Friday, 10 Jan, 2025

Sports

Mashrafe Plays and Leads Bangladesh

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, charismatic cricket captain of Bangladesh, an elected Member of Bangladesh Parliament would lead the Bangladesh team again in the ODI series against touring Zimbabwe.  Bangladesh would play 3 matches ODI series and all matches will be played in the green haven of

Juniors (Tamim and Al Amin) Bring Sunshine In Gloom

Zimbabwe Vs BCB XI Warm Up Match Played at BKSP Dhaka , 18-19 February 2020  Brief Scorecard : Zimbabwe 291/7 ( KT Kasuja 70,CT Mumba 54* ,PS Masvura 46, T Maruma 34, A Ndlovu 25* , Shahadat Hussain 3/16 , Al Amin 2/40, Shoriful 1/45), BCBXI 288/5 ( Tanzid Hasan Tamim 125* , Al Amin

T20 warm-up match: Women Tigers beat Pakistan by 5 runs

DHAKA: Bangladesh Women Cricket team beat Pakistan by 5 runs in the 10th warm-up match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 on Thursday. Bangladesh at first scored 112 runs for 8 in stipulated 20 overs at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane of Australia. In response, Pakistan lost

ODI Series: Mashrafe to lead Bangladesh against Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will lead the Bangladesh ODI side in the three-match series against Zimbabwe from November 21 in Sylhet. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon came up with the announcement at a press briefing on Wednesday (Feb 19) at the Mirpur

Can Bangladesh Bounce Back Against Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe the sparing partner of Bangladesh in World Cricket is back again for another round of bouts in all three formats of cricket – test, ODIs and T20s. While Zimbabwean cricket has shown signs of ascendancy off late Bangladesh national team is in all sorts of problem. Captain of ODI

Faf du Plessis steps down as South Africa captain

Faf du Plessis has quit as South Africa captain across all three formats of cricket, but will remain available for selection, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday. Du Plessis says he wants to take a step back from captaincy to allow a new generation of leaders to develop in

BCB Should Have Consistency In Selection

Bangladesh cricket board (BCB) has announced a 16 member squad for the only test against visiting Zimbabwe scheduled for 22-26 February 2020 at SBNCS Dhaka. The squad has replaced as many as six players who were in the lone test against Pakistan in which Bangladesh has suffered business

Shahid Afridi blessed with fifth daughter

Retired Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi Afridi blessed with 5th daughter. Shahid Afridi announced the birth of daughter in his post on Twitter sharing his photo with fans, raising his newborn daughter in the lap with his four daughters. Shahid Afridi said in his tweet, “The

How Can BCB Exploit The Opportunity?

Zimbabwe Cricket team arrives in Dhaka today 15 February 2020 for playing one test, three ODIs and two T20 matches. This tour on the backdrop of historic performance of Bangladesh Under 19 team in World cup and continued dismal performance of senior Bangladesh team in all formats of

Manchester City banned from European club competitions for 2 seasons

Manchester City have been banned from European club competition for the next two seasons after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of Uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations. The reigning Premier League champions have also been fined 30m euros

Red Carpet Rolls Out For Cricket Heroes 

Red carpet was rolled out for the cricket heroes World Cup Winning Bangladesh Under 19 cricket team by BCB at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka. As soon as the plane carrying the victorious team landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport colored water salute greeted that

World Cup winning U-19 Bangladesh team returns home

DHAKA: The World Cup winning Bangladesh U-19 squad returned home on Wednesday (Feb 12) afternoon. An Emirates flight carrying the Akbar Ali-led team, who were unbeaten in the tournament, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 4:50 pm. BCB directors and high-ups

Black Caps Turned The Tide On Team India

A rejuvenated New Zealand unit leaking wounds of fresh 0-5 India Wash in the T20 International spectacularly turned the tide on team India comprehensively blackwashing them (3-0) in ODI series. In a couple weeks world cricket witnessed the dramatic turning around in the dogfight of the

ODI Series: New Zealand whitewashed India

New Zealand whitewashed India 3-0 after winning the final match of the series at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls starred as New Zealand successfully chased down 297. irat Kohli scored just 75 runs in 3 matches while Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless in the

Why Seniors Cannot Replicate Juniors Success?

Bangladesh Under 19 Cricket achieving the glory of Championship in ICC World Cup and the flowing day senior team suffering yet another humiliating innings defeat have again raised pertinent questions. Bangladeshi teenagers and even the women cricketers for a while performing admirably

3 Bangladeshis, 2 Indians sanctioned for misconduct in U19 WC Final

The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned five players from Bangladesh and India for their misconduct in a scuffle on the field after Bangladesh won their maiden U19 World Cup title in South Africa on Sunday. After Bangladesh defeated India by 3 wickets in the final, their

Yet Another Innings Defeat Yet Another Humiliation

Pakistan Bangladesh Test Series  First Test Played at Rawalpindi Stadium , Pakistan Scheduled for 7-11 February 2020  Brief Scorecard:  Pakistan 445 All Out (Babar Azam 144, Shan Masood 100, Harris Sohail 75, Asad Shafique 65, Azhar Ali 34, Abu Jayed 3/86, Rubel Hossain 3/113,

Pakistan win first Test against Bangladesh by innings and 44 runs

Pakistan won the first Test against Bangladesh by an innings and 44 runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Monday (Feb 10). Pakistan thus secured a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. The second match will be played in Karachi from April 5-9. Bangladesh were bowled

A Thing Of Beauty “Teen Tigers” Is A Joy For Ever 

ICC World Cup Under 19 World Cup 2020, Final  Bangladesh Vs India Played at Potchefstroom, South Africa on 9 February 2020  Brief Scorecard:  Bangladesh 170/7 in 42.1 Overs (Pervez Hossain Emon 47, Akbar Ali 43, Tanzid Hasan 17, Ravi Bisnoi 4/30 and SS Misra 2/26) beat  India All

Young Tigers Win World Cup, Make History

DHAKA: Bangladesh have made history by winning the ICC Under-19 World Cup as they beat India by three wickets in the final match in South Africa.  Tigers scored 170 runs for seven wickets (D/L method) in the final game against India on Sunday. Bangladesh opener Parvez Hossain Emon