Visiting South Africa will be looking to seal the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh when they take on the Tigers in second match in Mirpur today. South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by eight wickets with a clinical performance in the first game on Friday and a similar show will give them the series with a game ... Read more
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Debutant Rabada tames Tigers
Kagiso Rabada left Bangladesh stunned with a hat-trick on debut to set up a crushing eight-wicket win for South Africa in the rain-hit first one-day international in Dhaka on Friday. Rabada ripped hearts out of the Tigers’ batting line up to finish with 6-16, the best ever haul by a debutant, which helped the Proteas ... Read more
Record-breaking Rabada sinks Tigers
South Africa’s pace bowler Kagiso Rabada became the second bowler to claim a hat-trick on his one-day international debut as Bangladesh crumbled in the opening ODI against the visitors in Dhaka on Friday. Rabada, who picked 6-16, joined Taijul Islam as the debutant-on- hat trick, leaving the hosts folded for 160 in 36.3 overs in ... Read more
Jr Tigers suffer crushing defeat
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team tasted their first defeat in their tour of South Africa as they lost to the hosts by seven wickets in the third youth one-day international match at Pietermaritzburg on Friday. Young Tigers scored a modest 165 all-out in 49.2 overs before the Proteas chased down the score successfully with seven wickets ... Read more
When good-looking innings not good enough
Top-order batsman Soumya Sarkar’s lack of big score continued as he faltered once again after making a good start in the opening one-day international against South Africa on Friday. Soumya departed for 27 just when he looked to have settled down successfully with his four sweetly timed boundaries. But he opted to end his innings
Rain threatens to ruin first ODI
Heavy rain under the influence of monsoon lying low over North Bay of Bengal has threatened to ruin the first one-day international between Bangladesh and South Africa, scheduled today at Mirpur. Light rain started coming down in many parts of the capital on Thursday and continued to grow heavy as the day progressed. The Met office recorded ... Read more
Tigers comfortable sans AB de Villiers
Tigers enjoy most of their success in one-day internationals and their comfort will augment as Proteas skipper AB de Villiers will miss the three-match ODI series against them that starts at Mirpur today. For many cricket lovers de Villiers is the best batsman in contemporary cricket for his unique blend of aggression and immaculate technique. The 31-year ... Read more
Tigers to return to basics
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said on Thursday that he wants his team-mates to return to the basics rather than focusing on result during the three-match one-day international series against South Africa that starts today at Mirpur. Mashrafee, who has been leading the team through a dream run and wiped off their perennial status of a ... Read more
SA Games in next February
The 12th South Asian Games will be jointly hosted by eastern Indian cities Guwahati and Shillong in February next year, the South Asian Sports Council decided at a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. The multi-disciplined meet was earlier scheduled from December 10 to 20 at the same venues. Bangladesh Olympic Association vice-president Mizanur Rahman ... Read more
Tigers confident ahead of ODIs
Bangladesh will go into the three-match one-day international series against South Africa as confident despite losing both Twenty20 internationals, said batsman Tamim Iqbal said on Wednesday. The Tigers looked firm to grab their opportunity against the Proteas in the ODIs, their most favourite of all three formats, where they are enjoying a memorable run since ... Read more
Bangladesh a win away from CT
Bangladesh will begin their three-match one-day internationals campaign against South Africa with one eye on ICC Champions Trophy 2017 as they need to win one game against the visitors to retain pre-series points, said an ICC press release on Wednesday. The battle for the final two available places in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will ... Read more
Mclaren expects a tough series
South Africa’s one day specialist Ryan Mclaren said on Wednesday that the three-match one-day international series to start on Friday at Mirpur would be a tough assignment for them as they would have to face the spirited Tigers in their own den. The 32-year-old ambidextrous player, who joined late with his team only to play ... Read more
SA sweep Tigers with simple win
Bangladesh put yet another erratic batting display to suffer a 31-run defeat in the second Twenty20 International against South Africa, conceding the two-match series 0-2, in Dhaka on Tuesday. A debutant leg-spinner and unheralded left-arm spinner proved to be more than handy for the Tigers, who did a fair job with the ball to restrict ... Read more
Tigers pay for hesitation in batting
Lack of partnership and hesitation in making the shots cost Bangladesh the second Twenty20 international against South Africa, said skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza after a 31-run defeat on Tuesday. Bangladesh collapsed to 138 all out replying to South Africa’s 169-4 in the face of an in experienced South African attack that saw a debutant leg-spinner ... Read more
Mahmudullah, Anamul back for ODIs
Batsmen Mahmudullah and Anamul Haque have been recalled as Bangladesh on Tuesday named 14-man squad for the first two one-day internationals of three-match series against South Africa. Mahmudullah had missed Bangladesh’s previous series against India at home after he sustained a fracture on his left index finger. Anamul had injured himself during the
De Villiers to miss ODI series
South Africa have decided to withdraw their one-day international captain AB de Villiers from the side for three-match series against Bangladesh after it was confirmed that he would serve a ban in the first match. South African management has confirmed the right-handed batsman will face the ban that was imposed after a slow over-rate during ... Read more
Du Plessis happy to floor Tigers
South African skipper Faf du Plessis showed his content by bringing down high-flying Bangladesh into earth as the hosts were clean swept in the two-match Twenty20 series on Tuesday. South Africa clinched the series cleanly when they defeated Bangladesh by 31 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium following their 52-run win in the opener. The ... Read more
Proteas shrug off phone threat to Parnell
Visiting South Africa cricket team on Tuesday played down the significance of a reported threat made to their cricketer Wayne Parnell by anonymous caller, saying it was nothing serious and maybe a mere prank or a hoax call. Parnell reported the threat hours before the first Twenty20 international against Bangladesh on Sunday after he had ... Read more
Jr Tigers keep on winning
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team continued their winning run as they beat their South African counterparts by 29 runs in their second match of the youth one-day international series in Durban on Tuesday. The junior Tigers who smashed the African side 6-1 in their home series early in the year extended their lead to 2-0 in ... Read more
Mamudullah, Anamul return for South Africa ODIs
Batsmen Mahmudullah and Anamul Haque have been recalled as Bangladesh on Tuesday named 14-man squad for the first two one-day internationals of three-match series against South Africa. Mahmudullah had missed Bangladesh’s previous series against India at home after he sustained a fracture on his left index finger. Anamul had injured himself during