Bangladesh Test side will train at the Gary Kirsten Academy in Cape Town when the limited-overs side will be busy in 50-over action against South Africa, said Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus. The Tigers are scheduled to fly to South Africa next month for a three-match one-day
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Women’s team vows to make WC memorable
Bangladesh women’s team captain Nigar Sultana vowed to make their maiden ICC Women’s World Cup journey unforgettable by achieving a rare success in the global event, starting on March 4 at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. ‘Being our maiden World Cup, we are keen to make it unforgettable where we are aiming to
Liton ton powers Bangladesh to series win
Powered by Liton Das’ brillian century and Mushfiqur Rahim’s valiant 86, Bangladesh secured a thumping 88-run victory over Afghanistan in the second ODI and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday Liton struck a cracking 136 off 125 balls, his sixth ODI, ton while
Afif, Mehidy record stand stun Afghanistan
From six down with just 45 on the board after 11.2 overs, it needed something miraculous from Bangladesh to turn the game around in their favour. And that’s what Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Afif Hossain ensured as the duo stitched together a record unbeaten seventh-wicket stand to help Bangladesh stage one of the
Tigers await ODI relief
Bangladesh cricket team on Sunday started training ahead of their return to the 50-over format after a gap of seven months at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The Tigers and the visiting Afghanistan team are in the port city ahead of their three-match one-day international series which will be held in its entirety ... Read more
Tigers looking to counter spin threat
Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan in the first of three ODIs on February 23 and the visitors’ spin threat will be the key component around which the Tigers base their strategies. Despite Afghanistan’s dominant spin attack, national selector Habibul Bashar said that the Tigers, having gotten back key players, are confident going into the series
Tickets for Ban-Afg ODIs to go on sale from Feb 22
Tickets for the upcoming bilateral three-match ODI series between hosts Bangladesh and Afghanistan will go on sale from February 22 at a designated booth at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has already been allowed to have 3000 to 4000 spectators in Chattogram for the ODI series. However, the ... Read more
Comilla win hat-trick BPL title
Comilla Victorians won their hat-trick title in the Bangladesh Premier League with a one-run win in a thrilling final against Fortune Barishal at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Defending ten runs off the last over and three off the last ball, Comilla’s pacer Shohidul Islam pulled off a successful one as Barishal ... Read more
Rajin named Tigers’ fielding coach for Afghanistan series
Former Bangladesh national cricket team captain Rajin Saleh has been named the interim fielding coach of the Tigers for their forthcoming series against Afghanistan, starting on February 23. ‘We have appointed him [Rajin] as the fielding coach for the series against Afghanistan,’ Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus told the media on
Bangladesh squad for ODI series against Afghanistan announced
The Bangladesh Cricket Board today announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, with wholesale changes owing to various reasons. As many as seven players from the 16-member ODI series against Zimbabwe in July last year – the last series for the Tigers – lost their places while five players have ... Read more
Afghanistan name squad for Bangladesh ODI and T20I series
Afghanistan have named their squads for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against Bangladesh. Hashmatullah Shahidi would lead the side in the ODIs, slated to begin from February 23rd while Mohammad Nabi will captain the side in the T20Is. The T20Is will count towards the ICC T20I Rankings, while the
Shakib remains unsold again
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan went unsold on Sunday, this time from the unsold players’ list, during the second day’s bid of the two-day IPL auction in Bengaluru today. Shakib, 33, with a highest base price of INR 20 million (US$266,000 approx), went unsold on the day one as no one showed the interest for ... Read more
Mustafizur roped in by Delhi
Bangladesh left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman was roped in by Delhi Capitals for the base price of two crore rupees in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Bengaluru today. . Delhi were the only one to bid for the left-armer in the auction. Mustafiz, who played for Rajasthan Royals in the last edition of IPL, ... Read more
Shakib unsold in IPL auction
Shakib Al Hasan went unsold in the first round of IPL 2022 auction. No team showed interest to grab the Bangladesh all-rounder. However, he will be back in the accelerated round tomorrow and might be picked by a team. Hasan set a price of Rs. 2 crores for himself in IPL 2022 auction. In the ... Read more
Salma just cannot wait for the WC
Bangladesh national women’s team all-rounder Salma Khatun is chomping at the bits to fulfil her and many of her team-mate’s lifelong dreams of playing in the ICC Women’s World Cup, which will begin on March 4 in New Zealand. ‘It was a dream for all of us to play in the ODI World Cup. The ... Read more
Jahanara returns for World Cup
Pacer Jahanara Alam returned to the team as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced a 16-member women’s team for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand this year. Jahanara, who was dropped from the squad from the Commonwealth Games Qualifier squad over disciplinary issues earlier this month, is the only addition as ... Read more
Dhaka concede big loss to Sylhet
Mashrafe bin Murtaza returned to the field after a long absence with BPL. However, his return was not pleasant. Mashrafe’s team Minister Group Dhaka has conceded a big loss of 7 wickets against Sylhet Sunrisers in their BPL fixture in Mirpur on Tuesday. This is Dhaka’s third loss in four matches in the current edition. ... Read more
Women’s team fails to qualify for C’wealth Games
Bangladesh women’s team lost their virtual final of the Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition Qualifiers against Sri Lanka by 22 runs at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on Monday. With the defeat, Bangladesh finished second in the five-team qualification competition behind Sri Lanka and missed their chance of securing a place in the next
Chattogram beat Khulna to earn 2nd win
An ideal team performance earned Chattogram Challengers their second win in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League as they defeated Khulna Tigers by 25 runs in the evening game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. Opener Kennar Lewis struck 25 off 14 balls to set the tone at the top while
Mahmudullah, Russell end Dhaka’s losing streak
Mahmudullah played a captain’s knock while Andre Russell played a whirlwind innings to guide Minister Group Dhaka to a four-wicket win over Fortune Barishal at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Monday, their first win in the eighth Bangladesh Premier League after two defeats. Mahmudullah made a run-a-ball 47 while Russell smashed an