Category: Cricket

Ed Joyce starred with the bat as Ireland earned a famous six-wicket win over West Indies in Wednesday’s Twenty20 clash at Sabina Park, Jamaica.

Dhaka residents will enjoy Wi-Fi on busy roads during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup. The wireless Internet will be available from March on a three kilometre stretch of road from Jahangir Gate to Banani. Advertising agency ‘Vinyl World’ is behind…

Dhaka – Touring Sri Lanka made a good start in the three-match ODI series beating hosts Bangladesh by 13 runs in a low scoring first ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday Replying to Sri Lanka’s face-saving…

Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced the final squads of Bangladesh men’s and women’s teams for the ensuing ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014. Announcing the teams, chairman of BCB National Selection Panel Faruque Ahmed described the men’s…

Bangladesh colts thrashed Afghanistan by ten wickets in their opening match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2014 on Saturday. A maiden over by Abdullah Adil was the only high point of the Afghan bowling line-up as the Bangladeshi openers…

Dhaka – Touring Sri Lanka won the two-match T20 series 2-0 after beating hosts Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the 2nd T20 match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Friday. Earlier, in the first T20 match, Bangladesh conceded…

Bangladesh were 12 for no loss after Sri Lanka declared with a lead of 466 runs with eight over remaining before stumps on day four of the second Test at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday. Tamim Iqbal (7)…

Twin tons by Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes and a Bangladesh record of 232-run second wicket stand drove the hosts to 409 for eight wickets against Sri Lanka in their first innings of the second Test on Thursday. Mahmudullah (30*)…

Dhaka: Sri Lanka crushed a hapless Bangladesh by an innings and 248 runs with more than a day to spare to claim the first test and go 1-0 up in the two-match series on Thursday. The spin-pace duo of Dilruwan…

Australia added the Twenty20 series to their victories in the Ashes and one-day internationals as an eight-wicket win over England gave them a 2-0 lead.

Dubai – The International Cricket Council (ICC) is happy with the security situation in Bangladesh ahead of the World Twenty20 slated March 16 to April 6. The ICC in a statement said that its Board Wednesday received a report on…

Sri Lanka 730 for 6 dec (Silva 139, Jayawardene 203*, Mathews 86, Vithanage 103*) beat Bangladesh 232 (Rahim 61, Shakib 55, Eranga 4-49) and 250 (Mominul 50, Perera 5-109) by an innings and 248 runs Sri Lanka recorded their second…

Dhaka – Mahela Jayawardene hit a double century and Kithuruwan Vithanage smashed a maiden century to help Sri Lanka declare their first innings at 730-6 on the third day of the first test against Bangladesh. This was the highest score…

Dhaka – Sri Lanka strengthened their grip on the Test through steady accumulation, aided by a series of let-offs that allowed Kaushal Silva score his maiden Test century.

Dhaka – Deploring the proposed two-tier test cricket system and money-driven control of the popular game, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) and all the national cricket authorities, including Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), to…

Mushfiqur Rahim’s dismissal in the sixth over after tea hastened Bangldesh’s end in the first innings, as they slumped to 232 all out by the 64th over in Mirpur.

Shane Warne has signed on as a specialist spin coach to help Australia’s slow bowlers in the lead-up to this year’s World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka have recalled spinner Ajantha Mendis to their squad for their two-Test series against Bangladesh.

Colombo: The Sri Lankan cricket team has decided to go ahead with its four-week tour of Bangladesh and stay on for the Asia Cup ending in early March after security asurances from Bangladesh security forces.

James Faulkner fired an unbeaten 69 as Australia recorded an extraordinary one-wicket win over England in Brisbane to go 2-0 up in the one-day series.

SECOND ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL: AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane Date: Friday, 17 January Starts: 03:20 GMT Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 LW, and via the BBC iPlayer Radio app, the BBC…

Sri Lanka won the second Test against Pakistan by nine wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

England suffered a frustrating second day of the Women’s Ashes Test after Australia fought back in Perth.

Sri Lanka’s Test and limited-overs tour of Bangladesh is set to take place as scheduled despite concerns over security, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Thursday (January 9). Sri Lanka were scheduled to play two Tests, three One-Day Internationals…