Paceman Abul Hasan grabbed five-wicket to help Islami Bank East Zone restrict Walton Central Zone below 400 runs on the second day of their Bangladesh Cricket League match on Wednesday despite a century from Sharifullah. In the other match of the opening round, Ariful Haque scored 115 runs as BCB North Zone plundered 392 runs
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T20 trophy arrives today
The ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 trophy will arrive in Bangladesh today as part of its global journey. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan will have a photo session with the trophy on its arrival in Dhaka. After that the prestigious silverware will be taken to the Bashundhara City shopping mall and will be on display there ... Read more
U-23 boys face Maldives in must win game
Bangladesh Under-23 football team will be desperate for their first win in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup when they take on SAFF semi-finalists Maldives in Dhaka today. The SA Games-bound Bangladeshi boys began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Bahrain Under-23s while the Maldivians are right on top of Group B with
Super-sub Mithun rescues hosts
Substitute player Mithun Chowdhury rescued Bangladesh with a 76th-minute strike as hosts held Malaysian XI Felda United by 1-1 in their second Bangabandhu Gold Cup match in Dhaka on Wednesday. After a barren first-half, Muhammad Hadin put the visitors ahead in the 55th minute. The result means, Bangladesh are now sharing
Aussie researcher hails Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s success in cricket is due to their passionate support base from different corners, said an Australian researcher representing the International Cricket Council. Sheila Nguyen is leading a research team of Australia’s Deakin University that arrived in Bangladesh to prepare a report on Bangladesh’s success story in order
No room for chuckers in pacer hunt
Players with flawed action will not be welcomed as the Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to resume the pace bowler hunt programme on January 17. The BCB had organised the programme twice in the past but reaped little reward as most of the bowlers picked up by the coaches had actions that were fundamentally flawed. As a ... Read more
Bangadandhu Cup : Hosts look to seal semi berth
Hosts Bangladesh will look to confirm their semi-final berth in their second match against a Malaysian XI as Bangabandhu Cup returns to Dhaka today after two days of break. Sri Lanka take on Nepal in the other match of the day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. All eyes will be on the hosts, who began ... Read more
Tanvir, Farhad slam centuries
Tanvir Haider and Farhad Hossain stole the show with centuries on the opening day at the country’s franchise-based first-class tournament, the Bangladesh Cricket League on Tuesday. Tanvir, unbeaten on 108, helped Walton Central Zone recover from 4-26 to post a respectable 303-5 at stumps against East Zone in Bogra. Tanvir, who came
Hom feels at home with T20
Having given an unexpected chance, all-rounder Shuvagata Hom is out to prove his Twenty20 credentials in the forthcoming home series against Zimbabwe. Hom is one of the three uncapped cricketers picked by the selectors for the first two-match of the Zimbabwe series consisting four Twenty20 internationals beginning
Walton to sponsor Zim T20Is
Local electronic giants Walton will sponsor the forthcoming Twenty20 international series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, announced the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. The BCB officials at a press conference hailed Walton for their unequivocal support as the company also sponsored different domestic events unlike others, who are interested
‘Tired’ Zimbabwe in town
Zimbabwe cricket team shrugged off their fatigue to arrive in Dhaka on Monday to play a four-match Twenty20 international series against Bangladesh. The visitors, who were busy playing against Afghanistan in UAE until late hour on Sunday, were welcomed by heavy traffic congestion as the city experienced an unusual
Sakib feels no lack of motivation
Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan said on Monday that the four-match Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe will be great opportunity for them to improve their skill and confidence ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 and Asia Cup Twenty20. Bangladesh team is now at Khulna to play the series that will commence on Friday and Sakib said that ... Read more
BCL begins today amid concerns
The fourth edition of Bangladesh Cricket League, the franchise-based first-class competition, begins today concurrently in Bogra and Rajshahi amid concerns over an uninterrupted proceedings of the tournament. The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced the complete fixture of the double- league basis tournament, but it was learnt that
Bangabandhu Gold Cup : Cash, replica trophy for winners
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday announced to introduce the cash prize money and trophy made of pure gold for the winners of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag told reporters that the champions of the ongoing fourth edition will receive a cash prize of $50,000 while the runners-up
Maldives down Cambodia
SAFF Suzuki Cup semi-finalists Maldives kicked-off their Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over Cambodia at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore on Monday. Forward Hassan Naiz bagged a brace while Easa Ismail scored the other goal for the winners. Vanderth Son and Dina Tit pulled two goals back for Cambodia.
Junior Tigers thrash West Indies
Bangladesh Under-19 team began their preparation for the ICC Under-19 World Cup with a crushing eight-wicket win in the opening match of the three-match series against West Indies at Mirpur on Monday. The visitors were crumbled to just 114 runs off 39.2 overs before the hosts made 116-2 from 20.2 overs to boost their confidence ... Read more
Junior Tigers out to change history
Bangladesh under-19 team will be desperate to change the history in the age-level World Cup tournament as the tournament is set to roll on in four venues across the country from January 27. Bangladesh Under-19 skipper Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who also led the side in the previous edition of the tournament two years ago in UAE ... Read more
Hosts keen to wipe off SAFF debacle
Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in Bangabandhu Gold Cup opener today Hosts Bangladesh will be eager to wipe off their recent SAFF Suzuki Cup debacle as they open their Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign against Sri Lanka at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore today. Even though Bangladesh have better records, Sri Lanka will take the ... Read more
Tigers told to focus on strength
Bangladesh cricket team coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Wednesday insisted that the players should not make too many plans ahead of their Twenty20 assignments and rather concentrate on playing to their strength. Hathurusinghe, who arrived on Tuesday, joined Tigers preparation for the forthcoming Twenty20 internationals and immediately
Bangabandhu Cup gets FIFA boost
The fourth edition of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup received a boost on Wednesday as FIFA formally authorised it as international Tier-1 tournament, officials said. The authorisation came as five countries – Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka – formally declared that they will field their national teams in the tournament,