AB de Villiers faces the biggest challenge of a glittering career when he captains South Africa in the third Test against England, starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday.Arguably the world’s best batsman – he is ranked third in Tests…
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Smith, Bailey tons power Australia to five-wicket win
Smith fell for his highest ODI score of 149 with Australia two runs short of victory and the right-hander left the ground shaking his head before watching his team seal victory with four balls to spare.Opener Rohit Sharma smashed an…
Shahzad hits fourth highest T20 score as Afghanistan rout Zimbabwe
Afghanistan’s Mohammad Shahzad smashed the fourth highest score in Twenty20 international history on Sunday when he made 118 in his side’s 81-run rout of Zimbabwe.The 27-year-old opener carried his bat having already hit Afghanistan’s first ever century in the format,…
Zimbabwe team to arrive today
A 16-member Zimbabwean cricket team will arrive in Dhaka city today (Monday) to play a four-match T20I series against Bangladesh.Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna will host all the four matches scheduled to be held on 15, 17, 20 and 22…
Sri Lanka 142-8 against New Zealand in T20
Sri Lanka made 142-8 after being sent into bat in the second and final Twenty20 against New Zealand in Auckland on Sunday.Angelo Mathews top scored with a career best 81 not out.
T20 Cricket: Zimbabwe to arrive Dhaka Monday
A 16-member Zimbabwean cricket team will arrive in the city on Monday to play a four-match T20I series against Bangladesh.Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna will host all the four matches scheduled to be held on January 15, 17, 20 and…
BCB reluctant to aend Mustafizur Rahim for Pak Super League
Pakistan Super League franchise Lahore Qalandars had picked Mustafizur Rahman from the gold category, where he was supposed to be paid a fee of USD 50,000. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is considering holding back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in…
India’s captain faces non-bailable warrant
Dhaka – A local court in Andhra Pradesh’s district of Anantapur has issued a non-bailable warrant against India’s limited-overs captain MS Dhoni, reports ESPNcricinfo. The case relates to a morphed picture of Dhoni that appeared on the cover of a…
Sponsors come forward to make Bangabandhu Gold Cup a success
Country’s leading sponsors come forward to stand beside the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) with their bounty effort to make prestigious Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football a success one.AB Bank continued their support to BFF as they become presenting sponsors of…
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by three runs in T20
New Zealand won the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka by three runs at Mount Maunganui on Thursday,New Zealand made 182-4 with Martin Guptill 58 and Kane Williamson 53. Sri Lanka were 179-9 after their 20 overs.
BCB may hold back Mustafizur from PSL
Bangladesh Cricket Board is considering holding back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to keep the young pacer’s bowling technique a secret.The board may choose to compensate him in order to keep him from going to…
Sylhet stadium ready to host U19 Cricket World Cup matches
The Sylhet International Cricket Stadium is ready to host the ICC for its U19 Cricket World Cup matches.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hand over the responsibility of the venue to International Cricket Council on Thursday, BCB grounds committee chairman Hanif…
BCB invite SLC for ODI series
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) recently sent an invitation letter to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to play of a number of bilateral ODIs in Bangladesh after the World Twenty20, 2016.In that invitation letter BCB also invited Sri Lankan Cricket for one…
Pakistan blasts Cricket Australia
Pakistan’s cricket chief said Wednesday Australia should be fined after they pulled out of the junior World Cup over security fears in host country Bangladesh, blasting officials for creating a potentially “anarchic” situation in world cricket.On Tuesday Australia withdrew from…
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs to take series
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final one-day international at Mount Maunganui to wrap up the series 3-1 on Tuesday.New Zealand made 294-5 with Martin Guptill making 102 and both Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor out…
Indian schoolboy breaches 1000-run mark in an innings
Maharashtra schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade rewrote the record books on Tuesday, hammering an epic 1009 not out in an inter-school cricket tournament to register the highest individual score in an innings in any form of the game. Print Friendly and PDF …
Australia withdraw from U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh
Cricket Australia postponed a Test tour of Bangladesh in October for similar reasons and chief executive James Sutherland said the situation had not improved.”Regrettably, the advice from our government suggests that the security threat to Australians travelling to Bangladesh remains…
Windies 207-6 at close in third Australia Test
The West Indies were 207 for six at the close after winning the toss on the opening day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.At stumps, Denesh Ramdin was not out 23 with Carlos Brathwaite on…
Inter-ministerial meeting held for upcoming Asia Cup T20
An inter-ministerial meeting was held on Sunday at the Youth and Sports Ministry conference room for successfully hosting Asia Cup T20-2016 qualifying in Dhaka and Narayanganj.Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong will take part in the qualifying…
Sri Lanka put New Zealand into bat in 4th ODI
Sri Lanka won the toss and put New Zealand into bat in the rain-delayed fourth one-day international at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Saturday.The match has been reduced to 24 overs each after a lengthy delay because of the weather.
Shakib, Mustafiz in Cricinfo’s ODI XI of the year
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahaman have been included in the ESPN Cricinfo’s ODI team of year for 2015.Apart from Shakib and Mostafiz, skipper Brendon McCullum, opener Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson and left-arm-seam bowler Trent Boult…
England lead despite Elgar century
Dean Elgar carried his bat for a fighting century but could not stop England from taking an 89-run first innings lead on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Monday.Opening batsman Elgar made 118…
Imran Khan supports Amir’s return
Legendary Pakistan allrounder Imran Khan on Monday said he backs convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Amir’s return to international cricket, urging sceptical players and fans to support the tainted paceman.The 23-year-old Amir, who completed his five-year ban earlier this year, caused a…
Pakistan’s Yasir Shah suspended for doping – ICC
Pakistan’s leg-spinner Yasir Shah was on Sunday provisionally suspended for failing a dope test by the International Cricket Council (ICC).”Shah has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation on a sample he provided in an in-competition test,” an ICC statement…
Sabbir attacked by fanatics on Facebook
National cricketer Sabbir Rahman has come under attack from fanatics for posting Christmas greetings alongside Eid-e-Miladunnabi wishes on his Facebook page.His teammates Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das, too, had endured similar attacks on the social media after they greeted their…
England’s Anderson out of first S. Africa Test
England paceman James Anderson has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa with a calf strain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday.”@jimmy9 ruled out of the first Test vs @OfficialCSA with a calf…
BCB announces squad for ICC U-19 Cricket WC
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh 2016.Mehidy Hassan Miraz will lead the youth side while Najmul Hossain Shanto has been named his deputy.
Australia skipper Steve Smith named ICC Cricketer of the Year
The 26-year-old right-hander kept the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in Australia for the third straight year after pace bowler Mitchell Johnson and his predecessor as skipper, Michael Clarke, won in 2014 and 2013.Smith also scored four centuries and 1,249 runs…
Tamim to play for Peshawar Zalmi in PSL, Mustafizur for Lahore Qalandars
Karachi Kings earlier secured the service of Shakib Al Hasan for the first edition of the five-franchise Twenty20 competition on Monday.Mustafizur and Tamim were grouped in the Gold category while Shakib was in Platinum, the topmost category, in PSL drafts.
Karachi Kings recruit Shakib Al Hasan in PSL drafts
Tamim Iqbal was drafted into Peshawar Zalmi while Lahore Qalandars went for young pacer Mustafizur Rahman. Shakib was grouped in the topmost category, Platinum, in the PSL drafts. Karachi called for the Bangladeshi star in the second round of the…