Nottingham, (AP/UNB) – South Africa battled to 56-1 in the opening session of the second test against England after opting to bat in difficult conditions on Friday.Opener Heino Kuhn was 34 not out and Hashim Amla on 16 as the…
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BCB HP score 312/6-dec against NT XI
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board High Performance (BCB HP) declared the 1st innings scoring 312 for 6 on day one in the three-day match against Northern Territory Invitational Eleven (NT XI) at Marrara Cricket Ground-1 in Darwin, Australia on Tuesday.…
Cricket Australia players far apart in pay dispute
Dhaka, Jul 13 (AP/UNB) – The chairman of Cricket Australia has heavily criticized the country’s top players for their stance in a long-running pay dispute, and accused their union of a “reckless strategy that can only damage the game.” In…
Ravi Shastri new head coach of Indian cricket team
New Delhi, (AP/UNB) – India’s cricket board has announced the appointment of Ravi Shastri as the head coach for the Indian cricket team, replacing Anil Kumble, who quit his job following reported differences with Captain Virat Kohli.
Tamim denies hate crime in England
Dhaka – Bangladeshi dashing opener Tamim Iqbal has dismissed the media reports on the attempted hate crime against his family in England, saying he is returning home after playing a single match for Essex due to personal reasons.According to media…
BCB HP side whitewash NT XI 5-0
Dhaka, – Bangladesh Cricket Board High Performance (BCB HP) team earned 5-0 series victory against Northern Territory Invitational Eleven (NT XI) after a huge 151-run win in the last one-day match at Marrara Cricket Ground-1 in Darwin, Australia on Tuesday.
Tamim returning home leaving Essex due to personal reasons
Dhaka – Bangladesh dashing opener Tamim Iqbal, who went to England to play 7 to 8 games for Essex Eagles in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast, is returning home due to personal reasons after playing a single match.Essex County Cricket…
Mashrafe to play as long as he wishes: Papon
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon on Tuesday said they have not taken any decision to remove national ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza form the team or scrap his captaincy.”BCB has no plan to remove him (Mashrafe)…
Ali stars as England beats SAfrica by 211 runs in 1st test
London,- The architect behind England’s dismantling of South Africa, Moeen Ali doffed his cap and waved it to the spectators at Lord’s as he led his victorious team back to the famous pavilion at the home of cricket.A spot on…
Root makes perfect start as England test captain
London, (UNB)- An inspired team selection. A match-defining innings. A convincing and historic victory over South Africa with a day to spare.Joe Root is making the England test captaincy look easy.Root, the golden boy of English cricket, could not have…
Tamim-less Tigers start training camp
Dhaka – After enjoying a three-week Eid vacation, the Tigers on Monday formally returned to the home of cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) to focus on their training camp ahead of series against Australia and South Africa.Among the…
NatWest T20 Blast: Tamim disappoints in first outing for Essex
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s dashing opener Tamim Iqbal scored a run-a-ball 7 with a six in his first appearance for Essex Eagles against Kent Spitfires in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast at Kent County Cricket Ground in England on Sunday.Essex won…
BCB HP team maintains all-win record in Australia
Dhaka- Touring Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance (HP) team maintained all-win record in Australia beating Northern Territory Invitational Eleven by nine wickets in the 4th match to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match one day series at the…
Cricketer Shahid’s wife brings torture allegation against him
Dhaka – Farzana Aktar, wife of Bangladesh cricket team’s pace bowler Mohammad Shahid, on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) against her husband that he ‘tortures’ her.”He has an extramarital relationship. If I talk about this,…
Sluggish England asserts control of 1st test vs South Africa
London,(AP/UNB) – England made slow progress in building a commanding 216-run lead in the first test against South Africa on Saturday, with Alastair Cook’s circumspect 59 not out pushing the team to 119-1 at stumps on Day 3.Cook, England’s record…
South Africa star Rabada ‘heartbroken’ by ban, says teammate
London,(AP/UNB) – South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada is “heartbroken” after getting suspended for the second test against England for swearing at Ben Stokes after dismissing the allrounder, Proteas teammate Temba Bavuma said on Saturday.Rabada was handed a one-match ban by…
Zimbabwe wins 4th ODI to level series at 2-2 vs. Sri Lanka
Hambantota,(AP/UNB) – Zimbabwe has leveled the five-match one-day international series at 2-2 after defeating Sri Lanka by four wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-hit fourth match on Saturday.The two teams play the series decider on Monday at Hambantota.
NatWest T20 Blast: Tamim starts stint with Essex Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s dashing opener Tamim Iqbal will appear in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast on Sunday to play for Essex Eagles against Kent Spitfires at Kent County Cricket Ground in England on Sunday.The 14th match of the 18-team English…
SA paceman Rabada banned for 2nd test vs England
London, (AP/UNB)- South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will miss the second test against England after collecting a one-match ban for swearing at Ben Stokes following his dismissal of the allrounder on Thursday.
BCB HP Team clinch five-match series in Australia
Dhaka- A brilliant century by Saifuddin enabled touring Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance (HP) Squad to clinch the five-match one day series 3-0 in Australia beating Northern Territory Invitational Eleven by 42 runs in the 3rd match at the…
India eases to 8-wicket win, takes ODI series in West Indies
Kingston,(AP/UNB) – An unbeaten century from captain Virat Kohli and a half-century by Dinesh Karthik steered India to a comfortable eight-wicket win over West Indies in their fifth one-day in international on Thursday, sealing a 3-1 series victory.
Brilliant Root to the rescue for England vs. South Africa
London, (AP/UNB) – England needed a captain’s innings from Joe Root and he delivered on his first day in the job.Root hit a brilliant and tenacious 184 not out against South Africa on Thursday, leading his team out of deep…
Australia cricketers boycott South Africa tour amid pay row
Brisbane,(AP/UNB) – A development tour of South Africa has become the first casualty of Australian cricketers’ pay dispute with the sport’s national governing body, and the Ashes series beginning in November could also be at risk.The Australian Cricketers’ Association on…
Sri Lanka beats Zimbabwe by 8 wickets, leads ODI series 2-1
Hambantota, (AP/UNB)- Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella scored their maiden international centuries to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third one-day international for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series on Thursday.
Tamim Iqbal cleared to play for Essex in NatWest T20 Blast
Dhaka – Bangladeshi dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal is set to play for the English county side Essex in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast League beginning on Friday.Tamim got the clearance certificate from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play in…
BPL: Mahmudullah retains Khulna Titans captaincy
Dhaka – National star cricketer Mahmudullah Riyad has been kept as the captain of franchised team Khulna Titans for the next round eight-team Bangladesh Premier League which is expected to begin on November 4 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.Besides, it…
BCB HP Team beat Northern Territory by 1 wkt
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance (HP) Squad got off to a good start in the Australia tour beating Northern Territory Invitational Eleven by one wicket in the first match of the five-match one-day series at the Marrara Cricket…
Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Dickwella to play for Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka – Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella will play for defending champions Dhaka Gladiators in the eight-team franchised-based 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket beginning on November 4.Dhaka Dynamites have confirmed the inclusion of Niroshan Dickewella in the team…
BCB HP squad to play first one-dayer in Darwin Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance (HP) Squad, now touring Australia 19/Northern Territory, will play the first of their five-match one day series against a local selection on Wednesday at the Marrara Cricket Ground (MCG) 1 in Darwin.As…
West Indies beats India to keep ODI series alive
St. John’s, (AP/UNB) – Captain Jason Holder took 5-27 as West Indies beat India by 11 runs in a low-scoring, fourth one-day international on Sunday to stay alive in the series.India leads 2-1 with the fifth and final game on…