New Delhi,(AP/UNB) – Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal shared four wickets as India eased to a 53-run victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 of their three-match series on Wednesday.Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who both scored 80,…
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Nazmul Hasan reelected BCB president
Dhaka – Nazmul Hasan Papon has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) unopposed in a meeting of BCB board of directors at Mirpur on Wednesday afternoon.
BPL T20: Mashrafe’s Rangpur Riders reaches in Sylhet
Dhaka – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Rangpur Riders reached in Sylhet on Wednesday ahead of their campaign in the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 starting at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on November 4.R Riders will play defending runners-up Rajshahi…
BCB Election: Durjoy, Ashfaqul, Alo elected directors
Dhaka – The first Test captain of Bangladesh Naimur Rahman Durjoy, Syed Ashfaqul Islam and Alamgir Hossain Alo were elected directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in the much-talked-about election to the country’s most affluent sports body held at the…
National Cricket: Sylhet DSA beat Narsingdi DSA by 7 wkts
Dhaka – Sylhet District made a flying start in the Chittagong phase of the 38th National Cricket Championship beating Narsingdi District by seven wickets in a curtailed 24 over-a-side match at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city of…
Pick and stick with Ashes ‘keeper, says Gilchrist
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – Wicketkeeping great Adam Gilchrist has called on Australian selectors to pick and stick when they decide who will be behind the stumps for the upcoming Ashes series. Three players are seen as being in the mix to take…
BCB goes to polls Tuesday to elect 3 directors
Dhaka – The much-talked-about election to the country’s most affluent sports body, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), will be held on Tuesday.The voting will begin at 10am at the BCB board room at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur and end…
New Zealand to bowl against India in 3rd ODI
KANPUR, India,(BSS/AFP) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl in the third and deciding one-day international against India in Kanpur on Sunday. The visitors, who lost the previous ODI of the three-match series, have fielded…
CJKS Cricket: Regency Club, Agrabad Nowjoan win
Dhaka – Regency Club and Agrabad Nowjoan Club won their respective matches in the CJKS-Confidence Cement First Division Cricket League at two separate venues in Chittagong on Sunday.Regency Club beat Satadal Club Juniors by 43 runs at the MA Aziz…
S Africa beat BD by 20 runs in 1st T20
Dhaka, Oct 27 – South Africa beat visiting Bangladesh by 20 runs in the 1st T20I of the two-match series at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Thursday night.
CJKS Cricket: Pirates of Ctg, Regency Club win
Dhaka – Pirates of Chittagong and Regency Sporting Club won their respective matches in the Confidence Cement-CJKS First Dision Cricket League at two separte venues in Chittagong on Thursday.Pirates of Chittagong beat Railway SA by seven wickets at MA Aziz…
T20I series: BD to face SA in 1st match Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face hosts South Africa in the 1st T20I of the two-match series at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Thursday.The match will begin at 10pm Bangladesh time with all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan leading the Bangladesh side for…
CJKS Cricket: Satadal Club beat Sitakunda UKS by five wkts
Dhaka – Satadal Club Juniors made a good start in the Confidence Cement-CJKS First Division Cricket League beating Sitakunda Upazilla KS by five wickets in the opening match at the MA Aziz Stadium here in Chittagong on Wednesday.Earlier, Chittagong City…
Khulna Titans to launch jersey on Friday
Dhaka- Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Khulna Titans will launch their jersey through a formal ceremony on Friday ahead of the BPL Twenty20 season-2017.The jersey launching ceremony will be held in the Dhaka Westin at 6 pm, said a Khulna…
Bangladesh A beat Ireland A in 3rd match to take 2-0 lead
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh A took a 2-0 lead over touring Ireland A in the five-match unofficial ODI series outplaying them by eight wickets in the 3rd match at the Academy ground of the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in…
AKS earns BPL title sponsorship
Dhaka – Abul Khair Still (AKS) has earned the title sponsorship right of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 starting on November 4 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS).The seven-team franchised tournament will be named as AKS BPL T20…
Pakistan whitewashes Sri Lanka 5-0 in ODI series
Sharjah,(AP/UNB) – Fast bowler Usman Shinwari dominated Sri Lanka’s top order with 5-34 as Pakistan whitewashed the tourists 5-0 for another convincing nine-wicket victory in the fifth and final one-day international on Monday.Shinwari claimed all his wickets in a 21-ball…
Latham helps NZ beat India by 6 wickets; Kohli hits 31st ton
Mumbai,(AP/UNB) – Tom Latham scored his fourth ODI hundred as New Zealand pulled off a stunning six-wicket win against India with an over remaining in the first one-day international on Sunday.Latham hit an undefeated 103 off 102 balls and added…
Tamim-less Tigers seek to avoid whitewash against Proteas
Dhaka- Bangladesh will face hosts South Africa in the 3rd and last ODI of the three-match series at Buffalo Park in East London on Sunday with a hope to display a better performance for avoiding the whitewash.The match will begin…
Rain again hits Bangladesh-Ireland unofficial ODI series
Dhaka – The five-match unofficial ODI series between Bangladesh A team and Ireland A team was interrupted by rain again as the 3rd match has been washed out without a ball being bowled at Sheikh Kamal International Stadium (SKICS) in…
Mominul in T20 squad for South Africa series
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday announced a 14-member T20 squad including top order batsman Mominul Haque for the two-match series against hosts South Africa beginning on October 26 at the Mangaung Oval Dloenfontein.The opening match will be held…
Bangladesh A to face Ireland A in 3rd ODI Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh A team will face Ireland A team in their 3rd match of the five-match unofficial ODI series at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday.
Tanbir’s 61* spurs Bangladesh A 1-0 lead against Ireland A
Dhaka – Bangladesh A team took 1-0 lead in the five-match unofficial ODI series with a three-wicket victory in the 2nd match against Ireland A team at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.Bangladesh A…
South Africa score 353 against Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh will need 354 runs to win the 2nd match against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl on Wednesday to stay alive in the three-match series.Sent in to bat first, the Proteas scored 353 for 6 in…
Tamim back as Tigers meet Proteas in 2nd ODI Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on hosts South Africa in the second match of the three-match ODI series at Boland Park in Paarl on Wednesday.The battle will begin at 2pm Bangladesh time where the 7th-ranked Tigers must look forward to…
Bangladesh-Ireland first one-dayer ends in no result
Dhaka – The first match of the five-match unofficial ODI series between hosts Bangladesh A team and touring Ireland A team was abandoned due to rain at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.
NCL: Rajshahi post emphatic innings victory over Ctg
Dhaka – Rajshahi Division maintained their top spot in the Tier 2 points table of the Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) crushing Chittagong Division by an innings and 13 runs in the 5th round match which ended on the…
Both of Tier-1 National Cricket League matches ended in draw
Dhaka – Both the 5th round first class Tier-1 matches of the Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) ended in draw on the 4th and final day at two separate venues across the country on Monday.Barisal Division forced holders and…
Premier Div Women’s Cricket 2nd phase begin Tuesday
Dhaka – The super league stage battles of the one-day-match Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League will begin at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) Ground 3 and 4 on Tuesday.
Super league of Women’s Premier Cricket begins on Tuesday
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – The four-team super league of the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket begins on Tuesday (Oct 17) with two matches billed for the opening day at two BKSP venues in Savar.