Cricket

ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003 Australia first, daylight second The 2003 World Cup was cricket’s eighth global event and it was jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. It was also the largest World Cup in terms of the number of teams participating. Bangladesh had become a Test side in November 2000, ... Read more

Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League DOHS, Kalabagan stroll Old DOHS rode on their overseas players to beat Mohammad Ashraful-led Cricket Coaching School (CCS) by 64 runs in one of three Premier League matches yesterday. Bilal Hossain’s half-century and a five-wicket haul from veteran Rashed Hanif ensured a perfect start for the two-time former champions who ... Read more

Festivities for the 2011 World Cup begins today through a road show that will go through all 64 districts across the country. The programme styled “Catch Bangladesh Catch” will start off with a rally from National Eidgah to the Paltan Ground this afternoon at

Cup facts The 1999 World Cup was the seventh World Cup and the fourth to be held in England. This time, Scotland also hosted a few matches. There were twelve teams in the tournament. Three Associate nations were added to the nine Test playing nations, and the twelve were divided into two

Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League Smooth sail for biggies There were no hiccups on the opening day of the Premier Division Cricket League as giants Mohammedan, Biman and Abahani posted comfortable victories against their respective rivals at different venues across the country. After a short break the national cricketers got back to their business in ... Read more

Tigers’ first roar The 1999 World Cup in the United Kingdom was a happy one for Bangladesh. Not only did they qualify and play their first World Cup, they were also the only non-Test playing Cup debutants to win two matches. Bangladesh’s first victory was against Scotland in the Group B match at Edinburgh on ... Read more

Another SA heartbreak South Africa and Australia faced off in the 1999 World Cup semifinal at Edgbaston on June 17 for what, according to many, was the best one-day match of all time. It was a match coloured by what had gone before and one that was full of drama. South Africa won the toss ... Read more

Dhaka Premier Cricket League Preview The smaller of big names The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League is not just about Abahani and Mohammedan and the money they spend, the country’s most popular cricket competition also accommodates diverse teams, some of whom hardly have the club structure these days. A handful of clubs however still follow ... Read more

The Premier Division Cricket League will now start from December 18 across the country. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has fixed the new schedule after discussion with the participating clubs’ representatives yesterday. “Everybody was desperate to start the league and that’s why we have decided to arrange the

Zulu rules in rookies’ Cup The 1999 World Cup was a tournament for the newer faces in world cricket, with the bowling and batting charts headed by players in their first World Cup. Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar, who broke into the national team two years earlier, terrorised batsmen with his extreme pace, and presented the world ... Read more

The Victory Day Cricket match between Shaheed Jewel XI and Shaheed Mushtaque XI, a regular annual event of Bangladesh Cricket Board, will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on the occasion of the Victory Day, reports UNB. The 40 over-a-side match, playing with red ball and white dresses, will start at

Bangladesh signed off what is likely to be their last international engagement before next year’s World Cup with a comprehensive series win over Zimbabwe, even as coach Jamie Siddons expressed his desire for more international cricket ahead of the cricket’s showpiece event. As expected Shakib Al Hasan’s men won the series, 3-1, against the bottom-ranked ... Read more

The ongoing renovation works at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and the Fatullah stadium forced the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis to defer the Dhaka Premier League, which was scheduled to begin today. The top domestic one-day competition may now begin on December 17, though the organisers

Australia do the double The World Cup returned to England after 16 years for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1999. There were twelve teams, with three associate and nine Test nations. Bangladesh and Scotland made their World Cup debuts, while Kenya were playing their second Cup. The group divisions were the same as in ... Read more

If the 3-1 series win over Zimbabwe was the ideal end to 2010 the Tigers had hoped for, the upshot of this success is far more important as they approach the home stretch of their World Cup preparations. Bangladesh have won nine matches out of 27 ODIs they played this year, including the landmark 4-0 ... Read more

Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan was pleased to see his side ending the year 2010 on a high after 14 consecutive defeats at home and away in the first seven months. The Tigers played some brilliant cricket in the first few months against some strong opponents but still had to wait until their England tour ... Read more

Opener Tamim Iqbal gave his home crowd a big cheer when he unleashed on the Zimbabwean bowlers to score a blazing half-century in the fifth and final one-day international in Chittagong on Sunday. Tamim Iqbal’s stylish 95 off 96 balls blew away the chances of Zimbabwe to level the series which also enriched his trophy ... Read more

If it rains, it’s gone If you consider its location among chemical factories in one desolate corner of the city, the smell of fumes in its air, the unfinished eastern galleries and the thick seaside grass, there isn’t much right about the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. But cricket could be played in polluted air, in ... Read more

Bangladesh will host the Asia Cup Cricket in 2012 from March 1to 11, it was announced by the Asian Cricket Council president, AHM Mustafa Kamal, at a press briefing after a meeting of the ACC executive committee at the Radisson Winter Garden on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates and China also wanted to host the ... Read more

Cup facts The Wills World Cup in 1996 was the sixth cricket World Cup and the second to be held in the Indian subcontinent, with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka co-hosting the showpiece event. The tournament’s format was given a makeover and three associate teams (Kenya, U.A.E, Holland) were invited, making a total of twelve ... Read more