DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today named an unchanged squad for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka, starting Thursday at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Given the performance of the players in the drawn first Test, the Bangladesh…
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Shoriful vows to dismiss Mushfiqur at least once in life
DHAKA – As of now, in any kind of domestic cricket, fast bowler Shoriful Islam couldn’t dismiss Mushfiqur Rahim even once.
Tigers begin training for second Test against Sri Lanka
DHAKA– The Bangladesh national cricket team started their training for the second Test against Sri Lanka today after a gap of a day.
Zampa, Richardson latest to leave Covid-tainted IPL cricket
NEW DELHI – Two Australian cricketers became the latest to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as pressure grows on the tournament following a devastating coronavirus surge.
Sri Lanka declares at 648-8 in first innings
DHAKA- Sri Lanka declared their first innings on 648-8 in the first cricket test against Bangladesh at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Sunday.
Tamim hits his second fifty in Kandy Test
Dhaka — With only one session to play in the Kandy Test against Sri Lanka, Tamim Iqbal hit his second fifty of the match and lead of Sri Lanka came down to seven runs.
Karunaratne, Dhananjaya send Tigers on a leather hunt
Bangladesh spent an entire day on the field but failed to take a wicket as hosts Sri Lanka piled on the runs in Kandy on day 4 before bad light stopped play in the first Test.
Jongwe snatches four wickets in historic Zimbabwe victory
HARARE – Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the first time in a Twenty20 international Friday, with four-wicket Luke Jongwe the star of a shock 19-run triumph at Harare Sports Club.
England’s Archer out of Indian Premier League
LONDON – Fast bowler Jofra Archer has officially withdrawn from the Indian Premier League but is on track to be fit for England’s first Test of the summer, cricket chiefs announced on Friday.
Tigers keep them aloft despite Karunaratne resistance
DHAKA – Bangladesh bowlers reduced Sri Lanka to 229-3 after the batsmen helped them declare the first innings on 541-7 on day three of the first cricket Test at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium at Kanday on Friday.
Bangladesh declare posting a mammoth score
Dhaka — Bangladesh declared the first innings of the Kandy Test against Sri Lanka scoring 541 for seven wickets in 173 overs before the lunch break of day three on Friday.
Brazil wants Neymar at Tokyo Olympics
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Olympic football coach, Andre Jardine, said on Thursday he wants to pick star forward Neymar for the Games in Tokyo later this year, but admitted it would be “difficult.”
Domingo expects quick runs on third morning
Dhaka — Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo says he is expecting some quick runs on the morning of the third day of Kandy Test to put more pressure on hosts Sri Lanka. The play of the second day ended early…
Mominul, Shanto steer Tigers 440-4 at tea
DHAKA – Nazmul Hossain Shanto converted his maiden century to 150 plus while captain Mominul Haque hit his first century on foreign soil as Bangladesh continued to dominate Sri Lanka in the first cricket Test at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium…
Mominul, Shanto frustrate Sri Lanka with record breaking partnership
DHAKA – Captain Mominul Haque and youngster Nazmul Hossain Shanto kept Sri Lanka at bay on day two too and in the process shared a record partnership for the third wicket stand for Bangladesh at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium at…
Mominul ends overseas century draught in style
DHAKA —Mominul Haque finally ended his century draught in overseas country after with a stylish ton in the first Test against Sri Lanka today at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Mominul hits maiden overseas test century
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque hit his maiden test ton away from home in the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy on Thursday.
Najmul eyes to bat longer in Kandy Test
Dhaka — Bangladesh top-order batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto said they are looking forward to batting longer to ensure a commanding position for the Tigers in the Kandy Test against Sri Lanka.
Tamim misses his century against Sri Lanka
DHAKA – Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal missed his well-deserved century by 10 runs on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Emergency meeting to be held tomorrow to finalize BPL issues
DHAKA- An emergency meeting of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Professional League Committee will be held Thursday at 12 noon over a digital platform to finalize the various issues of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Tigers seek redemption in 1st Test against Sri Lanka
DHAKA – Bangladesh national cricket team sought redemption, putting behind the lean form as they take on Sri Lanka in the opening match of the two-match Test series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy tomorrow (Wednesday).
Shoriful only new face in Tigers’ squad for Sri Lanka Tests
DHAKA—Left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam made his way into the longer version format as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka today. The squad was revealed only a day before the first…
We came Sri Lanka to win Test match: Mominul
DHAKA —Bangladesh may hit the lowest ebb following their 2-0 whitewash in a Test series at the hands of a severely depleted West Indies side at home recently but they still hope for the best in the Sri Lanka tour.
Players urged to step up in absence of Shakib Al Hasan
DHAKA—Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque urged other players to step up to plug the loopholes as his side’s balance was dented due to the absence of Shakib Al Hasan.
Tigers reach Kandy for Test series against Sri Lanka
DHAKA—Bangladesh national cricket team today reached Kandy, a place where they will play the both of the Test matches against the hosts Sri Lanka.
Shakib under fire after three matches of IPL
DHAKA—Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s performance came under scrutiny after his first three matches for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Tigers reach Kandy for Sri Lanka Tests
Dhaka, Apr 19 : Bangladesh national team have reached Sri Lanka’s Kandy to play a two-match Test series against the hosts. Bangladesh’s media manager Rabeed Imam who is travelling with the team in the island nation confirmed this on Monday.
Liton, Mehidy star in second day of practice game in Sri Lanka
DHAKA —Liton Das hit back in form, shrugging of the poor run that haunted him in the Bangladesh’s limited over series against New Zealand, as he scored a half-century in the two-day inter-squad warm-up game.
Tour match: Tamim’s Red team beat Mominul’s Green
Dhaka, Apr 18 : Tamim Iqbal led Red team earned a comfortable 89 runs victory over Test captain Mominul Haque’s Green team in an intra-squad two -day practice match that concluded at the Katunayeke CMC ground in Colombo on Sunday.
BCB women’s wing mulls a bilateral series against Sri Lanka
DHAKA —The women’s wing of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) plans to organize a bilateral series against Sri Lanka this year as the proposed tri-nation series involving Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is unlikely to be held.