Cricket

Bangladeshi spinners were the deciding factor in the just concluded three-match Test series against Zimbabwe that the host swept away by 3-0 margin, said Zimbabwean skipper Brendon Taylor on Sunday.The Tigers won the third Test by 186 runs to complete a remarkable feat that was well dominated by the spinners from the very beginning until ... Read more

Bangladesh’s bid for 3-0 series sweep against Zimbabwe remained firmly on course after they set up the visitors a world record 449-run winning target in the third Test in Chittagong on Saturday. The Tigers began their victory charge already reducing Zimbabwe to 71-1 at stumps on the fourth day, which left them with nine wickets required ... Read more

Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque has his younger sister Momo to thank for giving him some extra motivation to get his fourth Test century in the third Test in Chittagong on Saturday. Mominul wanted to give her a gift on her birthday after the first Test in Dhaka – especially since he could not recall the date ... Read more

Selectors on Saturday have rewarded leg-spinner Jubair Hossain with a place in the 13-man squad for the first two one-day internationals of five-match series against Zimbabwe. The 19-year old Jubair has been impressive in the three-match Test series by taking nine wickets so far including 5-96 in the first innings of the ongoing third Test

Leg-spinner Jubair Hossain stole the show on Friday to complete his maiden five-wicket haul giving Bangladesh a shot for the win and a 3-0 sweep in the third Test against Zimbabwe in Chittagong. Jubair had remained under the shades of Sakib al Hasan and Taijul Islam in the first two Tests, despite making crucial breakthroughs, but ... Read more

Nothing can be more pleasing for a bowler than executing a certain game plan and this is where Jubair Hossain excelled on his way to the maiden five-wicket haul against Zimbabwe in Chittagong on Friday. Jubair made Brendan Taylor his first Test wicket in the first Test to a ball that was tossed up outside the ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan smashed a fifty and Rubel Hossain entertained with flurry of sixes but Zimbabwe took the honour on the second day of the third Test in Chittagong on Thursday. Zimbabwe snapped eight wickets in two sessions and then left the field with 113-1 on board, boosting their chances of making it a contest ... Read more

India have all the reasons to feel good about batting ahead of their upcoming tour of Australia after Rohit Sharma, playing his first international match since August on account of finger and shoulder injuries, scored his second double hundred (264 off 173 balls) to help India thrash Sri Lanka for the fourth time running in ... Read more

Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes reunited to put an epic double century partnership, leading Bangladesh to a commendable 303-2 on the opening day of the third Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. The pair, easily the best ever to open the innings for Bangladesh, took control of the game from the word go to flay Zimbabwean bowlers, ... Read more

In 37 Tests, Tamim Iqbal has spent time together with at least 21 cricketers at the crease, but perhaps he never felt as comfortable as he does with Imrul Kayes on the other side. The pair reunited on Wednesday to write a new chapter in Bangladesh cricket, putting the country’s first ever double century stand ... Read more

A day before a Test match, it is rare for Bangladesh to keep the training session optional but that is what they did on Tuesday, ahead of their third Test against Zimbabwe in Chittagong. With the series already dead, this was not completely unexpected, as Bangladesh also needs to keep their legs fresh for the ... Read more

The Dhaka Premier League got off to a rousing start on Tuesday as promoted Partex SC shocked runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club on the opening day. Sri Lankan Roshane Shiwanka Silva set up a dramatic 11-run win for Partex with an unbeaten 111 at Futallah. British-based Pakistani all-rounder Azhar Zaidi hammered

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has apparently rewarded all-rounder Sakib al Hasan for his historic achievement in the ongoing Test series against Zimbabwe by promising to lift his ban on participating in overseas leagues. The BCB in July had suspended Sakib for six months and barred him from participating in franchise-based foreign Twenty20 leagues up to December ... Read more

Bangladesh are planning for another spin assault on Zimbabwe as they seek an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in the third and final Test, which begins in Chittagong today. The Tigers, who posted contrasting wins in the first two Tests, heavily relied on their spin trio of Sakib al Hasan, Taijul Islam and Jubair Hossain, who ... Read more

Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim had mixed feeling as he reflected on national team’s journey in Test arena during the last 14 years. Bangladesh began their journey in Test cricket from November 10, 2000 but could manage only six wins over the period, which includes the two most recent wins over Zimbabwe. Mushfiq, who led ... Read more

The Dhaka Premier League finally gets underway today without any hype as major clubs are missing the service of the national players, who are busy playing in the home series against Zimbabwe. Champions Legends of Rupganj will take on Old DOHS at Mirpur while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will face Partex at Fatullah on the ... Read more

Opening batsman Imrul Kayes is looking to play a big innings and cement his position in the Test squad during the last Test match against Zimbabwe in Chittagong beginning on Wednesday. Imrul was included in the squad for the final Test of the series in place of Shamsur Rahman, who could accumulate only 33 runs in ... Read more

Zimbabwe national cricket team members skipped their scheduled training session on Sunday in order to breathe fresh and spent the day by playing golf and doing some shopping. Zimbabwe were supposed to train at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium ahead of the last Test, but the team management cancelled it at the last moment to ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan took himself to a new height after grabbing 10 wickets in a match in addition to his century, leading Bangladesh to a pulsating 162-run win over Zimbabwe in the second Test at Khulna on Friday. The win helped Bangladesh to warp-up the three-match Test series with an unassailable 2-0 lead, making the ... Read more

After the first Test in Dhaka, Sakib al Hasan was told by a senior journalist that he only needs a century and 10 wickets in a single Test to join Ian Botham and Imran Khan to confirm his immorality as an all-rounder. Not a keen follower of cricket statistics, Sakib needed an explanation and he ... Read more