Bangladesh may have bowed out with a heart-breaking loss to Pakistan on Tuesday, but the World Twenty 20 shifts into a higher gear today as the Super Eights round kicks-off an intense battle for the semifinal berths. The preliminary league, which ended on Tuesday, separated the men from the boys as Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and ... Read more
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Spinners seal win for ‘A’ team
Bangladesh ‘A’ team Spinners continued their annihilation on the last day of their four-day match against the West Indies High Performance unit to propel the host to a 52-run victory at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. The left-arm duo, Saqlain Sajib and Enamul Haque Jr, shared eight wickets between them
The party begins
Sri Lanka face Zimbabwe in opening World T20 match The stage is all set for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. The fourth version of the tournament will kick off with hosts Sri Lanka taking on Zimbabwe at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota today. There will be no glamorous opening ceremony ... Read more
Hope hits double century
Kyle Hope’s unbeaten 214 helped the visiting West Indies High Performance unit take a commanding position against SAHARA-BCB Academy before rain halted the second day’s play of the four-day match in Khulna on Monday. Hope converted his overnight century into a double ton as West Indies HP unit piled up a massive 521 for the loss of ... Read more
‘Enjoying the opener’s role’
They say that a cat has nine lives. “For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.” Like it or not, Mohammad Ashraful’s cricketing stint has followed a similar path. The number of times that the right-handed batsman has come back to the Bangladesh squad can perhaps be an ... Read more
Khulna 4-dayer today
The visiting West Indies High Performance Squad takes on the SAHARA-BCB National Cricket Academy team in the first four-day match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna today. But the weather may play foul as according to the forecast there is a chance of rain or thunder showers during the match. Mahamudul Hasan will lead ... Read more
Walton becomes women’s T20 series sponsor
Walton Mobile became the title sponsor of the Bangladesh-South Africa women’s Twenty20 series after the company signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday. Walton, a sister concern of RB Group, came forward to help the BCB as both the parties held fruitful talks regarding the sponsorship after the Board failed to find ... Read more
Junaed hopeful of selection
Out of favour Tigers’ batsman Junaed Siddique revealed that he is hopeful of making a comeback to the starting eleven of the National team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka during training at the National Academy in Mirpur yesterday. “The preparation has gone pretty well. If I get a chance to play ... Read more
Tamim gives Wayamba a flying start
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal gave Wayamba United a raucous start in their SLPL T20 match against Rughuna Royals with a 24-ball 36 at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday as the table-toppers posted 162 for 7 in their twenty overs. Tamim slammed three massive sixes and two boundaries in his brief but entertaining
Nat’l cricketers resume training after Eid break
Bangladesh National Team resume the practice on Saturday after a week-long holiday due to the Eid-ul-Fitr. All but five players – Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah Ryad and Ashraful are expected to join the camp that is designed for the Twenty20 tournament in Trinidad and Tobago and ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. The ... Read more
Defeats dash Jr Tigers’ dream
Bangladesh’s dream of finishing their ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign on a high suffered a huge setback after they conceded two consecutive defeats to Australia and England in Townsville, Australia, last week. The Bangladeshi youths lost against Australia by five wickets in their quarter-final affair at the Endeavour Park on Sunday before suffering an almost ... Read more
SL loss opens door for young Tigers
South Africa Under-19s thrashed Sri Lanka Under-19s by four wickets yesterday; the result creates a bright chance for Bangladesh Under-19s to qualify for the Super League of the ICC U19 World Cup in Australia. Anamul Haque’s side meet with lowly Namibia Under-19s in their last Group D match today at the Peter Burge Oval in ... Read more
Shakib, Nasir and Sunny nominated
ICC Awards Shakib, Nasir and Sunny nominated Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been nominated in the long-list of the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the year for the ICC Awards, which takes place on 15 September in Colombo. The 9th annual LG ICC Awards took into account the players’ performances over the period ... Read more
Barnes blames players’ fitness, skill for debacle
Bangladesh ‘A’ team coach Stuart Barnes pointed out that fitness and skill-level of the players were not up to the mark in order to be successful and was the reason for their dismal performance in the Shafi Dharashah tournament in India. The second-string Bangladesh side started off the four-day competition on a positive
Tamim shines in SLPL
Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal’s blistering knock of unbeaten 93 gave his franchise Wayamba United a flying start in the Sri Lankan Premier League as they earned a comprehensive nine-wicket win against Uthura Rudras on Sunday. The dashing left-hander, Tamim, clobbered seven fours and six sixes in his 61-ball
Tigers climb to 8th in ICC T20 rankings
Bangladesh national cricket team earned eighth place in the Reliance ICC T20 rankings, said an ICC press release on Thursday. Bangladesh had been included in the rankings for the first time recently when they toured Europe in June to play a Twenty20 series against Ireland, Scotland and Netherland
BD A tour ends in loss
The Bangladesh A team completed their tour of India with a massive 155-run defeat to Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI on the final day of their last four-day encounter of the Safi Darashah Invitational Tournament in Bangalore yesterday. Chasing a daunting target of 355 runs to win, the second string Bangladesh side were
BD A suffer collapse
Bangladesh A suffered a batting collapse against Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Colts XI on the first day of the Safi Darashah (KSCA) Invitational Tournament in Bangalore yesterday. The second string Bangladesh side were dismissed for 110 runs. Arjun Shetty inflicted the major damage taking five wickets for 21 runs while Sunil Raju claimed three ... Read more
U-19s start with loss
Bangladesh Under-19s suffered a 31-run defeat to their West Indies counterparts in their first unofficial practice match at Brisbane in Australia yesterday. Opener Liton Kumar Das played a patient knock of 63 off 104 balls that saw two fours and a six, after which number six batsman Al-Amin took charge during his 24-ball 44 that ... Read more
Kohli ton seals series
Virat Kohli scored yet another century to take India to a 3-1 series victory against Sri Lanka by winning the fourth ODI of their five-match series by six wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Chasing a par score of 252 to win, India were in a spot of bother with the score ... Read more