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Bangladesh showed the gulf of difference between them and associate members of the International Cricket Council when they dominated their all three qualifying matches of the ICC World Twenty20 in Dharamsala. They may have won the first match against Netherlands by just eight runs but it was not unexpected from a side which played the ... Read more

In-form batsman Tamim Iqbal hoped that his century against Oman in the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dharamsala is just the beginning of many more for Bangladesh. Tamim unfolded a new chapter for Bangladesh, hitting an unbeaten 103 off 63 balls, the first ever Twenty20 international century for the country, which came

Bangladesh will be aiming to make an upset when they take on the pre-tournament favourites India in their opening match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today. Though their top-order batting suffered a blow due to the shoulder injury of their key batter Fargana Hoque during their opening practice ... Read more

The Indian women’s cricket team is firmly grounded ahead of their opening game against Bangladesh in the ICC Women’s Twenty20 despite having the momentum and performances on their side. If anything goes by their recent performance the hosts are favourites to win their opening game against Bangladesh as their spirits are high since their morale ... Read more

Tamim Iqbal kept his promise and scored a century to set up a crushing 54-run win for Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier against Oman at Dharamsala on Sunday. The win in the rain-interrupted match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium put Bangladesh predictably in the main draw of the tournament,

Tamim Iqbal added another feather to his cap when he became the first Bangladeshi to hit a century in Twenty20 International on Sunday in their match against Oman at Dharamsala. Tamim struck 103 not out off 63 balls as Bangladesh recovered from a slow start to put 180-2 in what was billed as a must ... Read more

If toss is anything to determine the success rate of a captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza will lag behind many others in Bangladesh’s cricket history. Mashrafee lost his fifth successive toss in Twenty20 format when his Omani counterpart Sultan Ahmed successfully called the coin during their ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dharamsala on Sunday. His poor

Wherever Bangladesh played away from home they always enjoyed some support from the gallery, mostly from the expatriate community. In India there are hardly any expatriates. Yet, the Tigers felt no lack of support, thanks to a group of young Bangladeshis, who travelled all the way from Dhaka to Dharamsala under the banner of Bangladesh ... Read more

Bangladesh will look to confirm their berth in the main draw of the ICC World Twenty20 when they will take on Oman in their last qualifying match in Dharamsala today. The Tigers must beat the Arabian minnows or at least hope that the match gets washed out to give them a chance to join with ... Read more

During the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, all-rounder Sakib al Hasan had a personal battle with opener Tamim Iqbal as they were chasing the honour of becoming the first Bangladeshi to reach the 4,000 one-day international runs. Sakib had won the battle as he completed the feat in the opening match against Afghanistan ... Read more

Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach Heath Streak backed paceman Taskin Ahmed to come clear after the testing of his bowling action in the biomechanics centre in Chennai. Taskin, who was reported with the suspect action alongside left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny after Bangladesh’s opening match at ICC World Twenty20 qualifier against

Opener Tamim Iqbal played an entertaining knock before rain washed out the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier between Bangladesh and Ireland in Dharamsala, India on Friday. The match officials declared the game abandoned about 11:00pm Bangladesh standard time as play could not be resumed following a rain break at

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Friday made a passionate statement in support of his two bowlers who were reported with for suspect bowling action during the ICC World Twenty20. Mashrafee said they played their Friday’s qualifying match against Ireland only for Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed, who were reported by the match officials after ... Read more

Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny, who was reported with suspect bowling action, will travel to Chennai today for biomechanics test, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Friday. BCB cricket operations committee chairman Akram Khan told New Age that Sunny’s fellow suspect paceman Taskin Ahmed will visit the same biomechanics centre

Peter Borren came close to tears when he took his seat for the formal press conference. It was the only thing that the Netherlands skipper had to do in the whole evening as rain denied any chance of playing against Oman on Friday. The match was washed out without a ball being bowled, resulting the ... Read more

With the rain making the chance of any play increasingly difficult, Rameez Raza was reading a book sitting on the right corner of the press box. It was a quiet afternoon at the HPCA stadium. Only very few journalists had arrived. Commentators were passing a lazy time as there was no sign of play. Actually ... Read more

The mood in the Bangladesh tent became somber the moment manager Khaled Mahmud received the report of the match officials about the suspect action of two key bowlers on Wednesday. But Bangladesh looked determined not to allow it taking any toll in their performance as they were preparing to face Ireland in another crucial ICC ... Read more

Taskin and Sunny reported for suspect bowling action Bangladesh were left stunned as two of their bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny have been reported with suspect bowling action after their Wednesday’s match in the ICC World Twenty20. Match officials conveyed the message to manager Khaled Mahmud shortly after Bangladesh posted an eight-run win over ... Read more

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe hoped two of his stalwarts Sakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will soon rediscover their batting form in order to give Tigers a strong chance in the ICC World Twenty20. Sakib and Mushfiq failed to shine in any of the Asia Cup matches and continued their struggle in the World Twenty20 ... Read more