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At one point, words just no longer cut it. Over the last fortnight there have been adjectives aplenty to describe Bangladesh’s almost surreal performances against New Zealand. The Tigers have been called “super,” they have been dubbed “sensational” and “sublime,” some have even stretched as far as “magic,” and “magnificent.” In between there have also ... Read more

Micromax ODI CUP – Bangladesh vs New Zealand Tigers paint Kiwis red & green With the series-winning trophy, the man-of-the-series award and two more prizes in the bag, Shakib Al Hasan mentioned that the acquisition of a brand new gift had helped them win the fifth and final one-dayer against New Zealand in such a ... Read more

Micromax ODI CUP – Bangladesh vs New Zealand Vettori devastated After a result that would have defied belief before New Zealand’s tour of Bangladesh began a 4-0 whitewash at the hands of unfancied Bangladesh Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori cut a forlorn figure at yesterday’s post-match press conference. Trailing 3-0 in the series and with only ... Read more

Bangladesh have joined the West Indies on 67 ratings points in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council ODI Championship after defeating New Zealand 4-0 in the five-match series in Mirpur on Sunday. However, the Tigers are still placed behind the West Indian side when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. To be precise, ... Read more

Micromax ODI CUP-Bangladesh vs New Zealand Tigers eye clean sweep Bangladesh today have the golden opportunity to complete the annihilation of New Zealand as they look forward to a 4-0 whitewash in the one-day series. It would be another feather in the already rich cap of the Tigers in this series, as the scoreline would ... Read more

Bangladesh, already assured of the series win with a 3-0 lead, will go into the fifth and final one-day international match against New Zealand on Sunday with the prospect moving to the eighth position in the one-day rankings of the International Cricket Council. The Tigers, currently ninth in the ladder, began the series with 53 ... Read more

New Zealand media took a swipe at their cricket team on Friday after they had lost three consecutive matches to Bangladesh in the ongoing five-match one-day series. With the World Cup cricket just five months away, the media urged their fans not to expect anything from the Black Caps, who, according to them, hit their ... Read more

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