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The Bangladesh Under-19 team returned home on Friday after an impressive performance in England. The youth team won the five-match one-day series 2-1 after losing the two-match four-day Test series 0-1. They lost the first T20 match and the second and last match in the tour was washed out. It was however not results rather ... Read more

BBC Online Bangladesh wrapped up a 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies with a three-wicket win in the final match early today. The visitors had clinched the one-day series against Windies on Tuesday with a three-wicket win in the second match. And Bangladesh concluded the series unbeaten in St Kitts with seven balls to spare. ... Read more

Bangladesh might opt for a couple of changes when they go into the final one-day match against the West Indies at Warner Park in St Kitts today. Having already clinched the three-match series by winning the double-header in Dominica, the Tigers might drop their two pace bowlers Syed Rasel and Rubel Hossain, who failed to ... Read more

Expectation will be high when Bangladesh start their three-match one-day international series against a makeshift West Indies side today after a historic first-ever away Test series victory in the Caribbean. The Tigers swept the two-match Test series and go into today’s ODI at cricket’s newest venue, Windsor Park in Dominica, with the ‘favourites’ tag. The ... Read more

July 19 : A day that promised much for Bangladesh ended with West Indies 56 for one in their second innings and leading by 61, after impressive bowling from Kemar Roach kept the hosts in the second and final Test on Saturday. Bangladesh were dismissed for 232, replying to West Indies first innings total of ... Read more

Hosts England Under-19 team made a good start in the five-match Youth ODI series outplaying touring Bangladesh U-19 side by 84 runs in the first match at Grace Road in Leicester on Saturday. With this win, English youth team took 1-0 lead in the five-match one-day series after clinching the two-match four-day Youth test series ... Read more

Shakib, Ryad, Enamul take three wickets each July 18: Bangladesh’s spinners gave them control of the second and final Test against West Indies on Friday, despite a resilient 95 from Travis Dowlin before the home team were dismissed for 237 in their first innings. The Tigers then confidently negotiated 10 overs in about an hour ... Read more

The BCB Board of Directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board has formed the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The LOC was formed at the board’s 8th meeting at its Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium office on Saturday. Chairman Media & Communications Committee Mohammed Jalal Yunus informed this at the end of the ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named left arm spinner Abdur Razzak, paceman Syed Rasel and all-rounder Naeem Islam to join the Bangladesh team in the West Indies for the three-match ODI series and one-off Twenty20 match. In a press release, they disclosed the players name, who will leave Dhaka this evening and are expected to reach ... Read more

Cricket of Pirates emerged Group J Champions beating Dakhin Khan Nabo Udayan Sangha by six wickets in the qualifying round match of the Metropolis 3rd Division Cricket League at the City Club ground yesterday. Batting first, Dakhin Khan Udayan Sangha scored 176 runs in stipulated 45 overs with Saiful making 40.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is unlikely to lead the team in the second and final Test against West Indies, which will start tomorrow at the National Stadium in Grenada. Bangladesh captain underwent an MRI exam of his injured right knee on Tuesday afternoon in Grenada. The initial report suggests he has muscle stress in the knee, ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-19 are facing an uphill task to avoid another crushing defeat at the hands of England Under-19 side on the last and fourth day of the second four-dayer match at Country Ground in Derby on Wednesday. Till filing of this report, the tourists were batting with 69 for one, still needing 306 runs to ... Read more

Keraniganj Upzilla moved into the final of the Dhaka District Inter-Primary School Cricket Tournament when they beat Nababganj Upzilla by 27 runs in their clash at the Kalindi Ground in Keraniganj Upzilla on Wednesday. Batting first

Openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes gave Bangladesh a solid start in the 18.5 overs possible before rain prompted an early close to the first Test against a second-string West Indies on Thursday. Tamim was not out on 14 and Kayes was not out on 26, as Bangladesh, electing to bat, reached 42 without loss ... Read more

Visiting Bangladesh Under-19 side are on knife-edge to face a humiliating defeat at the hands of England Under-19 team in the first four-dayer match of the tour at North Marine Road Ground in Scarborough on Wednesday. After facing follow-on, they scored 143 for three on the third day till filing of this  report. The Bangladeshi ... Read more

Mohalchhara Aparazita Club registered a 41-run victory over Munigramme Ujjal Smrity Club in the first Teletalk cricket tournament at the Khagrachari Government High School ground yesterday. Mohalchhara were all out for 106 runs in 20.1 over with Biplob making the team highest 49. Rupantor Chakma claimed five wickets for 12 runs while Dabit Chakma picked ... Read more

Bangladeshi batsmen at last shrugged off the lean patch to get back in form and had some useful batting practice ahead of the first Test as the three-dayer warm up game against West Indies A destined to a predictable draw at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Sunday. Opener Tamim Iqbal starred in the drawn match ... Read more

U-19 Cricket Cobb flays young Tigers England Under-19s made a good start in the first four-dayer against visiting Bangladesh Under-19s at North Marine Road ground in Scarborough yesterday. The home side scored 293 for five in 76.2 overs on the first day till last report was received here last night.

Mirpur Friends Club hardly to sweat hard as they recorded a handsome 145 runs win over Nawabganj Cricket Academy in the Third Division Qualifying Cricket League match held at the Jagannath Hall ground here on Monday.

July 6 : Pakistan’s intent to seek legal recourse on hosting rights issues may have cast a shadow over the 2011 World Cup but the ICC today made it clear that there was no risk of the event being shifted out of the Indian sub-continent. Pakistan’s share of 14 matches has been allotted to other ... Read more