Sabbir hit his second successive unbeaten half-century of the tournament to steer Prime Bank to a four-wicket victory ... Read more

Bangladesh’s hopes of hosting the Asia Cup in February-March received a further blow after a top official of the Asian Cricket Council dropped a hint that they could the shift the venue elsewhere from Dhaka. A decision in this regard could be taken at the ACC meeting on January 4 in Sri Lanka, said Syed Ashrfaul ... Read more

National skipper Mushfiqur Rahim sustained a back injury on Wednesday and his status remains in doubt for the rest of the Victory Day Twenty20 Cup. Mushfiq, who is leading Abahani Limited in the competition, sustained the injury while batting against Prime Bank on his way to a second successive

Vice-Captain cum wicket-keeper of the Bangladesh Under-19 team Mohammed Jasim Uddin has been ruled out of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup UAE 2014 due to a finger injury Jasim Uddin was hurt during a training session on Tuesday and an X-ray confirmed an oblique fracture of the right index finger. Zakir Hasan will replace Jashimuddin in ... Read more

The National Sports Council has cancelled the work order for construction of a swimming pool at the Khulna Women’s Sports Complex as the contractor could not complete it within the specified time. According to NSC engineer Awlad Hossain, Parija Construction Co was awarded the contract a cost of Tk 7.29 crore. But the firm failed to ... Read more

Tight security promised for upcoming events The Bangladesh Cricket Board has promised tight security for the international sides visiting the country for upcoming events in the wake of growing security concerns triggered by recent political unrest. The BCB has revised the security plan and sent it to the concerned stakeholders, including the Asian Cricket Council and ... Read more

Five matches of the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup will be telecast live by state-run Bangladesh Television, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release on Tuesday. Earlier, rumours were doing the rounds that Gazi Television was supposed to show the matches live but for some reasons unknown there

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday announced its squad for the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup UAE 2014, which begins on Saturday. Coach Richard McInnes’ side have been drawn in Group B with Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia. Group A features India, Pakistan, Nepal

Comfortable victories for Abahani Limited and Prime Bank CC left all four teams level on points with one win and one loss after two games of the Victory Day Twenty20 Cup in Sylhet on Monday. Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim blazed his way to a fine half-century as Abahani defeated arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club by 77 runs, while ... Read more

The passionate crowd’s enthusiasm has had a huge impact on the cricketers, and the players are expecting similar support during the ICC World Twenty20, national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said in Sylhet on Monday. ‘Victory and defeat are part of cricket, but we hope to receive the same kind of support when we play our world cup ... Read more

Mohammedan Sporting Club cruised to an easy victory over Prime Bank after arch-rivals Abahani Limited lost a nail-biter to the UCB BCB XI in the first match of the Victory Day T20 Cup at Sylhet on Sunday. Opener Jahirul Islam stuck an unbeaten half-century to guide Mohammedan Sporting Club to a comfortable five-wicket win. Jahirul scored 65 ... Read more

Amber Victory Day T20 begins today The cricketers are happy to get the opportunity of putting some competitive cricket under their belt ahead of the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 2014 as the curtains of the Amber Victory Day T20 tournament will be raised today. Abahani Limited will face United Commercial Bank in the opening game at ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is not at all worried if the Pakistan Cricket Board decides against sending their national cricket team for the forthcoming Asia Cup and the ICC World Twenty20 as the tournaments are under the control of the Asian Cricket Council and the International Cricket Council respectively, said a BCB official on Saturday. It ... Read more

Practise sessions could not be arranged for the cricketers participating in the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 tournament that will start today in Sylhet as carrier Biman Bangladesh failed to reach the destination in time, said sources on Saturday. Biman Bangladesh is the official carrier of the tournament that will feature four teams – Abahani Limited, Mohammedan

UCBL completes Victory Day field United Commercial Bank Limited on Friday was named the fourth team in the newly-launched Victory Day Twenty20 tournament, which is set to begin in Sylhet on Sunday. UCBL joined the fray hours after the BCB officially launched the tournament, which was supposed to be contested by clubs in the Dhaka ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Friday took the blame for the recent players’ payment issue that saw many cricketers still remaining unpaid for their participation in the Dhaka Premier League. The BCB has introduced a new payment system this year for the DPL despite their bitter experience in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20