Monday, 23 Dec, 2024

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Questions asked about Bangladesh Cricket

Few questions we would like to ask to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) following eventful tour to Sri Lanka. Why ace pace bowler Rubel Hossain was not used, even in a single match, in Sri Lanka? Why Mahmudullah was being sent home after first test? Why Miraz was sent home after proving his

‘We should’ve won the ODI series by 2-0’

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket team members returned home from Sri Lanka on Friday (April 7). Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) received the cricketers with warm welcome and floral wreaths at the VIP lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 11:30am. Bangladesh’s

Winning gift to Mashrafe on swansong

Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 International Played at R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Bangladesh 176/9 (Shakib Al Hasan 38, Imrul Kayes 36, Soumya Sarkar 34, Lasith Malinga 3/34 including a hat-trick) beat Sri Lanka 131 All Out (CK Kapugedera 50, NLTC Perera 27, WU Tharanga 23, Mustafiz

Winning T20 farewell to Mashrafe

DHAKA: Bangladesh finally gave their captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza a fitting farewell as they beat Sri Lanka by 45 runs in his last T20 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The host lost all wickets to score 131 in 18-over while chasing the Tigers-set 177-run target. Shakib Al

Tigers batting first in 2nd T20

DHAKA: Bangladesh are batting first against host Sri Lanka in the second T20 international at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Thursday (April 6). Tiger captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat first in the match. This will be Mashrafe’s last match as he has

Cricketer Sunny chargesheeted

DHAKA: Police submitted charge sheet against national cricket team player Arafat Sunny in a case filed against him under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The charge sheet was presented at the court of Magistrate Masud Zaman on in presence of the accused Sunny on

Heroes Are For Ever

DHAKA: Heroes are born not made. Heroes come on special events at special time to a nation. Nation gets glorified from their contribution. One Mashrafee Bin Murtaza is one such hero who did as much or even more to Bangladesh Cricket and Bangladesh than what Sir Donald Bradman did not

Pererra Championed Lions Overwhelming Tigers

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh T20 International played at R Premadasa Stadium Colombo. Sri Lanka 158/4 (MDKJ Pererra 77*, WU Tharanga 24, Mashrafee 2/32) beat Bangladesh 155/6 (Mosaddeq 34* ,Mahmudullah 31, Soumya 29, Malinga 2/38) by 6 wickets. Player of The Match: Kusal Pererra

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 6-wicket

DHAKA: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the opening match of the two-match T20I series at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Tuesday (April 4). Bangladesh have scored 155-run for six at the end of their stipulated 20-over. Mahmudullah scored 31 runs facing 26 balls. In

Bangladesh set 156-run target

DHAKA: Bangladesh have scored 155-run against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Tuesday (April 4). Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad, Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman scored 34, 31, 29 and 16 runs respectively. Of the Lankan bowlers,

Mashrafe announces retirement from T20Is

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ODI and T20I captain Mashrafe Mortaza announced his retirement from T20 internationals at the toss of the first T20I between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh R Premadasha stadium in Colombo Tuesday (April 4). Mashrafe said to Dean Jones during the toss: “This is going

Tigers batting first in 1st T20

DHAKA: Bangladesh are batting first against host Sri Lanka in the first T20 international at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Tuesday (April 4). Tiger captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat first in the match. This series against Sri Lanka will be Mashrafe’s last

Tigers Lions in Dog Fight

DHAKA: After proving equal to each other in the longest (tests) and shorter (ODIs) versions of cricket, Bengal Tigers and Lankan lions will now tussle for supremacy in two-match T20 series from Tuesday (4 April) at R Premadasa Stadium Colombo. The matches of the two evenly matched sides

Opportunity Lost

Hero Cup ODI Series . Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka 3rd Match Played at SCC Colombo Score Card Sri Lanka 280/9 (BKG Mendis 54, NLTC Pererra 52, WU Tharanga35, MD Gunathilaka 34, DAS Gunaratne 34, Mashrafee 3/65, Mustafiz 2/ 55) beat Bangladesh 210 All Out (Shakib Al Hasan 54, Mehedi Hasan

Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI series drawn

DHAKA: The host Sri Lanka squared the Joy Bangla Cup ODI series 1-1 following their 70-run win in the third and final ODI at Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo on Saturday. Chasing Sri Lanka-set 281-run target, Bangladesh lost all wickets to score merely 210 in 44.3 overs.

Bangladesh need 281 against Sri Lanka

DHAKA: Sri Lanka set a 281-run target for Bangladesh in the final ODI of the three-match series at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on Saturday (April 1). Earlier in the day, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and chose to bowl first in the match. The host lost

Sri Lanka facing Bangladesh bowlers in decider 

DHAKA: The final ODI of three-match series started with the bowling of Bangladesh against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on Saturday (April 1). Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the match. Bangladesh are unchanged while

Tigers to Prevail Over Lions

DHAKA: Tigers and Lions usually do not live in the same forest or in the same region of a large forest. But Bengal tigers and Lankan lions lock horns from time to time in different formats of cricket in bilateral series or international tournaments. Most of the time in the past Lions

Bangladesh to start as favorite against Sri Lanka

DHAKA: Confident Bangladesh will start the final match of Hero Cup at Sinhalese Cricket Club ground as a strong favorite for winning its first away series against a full strength higher ranked team in ODI series. Having won the first match at Dambulla by 90 runs, they came back

Rain Ruined Fascinating Contest

Hero Cup ODI Series Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka Played at Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 311 All Out (BKG Mendis 102, WU Tharanga 65, DAS Gunaratne 39, TAM Siriwardana 30, LD Chandimal 24, Taskin Ahmed 4/47 with a Hat-trick) Match Washed Out after the