Dhaka – As per the Future Tour Programs (FTP), Bangladesh will play eight Tests, more or less 17 ODIs and 7 T20Is in the year of 2018, including their fixtures in the Asia Cup in India and Nidahas Trophy in…
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U18 Cricket: Barisal lead by 106 runs against Rangpur
Dhaka – Barisal Division took 106 runs lead in the 2nd innings against Rangpur Division after the 2nd day’s play of the three-day-match of Young Tigers Under-18 National Cricket Competition in their Group A match at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket…
New Zealand includes 2 spinners for first 2 ODIs vs Pakistan
Wellington,(AP/UNB) – New Zealand has included two spinners in a 13-man squad for the first two matches of a five-match limited-overs international series against Pakistan starting Saturday.
Shakib, Mushfiq in CA’s best Test XI of 2017
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and his immediate predecessor in Test Mushfiqur Rahim have been placed in the cricket.com.au’s best Test eleven of 2017.Shakib placed in the 6th spot while Mushfiqur 7th where Dean…
Tigers’ mixed year tended towards disappointment
Dhaka – The Bangladesh cricket team’s mixed performances on the field were weighed down by some off-field events around the year including Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s sudden announcement of retirement from T20I cricket, coach Chandika Hathurusingha’s unexpected resignation with two years…
Australia battle to save Ashes test against England
Melbourne,(AP/UNB)- David Warner blew his chance of making back-to-back hundreds after posting the slowest half-century of his career as Australia battled to save the fourth Ashes test against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.With no real prospect of…
England 264-4 vs Australia 327 at lunch on day 3
Melbourne, Dec 28 (AP/UNB) – Alastair Cook kept his composure after England lost two crucial wickets to help steer his team toward a first-innings lead in the fourth Ashes test against Australia on Thursday.Cook added 30 runs to his overnight…
Australia collapse to 327 all out vs England
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Australia lost its last seven wickets for just 67 runs to be all out for 327 after lunch on the second day of the fourth Ashes test against England on Wednesday.England’s fast bowlers ripped through the Australian middle…
Warner dominates as Australia capitalise on toss win in Ashes Test
MELBOURNE,(BSS/AFP) – David Warner plundered England’s bowling on a flat pitch to put Australia in a commanding position on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Warner capitalised on Australia winning the toss and had his…
Bangladesh U 19 teem to fly for New Zealand on Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under 19 cricket team will leave Dhaka on Tuesday at 00:45 hours for Dubai en route to Christchurch to participate in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Cricket billed for January-February net year in New Zealand.The official…
West Indies’ Beaton reported for suspect bowling action
Wellington,(AP/UNB) – West Indies right-arm fast bowler Ronsford Beaton will undergo testing for a possible illegal bowling action after being reported by match officials in New Zealand.Beaton was reported after the second one-day international between West Indies and New Zealand…
Australia captain hit on hand, should be OK for MCG test
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Australia captain Steve Smith was struck on his right hand by a stray ball near the nets as the team prepared for Tuesday’s start to the fourth test against England.Smith was standing to the side of the Melbourne…
Nasir’s 270* spurs Rangpur lead of 235 against Barisal
Dhaka – Rangpur Division skipper Nasir Hossain hit unbeaten 270 runs for a 235-run lead 1st innings against Barisal Division after the 3rd day’s play in the 6th and last round match of the four-day Walton 1oT Smart Fridge 19th…
NCL-Tier-2: Dhaka Metro score 210 for 4 against newly crowned Rajshahi Division
Dhaka – Dhaka Metro scored 210 for 4 in 53 overs against newly crowned Rajshahi Division in the first innings on the first day of the four-day 6th and last Tier-2 match of the Walton Smart Fridge 19th National Cricket…
U-18 Cricket: Alvi’s 102* guides Ctg to 269/10 vs Dhaka Div North
Dhaka – Alvi Haque’s unbeaten century of 102 runs helped Chittagong Division collect 269/10 in 70.4 overs in the first innings against Dhaka Division North on Day-1 of the Group B three-day-match of the Young Tigers Under-18 National Cricket Competition…
Cricket: Starc cleared of serious foot injury
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has been cleared of a major foot injury, but remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test, reports said Wednesday. Scans confirmed he only has a bruised heel after he was seen hobbling on…
19th National Cricket League resume Wednesday
Dhaka – After a long break for BPL, the 6th round of the four-day two-tier Walton 1oT Smart Fridge 19th National Cricket League begins on Wednesday at four separate venues across the country.Most of the national cricketers including Rubel Hossain,…
The new Bradman? Quirky Smith rises to exalted heights
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) -Steve Smith has broken English hearts and smashed records with his phenomenal Ashes batting and is being acclaimed as the best Australian batsman since the greatest of all, Don Bradman. That is rarefied company for the quirky 28-year-old skipper,…
6th round of National Cricket League begins Wednesday
Dhaka – The 6th round of the four-day two-tier Walton 1oT Smart Fridge 19th National Cricket League begins on Wednesday at four separate venues across the country.In Tier-1 matches, League leader Khulna Division will play their main contenders Dhaka Division…
India wins toss, bowls in deciding ODI vs Sri Lanka
Visakhapatnam,(AP/UNB) – India won the toss on Sunday and decided to bowl in the third and deciding one-day international against Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka won the first ODI in Dharamsala by seven wickets, while India took the second in Mohali by…
6th round of National Cricket League begins Wednesday
Dhaka – The 6th round of the four-day two-tier Walton 1oT Smart Fridge 19th National Cricket League begins on December 20 at four separate venues across the country.
Lasith Malinga dropped for T20s vs. India
Colombo,(AP/UNB) – Sri Lanka has dropped fast bowler Lasith Malinga from its squad of 15 players for the upcoming three-match Twenty20 series against India.Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement Friday that it has “rested” Malinga, who was part of…
Smith’s unbeaten 139 moves Australia into strong position
Perth,(AP/UNB) – Australia captain Steve Smith helped himself to another classy century as he punished England’s bowlers Saturday in the third Ashes cricket test at the WACA.Australia was 314 for four at lunch on the third day, with Smith unbeaten…
England reaches 91-2 after 1st session of 3rd Ashes test
Perth,(AP/UNB) – Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood struck just before lunch to check England’s promising start to the must-win third Ashes test against Australia.
Itinerary of Tigers’ ODI, Test, T20 series announced
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced the itinerary of the tri-nation ODI home series involving Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, and the Test and T20 series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to be held in January and February next.…
Squads for Victory Day exhibition cricket match announced
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced Shaheed Jewel Eleven and Shaheed Mushtaque Eleven to play a T20 exhibition cricket match on the Victory Day on December 16 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The exhibition match, a regular…
Root “fed up” with England’s off-field dramas in Australia
Perth,(AP/UNB) – Joe Root’s first Ashes tour as England cricket captain has been more eventful than he expected, just not in the way he had hoped.”I knew it would be challenging, and I knew there would be stuff around the…
Rangpur Riders new BPL champions dethroning Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has proved himself as the best captain in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket clinching four titles as captain as his team Rangpur Riders emerged as the new champions dethroning Shakib Al Hasan-led Dhaka Dynamites…
New Zealand beats West Indies by 240 runs in 2nd test
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – Trent Boult captured his 200th test wicket as New Zealand beat the West Indies by 240 runs on Tuesday, completing a 2-0 sweep of its first test series since March.Boult took 2-52 as New Zealand bowled out the…
Kohli-Anuska wedding celebrated in India
He’s the “king” of Indian cricket. She’s a glamorous Bollywood actress and former model. Newlyweds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are celebrity royalty and India is cock-a-hoop over their marriage. “Officially India’s First Couple,” screamed the front page of Mumbai…