The Bangladesh T20I squad for the India tour, led by Mahmudullah Riyad, reached New Delhi at 5:00pm local time (5:30pm BST) yesterday, ahead of their first multi-format series against India in their backyard. The Tigers will play a three-match T20I series, starting from November 3, before playing a two-match Test series. Prior to the crucial ... Read more
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Argentina to play Paraguay in Dhaka next month!
Argentina national football team might play a FIFA friendly match against Paraguay at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on November 18, three days after a match between Paraguay and Venezuela at the same venue, according to official twitter accounts of Venezuela and Paraguay football governing bodies. Although Bangladesh Football Federation high-ups claimed the matches are not
Tigers to get McKenzie in 1st India Test
Bangladesh’s batting consultant Neil McKenzie is all set to work with the national team during their first Test against India, scheduled to be held in Indore from November 14-18. This will be the first time the former South African batsman will work with the Tigers in the longer-format after being appointed as their batting consultant ... Read more
‘Still seeking the perfect T20 game’
Bangladesh are yet to come into their own as a settled unit in cricket’s shortest format and one of the biggest barriers to achieving that is the absence of a power hitter. The Tigers had to come up with different strategies to overcome this deficiency, at times taking unconventional approaches. Most recently, it was promoting ... Read more
Domingo backs Bangladesh to beat Afghanistan
Bangladesh’s head coach Russell Domingo on Tuesday backed his side to beat Afghanistan provided they could build pressure on the neighbouring side as well as keep their patience in the contest. The hosts will take on the newest member in Test cricket in the one-off Test series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on ... Read more
Afghan coach oozes confidence
Afghanistan’s interim head coach Andy Moles on Tuesday termed his side ‘underdogs’ in the one-off Test series against Bangladesh but claimed that they were not scared of Bangladesh. The visitors will take on the Tigers in the lone Test-match on Thursday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram with no short of confidence after displaying ... Read more
Fizz rested, Taskin recalled
Mustafizur Rahman will not be turning out for Bangladesh in the one-off Test against Afghanistan as the left-arm pacer was not included in the 15-member Bangladesh squad announced by the selectors yesterday. Regular Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Taskin Ahmed, who missed the last Test series in New Zealand earlier this year due ... Read more
‘No final word on Mash farewell’
The issue of Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s retirement is still a cloudy one as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are yet undecided on how to provide the inspirational cricketer a farewell. Making the issue murkier still is that the 35-year-old has not clarified his thoughts on retirement. As there are no more ODIs ... Read more
England crowned new kings of cricket
If anyone had to write a script for a cricket match even he could not have made it more dramatic. In a World Cup final, after 102 overs of intense battle, two teams remained unseparated and one had to be declared winners because the rule was set this way. England were the luckiest team to ... Read more
Mash to lead team on Sri Lanka tour
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is all set to lead Bangladesh on their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, where they will play a three-match ODI series against the hosts, informed national team selector Habibul Bashar yesterday. However, wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das had asked for a leave till August 5 to complete his nuptials and so will not be ... Read more
Mashrafee looks for silver lining in failure
Bangladesh one-day international skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Sunday lamented for not fulfilling their expectations in the 2019 ICCWorldCup although he found lots of positives for the Tigers for the upcoming days. The Tigers finished eighth in the 10-team event after winning three matches in the tournament and a rain washed-out tie against Sri Lanka ... Read more
Tigers ‘taking in’ history
Dead rubber or not, if cricket is one’s profession then not much motivation is needed to be pumped up about a match at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. Bangladesh have been eliminated from the race to the 2019 World Cup semifinals, but from the expressions on the faces of the players standing on the iconic dressing ... Read more
Sakib, Saifuddin’s fights go in vain
Sakib al Hasan and Mohammad Saifuddin struck fifties after Mustafizur Rahman claimed five wickets as Bangladesh put a valiant fight but came only second best against India in the World Cup in Birmingham on Tuesday. The Tigers lost the contest by 28 runs to end their semi-final hopes and make their final game against Pakistan at Lord’s ... Read more
Tamim’s WC turned into failure
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal missed possibly his final chance to impress in the World Cup 2019 after he made only 22 runs in their must-win contest against India at Birmingham on Tuesday. Set a target of 315 runs, Bangladesh required a positive start from someone like Tamim, which would have given them an opportunity to ... Read more
Rhodes takes no offence in loss
Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes took little offence in their exit from the semi-final race of the World Cup and said that their results and fighting spirit in the past seven matches were a fair reflection of their ability. Bangladesh won three out of their seven matches and were competitive on other occasions, which earned them ... Read more
Fizz regains faith with five-wicket haul
Mustafizur Rahman grabbed his first five-wicket haul in four years to help Bangladesh fight their way back into the contest in their vital World Cup match against India in Birmingham on Tuesday. The Fizz could not have done it at a better time with Bangladesh’s World Cup hopes hanging by a thread after one costly ... Read more
Bangladesh V India in numbers
1 – Sakib al Hasan became the only cricketer in World Cup history to score over 500 runs and take more than 10 wickets in a single edition of the competition, after his 66 off 74 balls against India at Edgbaston on Tuesday took his run tally to 542. Sakib also took 1-41 with the ... Read more
India opt to bat against Bangladesh
India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first in their crucial game against Bangladesh at Edgbaston in Birmingham today. Both teams made two changes to their side. Pacer Rubel Hossain replaces Mehedi Hasan Miraz while Sabbir Rahman comes in in place of yet-to-be-fit
Bangladesh look forward, not behind
Members of Bangladesh cricket team reunited in Birmingham on Saturday after a five-day break, looking ahead to their next match against India in the World Cup with a fresh body and mind. With two matches left, the Tigers still stand with a chance to qualify for the semi-final of the tournament provided they win both ... Read more
Dazzling Tigers make dream start
Bangladesh beat South Africa by 21 runs in WC opener; post their highest ever total in ODIs and the highest in the 2019 World Cup so far Bangladesh lived up to the pre-tournament hype making a flying start to their World Cup 2019 campaign with a tricky 21-run win over South Africa in their opening ... Read more