The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday announced that the Dhaka Premier League, the country’s most popular one-day domestic competition, would begin on July 1.
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West Indies seek fresh Oval glory against Pakistan
West Indies will return to the scene of their Champions Trophy final win over England nine years ago when they face Pakistan in their 2013 tournament opener at The Oval on Friday.
England sweat on bowlers’ fitness
England may have to re-think their Champions Trophy plans if they find themselves without injured pace bowlers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn.
New Zealand clinch series
A record-breaking day from Martin Guptill earned New Zealand another one-day trophy on English soil with an 86-run victory at the Ageas Bowl.
What Ashraful said to the Anti-Corruption Security Unit
While numerous stories have been doing the rounds regarding the match-fixing scandal, one of the most important yet unresolved questions is what Mohammad Ashraful actually confessed to the ACSU (Anti-corruption and Security Unit) officials who recently visited the country to…
Bangladesh Premier League under spotlight
The allegations are the latest to hit Bangladeshi cricket including the BPL, which was launched in 2012 in emulation of neighbouring India’s lucrative Twenty20 tournament.
New Zealand on brink of defeat
England will nervously draw back the curtains in their hotel rooms on day five in Leeds. Having earned themselves a dominant position against New Zealand they will feel only rain can thwart them as they look to clinch a 2-0…
Ian Pont denies B’desh match-fixing claims
Former Essex all-rounder Ian Pont on Monday evening denied involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Bangladesh, where the former national teamcaptain Mohammad Ashraful is alleged to have taken bribes to lose.
B’desh Cricket Board mull new anti-graft law
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling the introduction of an anti-corruption law with the help of the law ministry to combat ill practices in Bangladesh cricket.
BD player linked to IPL spot-fixing!
DHAKA: Involvement of a prominent Bangladeshi player, who never played in the IPL, has now emerged in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Indian police sources told a media.
Joe Root shines before tourists fight back England
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Tour leaves Bangladesh bruised
By Richard Lord
Gilchrist damages RCB’s chances
During one of the matches that Adam Gilchrist sat out of, he complained – not without humour – about how the umpiring mistakes had all been targeting his Kings XI Punjab side.
Resignation was a mistake – Mushfiqur
Mushfiqur Rahim has said he regrets his hasty resignation from the Bangladesh captaincy, although he is effectively out of the job until the BCB decides whether to reappoint him.
Bangladesh hit back to win second T20
Shakib Al Hasan produced another superb all-round display to help Bangladesh record a 34-run win over Zimbabwe and tie the two-match Twenty20 international series against their hosts 1-1.
Zimbabwe beat B’desh by 6 runs in 1st T20
Zimbabwe extended their winning run into the T20 series as they drew first blood with a six-run victory in the first match over Bangladesh at Bulawayo.
Leadership blames poor batting for ODI series loss
Moments before Mushfiqur Rahim announced his resignation as captain, he and his deputy Mahmudullah had blamed the Bangladesh top order for the 1-2 defeat to Zimbabwe. Mushfiqur was among the top five batsmen who hadn’t scored a half-century in the…
Mushfiqur resigns as Bangladesh captain
DHAKA: Mushfiqur Rahim has announced that he will be resigning as Bangladesh captain after the end of the current series. His announcement, which came a few minutes after his team lost the third ODI to Zimbabwe and with it the…
Zimbabwe win series, Bd captain Mushfiq to quit
A sparkling century from opener Vusi Sibanda propelled Zimbabwe to a seven-wicket win and a series victory over Bangladesh after the third and final one-day international in Bulawayo on Wednesday.
Bangladesh-Zimbabwe ODI series decider today
DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to face Zimbabwe in their third and final One Day International (ODI) on Wednesday afternoon with a must win game.
Shakib Al Hasan fined for dissent
Dubai: Shakib Al Hasan has been fined 75 percent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during Zimbabwe’s victory in the second One-day International (ODI) at Bulawayo Sunday.
Williams drives Zimbabwe to series-levelling win
The Report by Mohammad Isam
Masakadza not worried by loss, 2nd ODI today
Zimbabwe batsman Hamilton Masakadza has said that the home side is not under pressure playing at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, a venue where they have lost to Bangladesh seven times in nine matches. He was the top-scorer in…
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs in 1st ODI
BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe): Ziaur Rahman’s maiden five-wicket haul in just his fourth one-day international saw Bangladesh record a comprehensive 121-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first of a three-match series in Bulawayo.
BD dedicate victory to factory victims
HARARE: Bangladesh’s cricket captain Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday dedicated his team’s victory over Zimbabwe in a Test match to several hundred of their compatriots who lost their lives when a factory collapsed last week.
Cricket: Bangladesh end four year drought
Bangladesh ended its long losing streak in test cricket today and dedicated the rare victory over Zimbabwe to the hundreds of people who died in the building collapse back home last week.
Bangladesh wins second test, levels series
Visitors Bangladesh won the second test by 143 runs making the hosts Zimbabew pack up for 257 runs on the fifth day today. Bangladesh were 391 in the first innings and 291-9 declared in the second. In reply Zimbabwe scored…
Can Bangladesh level series against Zinbabwe
Chastened by a heavy defeat that has once again highlighted their lack of progress, Bangladesh begin the second and final test against Zimbabwe on Thursday looking to prove they can adapt to foreign conditions and match their fellow test strugglers.
Bangladesh call up Shafiul, Rahman
Bangladesh have called up seamer Shafiul Islam and all-rounder Ziaur Rahman as cover for the injured Rubel Hossain and Shahadat Hossain, ahead of next week’s second Test.
Tigers lose first test to spirited Zinbabwe
HARARE: Brendan Taylor became just the third Zimbabwean batsman to score centuries in both innings of a Test match as his side completed a crushing victory over Bangladesh in the first Test at Harare Sports Club.