Dhaka — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced team for the next year’s ICC Under-19 World Cup which is set to take place in South Africa.
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Challengers post 2nd highest total in BPL history
Dhaka — Chattogram Challengers posted a mammoth 238 for four in 20 overs against Cumilla Warriors in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Zahur Chowdhury Stadium on Friday. This is now the second-highest team total in the history…
Khulna to take on Rangers as BPL resumes Friday
Dhaka — Khulna Tigers will take on Rangpur Rangers as the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to resume after a one-day gap on Friday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. In the second game of the day, Chattogram…
Challengers seal nail-biter against Platoon
Dhaka – Chattogram Challengers clinched a nail-biter against Dhaka Platoon by 16 runs in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday. Platoon won the toss and sent the Challengers to bat…
Gulshan Youth beat Mirpur Promila by six wickets
Dhaka – Gulshan Youth Club registered a comfortable six-wicket victory over Mirpur Promila Cricket Club in the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket league at POM ground here in Saturday. Mirpur Promila Cricket Club batted first after winning the toss and…
BCB not to force cricketers for Pakistan tour: Nazmul
Dhaka – President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hassan on Saturday said the board will not force the national cricketers for the tour of Pakistan scheduled for January next. “If any player refuses to tour Pakistan due to security…
Bangabandhu BPL: Mahmudullah finally fit to play
Dhaka — National all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad will finally make an appearance in the next match of Chattogram Challengers in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He missed the first two games of his side. In a statement on Friday,…
Bangabandhu BPL: Perera guides Platoon to maiden victory
Dhaka — Hitting 42 off 17 balls and scalping five wickets, Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera helped Dhaka Platoon register their maiden victory of the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) against Cumilla Warriors by 20 runs on Friday at…
Labuschagne 110 not out as Australia grinds to 248-4
Perth (AP/UNB) — Marnus Labuschagne’s third consecutive century helped Australia grind out 248-4 against New Zealand on the opening day of the first cricket test under lights at Perth Stadium on Thursday. Labuschagne and Travis Head were unbeaten on 110…
Bad weather limits Pakistan-Sri Lanka 2nd day to 18.2 overs
Rawalpindi (AP/UNB) — Bad weather spoiled the second day of Pakistan’s first home cricket test in more than 10 years as only 18.2 overs could be bowled against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Resuming on 202-5, Sri Lanka reached 263-6 when…
BPL: Khulna Tigers earn stunning win over Challengers
Dhaka — Khulna Tigers registered a stunning win over Chattogram Challengers in their first match of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday. The Tigers captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and…
Dar to break umpire record in Australia-New Zealand test
Perth (AP/UNB) — Aleem Dar will break the record of most tests as an umpire in the first match of the series between Australia and New Zealand starting Thursday. The 51-year-old from Pakistan will stand in his 129th test as…
Mushfiqur expresses dissatisfaction over payment disparity
Dhaka — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) might be in a happy mood as they are hosting the new season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at their own, but former national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was not happy over the payment…
Dhaka Assets beat Gulshan Youth Club by 9 runs
Dhaka – Dhaka Assets earned a nine-run victory over old horse Gulshan Youth Club in the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket League at POMG on Wednesday. Sent into bat first, Dhaka Assets were all out for 149 runs in 39.1…
Bangabandhu BPL kicks off Wednesday
Dhaka – The wait is over. The new edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which is rebranded as Bangabandhu BPL to pay tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark his birth centenary, is all set…
No more international cricket at neutral venues
Rawalpindi (AP/UNB) — Pakistan will no longer look for neutral venues to stage home international cricket matches. “The onus will be on the other teams to tell us why they can’t play in Pakistan,” Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani…
Women’s Cricket: Kalabagan KC, Mirpur Promila Club win
Dhaka – Kalabagan Krira Chakra and Mirpur Promila Cricket Club won their respective matches in the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket League at different city grounds on Tuesday. Kalabagan KC beat Narail Express Women’s Cricket team by five wickets at…
Bangladesh secure record 19 gold after beating Sri Lanka
Bangladesh secured their record 19 gold medals in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games in Nepal when Bangladesh Men’s cricket team (U-23) beat Sri Lanka (U-23) by seven wickets at Kritipur, Nepal on Monday.
Bangladesh women clinch gold medal
The Bangladeshi contingent at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games has already created history securing a record haul of gold medals for the country in an edition of the regional games held outside Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s haul was buoyed by the…
SA Games Cricket: Bangladesh suffer first defeat to Sri Lanka
Dhaka — Bangladesh Men’s cricket team (U-23) suffered their first defeat against Sri Lanka (U-23) in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) on Sunday in Nepal. Before heading to this game, Bangladesh won three consecutive games respectively against…
PM wishes ‘grand success’ of Bangabandhu BPL
Dhaka — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wished for the competition’s ‘grand success’ as she inaugurated the special edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), rebranded as Bangabandhu BPL to pay tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Grand opening ceremony of Bangabandhu BPL Sunday
Dhaka – The grand opening ceremony of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) will be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday. But, the main event will kick off on December 11 at the same venue with Chattogram Challengers…
BPL opening to be live on giant screens in 7 division cities
Dhaka — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will install giant screens in all seven divisional cities of the country to telecast the opening ceremony of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) live on December 8, confirmed board president Nazmul Hasan Papon on Thursday.…
Bangladesh Men’s outplay Maldives by 109 runs
Dhaka — Bangladesh Men’s cricket team (U-23) outplayed minnows Maldives in their first game of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) by 109 runs on Wednesday at Kirtipur, Nepal. Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss and posted…
Bangabandhu BPL: BCB starts selling tickets of opening ceremony
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) started selling tickets for the grand opening ceremony and concert of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier Leauge (BPL) which will be held on December 8 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Sheikh Sohel, the chairman of BPL…
SA Games: Bangladesh Women beat Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Women’s cricket team beat Sri Lankan Women’s team in their first game of the 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) in Nepal at Pokhara on Tuesday.
Australia wins by innings and 48 runs, sweeps Pakistan 2-0
Adelaide, Australia, (AP/UNB) — Nathan Lyon had never taken a five-wicket haul against Pakistan. The veteran off-spinner hadn’t taken a wicket in the day-night test until the fourth day. Then they tumbled. He took two wickets in the first session…
Anamul eager to do well in BPL
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricketer Anamaul Haque Bijoy wants to play well in the upcoming edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) which is scheduled to be played from December 11. Anamul has long been out of the national set-up. The 26-year-old…
Mashrafe to lead Dhaka Platoon in BBPL
Dhaka — Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is all set to lead Dhaka Platoon in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) which is slated to be played from December 11. Mashrafe played his last competitive cricket match in the…
Warner’s triple century sets records in day-night test
Adelaide (AP/UNB) — David Warner produced the biggest innings ever in the day-night test cricket format and surpassed some of Don Bradman’s records before finishing unbeaten on 335 when Australia captain Tim Paine declared at 589-3 on day two against…