Cricket

India coasted to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their second meeting of the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. India’s best fielding performance in ODIs since the Champions Trophy in September last year set up their march to the final by way of a thumping win. It wasn’t ... Read more

Wari Club earned a comfortable 71-run victory over Sinha Textile in the Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket League at the City Club ground on Sunday. Batting first, Wari Club scored 278 for all in 49.3 overs with Mazharul Islam contributing 49 runs. In reply, Sinha Textile were dismissed for 207 runs in 42.1 overs with Roni ... Read more

The Central Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 hailed Bangladesh people’s enthusiasm for the cricket and have expressed their satisfaction over the progress of the preparations for the mega event to be co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. “I’m very much satisfied, as Bangladesh has made a good progress in the ... Read more

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be desperately looking for a victory against Sri Lanka today as a win will put them into the final of the Idea Cup tri-series at the cost of the hosts. India and Sri Lanka are facing off in an ODI for the 21st time in less than 19 months. ... Read more

The Central Organising Committee of the ICC World Cup will unveil the trophy for the ICC World Cup 2011 today at the Bangabandhu International Convention Center as for the first time it will be on display in Bangladesh. ICC Vice President and Chairman of the Central Organizing Committee (COC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup ... Read more

Sadharan Bima Krira Sangstha posted a massive 229-run win over Kakrail Boys Club in the opening match of the second division cricket at Dhaka University ground on Friday. Sadharan Bima riding on a sparkling ton by Naim Sadat, piled up a huge 327 before being all out in 44.2 overs.  Naim hammered ten boundaries and ... Read more

Bangladesh interim captain Shakib Al Hasan has made progress in the ICC Test all-rounders ranking by stepping into the fifth position, said an ICC press release yesterday. Shakib, who is number one in the ODI all-rounders ranking, has now 282 points to topple England’s all-rounder Stuart Broad and grab the fifth position following his brilliant ... Read more

A much-improved batting display was not enough for the Tigers to secure their third success against India as MS Dhoni stood tall with his seventh hundred to shrug off the host’s best score with a six-wicket victory in the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The victory maintained the ... Read more

Barely a month after playing a five-match series in December, many Indians and Sri Lankan thought the participation in the Idea Cup tri-nation one-day tournament was meaningless, but certainly that was not the case for Bangladesh, the other team of the competition. It was an opportunity for them to know how much they have progressed ... Read more

Sri Lanka will be looking to continue their winning run against a resurgent Bangladesh when they face the hosts in the crucial fourth match of the Idea Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. A win will confirm a final slot for Sri Lanka in the three-nation tournament. The match will start at 2:00pm instead ... Read more

The remaining matches of the ongoing Idea Cup 2010 involving Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka will start at 2 pm instead of 2:30 pm. The decision has been made in an effort to minimise the impact of the evening dew on games. The three teams and the ICC match referee are agreed over the changed ... Read more

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will be hoping to win the toss before they put any kind of pressure on the opponents when they face India in their second match of the Idea Cup tri-series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. And then the all-rounder will desperately try to regain the rhythm of the past ... Read more

The Bang-ladesh Under-19 cricket team will leave for New Zealand tonight with a lofty target of finishing amongst the top four in the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2010 that kicks off on January 15. “You can?t go into a mission without setting a target. Our target is to make it to the last ... Read more

A splendid 105 (not out) by Thilan Samaraweera powered Sri Lanka to earn a nail-biting five-wicket victory over India in their second ODI match of the IDEA Cup Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament at the flood-lit Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday. Samaraweera played 106 balls in his match-winning innings, which was laced with 11 ... Read more

Sri Lanka started the Idea Cup Tri-nation series with a comfortable seven-wicket victory as Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed his first hundred (104) against Bangladesh while skipper Kumar Sangakkara scored 74 to steer their side to the target of 261 in 44.5 overs over hosts Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. Chasing Bangladesh’s fighting total ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket team led by Shakib Al Hasan will face Sri Lanka led by Kumar Sangakkara today in the opening match of the IDEA Cup Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The match begins at 2.30 PM BST Bangladesh Standard Time). Kumar Sangakkara will lead the youthful Sri Lanka team ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday unveiled Transcom Beverage Limited, the franchise holder of Pepsi, as their official beverage partner for the next two years starting from January 1, 2010. The agreement was signed at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday on the eve of the tri-series that kicks off tomorrow BCB held a ... Read more

Pace bowler Nazmul Hossain has suffered a right quadriceps muscle injury during the practice on Saturday. He is likely to be out of action for two weeks. He has been ruled out of the Idea Cup Tri-Nation Cricket Championship, beginning on January 4 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Pace bowler Shahadat Hossain has ... Read more

Khulna Division emerged champions in the third Women’s National Cricket League with an emphatic 58-run win over Dhaka Division at Khulna Divisional Stadium yesterday. Salma Khatun grabbed three scalps as Dhaka were skittled out for 78 in 42.3 overs chasing a moderate total of 136 made by Khulna, who fell in trouble after opting to ... Read more

Tickets for the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament involving India, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh will be available at all Grameenphone outlets. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday confirmed it in a press release and they also gave the rates of the tickets for the tri-nation tourney which will kick off with the match between Bangladesh and ... Read more