The tampering travesty, which began on the third day of Australia’s third Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday, has finally come to a conclusion with Australia captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft being heavily sanctioned on Wednesday by CricketAustralia. SMITH, BANCROFT TEMPORARILY EXILED
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SL claim title after debutant’s hat-trick
Right-arm pacer Shehan Madushanka became fourth bowler in history to claim a hat-trick on debut as Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 79 runs to clinch the tri-nation one-day international tournament in Mirpur on Saturday. Madushanka claimed Bangladesh’s last three wickets as he finished with 3-26 tohelp Sri Lanka bowl out the Tigers for 142 runs ... Read more
Tigers win by 91 runs against Zimbabwe
Tamim Iqbal and Sakib al Hasan struck fifties before bowlers provided stunning performances as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 91 runs in their third match of the tri-nation tournament in Mirpur on Tuesday. Chasing a decent target of 217 runs, Zimbabwe lost wickets at regular intervals before they were bowled out for 125 runs in 36.3 ... Read more
Tigers in final following record victory
Sakib al Hasan starred with bat and ball Bangladesh outplayed Sri Lanka by a record 163 runs in their second match of the tri-nation one-day international tournament in Dhaka on Friday. The victory also saw the Tigers go through to the final of the tri-nation series. Bangladesh have won both their games with bouns points ... Read more
Gayle smashes records in Rangpur win
Chris Gayle became the first batsman to hit a century in the fifth edition of Bangladesh Premier League as Rangpur Riders defeated Khulna Titans in the eliminator at Sher-e Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Gayle struck 126 off 51 deliveries, his fourth century in BPL and the highest score in tournament history, helping Rangpur race ... Read more
BCB to recall coach if necessary
Bangladesh Cricket Board will call back head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe from vacation if it was necessary to seek his version of national team’s recent debacle in South Africa, said a top official on Tuesday. BCB president Nazmul Hasan, who was expected to be re-elected today, said they would delve into the reasons behind poor results ... Read more
Bangladesh hold hosts Tajikistan
Bangladesh held hosts Tajikistan to a goalless draw in their opening match of the AFC Under-19 Championship Qualifier at the Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan on Tuesday. The other match of the Group B between Maldives and Sri Lanka ended in a 2-2 draw at the same venue. Uzbekistan is the other team of the ... Read more
Naimur re-elected in BCB
Nazmul-panel suffers defeat in Barisal Former national captain Naimur Rahman was re-elected as the director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board in a keenly-contested election held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. Kishoreganj councillor Syed Ashfaqul Islam joined Manikganj’s Naimur on the 26-member board of directors from Dhaka division as they both secured 13 votes ... Read more
BPL woos top players to add glamour
The fifth edition of Bangladesh Premier League will see some extra glamour with the inclusion of some of the world’s most prominent Twenty20 stars, who will make their debut in the tournament this year. Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum, England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler have
‘Only way for Bangladesh is up’
Visiting Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Monday hailed Bangladesh’s recent progress in women’s football and hoped that men’s national team would come out of its ongoing bad patch sooner or later. ‘Bangladesh is improving in women’s football. We all saw Bangladesh’s Under-16 women’s played in the U-16 final round.
Saifuddin shows he isn’t Stokes
Mohammad Saifuddin got the comparison of English all-rounder Ben Stokes after his unbeaten 39 off 27 balls in Bangladesh’s 20-run loss in the first Twenty20 international against South Africa in Bloemfontein. The all-rounder took just one game to show that he can be many things but not Stokes in the second match of the series ... Read more
BOA unveils Youth Games logo
The Bangladesh Olympic Association unveiled the logo and mascot of the maiden Bangladesh Youth Games 2018 in a colourful ceremony at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Sunday. The meet is scheduled to get underway on December 18 across the country. The logo contained a torch carried by an athlete while
Naimur faces a battle in BCB
At least two directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board have to face the elections to get re-elected as rival candidates refused to give them a bye unlike many others in the forthcoming elections, scheduled on Tuesday. Former national captain and Manikganj district councillor Naimur Rahman has to face a contest with Narsinghdi councillor Shahinur Islam, Narayanganj ... Read more
Tigers seek consolation win
Bangladesh national team will be looking forward to get a consolation win in their last match of the month-long South Africa tour as they take on hosts in the second and final Twenty20 international in Potchefstroom today. The match will start at 6.30pm Bangladesh Standard Time and will be televised live on GTV, Maasranga TV ... Read more
Bopara can’t wait to play with Mashrafee
Rangpur Riders’ English all rounder Ravi Bopara on Saturday said he was looking forward to play with veteran Mashrafee bin Murtaza and win this year’s Bangladesh Premier League title. ‘Mashrafee is a type of guy you want to play for. He gives 100 per cent so you have to give him 100 per cent back, ... Read more
Bangladesh take HK Sixers by storm
A Bangladeshi team, led by national Under-19 skipper Saif Hassan, finished second in Group B after defeating Sri Lanka and Australia on the opening day of the Hong Kong World Sixes at Kowloon on Saturday. Eight teams – Pakistan, South Africa, Hong Kong, Marylebone Cricket Club, New Zealand Select, Bangladesh, Australia and Sri Lanka – ... Read more
A case of missed opportunity
A change sometime can bring a positive energy to a team. Bangladesh also experienced it in the first Twenty20 international against South Africa on Thursday when Sakib al Hasan took the rein of their Twenty20 side from Mashrafee bin Murtaza. In a tour when nothing was going right for Bangladesh this was the first time ... Read more
Shooters denied permission for Aussie meet
The Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation was forced to cancel national team’s Australia tour for Commonwealth and Oceania Shooting Federation Championships as the local authorities refused to allow them carrying weapons, officials said on Friday. The competition is scheduled from October 30 to November 7 in Gold Coast, the host city of next year’s 21st edition ... Read more
Mosaddek eyes comeback with BPL
Bangladesh all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain is all set to make his return to the competitive cricket with the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League as he recovered completely from his eye-infection. Mosaddek sustained the infection during a training camp at Dhaka prior to the home series against Australia and was left out of the squad for the conditioning ... Read more
BPL tickets on sale from Oct 31
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday announced that the tickets for the forthcoming fifth edition of Bangladesh Premier League matches would be available for purchase from October 31. Fans can buy tickets for the matches of the most extravagant Twenty20 tournament in the country from three ticket selling platforms – United Commercial Bank,