Bangladesh’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup bound contingent faced some last minute drama before finally leaving for Oman an hour after the scheduled time on Sunday. The Bangladesh team players, support staff and a few board officials were scheduled to leave for Muscat at 10:45 pm from the Hazrat Shahjalal
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New Zealand abandons Pakistan cricket tour over ‘security alert’
The Black Caps have abandoned their tour of Pakistan on the day of their first match after being warned by the New Zealand government of an “escalated” security threat. New Zealand’s decision to abandon their tour came after “an escalation in the New Zealand government threat levels for Pakistan”. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has
Rameez Raja formally elected chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board
Former Pakistan captain and renowned cricket commentator Ramiz Raja on Monday became the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after being elected “unanimously and unopposed”, according to a press release issued by the board. A special meeting of the Board of Governors elected the 36th
New Zealand series ends on sour note
Bangladesh end the successful series against New Zealand on a sour note as they lost the fifth and final Twenty20 of the series by 27 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Afif Hossain played a lone hand for the Tigers with a valiant unbeaten 49 off 33 balls but could only take them ... Read more
I’ve dreamed about it so often: Lionel Messi
He has “dreamed of it so often,” he cheers on Instagram: The Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has overtaken the Brazilian soccer legend Pele as the record goal scorer in South America. In the World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in Buenos Aires on Thursday, Messi scored all three goals and now has 79 goals for the ... Read more
BCB names squad for T20 World cup
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14. There were no surprises as all the members from the Tigers’ squad in the ongoing New Zealand T20I series and their five-match T20I series against Australia ... Read more
Bangladesh seal maiden T20 series win over New Zealand
After a scintillating bowling display from spinner Nasum Ahmed and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, contributions with the bat from Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad and opener Mohammad Naim helped the Tigers register a convincing six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium inMirpur today
Kiwis beat Tigers in 3rd T20 to keep series alive
Visitors New Zealand kept the series alive as they beat Bangladesh by 52 runs in their third of the five-match Twenty20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Tigers already leading the series 2-0 could clinch the series with Sunday’s win but the Black Caps made it 1-2 with two matches to
India coach Ravi Shastri tests positive for Covid-19 during England Test
India head coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating alongside three other members of the backroom team. Shastri returned a positive lateral flow test on Saturday evening, at the end of a day when India had taken control of the fourth Test against England at
Tigers eye series win in 3rd T20I against NZ
Bangladesh national cricket team is looking forward to carry on their winning streak against New Zealand as the hosts take on the visitors in their third of the five-match Twenty20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. With already 2-0 up in the series, the Tigers can register their maiden T20 series win over the ... Read more
Tigers beat Kiwis by 4 runs in second T20
Bangladesh registered their back-to-back wins over New Zealand as they beat the Black Caps by four runs in the second of the five-match Twenty20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Chasing a target of 142 runs to win, the tourists managed to score 137-5 in 20 overs. Win the win, Bangladesh lead the ... Read more
Tamim’s decision opens door for others
Tamim Iqbal’s decision to withdraw from consideration for the upcoming ICC World T20I will surely have a positive impact on those contending for Bangladesh’s opening slots, which remains among the major areas of concern for the team management before announcing the squad. Despite being the most successful opener that Bangladesh
Tamim opts out of T20 WC
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal on Wednesday made himself unavailable for selection for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup to make way for other openers who have played more T20s for the Tigers in recent times. The Twenty20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14 and Bangladesh ... Read more
Bangladesh register first-ever win against Kiwis in T20Is
Bangladesh registered their first-ever Twenty20 international win against New Zealand as they beat the Black Caps by seven wickets in the first of the five-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. After folding out a second string New Zealand side for 60 in 16.5 overs – their joint-lowest total in T20Is – the hosts ... Read more
BCB to ensure same bio-bubble for Kiwis
Bangladesh Cricket Board will replicate the bio-bubble arrangements they provided for Australia in the recently concluded series in the forthcoming home series against New Zealand The home of cricket in Mirpur once again returned to its usual business. The cricketers started the optional individual training session ahead of the upcoming home
Tigers set to get back to grind
Following a short break after their historic 4-1 T20I series win over Australia last week, the Tigers are all set to return to a busy schedule within the next few days. The cricketers are scheduled to start optional individual training at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur from today, but Mushfiqur Rahim started training a few days back. Selectors ... Read more
Mr. Champion
Shakib voted ICC player of the month for July 2021 Shakib Al Hasan delivers a great performance in Zimbabwe tour in July. The world’s best all-rounder has shined in Tests, ODIs and T20s in the full series. Due to his great performance, he took place in the top three of the best cricketers of July. ... Read more
Shakib reclaimed top position
He has been voted the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2021 Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has reclaimed the top spot in the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings and was also voted the ICC player of the month for July following Bangladesh’s first-ever bilateral series win against Australia. Meanwhile, ace left-arm paceman ... Read more
Aussies end winless streak against Tigers
Australia ended their winless streak in the ongoing series by registering a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the fourth Twenty20 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Daniel Christian’s whirlwind 39 off 15 balls and Ashton Agar’s run-a-ball 27 powered Australia to 105-7, their first win in the tour after suffering defeats in the ... Read more
Tigers take historic series
Clinch first-ever series against Australia Bangladesh completed a historic 10-run win over Australia in the third Twenty20 to register their first ever series win over Australia in any format of the game at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Mustafizur Rahman went wicketless but conceded just nine runs in his quota of four overs ... Read more