Cricket

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim put their 3-0 win over New Zealand in the just-concluded one-day series ahead of their last home series against the Black Caps in October 2010, which the Tigers won 4-0. ‘Both the series wins are great, but personally I will go for this series over 2010,’ Mushfiq said after Sunday’s four-wicket win ... Read more

Opening batsman Shamsur Rahman Shuvo was a picture of assurance against New Zealand in the third and final one-day international at Fatullah on Sunday, striking an adventurous yet responsible 96 from 107 deliveries. Despite missing out on his maiden hundred in just his second ODI, Bangladesh went on to sweep the three-match series and notched their

Stand-in New Zealand captain Kyle Mills was visibly disappointed with his side’s display after Bangladesh completed a 3-0 ODI series sweep over them on Sunday at Fatullah. The Tigers, chasing the visitors’ 307-5, reached their target with four wickets remaining and four balls to spare to register their seventh consecutive

Bangladesh will take guard against complacency when they will face New Zealand today in the third and final one-dayer of the three-match series at Fatullah seeking a repeat of their success in the previous series. The Tigers had humbled New Zealand 4-0 in October 2010 and are already 2-0 up this time, making the hope a ... Read more

Gazi Tank Cricketers rose to the top of the Dhaka Premier League standings with 10 points after overcoming Prime Bank Cricket Club by three wickets at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra on Saturday. Elsewhere, Victoria Sporting Club pipped Sheikh Jamal DC to a close six-run win away at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi ... Read more

New Zealand will be without injured skipper Brendon McCullum as they desperately seek to avoid a 0-3 humiliation in the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh at Fatullah today. McCullum was ruled out with a sore back, an injury which also eased a selection problem, with the 32-year old struggling with his form throughout the series.

A high-flying Bangladesh team are hoping for a repeat of their historic performance against the then touring New Zealand side in 2010 when they swept them 4-0 after clinching the ongoing three-match one-day international series on Thursday. The Tigers defeated New Zealand by 40 runs in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to take ... Read more

The Bangladesh batsmen need to learn to mix aggression with caution in order to utilise the batting powerplay as it remained under-par in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand, said batting coach Corey Richards on Friday. Some of the Bangladeshi cricketers failed to capitalise the powerplay as they seemed to lose their way during that ... Read more

New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond conceded after the Black Caps defeat on Thursday that his side had been outplayed by Bangladesh and praised the Tigers for their performance and for their development since his early encounters with the hosts. ‘I think we’ve been outplayed,’ the former Kiwi paceman said at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium after ... Read more

Mohammedan Sporting Club eked out a narrow 10-run win over Khelaghar SKS while Prime Doleshwar SC posted a convincing seven-wicket victory against Brothers Union in the remaining eighth round matches of the Dhaka Premier League on Friday. Mohammedan joined four other teams level on 10 points in joint-second position after the win over Khelaghar at BKSP-3 ... Read more

Opener Tamim Iqbal received an MRI scan from doctors on Wednesday as a precautionary measure after the southpaw felt some pain in his lower abdomen during the second one-dayer against New Zealand, said officials on Friday. Tamim was the highest scorer for the Tigers with 58 to help them defeat the visitors by 40 runs and seal ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday announced the preliminary squad of the Bangladesh Under-19 team for a three-week camp ahead of the home series against their West Indian counterparts, said a press release of the BCB on Friday. The 19-member squad were asked to report at the SAHARA-BCB National Cricket Academy today. The preparation camp will get ... Read more

The Bangladesh national cricket team have come a long way as a unit. In the past, quite often it was seen that one member of the team outshone the others in terms of individual brilliance. Victory or defeat, a one-man display was always greeted with a bit of circumspection from the fans since individual performances can ... Read more

New Zealand are not totally devastated despite losing yet another series to Bangladesh as their main focus is on the World Cup 2015 at home, paceman Kyle Mills said on Thursday. Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 40 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series and make ... Read more

Tamim Iqbal may not have been at his marauding best in the second one-day international against New Zealand on Thursday, but his 86-ball 58 was enough for him to become the leading scorer of Bangladesh in this format of cricket. The opener eclipsed close pal Sakib al Hasan to achieve the feat as Bangladesh compiled a ... Read more

Local giants Abahani Limited registered a rare win when they defeated defending champions Victoria Sporting Club in the eighth round of the Dhaka Premier League on Thursday with Prime Bank Cricket Club and Gazi Tank Cricketers also posting handsome victories. Abahani saw off Victoria by four wickets

Bangladesh will go into the second One-Day International against New Zealand today hoping to seal a series victory after a thrilling 43-run win in Tuesday’s opener. The win in the opener brought back the confidence that enabled the Tigers to complete an unprecedented 4-0 sweep in 2010. Tuesday’s win

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson was ruled out of the remainder of his side’s tour of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with a thumb injury, a team official said on Wednesday. Williamson was struck on the left thumb in the 35th over while fielding at point during the first One-Day International against Bangladesh in

Batsman Naeem Islam hopes to reap the benefits of his transformed batting approach, which he developed during his absence from the national team after an injury prompted him to miss the tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe earlier this year. Naeem, who was included in the Test squad for the home series against New Zealand, could ... Read more

The Dhaka Premier League is finally back for its eighth round of games today, four days after its originally scheduled return from the Eid break. The league was set to resume on October 27, but that date was pushed back in light of the 60-hour hartal that began on the same day. Defending