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We are main contenders to qualify, says Joty

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Nigar Sultana Joty, the captain of Bangladesh, believes that her team is a “prime contender” to advance for the main event from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, which gets underway today in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Bangladesh national women’s team will also start their tournament campaign on the … Read more

Sri Lanka deservedly won the title

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com It was indeed a team effort that resulted in a young Sri Lankan side becoming Asian champions. Sri Lanka outclassed Pakistan, registering a 23-run win, to ensure their sixth Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium ‘It was a team effort’, said very proud Sri Lankan coach Chris Silverwood … Read more

Bangladesh women cricketers get roadmap

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s team will play a total of 50 matches over the course of the next three years, according to the first women’s Future Tour Plan [FTP] released by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday.10 international women’s teams will play 301 games during the 2022–2025 FTP cycle. In the cycle, Bangladesh … Read more

Zim clinch ODI series

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Sikandar Raza and skipper Regis Chakabva’s 201-run stand took Zimbabwe in the lead to seal the second ODI win by a commanding margin of five wickets in Harare on Sunday, resulting them braced their first ODI series win against Bangladesh since 2013. With two early dismissals, Hasan Mahmud gave the Tigers a strong start with … Read more

Asia Cup schedule released

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The schedule for upcoming Asia Cup 2022 is out and Bangladesh will play against Afghanistan in their opening Group B fixture on August 30th at Sharjah.Sri Lanka are the other team in Group B. The Tigers play their second game on September 1 against the Lankans at Dubai. The tournament will … Read more

Tigers lost the series after a 10-run defeat to Zim in the third T20I

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh suffered their first-ever bileteral series defeat to Zimbabwe, as the hosts won the third and final series-deciding T20 international at the Harare Sports Club Ground by 10 runs on Tuesday. Mahmudullah, returning to the T20I side following injury to skipper Nurul Hasan, failed to inspire the side to victory after … Read more

Tigers’ seven-wicket victory in the second T20I levels the series

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In the second Twenty20 international of the three-match series on Sunday at the Harare Sports Club Ground, off-spinner Mosaddek Hossain’s brilliant opening stint drove Bangladesh to a comfortable seven-wicket victory against Zimbabwe. The part-time bowler claimed his first five-wicket haul in T20I play in the seventh over, reducing the hosts to … Read more

Miraz receives Best Sportsperson Award 2021

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Cricketer Mehedi Hasan Miraz became the Best Sportsperson of the year while footballer Tapu Barman won the popular choice award at the Kool-BSPA Sports Award 2021 ceremony held at a city hotel today.
Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA), in association with Square Toiletries Limited, organised the award programme after a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic. A total

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Shakib back as Bangladesh Test captain

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was reappointed as the Bangladesh national team Test captain while in-form wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das was made the vice-captain.
The position of Bangladesh Test captain went vacant after Mominul Haque decided to step down from the role on Tuesday with an aim to focus on his batting

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Liton Das achieves highest ever Test ranking for Bangladesh

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Bangladesh batsman Liton Das attained career-best ratings in Tests after being instrumental with the bat in Bangladesh’s recently-concluded two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
He has risen five spots to claim the 12th position and is now the highest ranked Bangladesh batter in the longest format. Liton’s rating point (724) is the highest by

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Mahmud to replace Shohidul for WI series

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Pacer Hasan Mahmud will replace Shohidul Islam in the Bangladesh squad for their forthcoming tour of West Indies after the latter was ruled out due to a side strain, confirmed Bangladesh national team chief selector Minhajul Abedin.
Bangladesh are scheduled to leave for the West Indies in three separate groups from

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Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh to keep series-winning record intact

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It all came crumbling down for Bangladesh just after Lunch on the fifth and final day of their series-deciding Test against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
After Asitha Fernando bagged a 10-wicket haul to bundle out Bangladesh for 169 in their second innings, Sri Lanka got over the line in just 3 overs into their second innings as the

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Donald lauds ‘excellent’ Ebadot

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Bangladesh pace bowling coach Allan Donald lauded Ebadot Hossain due to his brilliant bowling effort on the rain-hit third day of their second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Wednesday.
With 39 overs having been lost to rain, Sri Lanka ended the day on 282-5, only 83 runs behind Bangladesh’s first innings total of 365

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Chattogram Test finished with the anticipated draw

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There were no last-minute surprises as the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ended as an expected draw after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella held their own in the final session on the final day of the contest at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
Thanks to Chandimal and Dickwella’s stubborn stand, Sri Lanka ended

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