Monday, 23 Dec, 2024

Sports

Tigers batting first against India

India won the toss and send Bangladesh Tigers to bat first, in the high-voltage T20 match in Nidhas Trophy in Colombo of Sri Lanka Thursday (March 8). Mahmudullah Riyad is leading the Bangladesh side while Rohit Sharma leading India. For Bangladesh, pacer Taskin Ahmed made a

Tigers Can Take A Leaf Out Of Lions

DHAKA: Nidahas Trophy Triangular T20 Series Played At Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka 175/5 ( MDKJ Pererra 66 in 37 balls, NLTC Pererra 22*, Washinton Sundar 2/28, YS Chahal 2/37) beat India 174/4 (S Dhawan 90 in 49 Balls, MK Pandey 37, RR Pant 23, PVD Chammera 2/33) by 5

Team Tigers Should Turn Around

DHAKA: Off course the challenges are very steep. Off course resurging Sri Lanka would be more difficult opponents at home, formidable India even without many key players would be still very strong. But there are no reasons team tigers should not bounce back even without services of

Team Selection Drama of BCB

After disastrous two months of 2018 losing like novice in all formats at home in T20s, ODIs and Test BCB embarked on a selection drama for the ensuing NIDAHAS trophy Tri Nation Tournament 2018 in Sri Lanka scheduled to start from 6 March 2018.  Apart from host two other contestants

BCB announces T20 squad, Shakib captain

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced 16-member squad for the upcoming Nidihas Trophy T20I tri-series where Shakib Al-Hasan has been made captain despite of his complete recovery from hand injury.  Imrul Kayes, Taskin Ahmed, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Nurul Hasan Sohan and Abu

Bangladesh Must Redeem

The performance of Bangladesh Cricket in the recently played tri nation ODI series, bilateral test and T20 series against Sri Lanka is definitely not fitting to its emerging state as a highly competitive team at home in all formats. Senior players could not play consistently well, new

Tigers Swept Away

Bengal Tigers got swept away by Tsunami created by Lankan lions.  Orphan looking team Tigers digested ignominious comprehensive white wash in the bilateral series by Sri Lankan Lions at home when they lost the second T20 by huge margin of 75 runs. It was more disgraceful given the

Playing for Pride

It will be the last occasion for team Tigers for redeeming. Sri Lanka kept on bull dodging Bangladesh since the tri nation ODI series. Never in the recent past Bangladesh had such experience.  Teams like Australia, England, South Africa, India and New Zealand found Bangladesh very

Bangladesh bat first against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah has won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first of two Twenty20 series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Opener Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out with a bicep injury while regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan withdrew from the

Tigers Would Roar Again

How time and circumstances alter case!  Confident Bangladesh in the last Sri Lanka tour playing wonderfully well finished equal in Test, ODI and T20 series 1-1.  That was undoubtedly the best performance of Bangladesh team against a major opposition.  Back home in 2018 Bangladesh

Can Bangladesh Redeem In T20 Series

Having lost the bilateral test series and Triangular ODI series Team Tigers has to redeem itself in the bilateral T20 series. With this end in view BCB has named a vastly refreshed squad with as many as 5 rookies for giving them the international environment and feeling the team chemistry

Shakib made ACC goodwill envoy

DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was made the goodwill envoy of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) with a view to spread enthusiasm among the youth against corruption. Shakib attended a deal signing function at ACC Office in Dhaka Sunday (February 11), said ACC Public

5 new faces in T20 squad, Shakib in

DHAKA: The Tigers’ squad has been announced for the first T20 match against Sri Lanka scheduled to be held in Mirpur on February 15. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been included in the squad after a pause in Tests for finger injury. Besides, Soumya Sarkar has been kept again for

Sri Lanka clinch Test series over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka 222 (Mendis 68, Roshen 56, Razzak 4-63, Taijul 4-83) and 226 (Roshen 70*, Taijul 4-76) beat Bangladesh 110 (Dananjaya 3-20, Lakmal 3-25) and 123 (Dananjaya 5-24, Herath 4-49) by 215 runs The visiting Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 215 run in the second Test to win the series in

Bangladesh on Tight Leash

Rocket Test Series  Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka Played at SBNCS Dhaka Scorecard at Stumps on Day Two Sri Lanka 222 All Out BKG Mendis 68, ARS Silva 56 ,MDKPerera 31 ( AbdurRazzak 4/63 , Taijul Islam 4/83 ) and 200/8 ( ARS Silva 58* , FDM Kularatne 32 , LD Chandimal 30, DMde Silva 30 ,

Caught In Own Trap

Rocket Test Series, Second Test   Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka Played at SBNCS Dhaka Brief Scorecard At Stumps Day One  Sri Lanka 222 All Out ( BKG Mendis 68 , ARS Silva 56 ,NDK Perera 31 , A Razzak 4/63 , Taijul Islam 4/83 ) Bangladesh 56/4 ( Liton K Das 24* , Kayes 19 )

2nd Test: Sri Lanka bat first, Razzak returns

DHAKA: Visiting Sri Lanka have won the toss and decided to bat first against Bangladesh in the second Test of the two-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur Thursday (February 8). In Bangladesh squad, Sabbir Rahman has replaced Mosaddek Hossain and Abdur

Team Tigers Must Go For The Kill

Bangladesh did exceptionally well in forcing draw in the high scoring first test match in Chittagong against Sri Lanka.  On retrospect there are many genuine criticisms about the wicket and selection of Bangladesh team and general outlook of the team management. But that match is done

Curious Case of Three M’s

The resounding success of three M’s– Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riad- in the just concluded high scoring drawn Chittagong Test of the ongoing Rocket Test Series has unfolded further the curious case of Three M’s of Bangladesh Cricket. Mominul dubbed as

Mushfiq becomes father

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket icon Mushfiqur Rahim became a father following the birth oh his firstborn son on Monday (February 5).  Mushfiq’s wife Jannatul Kifayet gave birth to ‘Mushfiq junior’ around 9:30am in city’s Square hospital. The cricket star has not shared the good