Dhaka – West Indies crumbled to an innings defeat against India on the fourth day of the first test on Sunday after Ravichandran Ashwin claimed seven wickets for 83 runs with some inspired off-spin.Having started the day on 21-1, following…
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India in control of 1st test as West Indies follow on
Dhaka – India took complete control of the first test after dismissing West Indies for 243 on Saturday and forcing the hosts to follow on.Having started the third day on 30-1 – 536 runs behind India’s massive 566-8 – West…
Pakistan in trouble at 57-4 after Root hits double century
Dhaka – England rode on Joe Root’s career-best 254 to declare on a massive 589-8 and Chris Woakes’ triple strike left Pakistan in trouble on 57-4 at stumps in the second test on Saturday.Woakes got rid of Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar…
Kohli ton puts India on top against WIndies.
Dhaka – India captain Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 143 to put India in a powerful position at 302-4 after Thursday’s opening day of the first test against the West Indies.The West Indies pace attack got some early assistance from…
Fizz opens County Cricket book with four-for
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman opened his County Cricket display with an impressive performance of 4 for 23 that helped the Sussex Sharks secure a 24 runs victory over Essex Eagles in the 18-team NatWest T20 Blast…
Sussex delegation warmly receives Mustafizur
Dhaka -Bangladesh bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman safely reached in London to play for English county cricket club Sussex in the ongoing NatWest T20 Blast.The Cutter Master left Dhaka on Wednesday ahead of the encounter between Sussex Sharks and Essex Eagles…
BCB announces four specialised HP squads
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced four specialised squads of High Performance (BP) programme for 2016-17.Under the HP programme, the authorities split 55 selected cricketers in four HP specialised squads — Batting, Fast Bowling, Spin Bowling and…
Mashrafe optimistic about England’s tour to Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Wednesday said he hopes England will keep up with their Bangladesh tour for the ODI and Test series in October this year.“I personally hope that the tour will go ahead,” Mashrafe…
Tigers prepare for England
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s preliminary squad for the ODI and Test series against England started their conditioning camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.All players called up joined the camp on the first day, except Shakib Al Hasan…
Mustafizur off to UK for Sussex debut Friday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s left-arm pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman left for UK on Wednesday to join Sussex’s squad for the ongoing NatWest T20 Blast.Mustafizur will play his first match for Sussex against Essex in Chelmsford, on July 21.He will be able…
Anderson and Stokes back in England squad following injuries
Dhaka – England duo James Anderson and Ben Stokes have been included in a 14-man squad for the second test against Pakistan after recovering from injuries.Anderson, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, was sidelined with a stress fracture in his right shoulder,AP/UNB…
Amir takes last wicket as Pakistan beats England by 75 runs
Dhaka – Mohammad Amir took the winning wicket on his return to Lord’s after a spot-fixing scandal as Pakistan beat England by 75 runs on Sunday in the first cricket test.Leg-spinner Yasir Shah grabbed 4-69 for his maiden test haul…
CPL: Shakib clubs unbeaten 34 off 17 in Tallawahs 108 runs win
Dhaka-Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan tuned Jamaica Tallawahs a huge 108-run win over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 17th match of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday morning (Bangladesh time).
Pakistan lead swells to 281 against England in 1st test
Dhaka – Pakistan recovered from a top order collapse and Chris Woakes’ menace and stretched its lead to 281 runs against England on the third day of the first test at Lord’s on Saturday.Asad Shafiq (49) and Sarfraz Ahmed (45)…
Misbah century spearheads Pakistan to 282-6 in 1st test
Dhaka – Captain Misbah-ul-Haq hit a century in his maiden test appearance at Lord’s and spearheaded Pakistan to 282-6 against England on the opening day of the first test on Thursday.The 42-year-old Misbah overshadowed the return of fast bowler Mohammad…
Shakib waiting for 200 T20 milestone
Dhaka – Shakib Al Hasan missed the opportunity to belt the milestone of playing 200 matches in the T20 format as the first-ever Bangladeshi cricketer as his side Jamaica Tallawahs’ previous match in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) against Barbados…
After jail and ban, cricketer Amir returns to scene of crime
Dhaka – Mohammad Amir returns to the scene of his crime on Thursday, given a second chance at international cricket after he was sent to jail and banned for fixing parts of a test match for money.Six years ago at…
Mustafiz’s appearance for Sussex delayed over visa issues
Dhaka – Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman’s tour in the UK to play for Sussex in the NatWest T20 Blast has been delayed due to visa issues.As Mustafizur could not leave on July 13 as planned, the cutter-master will miss…
Security at SBNS beefed up
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) increased its security at home of cricket Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) area from Wednesday to avoid any unexpected incident.The BCB security team is allowing the vehicles in only through the main gate of…
Warrant against complainant of the case accusing Shahadat
Dhaka-A court of Dhaka on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of the complainant and victim of the case filed against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Nitya on the charge of torturing their domestic help.
Bangladesh rule out playing England in neutral venue
An ECB spokesman hinted at a possible cancellation of the tour following a terror attack Bangladesh has ruled out playing England’s cricket team in a third country in September, an idea floated after a deadly terror attack in the capital…
England ends Sri Lanka’s tour with another win
Dhaka – Eoin Morgan ended the game with a big six over midwicket as England beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in their only Twenty20 game on Tuesday.England’s victory ensured it won every contest – including the test and one-day…
England beats Sri Lanka by 122 runs in final ODI
Dhaka – England outclassed Sri Lanka again to win the final one-day international by a hefty 122 runs on Saturday,ensuring it didn’t lose a game to the Sri Lankans through the entire tour.Having won the five-match ODI series already, England…
Jason Roy hits 162 as England wins 4th ODI to clinch series
Dhaka – Jason Roy hit the second-highest score for England in a one-day international to help chase down 308 and win the series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Roy made 162 off just 118 balls as England cruised to victory in…
England due Sept 30 to play ODI, Test series against Tigers
Dhaka – England Cricket team will arrive here on September 30 on a month-long tour to Bangladesh after around six years to play a three-match ODI (Day-Night) and two-match Test series against the Tigers in Dhaka and Chittagong.Bangladesh Cricket Board…
Australia wins Caribbean tri-series, beats WIndies in final
Dhaka – Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood starred as Australia defeated the West Indies by 58 runs to win the one-day tri-series final on Sunday.Wicketkeeper Wade struck an unbeaten 57 off 52 balls to push Australia to a…
Dinajpur to face Tangail in Nat’l school cricket final
Dhaka – Dinajpur High School will face Tangail School & College in the final of the Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.The one day format tournament final will begin at 9:00am.
WIndies cruise past South Africa to reach final vs. Aussies
Bridgetown, (AP/UNB) – The West Indies advanced to the final of the one-day tri-series by beating South Africa by 100 runs on Friday, led by a century from Darren Bravo and three wickets by paceman Shannon Gabriel. The hosts will…
Rabada takes 3-3 as South Africa beats Australia by 47 runs
Dhaka – Pace bowler Kagiso Rabada took 3-13 as South Africa beat Australia by 47 runs on Tuesday in the third match of the one-day tri-series in the West Indies.South Africa’s total of 189-9 in difficult batting conditions was built…
Premier Cricket: Kalabagan KC stay in super-six race
Dhaka – Kalabagan Krira Chakra stayed in the super-six race of the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League beating their neighbour Kalabagan Cricket Academy by 29 runs via the D/L method in a rain-marred match decided on reserved day (Tuesday)…