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Both Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are looking forward to make a new start from their own perspective when they lock horns in the second Test in Khulna from Monday. Bangladesh will be eyeing to warp-up the series with a win over the visitors while Zimbabwe are eager to make a strong come back after going down ... Read more

Talented young pace bowler Taskin Ahmed received an injury scare ahead of the five-match one-day international series against Zimbabwe after he sustained a strain on his rib cage during a game at the Acharya Memorial Challenger Trophy in Kolktata. Taskin was asked to take rest for three weeks to

Batsman Tamim Iqbal and left-arm spinner Taijul Islam are just fine and should be available for the second Test against Zimbabwe in Khulna, said officials of the Bangladesh cricket team on Thursday. Tamim hurt his right hand during a fielding session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday, though an X-ray revealed no fracture. Before ... Read more

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