Duronto Rajshahi paid the price for missed catches as Chittagong Kings humbled them by 53 runs in their first match of the Bangladesh Premier League in Dhaka on Friday. Duronto dropped at least five catches that allowed Kings to gain some momentum despite a slow start and pile up a mammoth 206-4 in 20 overs ... Read more
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BCB to probe ‘spot-fixing’ approach
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday formed a four-member committee to investigate the alleged spot-fixing approach made to Bangladesh Premier League franchise Dhaka Gladiators captain Masrafee bin Murtaza. BCB senior vice-president Mahbub Anam will head the committee that also included BPL governing council chairman Gazi Ashraf Hossain and secretary Sirajuddin Mohammed Alamgir,
BPL in a spot of bother
Mashrafe receives spot-fixing offer The money-spinning Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 is set to kick off today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, but it was the spot-fixing allegation that hogged all the spotlight yesterday, even dwarfing the much hyped opening ceremony. Pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the captain of the Dhaka Gladiators, has ... Read more
BPL T20: The low-down
The much talked-about Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 will roll into action today. Hopefully all the negative talk surrounding the BCB’s new venture will be swept under the carpet, at least for a while, as the action begins in earnest with the match between Barisal Burners and Sylhet Royals which starts from 2pm at the ... Read more
Cricket goes glamorous today
Many fear launching of BPL will open floodgates Just as Twenty20s have divided cricket followers the world over, there remains similar apprehension on what the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is bringing to the table for the country’s cricket. A rumbustious opening ceremony will kick off proceedings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today with the ... Read more