Kane Williamson kept his head while all around him were losing theirs, reaching an unbeaten century to steer New Zealand to a tense five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second test on Monday and a 2-0 sweep of the…
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Mustafizur tops google search
Cricketer Mustafizur Rahman has topped the lists of persons searched on Google from Bangladesh in 2015.He has thereby ended the dominance of film artistes, who so far have been holding the top position on the list.Cricketers Taskin Ahmed and Mashrafe…
Victorians wins BPL title
Alok Kapali took 13 runs in the last over as Comilla Victorians defeated Barisal Bulls by three wickets in a nerve-wracking final to lift the title of the Bangladesh Premier League 2015 on Tuesday.In fact, Kapali hit four fours in…
Cricketer Bijoy accused of beating youth
A complaint was filed against national cricket team player Anamul Haque Bijoy on Sunday for beating and stabbing a young man in Kushtia, reports UNB news agency on Monday.Abdul Halim, father of victim Motaleb Hossain Bappy, 24, filed the case…
100 mph delivery caused by a bird!
A low-flying seagull was blamed for interfering with the speed gun on Friday when New Zealand’s Neil Wagner bowled a ball clocked at 160 kilometres (99.4 miles) per hour — one of the quickest on record.The surprise missile from Wagner,…
‘They used to beat me with sticks’: Maid agaist cricketer Shahadat
By Sugam Pokharel, CNN Dhaka (CNN) She’s known as “Happy” but when Mahfuza Akhter was found bruised and crying in the streets of Dhaka she was anything but. The 11-year-old former live-in maid of one of Bangladesh’s cricketing heroes is…
Starc to miss World T20
Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc will have ankle surgery and is “unlikely” to play in the World Twenty20 tournament in India next year, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.Starc, who has had trouble with his right ankle stemming back to the…
Shakib lost no 1 spot in test
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin has toppled Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan from the top spot in the ICC’s ranking for Test allrounders.The game’s governing council published the rankings after the conclusion of the Test series between India and South Africa.The right-arm offspinner…
ICC to stage world T20 in US
Cricket chiefs hope to stage a Twenty20 World Cup in the United States within a decade as the game ramps up efforts to crack the huge American sports market, a report said Tuesday.The International Cricket Council’s head of global development…
Windies loses to CA XI
The West Indies lost their warm-up for next week’s opening Test against Australia with a resounding 10-wicket defeat to the Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane on Saturday.The tourists managed to avoid an innings defeat with skipper Jason Holder scoring 65…
Victorians crush Vikings
Comilla Victorians took the top slot in the 3rd Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) points table after the 2nd phase of the league with a six-wicket victory over Chittagong Vikings at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday.Replying to Ctg Vikings’ 136/5,…
Cricketer Shahadat’s wife freed
Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday granted bail to cricketer Shahadat Hossain Rajib’s wife Jesmin Jahan alias Nitya in a case filed for torturing her domestic help.
Superstars gets their first victory
All round performance from Ravi Bopara and calm knock by captain Mushfiq gives Sylhet Superstars their first victory in this year BPL tournament. Loosing the toss Comilla Victorians started well as their openers scored 56 runs for the first wicket.…
Mahmadullah, Cooper helps Bulls to win
A captaincy knock by Mahmudullah and Kevib Cooper produced a fierce bowling spells helped Barisal Bulls to record their third victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating Chittagong Viking by 33 runs held on Monday at the Zahur Ahmed…
England clean sweeps Pakistan
Paceman Chris Woakes starred for a second match in succession as he defended ten runs in the last over to help England win the third and final Twenty20 in a Super Over finish in Sharjah on Monday.Woakes conceded seven off…
England takes T20 series
England wrapped up victory in the T20 series against Pakistan after a thrilling three-run victory in Dubai.Captain Shahid Afridi’s late cameo – 24 off eight deliveries – was not enough to help Pakistan over the line after England finished on…
Riders got heavy defeat from Victorians
Comilla Victorians completed their first phase of the franchise-based 3rd Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a convincing 9-wicket victory against Rangpur Riders in the 11th Twenty20 league match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.Replying to Rangpur Riders’…
Superstars loosing streak continues
Dhaka Dynamites beat Sylhet Superstars by 34 runs in the 12th match of the franchise-based 3rd Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.Chasing a target of 177 runs, Sylhet Super Stars were forced to…
Riders rode on Shakib’s all round performance
Mohammad Shahid bagged four wickets conceding only 12 runs but still finished on the losing side as Rangpur Riders defeated Sylhet Super Stars by six runs in a tight match in the Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday.Batting first, Rangpur could…
Mustafiz,spinners gives Dynamites easy vistory
National bowlers Nasir Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman both grabbed three wickets each as Dhaka Dynamites comfortably beat Chittagong Vikings by six wickets on Thursday’s second game of the Bangladesh Premier League.The Bangladesh duo is not only wicket-takers, but also economic…
New look England flattens Pakistan
A new-look England beat clumsy Pakistan by 14 runs in the first Twenty20 international to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Dubai on Thursday.England scored a challenging 160-5 in their 20 overs with Sam Billings hitting a…
Shakib banned for one match
Shakib Al Hasan has been slapped with a one-match suspension for hurling invective in a breach of the Code of Conduct of Bangladesh Cricket Board.The Rangpur Riders captain was also fined Tk 20,000 on two counts of the violation during…
Victorians get second straight win
Bowlers have put in a superlative show in a lowscoring match to help Comilla Victorians to a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Barisal Bulls in the Bangladesh Premier League.The Bulls were skittled out for a measly 89 in the 18.3 overs…
All rounder Shakib guides Riders to victory
Shakib Al Hasan bagged four wickets conceding only 14 runs while Thisara Perera bagged three to guide Rangpur Riders to a 69-run win over Dhaka Dynamites in their Bangladesh Premier League match on Wednesday.Batting first, Rangpur scored 176 thanks to…
Mashrafe guides Victorians to an easy win
Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has put on a fine show with the bat to lead Comilla Victorians to a seven-wicket victory with Marlon Samuels.A combined batting effort helped the Vikings to 176 for 4 after being put to bat at…
Al Amin’s hat trick gives Bulls second victory
Al-Amin Hossain’s five-wicket haul that included maiden hat-trick of BPL, helped Barisal Bulls win a low-scoring one-run thriller against Sylhet Superstars.Replying Barisal Bulls 108, Sylhet Super Stars finished at 107 for 9 in 20 overs.Al-Amin Hossain who was adjudged man…
Bulls begins BPL with win
Barisal Bulls started Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign with a 13-run victory against Rangpur Riders at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Replying to Barisal Bulls’ 155 runs in the 4th BPL Twenty20 match on the day, Rangpur…
Amir takes Ctg to a 1 run win
Chittagong Vikings sealed first victory in their 2nd match of the 3rd Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating Sylhet Super Stars in a nerve-shattering match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.Chittagong Vikings conceded a two-wicket defeat to Rangpur…
BPL hit by irregularity on day two
Organisers of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) have broken the rules they made on the second day of the tournament.The match between Sylhet Superstars and Chittagong Vikings saw an impasse over playing foreign players on Monday.The BPL Governing Council later violated…
Dynamites ease past Victorians
Dhaka Dynamites to secure a six-wicket victory against Comilla Victorians in their first match of the franchise-based Twenty20 format 3rd Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. Replying to Comilla Victorians’ 110, Dhaka Dynamites…