A 1-1 series draw against Australia in the just concluded two-Test series on home soil gave Bangladesh five rating points although there were no changes in their Test rankings as they were remained in ninth position of the recent ICC rankings. Bangladesh, who started the series in ninth position with 69 rating points, gained five ... Read more
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BPL to be suspended for SAFF U-18 Championship
Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday decided to suspend the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League after eight round matches due to Under-18 national football team’s preparation for the inaugural SAFF Under-18 Championship. The tournament is scheduled to be held in Bhutan from September 18 to 27. The decision came after a meeting of BFF’s professional football league ... Read more
Mushfiq rues Tigers’ maturity
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim admitted they need to improve their technique after going down by seven wickets in the second Test against Australia in Chittagong on Thursday. Bangladesh were bowled out for 157 runs in their second innings in little over two sessions on the fourth day to set up a simple 86-run target for ... Read more
Mushfiq rues Tigers’ maturity
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim admitted they need to improve their technique after going down by seven wickets in the second Test against Australia in Chittagong on Thursday. Bangladesh were bowled out for 157 runs in their second innings in little over two sessions on the fourth day to set up a simple 86-run target for ... Read more
Record-breaking Lyon hails team-mates
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon not only shattered Bangladeshi cricket lovers’ dream of winning a Test series against Australia but also broke 130-year old record by bowling his career best in a match. Lyon, who grabbed 7-94 in the first innings, picked up 6-60 in the second innings at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on ... Read more
Tigers in dilemma with Mominul
For a Test team number four is always a crucial position in batting order but it seems that Bangladesh is yet to settle someone at the fundamental position for quite some time. Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah, who was dropped from the squad before the series and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim had some great track records batting
Under-16 girls promise competitive football
Bangladesh Under-16 women’s national football team will leave for Thailand today to take part in the AFC Under-16 Women’s Championship with only a hope of offering some competitive football against their mighty opponents in the group stage. Bangladeshi girls, who were drawn in Group B alongside reigning championship North Korea, Japan and Australia, will begin ... Read more
Lyon helps Aussie level series
Australia defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the second Test on the fourth day in Chittagong to finish the two-Test series 1-1 in Chittagong on Thursday. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed 6-60 in the second innings to finish with a match haul of his career best 13 wickets as Australia bowled out Bangladesh for 157 runs
Mustafiz, Mehedi keep Tigers in fight
Mustafizur Rahman and Mehedi Hasan made most of the second new ball to bring Bangladesh back into contest in the rain-hit third day of the second Test against Australia on Wednesday. The duo staged a fight back just when it appeared that Australia were taking the game away from Bangladesh’s reach with David Warner hitting ... Read more
SK Jamal move to joint top
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club came from one goal down to secure a 2-1 win over Brothers Union in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. The other match of the day between Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society and Farashganj Sporting Club ended in a 1-1 draw. Brothers Union went ahead
Warner ranks his ton on top
Australian batsman David Warner scored the slowest Test century of his career but he hailed his 123-run innings against Bangladesh on Wednesday as the best knock of his life so far. Warner, whose career average strike rate is over 77, played 234 balls to end the innings with a strike rate of just over 52 ... Read more
Mustafiz, Mehedi restrict Aussies
Mustafizur Rahman and Mehedi Hasan shared six wickets between them as Bangladesh restricted Australia to 377-9 in the rain-hit third day of the second Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. Resuming on 225-2 after rain washed out the entire opening session of the third day, the visitors clawed past Bangladesh’s first innings total 305 runs before ... Read more
Warner puts Aussies in control
Australian opener David Warner hit an uncharacteristic 88 not out to guide his side to a commendable 225 for two as Bangladesh’s defensive mindset allowed the visitors come back strongly to dominate the second Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday. Fresh from his maiden century in sub-continent, Warner combined two important partnerships
Tigers on the back foot: Nasir
Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain said on Tuesday that they were on the back foot to some extent after Australia posted 225-2 in replying to Tigers first innings total of 305 at the end of second day’s play in Chittagong. The Tigers resumed their overnight score of 253-6 with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Nasir were still ... Read more
Rain delays third day’s play in Chittagong
Heavy rain delayed the start of the third day’s play in the second Test between Bangladesh and Australia at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. Bangladesh were hoping to make some early inroads after being denied by doggedness of David Warner and Peter Handscomb much of the second day.
Tigers on the back foot: Nasir
Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain said on Tuesday that they were on the back foot to some extent after Australia posted 225-2 in replying to Tigers first innings total of 305 at the end of second day’s play in Chittagong. The Tigers resumed their overnight score of 253-6 with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Nasir were still ... Read more
‘Small rock’ rocks Aussies, puts BCB in red
The security measures taken by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for Australia cricket team came under serious scrutiny on Tuesday as the visiting side alleged that their team bus was stoned after the end of first day’s play in the second Test in Chittagong. None of the players sustained any injury in the incident and it ... Read more
Lehmann surprised with pitch
Visiting Australia Cricket team coach Darren Lehmann on Tuesday said that they were surprised with the pitch of the ongoing Chittagong Test against Bangladesh but he was happy that his charges made a great performance. On the second day of the match, Australia, who lost the first Test in four days in Dhaka, had their ... Read more
Shyamoli wins bronze in Asian Archery
Bangladeshi archer Shyamoli Roy managed a bronze medal in the recurve women’s category of the ongoing Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament Stage 1 and World Games 2017 Wroclaw Archery Qualification in Thailand on Friday. Shyamoli was the only archer among 16 Bangladeshi participants to reach the last-four in the recurve individual category
Mehedi recalled as a ‘genuine off-spinner’
Mehedi Hasan Miraz returned home from Sri Lanka immediately after Bangladesh’s historic four-wicket win in the second and final Test against Sri Lanka on March 19. However, the young off-spinner took a flight to Colombo yesterday and will join the team in Dambulla after the team management suddenly felt the need for another off-spinner considering