Dhaka- Young all-rounder of Bangladesh cricket team Mehedi Hasan Miraz on Thursday evening left Dhaka for West Indies to play the Caribbean Premier League which starting on August 4.”I am feeling lucky and excited as I’m going to play in…
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England loses early wicket but reaches 62-1 at lunch
London,(AP/UNB)- England reached 62-1 on the first day of the third test against South Africa before rain forced the players off for an early lunch after 22.1 overs.Opener Keaton Jennings was caught in the slips by Dean Elgar off the…
Dhawan’s 190 sends India to 282-2 in 1st test vs. Sri Lanka
Galle, (AP/UNB)- Shikhar Dhawan hit 190 off just 168 balls to power India to 282-2 at tea on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Opener Dhawan, who was only a late addition to the squad…
SC order clears path for BCB to held its election
Dhaka – President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hasan Papon on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court verdict that empowered the BCB to amend its constitution and thus hold its election.”It’s a good decision…but we’re yet to…
All BPL franchises get icon player
Dhaka – The eight franchises have completed their contract with icon players of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 which is scheduled to start on November 2.Sabbir Rahman, who had played for Rajshahi Kings in the last edition BPL,…
Rain ruins 4 matches of Tigresses Challenge Series
Dhaka – The week long persistent rain in the capital ruined the four successive matches of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Women’s Wing Challenge Series, involving in six matches.
Australian senior cricketers vote to boycott Bangladesh tour
Dhaka-Australia’s senior players voted at a secret meeting in Sydney on Monday to attend a planned training camp but boycott the tour of Bangladesh if a deal is not reached in the dispute with Cricket Australia.
Challenge increases for Sri Lanka ahead of India series
Galle,(AP/UNB)- An already tough year for the Sri Lankan cricket team is about to get more challenging as it hosts India for a three-test series.The Sri Lankans were swept by South Africa in a three-test series before slumping to their…
Saif Power Battery BPL football title sponsor
Dhaka- Saif Power Battery has earned the title sponsorship right of the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football beginning on Friday (July 28) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city.It won the title rights for this season providing Tk…
BPL schedule changed
Dhaka – The Governing Council (GC) of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 brought changes in the schedule of the 5th BPL opening ceremony and its start dates.The opening ceremony will be held on October 31 instead of November 1…
Taskin joins Duranta Bike as brand ambassador
Dhaka- Bangladesh cricket team young pace bowler Taskin Ahmed became a brand ambassador of Duranta Bike, a bicycle brand of RFL group.Taskin signed the deal at RFL corporate headquarters in the capital on Monday.
Fizz named new icon player of BPL
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team cutter miracle Mustafizur Rahman has been named as a new iconic player for the 5th edition Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) which scheduled to start on November 2017.BPL governing council on Monday announced Mustafizur’s name as…
England beats India to win Women’s Cricket World Cup
London, (AP/UNB) – England has won the Women’s Cricket World Cup after beating India by nine runs at Lord’s.
Mashrafe formally signs with Rangpur franchise
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza formally signed deal with Rangpur Riders for the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 which will start on November 4.The signing ceremony was held at East West Media Conference Hall…
Mahmudullah suffers back injury
Dhaka– Bangladesh cricket team dependable middle order batsman Mahmudullah Riyad suffered a strain on his back muscles during the Tigers conditioning camp in Mirpur on Sunday.The all-rounder was sent to Apollo Hospital in the capital immediately after he suffered the…
Australia’s Test tour of Bangladesh is in a mess New turn in Aussie cricket’s pay dispute
Dhaka – Australia’s two-match Test tour of Bangladesh could be cancelled if the pay dispute between Cricket Australia (CA) and Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) isn’t resolved in the next fortnight.CA chief executive James Sutherland and players’ union counterpart ACA chief…
Stuart MacGill settles dispute with Cricket Australia
Melbourne,(AP/UNB)- Cricket Australia has settled a dispute with former test spin bowler Stuart MacGill over more than AU$800,000 (US$635,000) in salary and match payments he claimed he was owed after injury forced his retirement in 2008.
Tigresses training camp to start Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Women’s Wing is going to organise a nine-day training camp which will start from Thursday at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Mirpur.A total of 42 women cricketer will take part in the camp, involving…
England beats SA to reach Women’s Cricket World Cup final
Bristol, (AP/UNB) – England reached the Women’s Cricket World Cup final by beating South Africa with only two balls to spare on Tuesday.Anya Shrubsole hit the decisive boundary to seal a two-wicket win for England, which required two runs from…
Sri Lanka chase down 388 to beat Zimbabwe in one-off test
Colombo,(AP/UNB) – Sri Lanka achieved the highest successful run chase at home in scoring 391-6 to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in their one-off cricket test on Tuesday.Set a daunting 388 to win, Sri Lanka rode on an 81 from…
Soumya wants to settle position as opener
Dhaka- Bangladesh’s stylish and attacking batsman Soumya Sarkar wants to settle his position as national opening partner to Tamim Iqbal.”I have a dream to continue as opening partner with Tamim bhai,” said Soumya, sharing his dream during the Tigers’ fitness…
South Africa levels series vs. England with 340-run win
Nottingham,(AP/UNB) – South Africa bowled England out in just a session and a half for a 340-run win in the second test on Monday, leveling the series at 1-1.In a big turnaround after England won the series-opener by 211 runs,…
Shakib’s injury to take another week
Dhaka -Shakib Al Hasan’s left ankle will take another week to heal from the injury he suffered on July 14.”He will be fully fit to resume full phased activities maximum 10 days from the day of injury,” said Bangladesh Cricket…
BCB calls 42 Tigress for training camp
Dhaka – The Women’s Wing of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday selected 42 cricketers for a training camp which will start on July 20.Selected cricketers have been asked to report at Mirpur Krira Palli at 5pm on Wednesday.During the…
Arrest warrant issued against cricketer Sunny
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday issued arrest warrant against cricketer Arafat Sunny in a dowry case filed by a woman, who claimed herself as his wife.
3-day-cricket: BCB HP beat NTI XI by 21 runs
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board High Performance (BCB HP) side beat Northern Territory Invitational Eleven (NTI XI) by 21 runs in the three-day match which finished on Saturday at Marrara Cricket Ground-1 in Darwin, Australia.With this victory, BCB HP team…
Tamim joins Tigers conditioning camp
Dhaka- Bangladesh cricket team opening batsman Tamim Iqbal on Sunday joined the Tigers conditioning camp after missing out the first six days of the camp.Ahead of the Test series against Australia at home and for an away series in South…
Shakib sidelined from conditioning camp for injury
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Saturday could not join the national conditioning camp due to minor injury on his left ankle.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) physician taped up Shakib’s injured ankle and he will remain under…
Taijul wants to be top wicket-taker
Dhaka – Taijul Islam wants to be the highest wicket-taker in Bangladesh’s upcoming two-match Test series against Australia, taking advantage of home conditions.”If Australia comes, I will try to be the highest wicket-taker in the series,” Taijul said, sharing his…
Zimbabwe opts to bat first in test vs. Sri Lanka
Colombo, (AP/UNB)- Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer has won the toss and elected to bat first in the one-off cricket test against Sri Lanka at R. Premedasa Stadium, Colombo on Friday.Zimbabwe goes into the match confident after securing its first ever…