Cricket

Khulna and Rajshahi Divisions won their respective matches in the 3rd Women’s National Cricket League at separate venues across country on Tuesday. Hosts Khulna Division earned a comfortable 10-wicket victory over Chittagong Division at the Khulna University ground while Rajshahi Division outplayed Dhaka Division by 100 runs at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in

First-class cricketers have threatened to boycott the upcoming National Cricket League if the Bangladesh Cricket Board does not increase the match fees for the players. Under a banner of Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) the players came up in hard line in a bid to fulfill their demands. In a formal press conference at ... Read more

Dhaka Division brushed aside Chittagong Division by 4 wickets while Sylhet Division posted a comfortable 75-run victory over Barisal Division in the Women’s National cricket League yesterday. At the SANS ground in Khulna, Chittagong put on 112 for the loss of nine wickets in their 50 overs. Fatema-Tuj-Johora was the topscorer for Chittagong with 36 ... Read more

Rasulpur High School thumped Pole Star Poora School by 80 runs while Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Govt High School beat Sher-e-Bangla Ideal High School by 3 wickets in the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National School Cricket yesterday. At Satkhira Stadium, batting first Rasulpur made 129 all out in 32 overs, courtesy of a 33-run knock from Billal ... Read more

Mahmudul Hasan has been appointed as Bangladesh captain for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in New Zealand in January. Hasan, who featured in the 2008 edition of the tournament in Malaysia as well, has successfully led the U-19 side this year during their home series against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and England. He was ... Read more

The Standard Chartered Young Tigers Under-16 National Cricket tournament will kick off tomorrow (Saturday) with the aim to identify a good number of cricketers from the grassroots level. BKSP will take on Dhaka Ideal School in the opening match at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. A media briefing was arranged in this regard on Thursday at ... Read more

Khulna Division takes on Rajshahi Division in the opening match of the 3rd Women’s National Cricket League that begins on Saturday at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna. On the following day, Sylhet Division will play against Barisal Division at Khulna University ground while Dhaka Division will

Mehedi Hasan and Sadaf Sarkar struck a brilliantly paced century as Agrani Bank Cricket Club thrashed City Club by 69 runs in the First Division Cricket League at Dhaka University ground on Thursday. Mehedi struck a blockbuster unbeaten 158 off 155 clattering 14 fours and eight huge sixes, while Sadaf Sarkar blasted an unbeaten 134 ... Read more

Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club emerged champion in the Ispahani Tea Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League defeating arch rival Dhaka Abahani by three wickets in the last Super League match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Batting first, Abahani scored a challenging 273 for nine in its stipulated 50 overs, Mohammedan batsmen showed great determination ... Read more

Mohammedan skipper Khaled Mashud Pilot thanked his luck after he sealed a last-ball thriller to help his side regain the Dhaka Primer League title with a Three-wicket win against Abahani. Mashud came to the crease only to face the last ball in which Mohammedan needed a boundary to win the match and the trophy. Mashud ... Read more

Bangladesh Biman became runners-up in the Ispahani Tea Premier Division Cricket League by defeating CCS by six wickets at the Fatullah stadium on Monday. Both Biman and Abahani, who lost to Mohammedan the same day, finished their campaign with 25 points but Biman clinched the second spot on the head to head results. Batting first, ... Read more

Surjotorun Club scored an emphatic 64-run victory against Khelaghar SKS in Ispahani Tea Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday. Asked to bat first, Surjotorun accumulated 211 for eight in its stipulated 50 overs with national ace opening batsman Junaid Siddique hitting the topscore with a splendid 57. ... Read more

Abahani Limited and Mohammedans Sporting Club brought up the huge exciting finishing of the Ispahani Tea Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League when the both archrivals won their respective matches of the super league phase on Friday to set a must win platform for them to clinch the title in the last round. The two traditional ... Read more

Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan is likely to be seen in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in the last round’s crucial game between Mohammedans Sporting Club and Abahani Limited on December 21. In a bid to retain the title after eight years Mohammedans are currently chasing behind the all-rounder, who is now out of the ... Read more

Uttara Sporting Club registered a 47-run victory against Eskaton Sabuj Sangha in the First Division Super League match at BKSP yesterday. Put to bat first Uttara SC scored 212 for 9 in the stipulated 50 overs with Nantu Kumar scoring 61 runs while Shafiqul Alam 38. Mustafizur Rahman Faisdal took four wickets for 22 runs ... Read more

Leading cellular phone operator of the country Grameenphone Limited (GP) retained the national cricket team’s sponsorship rights for the next two years at a cost of record Tk 10 crore, this was announced on Thursday. One of the significant changes in the new deal is that this time the national women’s cricket team has also ... Read more

Orient Sporting Club secured an exciting one-wicket victory over City Club in the First Division Cricket Super League match at BKSP yesterday. Rezwan Kabir hit 89 off 88 balls as City Club scored 230 for seven in 42 overs and in reply, Orient reached the target with 234 for nine in 41.4 overs thanks to ... Read more

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been made the new captain of the Kings XI Punjab replacing Yuvraj Singh who’s position had been in jeopardy for a few weeks. When the news was announced by the Kings XI it came as no surprise that Yuvraj had been relived of the captaincy. Reports have emerged during ... Read more

Mohammad Sharif’s splendid all-round show ousted star-studded Gazi Tank from the race as Victoria Sporting Club booked a super league place in the Ispahani Tea Premier Division Cricket League with an 11-run victory at BKSP yesterday. Batting at number eight Sharif a 63-ball 71 that contained seven fours and a six as Victoria posted 222 ... Read more

Having smashed a number of records in his awe-inspiring career, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar became the first player in the history of the game to cross the 17,000-run mark on Thursday. Tendulkar was chasing the milestone from the onset of the series against Australia and achieved the feat when he, requiring seven runs coming ... Read more