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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s cricket team will embark on their second-ever ICC Women’s World Cup journey as they depart for Colombo on Tuesday. After making their debut in 2022 in New Zealand, where they recorded a historic maiden victory against Pakistan, the Tigresses will be eager to build on that experience. The 2025 ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh opened their Super Four campaign in the Asia Cup with a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Chasing 169, Bangladesh reached the target with one ball remaining, thanks to strong batting performances from Saif Hassan and Tawhid Hridoy. Sri Lanka, asked to bat ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday appointed former national team pacer Hasibul Hossain Shanto as a men’s team selector and former women’s team captain Salma Khatun as a women’s selector. With the appointment, Salma became the first woman cricketer of the country to take such a role, which was remarked as ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to appoint a woman selector for the national women’s team, stated board president Aminul Islam Bulbul on Friday. Currently the national selection panel for the men’s team comprises former captain Gazi Ashraf Hossain as the chairman and Abdur Razzak as the member. Hannan Sarkar stepped ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam believes that the preparation of the Bangladesh national women’s cricket team for the forthcoming ICC Women’s World Cup was not up to the mark. The Nigar Sultana Joty-led team is currently in a camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur before going to the ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s talented wicketkeeper-batter, is on the verge of making history as the first Bangladeshi cricketer to reach 100 Test appearances. This milestone is within reach following Cricket Ireland’s decision to take part in a two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting on November 10. Ireland will tour Bangladesh between November ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh cricket team left for Dubai in the early hours of Friday for the Champions Trophy, which begins in Pakistan and the UAE from February 19. Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh team will play a warm-up match against the Mohammad Haris-led Pakistan Shaheens at the ICC Cricket Academy ground in Dubai on ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons acknowledged that the team’s preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy has not been ideal, but he remains hopeful that his players will quickly regain their ODI form before the tournament starts. “I agree that it is not the best preparation. However, they have been playing white-ball ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cricket enthusiasts across Bangladesh can now catch every thrilling moment of the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup live, as Toffee, the nation’s leading digital entertainment platform, streams the tournament for free. The World Cup, hosted in Malaysia, kicks off today, 18 January 2025, and runs until 2 February. Fans can ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to organize a women’s Bangladesh Premier League immediately following the conclusion of the current men’s edition, as confirmed by board director and BPL member secretary Nazmul Abedin Fahim. Speaking to reporters in Chattogram on Friday, Fahim revealed that the tournament will feature three teams in ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s team recorded their biggest win by runs in the one-day format when they outplayed Ireland by 154 runs in the first WODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. Batting first, Bangladesh posted 252-4, their highest-ever total in ODIs, where Sharmin scored ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bowlers, led by pacer Taskin Ahmed, gave Bangladesh an unlikely chance in the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, but the batters were blown away by the West Indies as the Tigers suffered yet another huge defeat on Tuesday. Bangladesh were skittled for 132 runs by the ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Ivory Coast scored only seven runs in a men’s T20 international against Nigeria in Lagos. Nigeria set a high target of 271 runs, led by Selim Salau’s impressive 112 runs off 53 balls. Ivory Coast struggled to respond, losing by 264 runs at the Tafawa Balewa Oval. Six players from Ivory ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com A 13-year-old Indian boy has made history by being the youngest player sold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for 11 million rupees, about €125,000 or $130,000. He will be trained by former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid and will play alongside several ... Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com India achieved an impressive 295-run victory against Australia in the first Test in Perth, showcasing their strong performance in the series. They dismissed Australia for 238 during the last session of day four, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Australia started their innings at 12-3 after a powerful bowling ... Read more