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The International Cricket Council announced the names of the host nation’s event ambassadors for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 in a press release on Monday, with less than a month to go before the tournament kicks off in Dhaka on March 16. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Nasir Hossain were named ... Read more

The Bangladesh Under-19s recorded their second win in as many matches in the International Cricket Council U-19 World Cup after defeating Namibia by 52 runs in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday. Electing to take first strike after winning the toss, the young Tigers posted 233-5 in 50 overs. Mosaddek Hossain was the highest scorer with ... Read more

United Commercial Bank will be the official ticket-seller for the Asia Cup, which begins on February 25, aBangladesh Cricket Board official said on Monday. Tickets for the first five matches at Fatullah will be priced at Tk 200 to Tk 8000, while tickets for the matches in Dhaka will go up to Tk 25,000.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board put Mushfiqur Rahim back in charge as they announced 15-member squads for both the men’s and women’s edition of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh. Mushfiq missed the just-concluded two-match T20 international series against Sri Lanka due to a finger injury but returned as captain for the showcase ... Read more

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim risked himself in the three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka despite knowing that it could take him five or six weeks for his finger injury to heal completely. Mushfiq, who hurt the baby finger of his left hand during the drawn second Test in Chittagong, is back at the helm having ... Read more

1st ODI threatened by rain Incessant rain and a soggy outfield threatened to mar the first of three one-day internationals between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, scheduled to start at 1:00pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Rain, caused by a depression, already caused severe damage to the outfield of the venue, leaving the prospect of the day-night ... Read more

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Sunday said that the visitors will have to be on their toes against the hosts in the three-match one-day international series that begins today at Mirpur. Bangladesh came close to pulling off wins in the just-concluded two-match Twenty20 internationals only to be denied in the final delivery of both ... Read more

Incessant rain throughout the country forced the three games of the third round of the 15th National Cricket League end in a draw on Sunday across different venues with Sylhet already beating Dhaka a day earlier. Dhaka Metro v Barisal The game between Dhaka Metro and Barisal ended in a draw at Fatullah. Dhaka Metro were batting ... Read more

15-man squad announced for SL ODIs Drama regarding the vice-captaincy issue centering around Tamim Iqbal finally ended as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka naming the southpaw deputy to skipper Mushfiqur Rahim. Tamim had stepped down from the post after Mashrafee bin Murtaza was appointed to ... Read more

The Bangladesh national team concluded the two-match Twenty20 international series against Sri Lanka displaying encouraging signs of their fighting ability ahead of the ICC World T20 beginning from March at their own den. Though the matches were won by the Islanders at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, the Tigers nevertheless fought bravely

The Bangladesh Under-19s began their campaign in the International Cricket Council U-19 World Cup in resounding fashion on Saturday after thrashing Afghanistan by 10 wickets in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The young Tigers decided to field first after winning the toss and their decision paid dividends as the Afghans were all out for 212 in 50 overs ... Read more

Bangladesh lost their second last-ball thriller in as many games as Sri Lanka swept the two-match Twenty20 series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday. Sachithra Senanayake dispatched Farhad Reza’s last delivery for a boundary with Sri Lanka needing two runs to win as the visitors scored 123-7 after

It was not long ago that a tiny cricketer would be followed by his mother to every single match he participated in, despite all the discomfort she had to endure and the sacrifices she had to make in managing household affairs. Her dedication led her to travel great distances just to inspire her son, with a ... Read more

Misjudging the conditions cost Bangladesh dearly in the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, which they lost by three wickets to give the tourists 2-0 series sweep on Friday. The Tigers opted to use Farhad Reza in the last over with nine runs required for a Sri Lankan victory because severe dew in the outfield was ... Read more

The Bangladesh Under-19s will open their International Cricket Council U-19 World Cup campaign today as they take on Afghanistan at Sheikh Abu Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The young Tigers have been placed in Group B and they will also clash with Namibia on Monday before rounding off their group stage matches against

Bangladesh will have to better control their nerves at the death when they take on Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 of their two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today. The Tigers ran neck-and-neck with their mighty South Asian opponents in the first match only to go down by two runs as ... Read more

The scorecard will always show that Sri Lanka secured a two-run victory against Bangladesh in the first Twenty20 of the two-match series, but it will not capture the pain that the Tigers suffered in defeat. Bangladesh were on course to earn a memorable victory against the top-ranked Twenty20 International side but fell short after TV umpire ... Read more