Thursday, 26 Dec, 2024

Sports

BPL 2019: 86 England, 72 Pakistani players in draft

DHAKA: As many as 373 foreign cricketers have been named for the players’ draft of Bangladesh Premier League season-6. The players’ draft of Bangladesh’s must-hyped T20 tournament is scheduled to be held on Sunday (Oct 27). The 373 foreign players have been categorized into

Zimbabwe set Bangladesh 287-run target in 3rd ODI

DHAKA: The touring Zimbabwe set a 287-run target for Bangladesh in their third and final ODI of the series on Friday (October 26).  Zimbabwe lost 5 wickests to score 287 runs in their stipulated 50 overs. Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza chose to field first after

Mashrafe prescribes another chance for Rabbi

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh national team new batting inclusion Fazle Rabbi was dismissed for a duck in his debutant against visiting Zimbabwe in Mirpur. In the next match, he scored the same. As the low performance has started fading Fazle Rabbi with heaps of criticism, Mashrafe has

Dwayne Bravo retires from international cricket

West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has called time on his international career.  He, however, will continue to play franchise T20 cricket across the world. The 35-year-old made his debut in 2004, and played 40 Tests, 164 ODIs and 66 T20Is, although his last international

Shahadat named in BCB XI to face Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Tiger pacer Shahadat Hossain has finally received a call from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play a three-day practice match against visiting Zimbabwe. The 12-player BCB XI squad has been announced Wednesday (Oct 24).  Shahadat was last seen playing for the national

Bangladesh on the Verge of Achieving another Banglawash

Bangladesh Vs Zimabawe ODI Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chattogram  Brief Score Bangladesh 250/3 (Imrul Kayes 90, Liton K Das 83, Mushfiqur Rahim 40*, Mohammad Mithun 23, Sikandar Raza 3/43) beat Zimababwe 246/7 (Brendan Taylor 75, Sikandar Raza 49, SC Williams 47 ,

Tigers beat Zimbabwe in 2nd ODI and win series

DHAKA: Bangladesh won the 3-match ODI series as they beat visiting Zimbabwe by 7 wickets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. Liton Das took 83 runs off 77 balls while Imrul Kayes scored 90 runs off 111 balls to reach the winning target. Earlier

Zimbabwe set Bangladesh 247-run target in 2nd ODI

DHAKA: The visiting Zimbabwe set a 247-run target for Bangladesh in their second of a three-match One Day International (ODI) series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday.  Tigers restricted Zimbabwe to 246 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their

Shakib seeks NOC for UAE T20 League, BCB to decide

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is yet to reach any decision regarding the participation of all-rounder Shakib Al in the upcoming UAE T20X League - a franchise-based T20 event – scheduled to be held between December 19 and January 11. Shakib, who is undergoing a rehabilitation

Rangana Herath to retire after Galle Test against England

Herath, the most successful left-arm bowler in Test history, had hinted at retirement in July this year and has made the decision final now. "Maybe my final series will be the England series later in the year," the 40-year-old told BBC Sinhala. "There comes a time for every

Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in 1st ODI by 28 runs

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the first of a three-match ODI series at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Sunday. Zimbabwe lost 9 wickets to score 243 runs while chasing Bangladesh-set 272-run target. Earlier Bangladesh chose to bat first after winning the

Kayes ton sets Bangladesh 272-run target for Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Bangladesh set a 272-run target for Zimbabwe in the first of a three-match ODI series at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Imrul Kayes bagged the 144 runs, his third ODI ton, off 140 ball to put on the competitive target on the board for Zimbabwe. Imrul has struck 13

Bangladesh facing Zimbabwe bowlers in 1st ODI

DHAKA: Tigers have started facing bowlers of Zimbabwe in the first of a 3-match One Day International (ODI) series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. Earlier Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat first. Meanwhile, Bangladesh

ICC Cricket World Cup trophy now at Mirpur

DHAKA: The ICC Cricket World Cup trophy arrived in Dhaka Wednesday (Oct 17) for a four-day tour in Bangladesh, giving cricket fans here the opportunity to see the trophy in person. Bangladesh Cricket Board Chief Selector and former skipper of the national team Minhajul Abedin Nannu

West Indies coach banned for two ODIs

West Indies coach Stuart Law has been suspended by the International Cricket Council for the first two of his side's five one-day internationals in India. Law was given three demerit points and fined 100% of his match fee after breaching the ICC's code of conduct in the second

Brazil beat Argentina 1-0 in thrilling friendly

Miranda headed an injury-time winner as Brazil beat South American rivals Argentina to win a four-team friendly tournament in Saudi Arabia. The defender was left unmarked at the near post to head home from a corner. It was a dramatic finale to what had been a drab contest of few

Zimbabwe team in Dhaka

DHAKA: Zimbabwe cricket team arrived here on Tuesday (Oct 16) morning, to play a three-match ODI series and two-match Test series against Bangladesh.  The Emirates Airlines flight carrying the visitors landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, at 8:30am.  They will play a

Safe to return to sport sans surgery: Shakib

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricket team Test and T20 squads Skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday (October 14) expressed his hope to return to sport as infection in his finger is under control. According to his physician, Shakib must wait 6 to 12 more months for undergoing surgery, even if

Shakib returns home from Melbourne

DHAKA: Injured skipper of Bangladesh national cricket team Test and T20 squads Shakib Al Hasan arrived here on Sunday (October 14) morning, after undergoing treatment in Australia. The flight of Singapore Airlines carrying Shakib Al Hasan landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International

Bangladesh ranked 9th in ICC Women’s T20I team rankings

DHAKA: Bangladesh national women’s cricket team secured 9th position as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday launched the first ever global Women's T20I Team Rankings.  Three-time champions Australia lead the 46-team table and India becomes fifth. The ICC's