Cricket

Favourites Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club outplayed Young Pegasus by 5 wickets in their First Division Cricket League clash at the Dhaka University Ground yesterday. Batting first, Young Pegasus put on 173 runs before being bowled out in the 44th over. Sheikh Jamal lost only five of their wickets to overhaul the target within 39 overs, ... Read more

Under-performing Tigers will have one last chance to prove themselves for a spot in the national team when the third round of the National Cricket League one-day version will be played today. The players of the 20-member preliminary squad for the five-match one-day series against Zimbabwe will not be allowed to play any more game ... Read more

Money-Gram Internation-al, a global leader in money transfers, is likely to sell the ticket for the Bangladesh part of the World Cup 2011, officials of the local organising committee said on Wednesday. ‘The International Cricket Council wants us to sell the tickets through any of its sponsors. MoneyGram is one of the options we are ... Read more

Inter-club player transfers begins on Nov 6 With the inter-club player transfers for the upcoming Dhaka Premier League looming closer, almost all 22 players of national pool have finalised their clubs, said the players and club officials. Former skipper Mohammad Ashraful is the latest player to confirm his side, changing his destination from Mohammedan SC ... Read more

Esktaon Sabuj Sangha crushed Motijheel T&T Club by a massive 155 runs in the First Division Cricket League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday. Batting first, Eskaton made 263-7 with Mostafiz scoring 56. Later, he took four wickets as the Motijheel outfit were bowled out for 108

Roqibul Hassan and Naeem Islam scored centuries for their respective teams Barisal and Rajshahi to lead them to second consecutive win in the National Cricket League one-day version on Tuesday. On a day dominated by batsman, former skipper Mohammad Ashraful also strengthened his stake for a return to the national side with an unbeaten half-century ... Read more

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi, Uttara Sporting, Agrani Bank, Young Pegasus and North Bengal Cricket Academy won their respective matches on the first day of the First Division Cricket League yesterday. Favourites Sheikh Jamal (134/10) narrowly managed to beat Bangladesh Boys 124/10) by 10 runs at BKSP. Nayeem Islam took five wickets for 24 runs, but in ... Read more

The national selectors announced a 20-member preliminary squad on Monday for the one-day series against Zimbabwe in December this year. Chief selector Rafiqul Alam said that they picked the squad keeping the World Cup in mind. Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful, who was dropped for the recently concluded

Favourites Rajshahi will face Chittagong in the second round of the National Cricket League one-day version at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Star-studded Dhaka will take on Sylhet at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi while Khulna will meet Barisal at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra in the other two matches of the

Sakib al Hasan has made big jump in the latest ICC ranking for one-day batsmen, moving 15 places up from his previous ranking to be placed at 26th, the International Cricket Council said on Monday. The latest ranking made him the highest ranked Bangladeshi batsman, bowler and all-rounder, a feat rarely achieved by any cricketer ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal subtly moved from his refreshing ‘professionalism’ stance yesterday, suggesting the position of the chief executive officer (CEO) could soon become history. During a press conference after the Annual General Meeting at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel,

There were many issues on the agenda during the press conference after yesterday’s annual general meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) but the subject that brought it to life was one word: Nimbus. The groundbreaking six-year deal, penned in July 2008 (after the Head of Agreement of the contract was signed in November 2006), ... Read more

Title contenders Rajshahi got off to a flying start in the one-day version of the National Cricket League while Chittagong and Barisal also won their respective matches in the opening round on Saturday. Sabbir Rahman smashed a brilliant century to power Rajshahi to 111-run win over Khulna as Chittagong shocked Dhaka by 23 runs. Defending ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has fixed the ticket rates for the five-match one-day series against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on November 27 and the first match will be take place on December 1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in

The four consecutive wins over New Zealand in the recent one-day series may have taken Bangladesh’s cricket to a new height, but it also left at least one man nostalgic in the dressing room, recalling the sad old days. Not many days ago, Bangladesh were at the receiving end of many consecutive defeats

Without any doubt the historic series victory against New Zealand pleased Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons the most. Nothing could have been better for a mentor than gaining from this stupendous success before the World Cup campaign. But in no way the team think-tank can be complacent with the success because there are still some areas ... Read more

After a historic series whitewash of New Zealand the national cricketers will shift their focus on the domestic scene when the one-day competition of the 12th National Cricket League (NCL) starts from October 23. However the Tigers members will be available for only the first phase which is scheduled to end on November 5 as ... Read more

The second WECCA Beach Cricket, hosted by the Weekend Cricket Club Association, will begin on the Cox’s Bazar beach on November 28, the organisers said at a briefing in Dhaka on Tuesday. Thirteen teams, composed of former national players, Premiere League, First Division and amateur cricket players, in the three-day event, jointly sponsored by the ... Read more

Micromax ODI CUP – Bangladesh vs New Zealand Hard work pays dividends The Micromax Cup, apparently the largest trophy for a bilateral series, will soon have a permanent place at the heart of the museum at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The foot-long adornment will set the entrance of the Mirpur venue alight due to its ... Read more

After two weeks of high-voltage cricket against visiting New Zealand, victorious Bangladeshi cricketers were busy on Monday celebrating their unexpected yet unrivalled 4-0 series sweep. AHM Mustafa Kamal hosted a lunch for the Tigers, who were on cloud nine, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and promised to hand over their winning bonuses at the earliest ... Read more