Fazle Mahmud of Barisal and Irfan Sukkur of Chittagong made centuries in the opening day of the second phase of National Cricket League on Saturday to put their teams into comfortable position. Fazle Mahmud scored 103 runs to guide Barisal to 295-5 against Sylhet at Khulna while wicket-keeper Irfan Shakur made 102 to help Chittagong ... Read more
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BCB proposes Zimbabwe Tests in November
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is trying to bring Zimbabwe in November for playing a Test series as it is trying to split the upcoming home series, said an official on Saturday. The BCB decided to propose for the new arrangement to the Zimbabwe Cricket Board as the Cricket Australia postponed their tour on security reasons, ... Read more
Sakib to miss NCL matches
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan is all set to miss next few rounds of National Cricket League as he is going for a leave to attend his pregnant wife in America, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. Sakib has been granted a leave till mid November but might have to return early if Zimbabwe agrees ... Read more
Bangladesh players shift focus on NCL
Bangladesh national team members shifted their focus on second round of National Cricket League after Australia unilaterally postponed their two-Test series against Tigers citing safety concerns. The Tigers were busy preparing themselves for the series that was scheduled to begin from October 9 in Chittagong. But they have been released to join their respective divisions
BCB finds an ally in PCB chief
Australia were ‘overly sensitive’ to postpone their tour of Bangladesh over security concerns, says Pakistan Cricket Board president Shahryar Khan, reports BCC Online. Bangladesh police are investigating the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot on Monday, with the Islamic State group saying it is responsible.
BCB calls it ‘sad, unfortunate’
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday regretted the decision of Cricket Australia to postpone the two-Test series against Tigers for safety concern, saying it was sad and unfortunate. ‘Many countries now face these kinds of threat for terror attacks, but we don’t see cricket getting stopped. It is being played everywhere,’ BCB president Nazmul Hasan ... Read more
Women’s lose T20 series to Pakistan
Bangladesh national women’s cricket team lost the Twenty20 international series to Pakistan when the hosts beat them by 34 runs in the second and final match of the series at the Southend Club Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Thursday. Chasing Pakistan’ total of 114-7, the visitors could only manage 80-7 from the stipulated 20 overs. The hosts ... Read more
Bangladesh 9th in new women’s cricket ranking
Bangladesh secured 9th place in the ICC women’s team rankings, which was launched on Thursday. The rankings will incorporate results in all three formats of the game into one rankings system, said an ICC press release. Bangladesh scored 57 points while Australia scored 134 points to hold to top spot. England is on second position with 124 points
BCB hoping against hope
The Bangladesh Cricket Board did not give up their hope to revive the home series against Australia despite Cricket Australia asked its cricketers on Wednesday to leave the camp to join their state teams. The BCB was expecting the CA to give a decision today when it sits in a meeting with outcome of a ... Read more
It’s getting pretty tight, says Lehmann
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has conceded their Test series in Bangladesh is less likely to happen as discussions over the security in the country continue, reports allsports.com.gh. Lehmann and his team were due to depart for Bangladesh on Monday for the two-Test series, which was scheduled to start in Chittagong on October 9 following a ... Read more
Tigers back in Champions Trophy after 11 years
Bangladesh will return to coveted Champions Trophy after an 11-year layoff after they retained their top eight positions in the ICC ODI team ranking on September 30, the cut-off date for the tournament scheduled to be held in England in 2017 Bangladesh’s last participation in the ICC Champions Trophy was in India, when they featured ... Read more
Women’s off with loss in Pakistan
Bangladesh national women’s cricket team lost by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 international of the much-hyped series against Pakistan at Karachi on Wednesday. Bangladeshi women could make only 95-7 in their stipulated 20 overs in reply to the hosts’ 124-5 off 20 overs after they won the toss. The match took place at the Southend ... Read more
‘A’ team lament top-order failure
Top-order batting failure made Bangladesh ‘A’ team pay heavily in their India tour, said skipper Mominul Haque, as the players returned home on Wednesday. The second string Bangladeshi side won just one of their three one-day matches before losing both of their three-day matches, respectively against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka
BCB clutching at straws
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday was hoping against hope to revive the home series against Australia after a series of events over the last few days has thrown it into serious doubt. Cricket Australia has not communicated with the BCB about its decision till late in the evening of Tuesday, leaving BCB in an ... Read more
‘A’ team suffer crushing defeat
Bangladesh ‘A’ team ended their India tour with a humiliating innings and 32-run defeat to India ‘A’ in their final three-day match in Bangalore on Tuesday. The visitors survived just 39.4 overs in their second innings and got out for 151 runs after another horrible batting display. Skipper Mominul Haque and Liton Das could only show
Shuvagata keeps ‘A’ team floating
Shuvagata Hom’s all-round performance kept Bangladesh ‘A’ team in the game after they made a dismal start to the three-day match against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka on Tuesday at Mysore. Shuvagata picked up three wickets to restrict the hosts for 163-6 at stumps after he made a fifty to help his side post 158. Having ... Read more
Walton to sponsor Australia series
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday announced Walton as the title sponsor for the upcoming Bangladesh-Australia Test series. The two-match Test series will be called ‘Walton Test Series Bangladesh-Australia’ powered by Marcel, said BCB officials during a press conference at Mirpur on Tuesday.
Bermuda bans cricketer for life after brawl
An on-field brawl between two Bermuda club cricketers during the country’s Champion of Champions final on September 12 has resulted in one of them being banned for life by the Bermuda Cricket Board. At the end of an over during the game, Cleveland County Cricket Club’s wicketkeeper Jason Anderson, while changing ends, smacked the Willow ... Read more
Cricketer Shahdat’s house maid gives deposition
National team cricketer Kazi Shahadat Hossain’s house maid on Monday gave her statement before a metropolitan magistrate in Dhaka alleging that she was tortured by the cricketer and his wife. Metropolitan magistrate Snigdha Rani Chakraborty recorded the statement under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000 and sent back the 10-year-old
Rain pushes NCL matches to draws
Incessant rain continued for the two consecutive days to end all four first round matches of National cricket league into draws as there was very little play on the fourth and final day of those matches. There was, however, enough play in Khulna between Khulna division and Dhaka division for the hosts to finish their ... Read more