Cricket

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe hoped two of his stalwarts Sakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will soon rediscover their batting form in order to give Tigers a strong chance in the ICC World Twenty20. Sakib and Mushfiq failed to shine in any of the Asia Cup matches and continued their struggle in the World Twenty20 ... Read more

Ireland will bank on history, not their recent form when they take on Bangladesh in a crucial ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dharamsala today, said batsman Garry Wilson. The Irish have lost three of their last four Twenty20 internationals, respectively against Papua New Guinea, UAE and Oman, coming into the crunch match against the Tigers.

Netherlands gave Bangladesh a big scare before falling just short as the Tigers pulled off a cliffhanger by eight runs in their ICC World Twenty20 opener in Dharamsala on Wednesday. The victory was not assured until the final over when Netherlands needed 17 runs but Taskin Ahmed kept his composure under pressure to give away ... Read more

Opener Tamim Iqbal had the bowlers to thank to save him from an unwanted record as they successfully defended a modest score to give Bangladesh an eight-run win over Netherlands on Wednesday. Tamim made a carry through the innings and made 83, setting up Bangladesh’s innings of 153-7, but it still looked to be inadequate ... Read more

It was not long ago, Mashrafee bin Murtaza faced with a question exactly when he was planning to retire from Twenty20 International cricket, considering his age, lack of pace and reflex. Mashrafee provided half the answer during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan when his two successive fours off Mohammad Amir turned the table in ... Read more

Netherlands captain Peter Borren appeared dejected as his side wasted a very good opportunity to produce an upset against Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 on Wednesday. The Dutch restricted Bangladesh to a reasonable 153-7 and then controlled their innings for a long period before losing their grip on the match for a heartbreaking eight-run ... Read more

Since his meteoric rise as a cricketing superstar, Mustafizur Rahman was never required to travel with the national team outside home. So, it was obvious that the curious international media would take a look at him during Bangladesh’s first training session in Dharamsala on Tuesday. Mustafiz left everyone disappointed as he spent the session mostly

The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala has a panoramic view unmatched to any other cricket venues in this part of the world. Hills covered by the snow on the background are bound to give everyone a heavenly feeling at the first visit of the venue. But the Bangladesh cricket team was not in ... Read more

The receptionist at the Hotel Kunal, Dharamsala could offer nothing but a big smile at first instance. He had rooms available, but he could not give them to four Bangladeshi journalists, who were looking for lodging in this chilly and hilly north Indian city. Initially he was reluctant to give any reason as well. But ... Read more

Netherlands captain Peter Borren on Tuesday praised Bangladesh heavily for their recent show in the Asia Cup and hoped that the tournament will take its toll on the Tigers in their ICC World Twenty20 qualifier against his side. Beaten finalists in the Asia Cup, Bangladesh got hardly any time to recover before they were required ... Read more

The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team targeted Pakistan as they left for India on Tuesday to take part in the ICC World Twenty20. Skipper Jahanara Alam said they are confident of putting up an impressive show in the tournament despite being pitted against some of the leading sides. Bangladesh are currently ranked ninth in ICC ... Read more

Bangladesh can take a lot from the inaugural edition of Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament despite losing the final to India by eight wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. The unexpected rain that halted the match before being curtailed into a 15-over-a-side affair was a bit too much for the Tigers to digest as ... Read more

Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit a timely form to score a fifty as India broke the hearts of Bangladesh with a crushing eight-wicket win to clinch their sixth Asia Cup title in Dhaka on Sunday. Al-Amin Hossain struck early to remove dangerman Rohit Sharma for just one but Dhawan and Kohli put 94 runs for the ... Read more

India beat Bangladesh by eight wickets to clinch their sixth the Asia Cup title at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. Shikhar Dhawan made highest 60 off 44 balls as India reached 122-2 in 13.5 overs after restricting Bangladesh to 120-5. The match was reduced to 15-over-a-side affair after rain and thunder storm ... Read more

The drainage system at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium did a wonder once again as it prevented the Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India from being washed out on Sunday. Heavy downpour coupled with gusty wind made the game all but uncertain as part of the ground went under ankle-deep water. Rain did not stop ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday grabbed several counterfeited tickets during the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament final between India and Bangladesh as fans were cheated through forgery. The tricksters took the chance with the ignorance of the fans, who went crazy for the ticket of the final. A ticket was the most sought after commodity ... Read more

Bangladesh will be eyeing to register their mark in cricket’s shortest format when they take on India in the final of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament at Mirpur today. The home side will have to defy all the odds to fetch a victory as their opponents are currently ICC number one ranked Twenty20 squad with ... Read more

In the pre-match press conference on Saturday, Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza was asked if their Asia Cup final against India is the biggest ever match they are going to be involved. Mashrafee put their World Cup quarter-final against the same opponents in Melbourne ahead of it. But the 32-year old veteran had no hesitation ... Read more

Cricket fan Ismath Jerin Barsha had to wait for nearly 20 hours in the queue to collect her ticket for the Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India, scheduled in Mirpur today. Barsha watched almost every match from the gallery for the last six years, but she never faced such a long queue to buy ... Read more

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan suffered a minor pain-condition injury on his left hip zone ahead of Bangladesh’s Asia Cup Twenty20 final against India at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium scheduled today. The severity of his injury will not rule him out from the final unless it is aggravated substantially although the team management decided