The ‘High Commissioner’s Challenge Cup’ Twenty20 friendly cricket match between the British and Sri Lanka High Commissions invitation eleven was played on Friday at the National Cricket Academy ground at Mirpur. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the British High
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Rapid Foundation champs in Div-II cricket
Rapid Foundation emerged champions in super league of the Second Division Cricket League crushing Talent Hunt Cricket Academy by 108 runs in final at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Batting first after winning the toss, Rapid Foundation were all out for a total of 164 in 38.3 over with Tarikul scoring 44 runs. Nadim ... Read more
Cricketers stage protest
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan assured the players that he will take steps to start the Dhaka Premier League after dozens of cricketers staged a sit-in protest at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The BCB president had an hour-long meeting with the representatives
When UDRS is inevitable
The time may finally be ripe when Bangladesh pushes its case for the universal use of the Umpire’s Decision Review System in light of their recent downturns on their recent tour of Sri Lanka and the ongoing tour in Zimbabwe. Bangladesh were undeservedly on the receiving end
Tigers start well after toil
Bangladesh made a quick start to make up for some lost ground after the bowlers toiled hard to dismiss Zimbabwe in their first innings in the first Test at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. The Tigers reached 95-1 in-25 overs they got a chance to bat on the second day, which saw Zimbabwe dominating ... Read more
Rain forces another washout
Incessant rain forced a wash out on the third and penultimate day’s play in the second four-day match between Bangladesh Under-19 and Sri Lanka Under-19 at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Thursday. Rain began pouring down in the north-eastern city from Wednesday night and continued till the early hours of Thursday morning. Even though
Jubair spins SL-19 out
Leg-spinner Jubair Hossain continued to shine with the cheirry as his four-wicket haul helped Bangladesh Under-19 team dismiss their Sri Lankan counterparts for a modest 185 runs on the second day of the four-day game at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Wednesday. Jubair, who picked up eight wickets in the first four-day
Rain washes out opening day’s play
The first day of the second four-day match between Bangladesh Under 19 and Sri Lanka Under 19 was washed due to rain at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Tuesday. The Sri Lankan Under 19 team, who opted to bat first after winning the toss, were batting on 23 for no loss after 5.2 overs with ... Read more
No Tamim and just batsman Sakib in first Test
Bangladesh will go into the first Test against Zimbabwe in Harare on Wednesday without opener Tamim Iqbal and with a half-fit Sakib al Hasan, as anticipated by the team management prior to their departure. The Tigers were hoping against hope for Tamim
Nadir points to double standards
Banned umpire Nadir Shah accused the Bangladesh Cricket Board of being too harsh while handing him the verdict for his part in a spot-fixing scandal, leaked by a sting operation of an Indian television channel last year. Nadir was banned for 10 years after the BCB followed
U-17, CAB match ends in draw
The second 3-day match between Bangladesh Under-17 and visiting Cricket Association of Bengal Under-17 team ended in a draw on the 3rd and final day at the Sheikh Abu Naser Cricket Stadium here on Monday. Replying to Bangladesh first innings total of 292 runs,
First U-19 four-day match ends in a draw
The first four-day match between the Bangladesh Under-19 team and Sri Lanka Under-19 side ended in a draw at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The young Tigers, chasing an improbable target of 233 runs, were batting on 71-3 from 25 overs in their second innings when bails were drawn for
Mehedy, Mosaddek make merry
Mehedy Hasan and captain Mosaddek Hossain blasted sparkling centuries to cap a fine comeback by the Bangladesh Under-19 team after the end of the third day’s play of the first four-day match against the Sri Lankan Under-19 team at Mirpur on Friday. Mehedy scored 105 from 171 balls while Mosaddek posted 107
SL U-19 begin well
Sri Lankan under-19 cricket team made a solid start as they posted 331-5 at the end of the first day’s play of the first four-day match against the Bangladesh under-19 team at Mirpur on Wednesday. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the Sri Lankan U-19 team capitalised on the efforts of their opening ... Read more
Teletalk to sponsor Zimbabwe series
Teletalk, the state-run cell phone operator, has become the official title sponsor of the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series, it was announced at a news conference on Wednesday. Teletalk will sponsor the two-match Test series beginning with the first Test at Harare on April 17, along with the three-match ODI series
‘It is our Ashes’
Bangladesh’s Australian head coach Shane Jurgensen termed the rivalry between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh similar to the Ashes but asked his charges not to take any extra pressure on themselves ahead of the upcoming 33-day tour. ‘This is our Ashes,’ Jurgensen told New Age on Tuesday.
Salma’s valiant knock goes in vain
The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team came agonisingly close before falling short again as their Indian counterparts registered a five-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Bangladeshi eves rode on the back of a fine knock from
Busy month for Bangladesh age-level teams
The Sri Lankan Under-19 cricket team arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday to play two four-day matches and five one-day internationals against their Bangladeshi counterparts. The first four-dayer between the two South Asian sides will begin on April 11 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The two teams will then
Glittering launch of ICC World T20 logo
Inspired by the unique painted rickshaws, which pack the streets of the Bangladesh cities, the logo for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 was unveiled on a star-studded evening in Dhaka on Saturday. At a glittering gala shown live on television in Bangladesh – and in the presence of the International Cricket Council vice president AHM ... Read more
BPL payment fiasco continues
The Bangladesh Premier League continued its downward trend of payment ignominy after the Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh claimed that most of the local players are still to be duly paid. The players were supposed to receive 25 percent of the total amount before the start of the tournament, 25 percent by the time the tournament