London,(AP/UNB) – England’s cricket selectors refrained Wednesday from a radical shakeup of the test squad despite a 4-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia.England called up Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone and returning paceman Mark Wood in its 16-man squad for the two-match…
Dhaka- A scintillating double century by Mominul Haque and a century by Zakir Hassan powered Islami Bank East Zone to take a 418-run lead over Prime Bank South Zone in the first innings after the 2nd day of the four-day…
Dhaka- Bangladesh tasted the first victory in their 2nd match of the six-nation Blind Cricket World Cup beating Nepal by four wickets at the Allama Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad of Pakistan on Wednesday.Earlier on Monday, Bangladesh team made a frustrating…
Dhaka- A 15-member Zimbabwean Cricket team, which were schedule to arrive here on Thursday night will now arrive on Friday to play the tri-nation ODI series also involving Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh beginning on January 15 at the Sher-e-Bangla…
Dhaka- A 15-member Zimbabwean Cricket team will arrive here on Thursday night to play the tri-nation ODI series also involving Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh beginning on January 15 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.An Emirates Airlines flight…
Dhaka – A brilliant century by Mominul Haque enabled 1slami Bank East Zone to score a comfortable 340 for 5 in 83 overs in the first innings against Prime Bank South Zone on the first day of the four-day first…
NELSON, New Zealand, Jan 9, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Pakistan made 246 for nine batting first in the second one-day international against New Zealand at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Tuesday.
NELSON, New Zealand,(BSS/AFP) – Three half-centuries including a late charge by Hasan Ali and Shadab Khan carried Pakistan to 246 for nine batting first against New Zealand in the second one-day international in Nelson on Tuesday.Mohammad Hafeez hit a solid…
Dhaka – Bangladesh made a frustrating start in the six-nation Blind Cricket World Cup with a nine-wicket defeat against hosts Pakistan in the opening match at the famous Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday.Sent in to bat first, Bangladesh scored…
Dhaka – Bangladesh conceded three successive losses in their Pre-Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018 practice matches after losing the 3rd game against Afghanistan by 56 runs at Christs College, Christchurch, in New Zealand on Monday.Bangladesh lost their 2nd practice…
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Allrounder Ben Stokes has been included in England’s squad for the Twenty20 series against Australia and New Zealand starting later this month.The 26-year-old Stokes had already been selected in England’s One Day squad for the series against Australia,…
Sydney,(AP/UNB)- Centuries to Shaun and Mitch Marsh led Australia to 578-5 at lunch on day four, helping build a commanding 232-run over England in the fifth Ashes test.Resuming at 479-4, already with a 133-run first-innings lead, the Marsh brothers combined…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) on Saturday named world famed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as the best sportsman of the year 2017.It chose Shakib, Bangladesh Test and T20 captain, over shooter Arnab Sharar Ladaf and promising booter Zafar…
Wellington,(AP/UNB) – Captain Kane Williamson scored 115 as New Zealand posted 315-7, batting first Saturday in the series-opening limited-overs international against Pakistan.Williamson, currently the No. 4-ranked batsman in the world in one-day cricket, reached his 10th ODI century from 106…
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Usman Khawaja scored his first test hundred in over a year and Steve Smith just missed yet another Don Bradman record as Australia reached 277-3 at lunch on the third day of the fifth Ashes test at the…
NEW DELHI, (BSS/AFP) – Batting star Virat Kohli will pick up the Indian Premier League’s largest-ever salary — $2.7 million — in this year’s tournament, with a host of big foreign names including Australian captain Steve Smith also cashing in.Kohli…
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Some big hitting by the lower order helped England reach 346 and a competitive first-innings total at lunch on the second day of the fifth Ashes test.Despite losing their last specialist batsman, Dawid Malan early in the session…
Wellington,(AP/UNB)-West Indies cricket coach Stuart Law has defended out-of-form batsman Chris Gayle, saying critics who suggest his international career may be over “write him off at your peril.”The 38-year-old Gayle scored only 38 runs in four innings on the West…
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Despite batting for 4 1/2 hours and frustrating one of the world’s best bowling units, England captain Joe Root failed again to convert a good start into a century during the fifth Ashes test at the Sydney Cricket…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced two XIs of the Tigers to play two One-Day practice matches ahead of their New Year’s international campaign with the seven-match Tri-nation ODI series, starting on January 15 in Dhaka.Mashrafe Bin…
CAPE TOWN,(BSS/AFP) – India’s status as the world’s number one Test team will face a fierce examination when they come up against second-ranked South Africa in a three-Test series which starts at Newlands on Friday.South Africa will be banking on…
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – England won the toss and chose to bat against Australia in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.After a rain delay and an early lunch, play was scheduled to start at…
Dhaka – Bangladesh conceded a six-wicket defeat against Otago A eleven in a practice match of the Pre-Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018, held at the University of Otago Oval, Dunedin, in New Zealand on Wednesday.Otago A chased down an…
Dhaka – The Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League, which was scheduled to begin in the first week of this month, has been deferred by one month for the franchised based first class cricket–Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL).The most prestigious metropolis…
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – Regulars Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade were axed from Australia’s squad on Wednesday for this month’s one-day international series against England. Chief selector Trevor Hohns said ODI specialist Maxwell was omitted over consistency concerns, while Tim Paine takes…
SYDNEY(BSS/AFP) – Seamer Chris Woakes has been ruled out with a side strain opening the way for young leg-spinner Mason Crane to make his debut for England in Thursday’s final Ashes Test against Australia. England skipper Joe Root confirmed 20-year-old Crane…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a revised practice schedule with the inclusion of two practice matches of the Bangladesh National Cricket team for the ensuing Tri-nations home series involving Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka’s…
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Injured fast bowler Mitchell Starc worked out in the nets but captain Steve Smith didn’t train on Tuesday because of a sore back as Australia prepared for the fifth Ashes test against England.Starc missed the drawn fourth test…
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Leg-spinner Mason Crane’s experience playing in Sydney may prove the clincher to earn him a debut as England try to salvage their Ashes series with a win over Australia in Thursday’s final Test. Trailing 3-0 and the Ashes lost,…
Dhaka – Bangladesh top-order batsman Sabbir Rahman has been stripped off his Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) central contract for assaulting a cricket fan during a 19th National Cricket League (NCL) match.He has also been banned for six months from domestic…