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Paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza has returned as the captain of the Bangladesh cricket team, replacing Sakib al Hasan, for next month’s tour of England, Scotland and Ireland, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday. ‘Sakib was relieved of the responsibility as we felt he needs some break. He will continue as a

Bangladesh squad for England ODI tour Ashraful, Naeem axed, Roqibul, Faisal return Former skipper Mohammad Ashraful has been axed from the Bangladesh one-day squad for the series against England, Scotland and Ireland. The selectors on Saturday named 15-member squad for the back-to-back series that also saw all-rounder Naeem Islam and left-arm spinner

Malinga bowls Lanka to dramatic win After two Test matches away in England, Bangladesh switch focus on the shorter-version of cricket when they take on India in the second one-day international of the Asia Cup at the Rangiri International Stadium in Dambulla in Sri Lanka today. Shrugging off disappointment of the Tests, Tigers captain Shakib ... Read more

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has created a sensation by making back-to-back century in Lord’s and Old Trafford. His style and free flowing scoring have already earned him a comparison with Indian opener Virender Sehwag and West Indies captain Chris Gayle. Tamim spoke to reporters after his 108 off 114 balls in the first innings of ... Read more

Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi to score consecutive centuries after he reached the three-figure mark against England on the second day of the second Test at Old Trafford in Manchester yesterday. The left-hander cut off-spinner Graeme Swann to reach the landmark off 100 balls in an innings that

With a mixing of pace and spin combination, Bangladeshi bowlers terrorised England top order, yet the hosts were in firm control recovering the early blow to go onto a safe destination. Ian Bell led the charge with patient batting as England were 215 for four on the stroke of tea. Earlier stylish bastman Kevin Pietersen ... Read more

Bangladesh will take inspiration from their good outing at Lord’s when they take on England in the second and final Test at Old Trafford in Manchester from today. The match will be telecast live on Star Cricket and SuperSport 2 from 4:00pm. The Tigers left London with a defeat but Tamim Iqbal’s century and dogged ... Read more

England captain Andrew Strauss has returned to the top 20 while Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal has achieved a career-best ranking in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after good performances in the Lord’s Test which concluded on Monday.  Strauss, who scored 83 and 82 in England’s eight-wicket victory, has jumped five places ... Read more

Viqarunnissa Noon School & College  ‘B’ and Par Gendaria Non Govt Primary & Junior High School moved into the final of the 3rd Girls School Cricket Tournament. The final will be held at Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex tomorrow (Thursday). After the round robin league method tournament, they secured the top two places after finishing

Bangladesh’s late order collapsed in usual fashion on the fifth and last day of the first Test at Lords as England pulled off a comfortable eight-wicket win what supposed to be a tougher job at one stage. Bangladesh resuming the day with 328 for five, the rest of the batting line up succumbed to Steven ... Read more

Batsmen held their nerve after Shahadat Hossain ended England’s run riot with a five-wicket haul as Bangladesh reached 172-2 in their first innings on the second day of the first Test at Lord’s on Friday, reports NewAge. Tamim Iqbal made his Lord’s debut memorable with a superb half-century before his unfortunate run-out, but the other ... Read more

Bangladesh pace bowlers failed to capitalise on early morning condition giving England the upper hand as the hosts reached 362-4 at close on the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday, reports NewAge. Sakib al Hasan won a very crucial toss which helped the tourists to avoid batting in drizzle and

The England and Welsh Cricket Board has decided against using the umpiring decision review system in the two-Test series against Bangladesh, dealing a blow to the tourists, already struggling with many odds. The decision came after the talks between the International Cricket Council and host broadcaster

A fine all-round performance by Salehin Rifat helped BKSP clinch the title of the Standard Chartered Young Tigers Under-16 Cricket Tournament beating Sylhet Division by virtue of first innings lead at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Resuming the day at 81-4 the boys of the Sylhet division could add only 80 runs to be ... Read more

Bangladesh received a severe blow to their confidence ahead of the first Test against England when the English Lions handed them a nine-wicket defeat on the third day of the four-day match at county cricket ground in Derbyshire on Friday. Resuming the day at 139 for nine Bangladesh could add only 22 runs to their ... Read more

England will take on Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the third phase of World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at Saint Lucia in West Indies Thursday night. The state-run Bangladesh Television and Satellite TV channel ESPN will telecast the match live from 9:30pm (local time). Cricinfo Adds: While England have not made the final of ... Read more

Makeshift opener Jahirul Islam cracked an unbeaten century while former skipper Mohammad Ashraful missed it as Bangladesh reached 269-2 at tea on the second day of their opening first-class match on England tour at the Kennington Oval in London on Monday. Replying to Surrey’s 318-7 declared the tourists were in danger of an embarrassment in ... Read more

Bangladesh’s self-des-tructive batsmen muffed up a wonderful opportunity provided by the bowlers as they bowed out of the World Twenty20 after conceding a 27-run defeat against Australia in their final Group A match at Kensington Oval in Barbados last night. On a lively wicket that produced bounce and spin, the Bangladesh bowlers gave a genuine ... Read more

Colin Ingram and Dave Miller smashed centuries as South Africa A team recorded a massive 203-run win over Bangladesh A team in the opening match of the tri-series one-day tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Put in to bat first, the tourists had run amok to compile a mammoth 368-5 in their stipulated ... Read more

Bangladesh will take on Australia today in their last Group A match of the World Twenty20 Cricket in Barbados. The game begins at 7.30 PM BST (Bangladesh Standard Time). Earlier, Bangladesh lost to Pakistan by 21 runs in their first Group A match in Saint Lucia on