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Bangladesh have a bright chance of winning the series with a victory against the touring New Zealand side in the second game of the two-match Test series, said Shane Jurgensen, the head coach of the national team, on Monday. Bangladesh had put on a commendable show in the first Test match in Chittagong to earn a ... Read more

The visiting New Zealand side badly missed the services of their prime spinner Daniel Vettori in the drawn first Test match against Bangladesh, according to coach Mike Hesson. Vettori, who has 51 wickets to his name in nine Tests against Bangladesh, is currently absent from international cricket after undergoing an operation

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is confident about Sylhet Divisional stadium’s chances of hosting ICC World Twenty20 matches next year as the progress of its development work satisfied the inspection team, said a BCB official on Monday. The International Cricket Council delegation, which includes event director Chris Tetley, stadium consultant Eugene

Sohag Gazi became the first cricketer in history to claim a century and a hat-trick in the same match as the first Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand ended in a draw in Chittagong on Sunday. Bangladesh were 173-3 when the stumps were drawn for the fifth and final day as Sakib al Hasan completed ... Read more

Bangladesh will go into the second and final Test match against New Zealand in Dhaka with their all guns blazing after the first Test in Chittagong ended in a draw on Sunday. The Tigers got everything they desired except a victory, but that did not deter skipper Mushfiqur Rahim from expressing his satisfaction over the

The fifth elected body of the Bangladesh Cricket Board headed by Nazmul Hasan took over charge after the first board meeting of the executive members as the ad-hoc executive committee was dissolved on Sunday. The National Sports Council on November 27 last year formed a 13-member ad-hoc executive committee led by Nazmul to hold the

Bangladesh cricketer Sohag Gazi, who performed incredibly in the drawn first Test match against New Zealand that ended on Sunday, had double cause for joy after an impressive all-round performance enabled him to climb upwards in three categories of the official world rankings. The 22-year old off-spinner not only registered

The fate of the Sylhet Divisional stadium, scheduled to host matches of the ICC World Twenty20 next year, will be decided today when the ICC inspection team visits the stadium to see the progress of its development, said BCB officials on Sunday. The eight-member ICC delegation includes event director Chris Tetley, stadium consultant Eugene Van Vuuren,

The first Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand was heading for a draw barring any late drama after rain forced early stumps in the fourth day’s play at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. Bangladesh, however, can claim a moral victory irrespective of the outcome after going past New Zealand’s first ... Read more

Lower-order batsman Sohag Gazi returned New Zealand the same pain that they had inflicted upon Bangladesh when he scored a century batting at number eight to propel Bangladesh to take the lead in the first Test in Chittagong on Saturday. New Zealand rode on number eight BJ Witling’s 103 to heap 469 runs from a ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board got its first elected president when the newly elected and NSC nominated directors of the board unanimously elected him to the post on Wednesday. After the introductory session of the directors at the NSC audotorium, Nazmul did not have to wait long to get his name inked in the history book ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to appoint Justice Abdur Rashid as the head of the Tribunal formed to deal with the match-fixing allegations in the Bangladesh Premier League after today’s first board meeting, a BCB official said on Saturday. BCB delay in forming the Tribunal raised quite a few eyebrows as it was expected ... Read more

Four Bangladeshi cricketers have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee by match referee Javagal Srinath for breaching clothing and equipment rules during the ongoing Test match against New Zealand in Chittagong, officials said on Saturday. The cricketers include skipper Mushfiqur Rahim who used an extra logo on his bat during the third ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-19 made light work of their West Indian counterparts as they coasted to a huge 198-run against the hosts to go 2-1 up in the seven-match one-day series on Friday in Guyana. Bangladesh U-19 posted a competitive 286 for the loss of eight wickets in 50 overs as opener Shadman Islam led the way ... Read more

Mominul Haque missed out on a double century by a whisker but his magical 181 did enough to put Bangladesh in a comfortable position in the first Test against New Zealand in Chittagong on Friday. The 22-year-old left-handed batsman, nicknamed Sourav, flayed the bowlers with disdain as Bangladesh, replying to New Zealand’s first innings total ... Read more

Before Mominul Haque, at least 16 batsmen scored a Test century for Bangladesh. Every time they reached their first hundred it was followed by a wild celebration irrespective of the match situation. Mominul is perhaps the first Bangladeshi to control his celebration after registering his maiden Test century. Just a simple hug from non-striking batsman

New Zealand believe they can still win the first Test in Chittagong despite Bangladesh going close to their first innings total with only two days left in the match. Bangladesh, replying to New Zealand’s first innings total of 469, cruised to 380-7 at close of play on the third day, still trailing the visitors by ... Read more

Indian cricket legend ready for last Test hurrah The first farewell bells on 24 years of cricketing excellence were rung yesterday when Sachin Tendulkar announced that the two Tests against West Indies in November would be the last of his career. Having quit ODI cricket earlier this year, the 40-year-old’s retirement from Tests marks the ... Read more

Mominul Haque took some momentum away from New Zealand after the Kiwi tail-enders gave the tourists the upper hand on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday. Few would have expected Mominul to bat so aggressively when he came to the crease with Bangladesh already struggling at 8-2 in ... Read more

‘Try to stick to the basics when things are not going in your favour’. It is an old adage that the New Zealand tail-enders followed to great effect on Thursday, according to Bangladesh left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak. New Zealand frustrated Bangladesh on the second day of the first Test, with significant partnerships in the lower-order ... Read more