Cricket

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

Rubel Hossain came out of nowhere to become a hero, claiming a hat-trick and taking six wickets to help Bangladesh crush New Zealand by 43 runs in the first One-Day International in Dhaka on Tuesday. After an unimpressive Test series, Rubel was not the best bet for Bangladesh to put up a match-winning performance, and that ... Read more

Former Bangladesh cricketer Sheikh Salahuddin passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a cardiac arrest. He was 44. Salahuddin was an off-spinner and featured in six one-day internationals for Bangladesh in 1997. He worked as the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Divisional

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan’s availability for the remaining two One-Day Internationals and the lone Twenty20 International of Bangladesh’s series against New Zealand were thrown in serious doubt after he was diagnosed with dengue fever on Monday. Sakib was admitted to the Apollo Hospital

New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson heaped praise upon Rubel Hossain after his hat-trick and 6-26 sealed a 43-run win for Bangladesh in the first One-Day International at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. Needing 124 off 78 balls after rain reduced New Zealand’s target to 206 in 33 overs, Anderson hit some lusty blows to shift ... Read more

Mushfiqur Rahim may have only just gotten engaged on Saturday, but it seems his honeymoon may have already begun. The Bangladesh captain scored 90 from 98 balls in a 154-run partnership with Naeem Islam (84) to take the hosts from 25-3 to 179-4 in the first one-day international against New Zealand at the Shere-e-Bangla National stadium

Captain Mushfiqur Rahim reserved special mention for Rubel Hossain after the paceman recorded the joint-best bowling figures for a Bangladeshi bowler in One-Day Internationals to inspire his team to a 43-run win in the first ODI against New Zealand. Rubel scalped 6-26 in 5.5 overs,

England’s Stuart Broad is relishing the role of Ashes villain but he won’t be the only target of boos in a team dubbed ‘the Urinators’ by the Australian press. The lanky pace bowler was labelled ‘public enemy’ over his contentious decision not to walk in the first Test of the recent Ashes series, which England ... Read more

Controversial umpiring punctuated the last Ashes series but match officials may be under more pressure in the upcoming Tests as they grapple with a much-changed Decision Review System. Tensions involving DRS ran high during England’s 3-0 home win this year, with interventions from team and International Cricket Council officials,

Bangladesh-New Zealand ODI series begins today With their drawn Test series behind them, both Bangladesh and New Zealand will look to put their best foot forward in the three-match One-Day International series, which kicks off at 1:30pm today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The teams produced two tightly-contested Test matches in Chittagong and Dhaka despite their ... Read more

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum on Monday said that the Kiwis have come a long way ever since the infamous 4-0 one-day series loss inflicted on them by hosts Bangladesh three years ago. With the two-match Test series ending in a draw, the two teams will now lock horns in the first of the three-match ODI ... Read more