Cricket

Bangladesh expect Zimbabwe to come hard against them in the second Test in Khulna after going down by 1-0 in the three-match Test series with a narrow three-wicket defeat in Dhaka. The Tigers started their preparation at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium for the second Test match, scheduled to be held at the Sheikh Abu Naser ... Read more

Khulna promised to provide high security for the second Test match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, which begins at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium on November 3. The players of both the teams will arrive in the city today and are expected to take part in their first training session on Friday. According to the venue ... Read more

Zimbabwe cricket team opted to train closed door on Wednesday as they prepare to make a comeback in the three-Test series against Bangladesh in the second Test in Khulna. Coach Stephen Mongongo took the team to train at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 9:00am where they practiced fielding for nearly an hour before players

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has changed their plan of rectifying off-spinner Sohag Gazi’s bowling action and opted to engage national team’s spin bowling coach Ruwan Kalpage instead of sending him to Malaysia. Sohag was supposed to fly to Malaysia for remodelling his action under supervision of coach Mohammad Salahuddin, but the former national fielding coach ... Read more

Selectors are weighing their options to provide support for batting stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim who is often seen running out of partners in Test matches. Mushfiq is considered as one of Tigers main contributor in their batting line-up and lived up to his expectation to remain unbeaten on 23 runs during their

Opener Imrul Kayes scored a century but it was not enough to stave off their second consecutive defeat for the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in Acharya Memorial Challenger Trophy in Kolkata on Tuesday. The BCB XI lost to Karnataka XI by five wickets despite Imrul’s 100 off 104 balls featuring nine fours and three sixes ... Read more

Bangladesh can beat anyone at home as they now have an even deadlier spin combination than before to extract maximum advantage, Zimbabwean coach Stephen Mangongo opined on Tuesday. The Tigers beat Zimbabwe by three wickets within three days as left-arm spinner Taijul Islam grabbed a record 8-39 in the second innings to set up a ... Read more

Bangladesh got the better of their nerves to seal a three-wicket win over Zimbabwe inside three days in the first Test to take 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series in Dhaka on Monday. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam a bagged a record 8-39 and played a key hand with the bat to seal the win, ... Read more

When Bangladesh were struggling with the bat in the fourth innings, a television camera zoomed on a cat roaming on the roof of a gallery. No sooner it was shown on the giant screen it made the fans sitting in the stadium laughing in a loud voice. It could not be known if Mushfiqur Rahim ... Read more

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam enjoyed hitting the winning boundary for Bangladesh more than his record-breaking bowling figure of 8-39 after it helped Bangladesh overcome a jittery to post a three-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Monday. Bangladesh were struggling at 82-7 in pursuit of 101 runs when Taijul arrived as Zimbabwe were sniffing an unexpected win ... Read more

Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor said on Monday that he is proud with the team’s attitude to make a game but remained disappointed with the batting unit for failing to deliver in the first Test against Bangladesh. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 114 runs in less than two sessions to set up the hosts just 101 ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board XI failed to get a winning start in the Acharya Memorial Trophy as they lost to Mumbai by eight wickets in the rain-interrupted opening game at Jadavpur University’s campus ground in Kolkata on Monday. Bangladesh fielded six Test players in Anamul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Elias Sunny, Abul Hassan, Anamul Haque and Naeem ... Read more

Bangladesh will be kicking themselves in their foot for wasting a very good chance to put Zimbabwe under pressure after they suffered three casual run outs to be dismissed for 254 runs in the first innings of the first Test on Sunday. Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah and Mominul Haque each scored a fifty to give Bangladesh ... Read more

If body language is an indication of how a team approaching a game, Bangladesh must be appalled seeing what they have demonstrated on the first two days of the first Test against Zimbabwe. On the opening day fielders casually conceded several boundaries, misjudged few catches and dropped few others to allow Zimbabwe to reach to ... Read more

Though Bangladesh took a slim lead against Zimbabwe in the first innings of the first Test to leave the game on par in plain terms, one does not need to be an expert to see the advantage Zimbabwe gained after the first two days of play. The visitors shot Bangladesh out for 254 runs to ... Read more

Suspended off-spinner Sohag Gazi accused the Bangladesh Cricket Board of neglecting his rectification procedure, as it is yet to process his visa for a tour to Malaysia. Sohag is expected to travel to Malaysia for a two-week programme under former Bangladesh fielding coach Mohammad Salahuddin to remodel his action after the

Sakib al Hasan showed no sign of rustiness on his Test comeback to grab six wickets for 59 runs helping Bangladesh dismiss Zimbabwe for below-par 240 runs in the first innings of the first Test at Mirpur on Saturday. Sakib, who returned to Test cricket after serving out a ban for poor discipline, made good ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan had a five-wicket haul in the last Test match against Sri Lanka, but could not recall the feat on his return to Test cricket on Saturday against Zimbabwe. One cannot blame him, as in the last eight months he had so many ups and downs in his life, that it was very ... Read more

Visiting Zimbabwe vowed to make up for their lost ground with their bowling and fielding after they were dismissed for a modest total of 240 runs on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Saturday. ‘We cannot change what we have on the board,’ said batsman Sikandar Raza, who laboured ... Read more

Over the last few years Zimbabwe has made major dents into Bangladesh’s reputation, winning the one-off Test series in 2011 and inflicting a huge defeat on the Tigers in the first Test of the next series in 2013. On both occasions, they also won the corresponding one-day international series’, impacting Bangladesh’s cricketing landscape as a ... Read more