Siddikur Rahman is expected to be tested again this week as he will have to deal with a dip in form as well as windy conditions at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters starting today. Strong winds will put Siddikur to the test as gusts of over 30 kilometres per hour are expected to sweep the Taiwan ... Read more
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Shakib show in vain
It was an outstanding knock from an outstanding player. But Shakib Al Hasan’s masterful 84-run innings was still not good enough for Bangladesh as they crashed out of the ICC World Twenty20 after defeat to Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium last night. In the end, Pakistan chased down the Tigers’ challenging total of ... Read more
‘We failed to back up Shakib’
Praising Shakib Al Hasan’s innings highly, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim held the conditions responsible for their failure in the ICC World Twenty20 yesterday. The wicketkeeper-batsman in the post-match briefing said that his team lost the game, against Pakistan by eight wickets, despite putting up a challenging total on the board mainly because of their
Backfiring bouncers
There has been much talk of executing plans in the lead-up to Bangladesh’s ICC World Twenty20 encounter with Pakistan and if those plans were being executed when the Tigers took the field to defend an admirable total of 175 after a Shakib Al Hasan special, then there is cause for concern. The first three overs ... Read more
Disappointed, but hopeful
Over the past few weeks in Bangladesh, a lot of hype has surrounded the Tigers’ participation in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20. Expectations were really high this time as the team management and players had talked up their chances of reaching the Super Eights stage as well as putting in a good show in the ... Read more
Do or die for Tigers
Bangladesh will take on 2009 champions Pakistan in their last Group match of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium today needing to win the match by an unlikely margin if they are to qualify for the Super Eights stage. The match will start at 4pm Bangladesh Standard
‘Nothing to lose’
Bangladesh have to play their best T20 match if they want to turn the tables against mighty Pakistan in their second and final group match and qualify for the Super Eights of the ICC World Twenty20. A win will not be good enough for the Tigers; they have to win the match by a margin ... Read more
Fitness scare for Tigers
Bangladesh got a little jolt yesterday ahead of today’s do-or-die clash against Pakistan as pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortaza suffered an injury during practice and star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan skipped training as he was not feeling good. National team physio Vibhav Singh however said that the setbacks suffered by the two
7-star Enamul revives hosts
A seven-wicket haul by Enamul Haque Jr. brought Bangladesh A back into the four-day game as the West Indies High Performance side were scuttled out in 44 overs for a mere 144 runs on the second day of the 4-day match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. In reply, the home-side took a lead of ... Read more
NZ through despite defeat
Pakistan provided strong evidence on Sunday during their first group match against New Zealand why they were considered top favourites in the ICC World Twenty20. First, Pakistan’s top order dominated New Zealand’s bowling under sunny skies in Pallekele and then their variety of bowling led by leading T20I wicket-taker Saeed Ajmal, who claimed four wickets ... Read more
Saqlain blames pitch for Tigers debacle
Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach Saqlain Mushtaq held the pitch responsible for the poor show of his charges against New Zealand, who faced very little problem in tackling them in their ICC World Twenty20 opener in Kandy on Friday. New Zealand took 117 runs in 13 overs against four spinners that Bangladesh used which
Question of strength
The Tigers are dejected but not completely shattered by the 59-run defeat against New Zealand on Friday. True, Bangladesh had focussed all their energy on this particular match before the start of the tournament but the team now realises that there is a huge difference in strength between them and the other top teams in ... Read more
Fingers crossed for NZ
Hope never dies. The 59-run defeat against New Zealand might have faded the Tigers’ chance of reaching the Super Eights stage of the ICC World Twenty20 but the Tigers, as well as 160 million people at home, will definitely be praying for a Kiwi victory against Pakistan in today’s Group D match at the
We had no answer to McCullum
When Brendan Mc Cullum plays to his best, there are hardly any teams in the world who can come up with an answer and Bangladesh could not be any exception in their first match in the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday. The Tigers had no clue how to stop McCullum, the top-ranked player in
Siddikur misses the cut again
Siddikur Rahman’s season is going pear-shaped as the flag-bearer of Bangladesh golf failed to make the cut for the second time this season and in space of three weeks. The 27-year old golfer racked up a sorry score of 4-over-par (146) at the end of the second round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open yesterday to ... Read more
Tigers intent on team effort
The focus will be on champion all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan when Bangladesh play their first match in the ICC World Twenty20 against New Zealand at the Pallekele International Stadium today. While it is true that the team effort will be key for Bangladesh to realise their ambition of qualifying for the Super Eight stage, Shakib ... Read more
A better unit if not best
In a career blighted by series of injuries, Mashrafee bin Murtaza has had many regrets as he missed the 2011 World Cup at home, lost the glory of becoming the first Test captain to win a Test series overseas. If Mashrafee makes a shortlist of his injury-toll, he will probably find the Bangladesh-New Zealand one-day series ... Read more
Pace & pitch cause concern for Tigers
To both Mushfiqur Rahim and Ross Taylor there was a common question – if they see any similarity between Pallekele International Stadium and Queenstown Events Park in New Zealand? The questioner was so obsessed with the so called beauty of Pallekele that he was looking for a certificate from the captains that it is indeed ... Read more
Entertaining draw for Bangladesh
The Bangladesh national football team had to be satisfied with a tense 1-1 draw in their first international friendly match in a year against hosts Nepal at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu yesterday. After the cancellation of the first of the two international friendly matches due to heavy rain on Tuesday, there was also concern of ... Read more
BCB to float fresh tender
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to float a fresh tender for its worldwide media rights after the failure of negotiations with local media conglomerate Virgo Media Limited. The media company, which owns TV’s Channel 9, was asked to raise its original bidding value, worth 6 million dollars, in order to match the offer ... Read more