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The New Zealand press reacted with dismay after its cricket team were beaten 0-3 in the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh that concluded on Sunday at Fatullah. The hosts trounced the Kiwis in the ODIs, overcoming the visitors in all three games to record another series sweep after their memorable 4-0 win

It was not long ago when Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan expressed his anger over the mismanagement of ticketing services by the BCB during different bilateral series. Soon after he was appointed as the president of the BCB ad hoc committee at a dinner party in London, Nazmul said it was a mystery to ... Read more

Uncapped all-rounder Soumya Sarker on Monday said that he was surprised to get a call-up to the national team but was now looking forward to performing if given a chance. Soumya, a hard-hitting opener and a useful seamer, was named in the Bangladesh squad on Monday for the one-off Twenty20 international

BCB Under-16 left-arm spinner Siddikur Rahman Shawon took nine wickets in the first innings of a three-day match against the touring Madhya Pradesh CA Under-16s in Cox’s Bazar, claiming the final five wickets on the second day on Monday. Shawon, a BKSP student, had a hand in the run-out of MPCA opener Rishabh Choubey in the ... Read more

New Zealand all-rounder Colin Munro reflected on the intensity of the third one-day international against Bangladesh at Fatullah after the match on Sunday, calling the experience ‘awesome’. ‘We had a lot to play for. Some guys said, ‘It is a dead rubber so go out there and play with freedom”,’ Munro said after his 77-ball ... Read more

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