Cricket

Top-order batsman Mominul Haque overcame enormous pressure to play one of his finest knocks in Tests when he made team’s highest 77 runs in Bangladesh’s 320 runs in the first innings against South Africa on Saturday. The left-handed batsman was under the dagger of coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, who ostensibly made him feeling unwanted in the ... Read more

Azhar Ali once more rescued Pakistan’s batting with a fighting half century on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The one-drop batsman was unbeaten on 74 but saw Babar Azam fell for 28 in the last over of the day as Pakistan finished on 266-4 on ... Read more

Nadif Chowdhury and Mosharraf Hossain shared 227 runs in a record seventh wicket partnership as Dhaka amassed 484-7 in their National Cricket League third round match against Khulna on Saturday. Nadif made 166 runs, his sixth first-class century while Mosharraf remained unbeaten on 98 in the top-tier rain-hit game at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium ... Read more

The forthcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League suffered a blow on Saturday as Pakistan barred its centrally contracted players from the tournament until November 17. A statement of Pakistan Cricket Board said that their players would be given permission to play in BPL and Global T20 League in South Africa subject to the condition

Two days of Test cricket exposed the inefficiency of Bangladeshi bowlers in overseas conditions once again as they failed to make an impact in the ongoing first Test against South Africa at Potchefstroom. The hosts made the mockery of Bangladesh’s bowling to score 496-3 before they declared their first innings at the end of the ... Read more

Rain spoiled most of the opening day’s play of the third round of the National Cricket League that began in four separate venues on Friday. Not a single ball was bowled in at least two venues on the opening day while matches held partially in two other venues. Dhaka were 132-4 against defending

Bangladesh were facing an uphill task to avoid a defeat in the first Test against South Africa after they ended the second day on 127-3 at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Friday. The Tigers still needed 169 runs to avoid the follow-on, having trailed the hosts by 369 runs in the first innings so far ... Read more

The first day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa ended with no surprise as the Proteas batsmen left the visiting bowlers toiling in a batting friendly surface at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. The only excitement for Bangladesh fans about the match was limited to a pre-match drama when official broadcaster made a blunder ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-19 team clinched a massive 145-run victory over Afghanistan Under-19s in the first match of their five-match youth one-day international series at the Sylhet International Stadium on Thursday. Put into bat first, Bangladesh Under-19 team scored 222-9 in their 50 overs despite Towhid Hridoy scoring the only half-century for the side – 52 off ... Read more

Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said on Wednesday that they were confident enough to achieve another miraculous success by beating South Africa in the forthcoming two-Test series, starting today. The Tigers have never registered a single win against the home side in a Test match both home and away and they suffered humiliating innings defeats ... Read more

England all-rounder Ben Stokes was named on Wednesday in a 16-man squad for the Ashes tour to Australia after being arrested earlier in the week for an altercation outside a Bristol nightclub. Stokes, England’s highest-profile cricketer and vice-captain of the Test team, was held on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in the early hours ... Read more

Embattled Bangladeshi batsman Imrul Kayes expressed his confidence of performing well in the forthcoming Test series against South Africa, scheduled to start with the first Test at Potchefstroom on Thursday. Imrul was struggling with his form and fitness since the series against New Zealand in January after scoring only 92 runs at 13.14 in four ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday ruled out any chance of compromise with his one of the predecessors Saber Hossain Chowdhury regarding the dispute over BCB’s constitution. Saber, also a fellow lawmaker of Nazmul from the ruling party, recently asked the BCB to cancel its planned Annual General Meeting on October 2, saying ... Read more

Bangladesh pace bowlers will have a tough ask to prove themselves in the forthcoming two-Test series against hosts South Africa after underperforming in the last Test matches played both in the home and away over the past one year. Bangladesh have played nine Test matches against the sides like England, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka ... Read more

Defending champions Khulna became the only team to clinch a victory in the second round of the National Cricket League when they defeated Barisal by 239 runs at home on Monday. The three other matches were ended in draw with not a single ball being bowled in four days in the match between Dhaka Metropolitan ... Read more

A writ petition was filed on Sunday seeking a High Court’s directive to restrain the incumbent executive members of Bangladesh Cricket Board from holding both the Annual General Meeting and the Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled on October 2. The petitioner and architect Mubasshar Hussain also prayed for a rule on the government and the National ... Read more

Bangladesh national cricket team on Sunday reached Potchefstroom to play the first of their two Test matches against hosts South Africa in their forthcoming series. The Tigers left Benoni at 11:00am local time and after a short journey of two hours, they reached Potchefstroom in the afternoon for the first Test, beginning on September 28.

Defending Champions Khulna were looking for a win against Barisal in National Cricket League match after setting them a target of 403 runs in the fourth innings at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Sunday. Barisal reached 32-0 at stumps on the third day, still needing 371 runs if they are to shock ... Read more

The three-day practice match between Bangladesh and Cricket South Africa Invitation XI ended in a draw after the Tigers showed a modest display on the final day at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Saturday. The Tigers declared their second innings on 235-9 to set-up a target 229 runs for the Invitation XI in just one ... Read more

Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar, who have suffered some minor injuries during their three-day practice match in Benoni, are unlikely to miss the first Test against South Africa, confirmed Bangladesh a team official. Tamim pulled his muscles while batting on the first day and left the ground retired hurt after scoring five runs ... Read more