Glenn Maxwell has created BBL history, notching up the highest score recorded in the competition’s existence, 154 off just 64 balls. He headlined this ultimate performance with a stellar 22 fours and four sixes against the Hurricanes. Glenn Maxwell produced a sparkling performance with the
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Tigresses beat hosts Malaysia by eight-wicket
Bangladesh women’s cricket team posted a dominating eight-wicket victory over hosts Malaysia in their first match of the 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur today. Electing to field first, Bangladesh bowlers fired on all cylinders against the Malaysia batters. The Tigresses were a wicket away to skittle out their counterparts as
Bangladesh lose by an innings and 117 runs
Despite a first overseas century from Liton Das, Bangladesh were bowled out for 278 runs in their second innings as the tourists suffered defeat by an innings and 117 runs in the second Test against New Zealand on Tuesday. Liton scored 102 off 114 deliveries — his innings featuring 14 fours and a six, before ... Read more
Tigers seal historic Test win over Kiwis
An immensely special chapter has uncovered in Bangladesh cricket history as as the Tigers pulled off a crushing eight-wicket victory over world champions New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. The tourists needed only 40 runs in their second innings for the historic win, their first ever in New Zealand and only their sixth in ... Read more
Pakistan clean sweep Test series
The resistance of Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das wasn’t enough to save Bangladesh from the humiliation of an innings defeat as they lost the second Test by an innings and eight runs against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. Shakib top-scored for Bangladesh with 63 while Mushfiq and
Bangladesh to co-host 2031 World Cup with India
Bangladesh and India will jointly host the 2031 ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC announced on Monday when they confirmed the host nations for every major ICC men’s limited overs event between 2024 and 2031. Bangladesh had earlier hosted the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup alongside India and Sri Lanka. In that edition, Bangladesh hosted all ... Read more
Tigers suffer five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka
Charith Asalanka’s unbeaten 80 alongside two dropped catches by Liton Das crushed Bangladesh’s hopes of a winning start to the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup, with the Tigers suffering a five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. Bangladesh posted a challenging total of 171 for four in ... Read more
Bangladesh remain alive with the victory over Oman
Based on the excellent and versatile performance of Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh won the must win match by 26 runs against co-host Oman to keep their Super 12’s hopes alive in the T20 World Cup. Shakib hit a quick 42, then took three wickets with the ball in hand, while Bangladesh narrowed the co-hosts to ... Read more
Scotland sinks Bangladesh in opening World Cup qualifier
Scotland have won the first Group B fixture against Bangladesh by six runs at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat today. Bangladesh’s batting effort was largely subdued despite the fact that Scotland managed just 140 for 9 on a surface good for strokeplaying. The lower middle-order was left with too much to do in ... Read more
Tigers reach Oman safely
The Bangladesh team reached Oman today at the early hours of Monday after Cyclone Shaheen bearing down on Oman, had thrown their departure from the Bangladesh into doubt on Sunday night. The Mahmudullah Riyad-led squad took off from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 1:10am, more than two hours shy of their scheduled flight ... Read more
Tigers depart for Oman after last minute panic
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
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