Someone who scored 772 runs in 30 youth one-day internationals does not often attract any special attention from coaches. But Kusal Janith Perera is an exception. One of the reasons is that he resembles the marauding Sanath Jayasuriya in his batting style. Jayasuriya is a legend not only in Sri Lanka but in world cricket ... Read more
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SL revel in new Jayasuriya
Seeing Kusal Perera without a bat one has no reason to compare him with Sanath Jayasuriya. He has at least enough hair on his head to distinguish himself from Sri Lanka’s current chief selector who once had redefined the batting in one-day cricket. But the moment Kusal takes it onto the crease, his stance, his ... Read more
Clemon Indoor Uni Cricket begins on Feb 22
The Clemon Indoor Uni Cricket Tournament begins from February 22 at the Mirpur Indoor Stadium where 32 university teams from across the country will be competing. Former cricketers Khaled Mashud, Akram Khan and Athar Ali Khan are organisers of this tournament. Clemon is the title sponsor while Walton is the co-sponsor, it was declared at ... Read more
Royals give Kings the blues
Sylhet Royals prevailed over Chittagong Kings by three wickets in a see-saw battle to maintain their unbeaten run in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Monday. The roar of the capacity crowd at the MA Aziz Stadium could not inspire the Kings, inarguably the biggest chokers in the tournament, who threw away another
From refugee camp to match winner
Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi made the most of his chance to impress the capacity crowd as he put in a match-winning performance in the Bangladesh Premier League against Chittagong Kings on Monday. When the BPL was having a fan-drought Chittagong came as a big exception as the stadium was fullest to the brim much to the ... Read more
BPL braces for another poor spell
The hopes of Khulna fans giving the Bangladesh Cricket League a rousing reception suffered a blow when very few people showed their interest in buying tickets for the matches of the tournament. Just over a month ago the people of the city went mad during the Test and one-day series between Bangladesh and West Indies ... Read more
Kings, Riders eye first win
After losing their respective first matches, both Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Kings are eager to open their account in the Bangladesh Premier League when they take on each other at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna today. Kings were shocked in their tournament opener by Duronto Rajshahi when they were handed a two-run defeat in a ... Read more
Div I cricket
Raihan missed a hundred by three runs but his effort helped Tasin Hasin Cricket Academy secure a comfortable 75-run victory over Bangladesh Boys Club in the First Division Cricket Super League match at BKSP yesterday. In the day’s other match, Partex Sporting Club defeated Indira Road Krira Chakra by
BPL ticket prices slashed
Ticket prices for the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) have been reduced. The decision was taken at a meeting between the tournament’s governing council and Game On Sports Management yesterday. It came in the wake of a poor turnout at the stadiums. The new rates will come into effect from the seventh game of ... Read more
Burners burn Royal Bengals
Khulna Royal Bengals added four new players to their line-up but could not change their fortune as Barisal Burners handed them their second defeat in the Bangladesh Premier League at Mirpur on Sunday. Brad Hodge returned to lead the Barisal side after his Big Bash duty with Melbourne Stars and made an instant impact scoring ... Read more
Chigumbura scripts Royals win
Elton Chigumbura and Nazmul Hossain Milon turned the corner to help Sylhet Royals post a four-wicket comeback win over Duronto Rajshahi in their second Bangladesh Premier League match on Sunday. Replying to Duronto’s modest 147-8, Royals looked down and out when they had lost six wickets for 80 runs before Chigumbura joined Nazmul to stun ... Read more
Tamim proves his point
Duronto Rajshahi skipper Tamim Iqbal said he had a point to prove against Chittagong Kings after his poor show in the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League last year. Tamim could score just 17 off 16 balls, but his brilliant fielding and captaincy were catalyst for Duronto’s thrilling two-run win against a side who ... Read more
Ashraful powers Gladiators
Mohammad Ashraful plundered a powerful half-century to show his value as holders Dhaka Gladiators crushed newcomers Rangpur Riders by 35 runs to post their second successive win in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Sold for just $60,000 at the auction, much less than even many new young players,
‘No benefit if stands empty’
There were no ball-bashing or towering hits, but still there was no shortage of excitement in the low-scoring match between Duronto Rajshahi and Chittagong Kings yesterday. But the almost empty stands at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur was in stark contrast with the proceedings on the field. Nobody wants to play in front of ... Read more
Gladiators thrash listless Khulna
Holders Dhaka Gladiators got off to a flying start in the Bangladesh Premier League when they thrashed a depleted Khulna Royal Bengals by 62 runs in the opening match on Saturday. Half-centuries from Owais Shah and Anamul Haque steered Gladiators to a massive 204-4 before left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain claimed 4-9 to restrict Royal Bengals
BCB accuses PCB of lying
Bangladesh Cricket Board accused the Pakistan Cricket Board of lying after the latter claimed it was kept out of the process for release of the players for the Bangladesh Premier League. The PCB in a statement on Wednesday alleged that the auction of the Pakistani cricketers was done without prior intimation to them and that ... Read more
Kings wary of Tamim threat
National opener Tamim Iqbal has a chance to show his worth to his former franchise Chittagong Kings when his new team Duranto Rajshahi take on the port-city outfit in the first match of the Bangladesh Premier League today. Tamim had a tough time in the Kings camp in the inaugural season when he could play only two ... Read more
Royals make winning start
Sylhet Royals, the whipping boys in the first edition, put their woes behind and made a winning start in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League when they beat Barisal Burners by 33 runs on Friday. Royals had lost to the same Burners in their opening match of the first season after Chris Gayle ... Read more
2nd BPL rolls out today
After all the off-field drama and controversies, the second Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) rolls on the greens of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today with defending champions Dhaka Gladiators taking on Khulna Royal Bengals in the opening match at 2pm. Barisal Burners face off Sylhet Royals in the other match at 6pm at the ... Read more
Gladiators begin title defence against Royal Bengals today
Holders Dhaka Gladiators will kick off their title defence against a depleted Khulna Royal Bengals as action of the second Bangladesh Premier League begins today at Mirpur. The match could turn into a one-sided affair after Khulna lost much of their strength, unlike their opponents, with the Pakistanis pulling out of the