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India romped to a seven-wicket win in the rain-hit first one-day international against Bangladesh taking 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Dhaka on Sunday. Set a revised target of 150 in 26 overs, India, who are without at least seven regular players, reached 153-3 with seven balls to spare. The visitors

Bangladesh-A team recorded their first victory on the West Indies tour when they defeated Sagicor High Performance Centre by six wickets in the first T20 at the Kensington Oval on Saturday. Chasing 152, Kayes gave his team a solid start by hitting a quickfire 50 off 21 balls as they reached 71 in within the sixth ... Read more

Andre Russell proved to be the nemesis of the Bangladesh A team once again as the all-rounder grabbed six wickets to lead Sagicor High Performance Centre to a three-wicket win in the second one-dayer in Barbados on Tuesday. Russell, who scored 132 off 56 balls in the first match of the series, picked up 6-28 as ... Read more

Cricketer Mohammad Ashraful faces a minimum five-year ban after he was found guilty of violating a certain anti-corruption clause during the Bangladesh Premier League, said the lawyers on Monday. The Anti-Corruption Tribunal, formed to try the accused of BPL match-fixing scandal, on Sunday provided the details of their verdict which acquitted six accused and

The Anti-Corruption Tribunal on Sunday provided the details of its short verdict announced earlier that acquitted six of the nine accused in the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing scandal. The Tribunal on February 26 acquitted six players and officials of match-fixing related offences but did not announce any punishment for the three players including former

Pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza said Bangladesh should not expect any quick results from the newly-appointed specialist bowling coach Heath Streak as he does not have a magic wand. Streak joined the Bangladesh Cricket Board on a two-year contract as a specialist bowling coach last week and is currently busy honing the skills of the Tigers ... Read more

Selectors on Thursday picked uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Mithun and paceman Taskin Ahmed in Bangladesh 15-man squad for the three-match one-day international series against India. Mithun played a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka earlier this year but was not selected for the subsequent Asia Cup and ICC World Twenty20.

The Anti-Corruption Tribunal, formed to try the accused in the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing scandal, is expected to provide the Bangladesh Cricket Board with the details of its short verdict on June 8, said the officials on Thursday. The Tribunal on February 26 acquitted six players

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan took little time to jump into promotional activities after he returned from India on Wednesday following a successful stint in the Indian Premier League. Sakib flew to Chittagong in the afternoon after his arrival to participate in a programme of Boost, an energy drink for children, of which he is the ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s new bowling coach Heath Streak said on Tuesday that he was looking forward to helping his charges by guiding them through his vast experience. Streak completed his first day in office by getting introduced to some national team players including skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and took a look at the

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s newly appointed specialist bowling coach Heath Streak arrived in Dhaka on Monday to take over the charge. Former Zimbabwe’s Test skipper Streak is expected to join the national cricket team training session today at Mirpur ahead of their home series against India. Streak, 40, looked to be tired after a hectic travelling but still ... Read more

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan was crowned sixth most valuable player in the just-concluded Indian Premier League that saw him winning the title for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Glenn Maxwell, the Australian batsman of Kings XI Punjab, won cash prize money of Indian Rs 10 lakh as the most valuable player after his incredible batting display ... Read more

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim formally changed his club on Sunday, joining Prime Dholeshwar from Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at a programme in Dhaka. His signing gave a kick start to the player recruitment process for the next Dhaka Premier League with the formal transfer date set for August 5 and 6 while the

Bangladesh U-19 team played to a draw against Madhya Pradesh Cricket AssociationUnder-19 team of India on the fourth and final day of their first four-day match at Fatullah outer stadium on Sunday. Resuming the 1st innings on Sunday with overnight 192 for 3 in 85 overs, Bangladesh declared the innings at 352 for 6 in 132 ... Read more

A total of 108 cricketers on the Bangladesh Cricket Board payroll remained unpaid since January as the list prepared by the tournament committee did not get the approval from the board of directors. The BCB brought 120 cricketers under the payroll in 2013, with 12 earning the national contract and the rest being placed in three ... Read more

Bangladesh U-19 trailed by 129-run against Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Under-19 team of India on the third day of their first four-day match at Fatullah Outer Stadium in Fatullah on Saturday. Bangladesh resumed the first innings with overnight 60-3 in 27.2 overs and added 192 runs without losing any more wicket in 85 overs at stumps ... Read more

Newly appointed Bangladesh bowling coach, Heath Streak will arrive on Monday to join the preparation camp of the national team ahead of their three-match one-day international series against India, said a BCB official on Friday. The former Zimbabwe skipper recently signed a two-year contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board as a specialist bowling coach

Offended at seeing India selecting an under-strength squad, Bangladesh captain Musfiqur Rahim promised to give the side a fitting reply when the two teams play a three-match one-day international series in June. India rested seven senior cricketers – Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami

Bangladeshi spin bowling duo Abdur Razzak and Sohag Gazi will be looking to cement their places in the squad when Bangladesh play the three-match one-day international series against India next month at home. Experienced left-arm spinner Razzak and off-spinner Gazi had been far from their very best in the recent times and their dip in form ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board will send a letter to the Anti-Corruption Tribunal soon asking it to expedite the full verdict of the Bangladesh Premier League’s match-fixing trial, BCB president Nazmul Hasan said on Wednesday Nazmul said the BCB is under pressure from the International Cricket Council for receiving the full verdict after the tribunal had acquitted ... Read more