Mahmudullah Riyad and Tamim Iqbal hit half-centuries to guide Bangladesh to 179-4 before rain stopped play on the second day of the first Test against South Africa in Chittagong on Wednesday. Mahmudullah made 67 while Tamim added a patient 57…
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Tigers target test success vs Proteas after ODI series triumph
After stunning South Africa in a three-match ODI series for their fourth successive win at home, Bangladesh will now take on the Proteas in the first of two-Test series, starting Tuesday. Chittagong: Bangladesh will look to carry their recent success…
Mushfiqur seeks blessings for test success
Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim greeted his countrymen after joining the Eid prayers and sought blessings to perform well in the forthcoming Test matches against South Africa. Chittagong: Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim greeted his countrymen after joining the Eid…
Bangladesh gain rating after ODI series win over SA
The Tigers stamped their authority on the visitors by handing them a nine-wicket thrashing in the series decider on Wednesday. It propelled them to a maiden series triumph against the fourth-ranked ODI side. It was their fourth consecutive ODI series…
Yunus congratulates Tigers
Heartiest congratulations to Bangladesh Cricket Team for sealing first ever bilateral series win over South Africa. I hope Bangladesh cricket team will continue this winning streak in future.” – Yunus Centre press release
Bangladesh win first ODI series against South Africa
Babgladesh registered their first-ever series win against mighty South Africa crushing them by 9 wickets in the 3rd match of the three-match National Polymer ODI Cricket Series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. Bangladesh won the series…
Tigers rescue prestige beating Proteas in second ODI
Bangladesh bounced back smartly and leveled the three-match National Polymer ODI Cricket Series 1-1 beating South Africa by 7 wickets in the second match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur on Sunday. This was the second win of Bangladesh against…
Bangladesh played eight batsmen against South Africa to boost confidence: Mashrafe
sportsBangladesh played eight batsmen in the first ODI to allow those out of form some freedom, skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza has said following their crushing defeat to South Africa.The Proteas took a 1-0 lead in the three match series with…
Tigers lose ODI as SA’s Rabada takes record 6 wickets
Pacer Kagiso Rabada’s world record of six wickets, including a hat-trick, on his ODI debut helped South Africa take 1-0 lead in the three-match National Polymer ODI Cricket Series as the Proteas beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the rain-hit…
South Africa takes T20 series, beats Tigers by 31 runs
South Africa sealed the T20I series 2-0 beating Bangladesh by 31 runs in the second match of the NPOLY National Polymer T20I Cricket Series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur on Tuesday. The visitors defeated the hosts by 52…
South Africa take lead beating Tigers by 52 runs
Mighty South Africa took a 1-0 lead beating Bangladesh by 52 runs in the first Twenty20 International match of their two-match NPOLY National Polymer T20I Cricket Series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. Chasing a moderate target…
Bangladesh face South Africa in first T20I Sunday
Bangladesh will face upper hand South Africa in the first Twenty20 International match of their two-match NPOLY National Polymer T20I Cricket Series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. The match will start 1:00 pm Bangladesh time. The…
South Africa cricket team apologise to Bangladesh for drone
South Africa’s cricket team apologised to the Bangladesh military for using a drone at a practice session in Dhaka. The home cricket authorities ordered a halt to the use of the device, which was flying overhead taking photos during the…
India save face with consolation win in last ODI
India salvaged some pride with a consolation 77-run win over Bangladesh in third and final ODI here on Wednesday to prevent the spirited hosts from securing a famous 3-0 series whitewash. Mirpur: India restored some pride with a consolation 77-run…
Failure of all-rounders hurting India
By Rajdeep Saha India’s ODI series debacle against Bangladesh depicts lack of match winners who can shine with both bat and ball. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side is either too dependent on top order batsmen or bowlers to deliver the goods…
Tigers take on India Wednesday eying whitewash
The suspense of Banglawash over cricket giant India intensifies as the hosts take on their neighbouring rival, with an advantage of historic 2-0 series victory, in the third and last ODI of the Za’n Zee Ice Cream Cricket Series at…
Dhoni-Mustifiz tension ends in fining both
Indian team management was apparently ready to demonstrate its power once again if Bangladeshi pace star Mustafizur Rahman had not been fined at collision hearing. An analysis of the influential Indian daily Hindustan Times indicated that Mustafizur Rahman was fined…
Tigers beat India in ODI
Bangladesh proved they deserved win at World Cup. The win of the Bangladesh Cricket team in the first ODI against India in Dhaka last night proved their despair against umpairing in the last World Cup quarter final was not unfounded.
World Cup row spices up B’desh-India Test
Lingering memories of a World Cup controversy will return to centre stage when Bangladesh host India for a one-off Test, which starts Wednesday, and three one-day internationals. The Test in Fatullah on the outskirts of Dhaka will be the first…
India cricket team in Dhaka, Test begins Wednesday
A full-strength Indian cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning to play a solitary Test and three ODI’s in the Za’n Zee Ice Cream Cricket Series against Bangladesh. The team arrived at ShahjalalInternationalAirport at 9:10 am. Mushfiqur Rahim-led Bangladesh…
Tigers go down in second test giving visitors Test series
By Andrew Fidel Fernando Pakistan 557 for 8 dec (Azhar 226, Younis 148, Shafiq 107) and 195 for 6 dec (Misbah 82) beat Bangladesh 203 (Shakib 89) and 221 (Mominul 68, Yasir 4-73) by 328 runs Bangladesh plummeted to a 328-run…
Pakistan tighten grip on second test, Tigers face 550 target
Pakistan set Bangladesh an improbable victory target of 550 runs and claimed the wicket of opener Imrul Kayes to inch closer to a series-clinching win in the second and final test on Friday. The visitors, who have failed to win…
Pakistan takes charge of 2nd Test
Azhar Ali smashed a career-best 226 and Asad Shafiq made 107 before the bowlers rattled Bangladesh’s top order to leave Pakistan on top in the second and final Test in Dhaka on Thursday. The pair put on 207 for the…
Pak 323/3: Yunis dedicates century to Nepal quake victims
Younis Khan dedicated his century against Bangladesh on Wednesday, the 29th of his Test career, to the victims of Nepal’s mega earthquake. Pakistan at stumps on 323 for 3 in 90 overs on day one spurred by Younis-Azhar centuries alongwith…
India cricket team to visit Bangladesh in June
India will play a one-off Test match and three one-day internationals in Bangladesh next month. Fatullah will host the Test, which will be the first between the sides since January 2010, from June 10-14. All three of the ODIs will…
Tigers eye win as second test begins Wednesday
Bangladesh hope to build on their new-found confidence by securing their first-ever Test victory over Pakistan when the second and final match starts in Dhaka on Wednesday. The Tigers are buoyed by a remarkable fightback in the drawn first Test…
A new Bangladesh: Cricket change-ups
Yesterday was the last day of the first test match between Bangladesh and Pakistan held in the Khulna Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium. After the resounding victory in both the One Day International Series and the sole T20 match, the whole…
Same squad to play second test against Pakistan
The Bangladesh Cricket Board onSunday announced an unchanged squad for the 2nd and final match of the Dan Cake Test series against Pakistan beginning on Wednesday (May 6) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Bangladesh clinches 1st ever test draw against Pakistan
Opener Tamim Iqbal hit 206 to lead Bangladesh to its first ever test draw against rival Pakistan on Saturday. Starting the final day on 273-0, Bangladesh finished its second innings on 555-6 — capping an impressive comeback from a 296-run…
Tamim double ton, Imrul 150: World record 312 in stand
Tamim Iqbal has become the second Bangladesh batsman to score a double century as the hosts reached 451-3 by tea in its second innings against Pakistan on Saturday. Openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes hit centuries and created a world…