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New Zealand were still nine runs short of the target when Williamson heaved Shafiul Islam into the hands of Rokibul Hasan. With the last wicket, on any other day, this would just have been a regulation, if rare, Bangladesh victory. But yesterday, in the fading light at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, this meant ... Read more

Bangla-desh skipper Sakib al Hasan hopes to carry their match-winning form to the World Cup next year after leading his side to series victory against New Zealand on Thursday. Sakib turned in a brilliant all-round performance as Bangladesh won the third one-day international by nine runs, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. ... Read more

New-Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was full of praise for Bangladesh cricket team after they were outplayed and outwitted in three consecutive matches and said they have learnt a lesson from the hosts. ‘I think our batting has let us down in this series, we haven’t been able to put score on the board. We consistently ... Read more

Dashing Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has been selected as the Wisden Cricketer’s World Test Player-of-the-Year for 2010. Tamim heads a field of exceptional performers, beating England’s outstanding off-spinner Graeme Swann into second place by the narrowest of margins and India’s Virender Sehwag into

Following Bangladesh’s series win over New Zealand yesterday, The Daily Star Sport caught up with five Tigers’ ex-captains and asked them to share their views on this historic achievement. This is what they had to say: ROQUIBUL HASSAN As a cricketer I feel proud after such a great achievement. It had been our duty to ... Read more

It was the 39th over of the Bangladesh innings yesterday when a sudden delay did not register with anyone in the press box. But what developed moments later had the potential to temper yesterday’s fantastic achievement. Shakib Al Hasan, eight runs short of his fifth one-day hundred, stopped bowler Daryl Tuffey

Fourth ODI against New Zealand today Bangla-desh face an intriguing prospect of winning their first series against a serious opponents when they take on New Zealand in the fourth one-day international at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Apart from an under-strength West Indies and lowly Zimbabwe, the Tigers have never won a series against ... Read more

In an unprecedented step, the visiting New Zealand cricket team avoided the press on Wednesday ahead of today’s fourth one-day international against Bangladesh. New Zealand are under huge pressure to turn things around as they trail Bangladesh 2-0 in the five-match series. It was seen as the lowest point in their cricket history and the ... Read more

The three overseas coaches of the Bangladesh cricket team have introduced new incentives for players in order to motivate them in the ongoing series against New Zealand, team sources said on Wednesday. Head coach Jamie Siddons, who is mainly looking after the batting, is rewarding the best batsman while Ian Pont and Julien Fountain are ... Read more

The growing number of match winners in recent times has helped Bangladesh cricketers to shrug off their tag of international whipping boys, a senior cricketer said on Tuesday. Tigers earned the tag of whipping boys when they had been without a win for almost five years after defeating Pakistan in the World Cup in

Major changes in the country’s domestic cricket calendar are afoot after rain played havoc with the start of the cricket season. The National Cricket League (NCL) one-day competition will now be brought forward by three weeks after the first phase of the four-dayers had to be scrapped, due to the depression at

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Mustafa Kamal has been nominated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) board to become the chairman of the ICC’s audit committee. This is the first time that a representative from the BCB in the ICC and the IDI has been chosen for this prestigious position, said a BCB press

Micromax ODI CUP – Bangladesh vs New Zealand Black Caps left harmed It takes a well-oiled machine of a batting line-up to tackle three left-arm spinners. But the third one-day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur saw Bangladesh’s three-man left-arm spin attack destroy New Zealand and pick up a 7-wicket win with ten overs ... Read more

Micromax ODI CUP – Bangladesh vs New Zealand Tigers aim for galaxies beyond The mood in the Tigers camp was understandably jubilant after an emphatic seven-wicket victory that gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead over New Zealand in the five-match series. But captain cool Shakib Al Hasan was his usual self, keeping his emotions well ... Read more

* This was Bangladesh’s biggest win over a major Test-playing nation in terms of balls remaining — 60 balls. It beat the previous best of winning with 43 balls to spare against Sri Lanka in January 2009. * Yesterday’s win equals the biggest in terms of wickets (7-wicket victory). The previous 7-wicket win also came ... Read more

Shahriar Nafees smashed a brisk half-century and Suhrawadi Shuvo grabbed three wickets as Bangladesh raced to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third one-day international on Monday. The left-handed opener cracked 13 fours in his 73 to help Bangladesh achieve a 174-run target with 10 overs to spare for a 2-0 lead in ... Read more

BCCI terminates contracts with IPL teams Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab Two teams have been thrown out of cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for breaching ownership rules. Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab have both had their franchises terminated by the governing Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

Pakistani fast bowler Umar Gul has married a Dubai-based doctor in a simple ceremony attended by close friends and family in Peshawar, Indian and Pakistani media reported on Sunday. Gul, 26, led the groom’s procession to the Peshawar Garrison Club, where the wedding ceremony was held, the Times of India reported, quoting family

Micromax ODI CUP, Bangladesh vs New Zealand Kiwis focused on last three games After hiding behind tonnes of cloud for the last couple of days the sun smiled for a while yesterday. And without any doubt it also brought smile on the faces of New Zealand cricketers who must be eagerly waiting for some sort ... Read more

Shahriar Nafees hopes to carry on his batting after a good start as Bangladesh were preparing themselves for the third ODI against the Black Caps at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. ‘I think the third ODI will take place because the weather forecast suggested that there will be sunshine on Monday. Bangladesh are in ... Read more