Monday, January 20, 2025

Bangladesh women end empty-handed

Bangladesh women’s cricket team ended their campaign in the ICC World Twenty20 with empty hands after a nine-wicket loss to Pakistan in their final group match in New Delhi on Thursday. Fargana Haque made highest 30 from 37 balls as Bangladesh posted 113-9 in their 20 overs after electing to bat first at Feroz Shah ... Read more

Captain urges to rise from the wreck

Bangladesh captain Masharafee bin Murtaza urged his players to move on and leave behind the trauma that was created after their heart-breaking hara-kiri act against India in their ICC World Twenty20 match on Wednesday. Bangladesh were on top in most part of the match against the pre-tournament favourites for 237 balls and needed just two ... Read more

Tigers throw it away

Bangladesh came close to producing the biggest shock in the ICC World Twenty20 before they throw it away in the last three balls to suffer a heartbreaking one-run loss to India in Bangalore on Wednesday. Bangladesh required 11 runs from the last over when Mushfiqur Rahim eased the pressure with two successive boundaries before all ... Read more

Tigers show discipline with ball

Bangladesh made a quick turnaround in their body language showing the right spirit to restrict India to 146-7 in the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangalore on Wednesday. Al-Amin Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman claimed two wickets each while Sakib al Hasan, Shuvagata Hom and Mahmudullah chipped in with one wicket apiece

BCB to go slow on Taskin as ICC upholds ban

The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to take a go-slow policy regarding the issue of Taskin Ahmed’s bowling action after the International Cricket Council rejected its review appeal. The ICC on Wednesday upheld the suspension of Taskin from bowling in international cricket, following a review hearing conducted by a judicial commissioner Michael Beloff.

Disaster-prone B’desh take on Jordan today

Bangladesh will take on mighty Jordan in their eighth and final World Cup qualifying match at the Amman International Stadium today, with a hope of avoiding more embarrassment. The match kicks off at 6:30pm Bangladesh time. In their previous seven matches, Bangladesh earned

Tigers toil on Tamim

Morally-shattered Bangladesh side promised to be positive in the crucial World Twenty20 encounter against India at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today despite unsure about the inclusion of their in-form opener Tamim Iqbal. Tigers’ received a great shock as two of their premier bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny were banned in the midst of the ... Read more

Sakib urges Tigers to look forward

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan urged his team-mates to look forward with a positive mindset getting rid of all mental anomalies when they wtake on hosts India in their third ICC World Twenty20 match today. Bangladesh team has been going through a traumatic time recently on and off the field as their two key ... Read more

Nehra happy to have Mustafiz in IPL team

Indian pace bowler Ashish Nehra said on Tuesday that he is lucky to have Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman in his side in the forthcoming edition of Indian Premier League. Nehra, who will team up with Mustafiz in Sunrisers Hyderabad, praised the left-arm pacer for his god-gifted ability to bowl the slower balls in such a unique ... Read more

Tigers go down fighting

A depleted Bangladesh cricket team put up good fight before going down by three wickets to Australia in their second match of the ICC World Twenty20 Super-10 in Bangalore on Monday. The Tigers came into the game without suspended bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny and an in-form batsman Tamim Iqbal, yet made their 156-5 ... Read more

Taskin’s WT20 fate hangs in balance

Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed’s chance of featuring in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 is hanging in a balance despite the Bangladesh Cricket Board seeking a review on his bowling ban. The BCB on Monday sought a review of his ban and said they are trying to expedite the process of hearing so that Taskin could ... Read more

Mahmudullah lifts Tamim-less Tigers

Middle-order batsman Mahmudullah lifted Bangladesh to a modest score of 156-5 through his unbeaten 49 runs against Australia at the Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore on Monday. The Tigers’ strength was severely dented when in-form opener Tamim Iqbal was ruled out of the game with a viral fever due to food poisoning.

Tamim down with viral disease

Bangladesh received a major blow ahead of their match against Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 as they lost their in-form opener Tamim Iqbal due to viral disease. The blow could not have come at any worst time for Tigers as their strength was already dented after losing two of their premier bowlers Taskin Ahmed ... Read more

Dejected Tigers take on desperate Aussies

Bangladesh will be looking forward to overcome the shock of losing two of their premier bowlers — Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny and take on Australians in the ICC World Twenty20 at the Chinnasswamy Stadium today. The unexpected departure of Taskin and Arafat for their suspected bowling action left the team into total disarray as ... Read more

‘Emotional’ Mashrafee pleads for justice

angladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Sunday pleaded for justice from the International Cricket Council as they are convinced about pace bowler Taskin Ahmed’s bowling action. The pre-match press conference at the Chinnaswamy Stadium ahead of their today’s ICC World Twenty20 match against Australia turned into an emotional affair as

Women eliminated from WT20

Bangladesh’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Tweny20 was wiped off as they lost to West Indies by 49-run in Chennai on Sunday. This was women teams third loss in as many matches of the competition. Bangladesh, who lost their first two games against India and England,

ICC bans Sunny, Taskin

Bangladesh’s chance in the ICC World Twenty20 received serious blow on when two of their bowlers Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed were suspended by the International Cricket Council on Saturday. Sunny and Taskin had undergone biometric tests on last week after being reported for suspect action following Bangladesh’s first qualifying match against

India edge Pakistan in epic contest

Eden Gardens heard the chant ‘Sachin, Sachin’ twice on Saturday. First when legendary Sachin Tendulkar came for his speech during a pre-match show and once again when Virat Kohli batted. The ‘Sachin’ of new generation, Kohli, protected India’s record against Pakistan at a world level ICC tournament with yet another sublime effort in a pressure-cooker ... Read more

Bamboozled Tigers chalk new plans

Tigers got to chalk out some new plans for their ICC World Twenty20 campaign as they lost two of their most consistent performers Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed for the remainder of the tournament. The International Cricket Council on Saturday announced that independent assessments have found the bowling actions of Sunny and Taskin to be