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Title favourites Dhaka Dynamites got off to a winning start in the National Cricket League Twenty20 tournament while Rajshahi Rangers bagged their second successive win on Monday. Fresh from a six-wicket win over Cyclones of Chittagong in the tournament opener, Rangers rode on a superb bowling performance by paceman

The much-awaited NCL Twenty20 Tournament begins today with Rajshahi Rangers facing Cyclones of Chittagong in the opening match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has planned a gala opening ceremony before the opening match, which will start at 7:45pm. Private

Dhaka Dynamites, one of the most glamorous franchises in the National Cricket League Twenty20 competition, have set their eyes on the trophy with a range of local and international stars in their fold. ‘We have lot of ammunition and we will explode them at the appropriate time,’ said

Organisers are set to put up a remarkable display when the National Cricket League T20s open at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The opening ceremony is set to begin an hour or two ahead of the scheduled 7.45pm start of the tournament’s first match between Rajshahi Rangers and

Rajshahi Rangers will face Cyclone of Chittagong in the opening match of the newly-launched National Cricket League Twenty20 competition on April 11, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said. The BCB unveiled six franchises – Barisal Blazers, Cyclone of Chittagong, Dhaka Dynamites, Kings of Khulna, Rajshahi Rangers, Sultans of Sylhet – at a colourful

Port City Cricket League Bengal Tigers on course Bengal Tigers of India took a big step towards qualifying for the semifinals by beating Dhaka Sports by 43 runs in their Port City Cricket League (PCL) clash at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. A rollicking 49-run knock from Jayachandra and 33 from Devendra set up a ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday revealed a 15-member squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies in April-May with young batting prospects Jahurul Islam earning call-ups for the first time. Incumbent captain Shakib Al Hasan will lead team with wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as

PCL T20 Cup Tamim flays Brothers Defending champions Brothers Union went down to a 7-wicket defeat at the hands of Chittagong Tigers in the Port City Cricket League (PCL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. Chittagong’s Tamim Iqbal’s blazing knock of 44 made sure Tigers chased down a 138-run target with

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and world record holder batsman Mohammad Yousuf on Monday announced he was to quit international cricket in protest against an indefinite ban. Yousuf was banned earlier this month in a crackdown on players by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following a disastrous tour of

Noakhali Top Sports made a winning start in the Port City Cricket League (PCL) as they toppled Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club by eight wickets at Sharjah. Skipper Shahriar Nafees and Pakistan new sensation Umar Akmal scripted the crushing win for Top Sports after they restricted Ashraful led Mohammedans to

The second version of the Port City League (PCL), the Bashundhara Cup T20 will kick off today at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The start of this year’s Twenty20 tournament was deferred by two days due to visa complications. The organisers failed to launch the tournament on March 26 as a

The PCL T20 Bashundhara Cup, which was scheduled to start at Sharjah today, has been deferred for two days as some of the players and officials failed to reach the venue on Thursday night due to visa and air ticket complications. The tournament will now begin

Bangladesh’s most successful captain Habibul Bashar on Monday announced that he was retiring from all cricket. “It has been a terrific journey for me and after two decades of international, first class and club cricket I feel I have reached the end of the road. The Port City League (PCL) T20 in Sharjah next week will ... Read more

A sedate century by Ian Bell helped England to earn a narrow 21-run lead on the first innings as the tourists notched up 440 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the first innings on the third day of the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Earlier, Bangladesh ... Read more

After the grand success of the first edition, the Port City League (PCL) to be held in Sharjah this season will see 100,000 dollars up for grabs for the winners, said organisers yesterday. Apart from the champions, the runners-up will receive 30,000 dollars with the budget of the tournament going up to

Rokibul Hasan took another step yesterday in his bid to return to competitive cricket. The retired cricketer has submitted a letter in this regard to the Bangladesh team’s operations manager Shafiqul Haque, informed a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director. “Yes he has submitted a letter,” confirmed Enayet Hussain Siraj, the BCB’s cricket operations

Now the second best ODI bowler Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan jumped one place to become the second best one-day bowler when the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest ODI rankings in Dubai yesterday. The left-hander with 711 rating points edged out Zimbabwean Ray Price who slipped to third

Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Deccan Chargers by 11 runs yesterday in the opening match of the third edition of Indian Premier League. Earlier put in to bat, the Knight Riders went off to a dismal start by losing two wickets in the first four balls of the

Bangla-desh captain Sakib al Hasan spoke out for the time on Thursday and cleared the air about the controversy over Mashrafe bin Murtaza’s non-inclusion in the squad saying that he had no sour relationship with the pacer. It all started when Mashrafee had left the team hotel apparently being angered after he was rested for ... Read more

England take series Bangladesh’s wait for completing a full circle of victories against all Test playing nations was extended to at least one more match as the Tigers went down to England by two wickets in the closely fought second match of the Beximco ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. Inspired by a ... Read more