Cricket

Defending champions Dhaka will take on Dhaka Metro in the battle of the Divisional powerhouse as National Cricket League second round gets underway at different venues from today. As both the sides won their opening round gamescomprehensively, suggesting this match is expected to provide some extra-spice at the Fatullah Stadium. Rangpur, who earned full points in their

Bangladesh cricket team took some time off from their usual routine on Friday to enjoy a leisurely period with a trip to a local go-karting track in Brisbane. Go Karting Brisbane, one of the best indoor go kart hire racing centers in Australia, is a European-style indoor kart track, featuring around 400m of adrenalin pumping action, ... Read more

Joyraz Sheikh’s unbeaten century helped Bangladesh Under-19 team secure a draw in the first youth Test against hosts Sri Lanka Under-19 team in Dambulla on Friday. Joyraz hammered undefeated 100 runs off 167 balls with 11 fours as Bangladesh youth side reached 289-8 in 83 overs before two capatain agreed for a draw.

Bangladesh Under-19 team reached 78-2 in 28 overs at the end of rain-interrupted second day of the first youth Test against hosts Sri Lanka Under-19 team in Dambula on Thursday. The hosts found them all out after managing a total of 216 – adding only 4 runs to their overnight score of 212-9 after rain delayed ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-19 team reached 78-2 in 28 overs at the end of rain-interrupted second day of the first youth Test against hosts Sri Lanka Under-19 team in Dambula on Thursday. The hosts found them all out after managing a total of 216 – adding only 4 runs to their overnight score of 212-9 after rain delayed ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board could not make any serious headway regarding planned tour of Pakistan despite discussing the matter on the sideline of an ICC meeting in Dubai, said an official on Wednesday. Bangladesh, according to the present FTP, are supposed to host Pakistan for two Tests, three ODIs and a T20 between April 10 and ... Read more

Dhaka Metropolis and Khulna got off to a flying start in the National Cricket League as they defeated Rajshahi and Sylhet by huge margin on the fourth and final day of the opening round on Wednesday. Dhaka defeated Rajshahi by 285 runs while Khulna trounced Sylhet by an innings and 178 runs in their respective matches ... Read more

Bangladesh national cricket team will be eagerly waiting to watch the development of Tamim Iqbal in the upcoming days ahead of the ICC World Cup after the opener joined the team in Brisbane on Wednesday. Tamim, who had a meniscus operation on his left-knee, travelled separately in Australia in order to see his physician in Melbourne ... Read more

Clothing maker Texweave has promised to send a new set of jerseys to the Bangladesh cricket team in Australia, in a day or two, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board returned their initial supply. The Tigers were left with no choice but to take two sets of defective jerseys when they took seat on the Australia-bound flight ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-19 team clinched the five-match youth one-day international series against Sri Lanka Under-19 team after winning the thrilling final match by 14 runs in Colombo on Sunday. It was the third successive win for the Junior Tigers that enabled them making a stunning comeback in the series after losing the first two matches. Prolific left-hander

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal said on Saturday that he will only play in the World Cup if he can manage to be hundred per cent fit. Tamim is recovering from a knee-operation and now following a rehabilitation programme to attain full fitness ahead of the World Cup, scheduled to start in Australia and New Zealand from ... Read more

A hiccup marked the beginning of Bangladesh cricket team’s journey to Australia for the ICC World Cup as they were forced to reject the jersey that had been provided to them by the designated vendor. Tex wave, a local clothing company, was assigned to provide five sets of standard jerseys to the team before they head ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board wants Pakistan to payback for its unscheduled visit in 2008 after the Pakistan Cricket Board put some conditions for a planned visit in April this year. It was that the PCB wanted fifty per cent share of the revenue generated in the series and a written commitment of Bangladesh Under-19 team’s ... Read more

The Australian wickets, condition and big venues kept the Bangladesh cricket team occupied as they are preparing for next month’s ICC World Cup, scheduled in Down Under. It prompted the Tigers to change their usual training method and adopt something akin to the condition to give them a chance to do well in the gala ... Read more

Four cricketers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were injured when blockaders threw brickbats on their rented bus while returning to Dhaka after a Second Division Cricket League match at the BKSP on Tuesday. Assistant coach Hasanuzzaman said they came under attack at Hemayetpur area under Savar as blockaders pelted brickbats on the running bus. Wicketkeeper Jewel suffered

Junior Tigers are having a tough time in Sri Lanka as their loss by 4 runs in the second youth one-day international gave the Sri Lanka U-19s a comfortable 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Batting first at Colombo Colts grounds, Sri Lanka posted 179-9 in 50 overs before Bangladesh were dismissed for 175 in 47.1 ... Read more

Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah has set his sights on a quarter-final place in the World Cup as Bangladesh nearing to end of their preparation at home. ‘We are aiming to play with a goal of reaching quarter-finals,’ Mahmudullah told reporters at Mirpur on Monday. ‘It can be possible if we are consistent throughout

Sakib Al Hasan’s journey in Australia’s Big Bash season four ended with a defeat as his Melbourne Renegades lost to Adelaide Strikers by 22 runs in their final league match at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday. The Renegades’ last hope to reach the semi-finals ended in smoke by this very defeat in this ‘do or ... Read more

Bangladesh national cricket team in the preparation for the World Cup survived a scare as left-arm spinner Taijul Islam hurt his wrist during a training session in Mirpur on Monday. Taijul was taken to a nearby hospital for X-ray, which however did not reveal any fracture. ‘It was nothing serious,’ team manager Khaled Mahmud told New ... Read more

Bangladesh national football team suffered a shocking 0-2 defeat against Abahani Limited in their first warm-up match ahead of Bangabandhu Gold Cup at the BKSP on Monday. Abahani’s Hungarian forward Szabolcs Csorba scored both the goals in the second half from the counter attack. National team interim coach Saiful Bari Titu