The race for the semi-final spots promises to be a fascinating one as the Bangladesh Premier League reached its halfway stage. All the teams have played seven games each so far with the exception of Rangpur Riders, who have played six, and the second leg of the premier T20 competition in the country promises much with ... Read more
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Abahani reclaim top spot
Lucky Paul entertained a few hundred spectators with his brace to propel Abahani Limited to an easy 2-0 win over Arambagh KS in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Lucky scored the goals either side of halftime to lead Abahani to the top of the league table with 23 points from ... Read more
Ashraful hits back at critics
Dhaka Gladiators captain Mohammad Ashraful hit back at critics who have questioned their batting approach during their Saturday’s 54-run loss to Chittagong Kings in Chittagong. Chasing Kings’ 142 all out, Gladiators suffered a batting collapse when they lost their first four wickets for 15 runs and could never recover from the damage. Ashraful provided
IPL snubs some BPL stars
The performance in the Bangladesh Premier League seemed to have made a telling effect for some players in the Indian Premier League auction that was held in Chennai on Saturday. Only a handful of BPL players were involved in the auction and given the manner it all happened only suggested that the IPL teams clearly ... Read more
Relieved Jahirul leads Duronto
Jahirul Islam, relieved from captaincy, scored a half-century to guide Duronto Rajshahi to their third win in the Bangladesh Premier League as they defeated Barisal Burners by four wickets in Chittagong on Saturday. Jahirul was removed from the position in order to give him the scope to focus on his game and the decision paid dividends ... Read more
Bowlers do it for Kings again
Chittagong Kings bounced back from a batting collapse to post a massive 54-run win over Dhaka Gladiators, keeping themselves afloat in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Kings looked heading towards a disaster when they lost five wickets in the last four overs to add just 12 runs, throwing away a good start to be ... Read more
Gladiators win it late
Holders Dhaka Gladiators remained hot on the heels of leaders Sylhet Royals after they snatched a 13-run win from the jaws of defeat over Duronto Rajshahi in Chittagong on Friday. Chasing a simple target, Duronto were poised for their third win when they raced to 99-5 with 33 needed in the last five overs, but they ... Read more
Taylor leads Kings to crushing win
A change of captaincy has brought a change in fortune for Chittagong Kings as they raced to an eight-wicket win over Khulna Royal Bengals at the MA Aziz Stadium on Friday. Brendan Taylor took over the rein from Mahmudullah and led the side from the front with his third fifty in the tournament as Kings made ... Read more
Pay or we’ll make you pay, BCB boss tells BPL teams
Franchises will make a mistake if they don’t clear player payments before the next deadline expires, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan warned in Chittagong on Friday. His warning came after several franchises missed the previous deadline, ended on January 31, which caused an outcry in local and international media as players made some
Royals return to winning ways
Sylhet Royals overcame yet another initial jittery to return to wining ways in the Bangladesh Premier League when they handed Rangpur Riders a five-wicket defeat in Chittagong on Thursday. Nazmul Hossain Milon finally produced a man-of-the-match performance after being the second best performer of a match on quite a few occasions as his 45 from ... Read more
‘We’re playing for free’
Bangladesh spinner and Rangpur Riders skipper Abdur Razzak added some extra fuel to the Bangladesh Premier League payment issue on Thursday saying that they are playing virtually for free and this is having an impact on their performance. ‘We are playing free of cost. Naturally it can affect our performance as well,’ Razzak told
Burners heap more misery on Kings
Barisal Burners heaped more misery on Chittagong Kings when they posted a narrow six-run win over the struggling side in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Thursday. Set a mammoth target after Burners put on 182-5, Kings made a positive start and were in the game until left-arm spinner Elias Sunny derailed their run ... Read more
Royals give Kings the blues
Sylhet Royals prevailed over Chittagong Kings by three wickets in a see-saw battle to maintain their unbeaten run in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Monday. The roar of the capacity crowd at the MA Aziz Stadium could not inspire the Kings, inarguably the biggest chokers in the tournament, who threw away another
From refugee camp to match winner
Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi made the most of his chance to impress the capacity crowd as he put in a match-winning performance in the Bangladesh Premier League against Chittagong Kings on Monday. When the BPL was having a fan-drought Chittagong came as a big exception as the stadium was fullest to the brim much to the ... Read more
Coventry, Tamim set up Duronto win
Openers Charles Coventry and Tamim Iqbal set up a four-run victory for Duronto Rajshahi over Barisal Burners to revive their semi-final hopes after three consecutive defeats in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Monday. Coventry lifted the morale of the side with some lusty blows to make 62 from 25 balls
Tigers’ Lanka tour dates announced
Bangladesh will play two Tests, three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 match on their month-long tour of Sri Lanka in March, the Sri Lankan board announced yesterday. This is Bangladesh’s first away tour this year. The last time the Tigers went on a complete tour to Sri Lanka was in 2007 when they were whitewashed ... Read more
BPL braces for another poor spell
The hopes of Khulna fans giving the Bangladesh Cricket League a rousing reception suffered a blow when very few people showed their interest in buying tickets for the matches of the tournament. Just over a month ago the people of the city went mad during the Test and one-day series between Bangladesh and West Indies ... Read more
Kings, Riders eye first win
After losing their respective first matches, both Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Kings are eager to open their account in the Bangladesh Premier League when they take on each other at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna today. Kings were shocked in their tournament opener by Duronto Rajshahi when they were handed a two-run defeat in a ... Read more
Tamim fined for slow over rate
Duronto Rajshahi captain Tamim Iqbal became the first cricketer to receive a penalty in the Bangladesh Premier after the match referee fined him Tk 50,000 for maintaining a slow over rate during their match against Sylhet Royals. Match referee Roquibul Hassan imposed the fine after Duronto were ruled to be two overs
Div I cricket
Raihan missed a hundred by three runs but his effort helped Tasin Hasin Cricket Academy secure a comfortable 75-run victory over Bangladesh Boys Club in the First Division Cricket Super League match at BKSP yesterday. In the day’s other match, Partex Sporting Club defeated Indira Road Krira Chakra by