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Local umpires were impressed with left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny as he began his journey with a remodeled action after being suspended by International Cricket Council for suspect bowling action. Sunny opted to stay away from the Dhaka Premier League for the first five rounds in order to help himself rectifying his action despite there was ... Read more

Kalabagan Krira Chakra skipper Masharfee bin Murtaza recorded the fastest hundred in a list ‘A’ match in Bangladesh to guide his side to a 21-run win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club during their Dhaka Premier League at Fatullah. Mashrafee made 104 runs off 51 balls to help his team put a commanding 316 runs and ... Read more

Shahriar Nafees made an emphatic century to ensure Brothers union beat Cricket Coaching School by 38 runs in their Dhaka Premier League match at Mirpur on Saturday. Shahriar made 134, the highest innings so far in this year’s DPL, to help Brothers put 253-6 on the board before CCS were bundled out for 215 in ... Read more

Kalabagan Krira Chakra skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said on Saturday that he did not eye any hundred even after reaching his fifty against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Dhaka Premier League on Saturday. Mashrafee made a blistering 104-run innings of just 51 balls and recorded the fastest hundred in list ‘A’ match in Bangladesh ... Read more

All-rounder Alok Kapali’s bowling prowess and Shamsur Rahman’s batting skills helped Gazi Group seal an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Kalabagan Cricket Academy in the Dhaka Premier League on Saturday. Kapali, who was the first man to claim a hat-trick for Bangladesh in Test cricket, grabbed five wickets to bundle out KCA before Shamsur remained not ... Read more

Bangladesh’s ace-all rounder Sakib al Hasan had a quite day with bowl for Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match against Rising Pune Superstars at Kolkata on Saturday. Sakib, who showed glimpses of hisbatting form by scoring 68 runs in Kolkata’s match against Gujarat Lions, got just one wicket by conceding 21 runs ... Read more

The ongoing Dhaka Premier League noticed some young players flourishing through their performance at the half-way stage. Mohammedan Sporting Club is leading the points table largely due to the splendid bowling display of left-arm spinner Naeem Islam jr, who with 13 wickets is the second highest wicket-taker so far. Victoria Sporting Club remained hot on

Cricketers of Bangladesh’s three generations took the same podium on Friday when Waibee 115, a new brand of a full range of Cricket Equipment, announced to sponsor two Under-19 cricketers at a programme. Waibee 115 is new brand of a full range of Cricket Equipment owned and managed by a US based company called Waibee ... Read more

In an agonisingly one-sided contest, which lacked the thrill of a derby match, Mohammedan Sporting Club thrashed its one time arch-rivals Abahani Limited by eight wickets to retain the top spot of points table in the Dhaka Premier League on Thursday. Pace bowler Subhashish Roy appeared to be the unlikely hero for Mohammedan, who defended ... Read more

Legends of Rupganj skipper Mosahrraf Hossain made an all-round performance to help his side beat Prime Doleshwar by six wickets in their Dhaka Premier League match at Fatullah on Thursday. Mosharraf, who has played three one-day internationals for Bangladesh as a left-arm spinner, scored 81 to guide Rupganj to 222-4 in 46.2 overs after Doleshwar ... Read more

Rain might have extinguished the prospect of a fiery encounter in Dhaka Premier League but nothing could take away the brilliance of Victoria’s Sohrawardi Shuvo, whose century sunk Prime Bank on Thursday. The match at BKSP was well poised as Victoria, who were chasing Prime’s 274-7, were 211-2 in 42.1 overs when heavy downpour forced ... Read more

Mohammedan Sporting Club have made a good start in this season’s Dhaka Premier League, winning four out of five games to gain the top spot but their quest will get a stiff resistance when they will face arch-rivals Abahani today at Mirpur. Abahani formed arguably the strongest side of the tournament through the players’ by ... Read more

Abahani will be seeking an overall improvement in their performance in the Dhaka Premier League as they take on one time arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in Miprur today. Abahani formed best team on paper but lost two of their first five matches to languish at the sixth place in the points table. A defeat against ... Read more

In his short career, Mustafizur Rahman has already scalped some of the great batsmen in the modern era. Starting with Shahid Afridi in his first Twenty20 international little over a year ago, Mustfiz’ impressive haul in international cricket and domestic Twenty20 tournaments includes the names of Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, ... Read more

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan made a secret two-day visit to Bangladesh in order to rectify his batting’s shortcomings, said his mentor Mohammad Salahuddin on Saturday. Sakib arrived on Thursday and left on Saturday as his Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders had a gap in the ongoing league.

England has proposed to play a day-night Test against Bangladesh in the upcoming home series in October, said the officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday. The issue was discussed on the sideline of recent ICC meeting in Dubai, said BCB chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury, adding that they are still considering

Left-arm spin duo Naeem Islam Jr and Enamul Haque Jr shared eight wickets between them to set up an easy eight-wicket win for Mohammedan Sporting Club over Gazi Group in the Dhaka Premier League on Friday. Naeem picked up 4-38, his second four-wicket haul in as many matches, while Enamul grabbed 4-26 as Mohammedan bundled ... Read more

Asif Ahmed struck his second half-century in four-matches to power Legends of Rupganj to a 29-run win over Kalabagan Cricket Academy in the rain-hit Dhaka Premier League match at BKSP on Friday. Sent into bat first, Rupganj posted 239-9 owing to half-centuries from Asif and Sajjadul Haque, who made 82 and 70 runs respectively and ... Read more

Kalabagan Krira Chakra broke their duck in the Dhaka Premier League on the back of a brilliant century from Zimbabwean batsman Hamilton Masakadza as they defeated Cricket Coaching School by 49 runs at Fatullah on Friday. Masakadza struck 115 off 104 balls as Mashrafee bin Muratza-led Kalabagan posted an impressive 270-9 at Fatullah before restricting ... Read more

It is now official that Bangladesh are ranked seventh in the ICC one-day international rankings after the annual update on May 4 and they are leading the eighth placed West Indies by just 10 points as opposed to the claim of Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan. The latest ranking, which was published on Thursday, ... Read more