Friday, 29 Mar, 2024

Sports

Bowlers vital for T20

DHAKA: Bangladesh skipper Masrafe Mortaza Friday said bowlers are vital important in the T20 match because they will win the matches for you.'We need more practice in this format', he further said. 'we have always focused more on One-day cricket and the longer versions even at domestic

Can Bangladesh shake off T20 rust?

DHAKA: Pakistan are among the most successful T20 sides while Bangladesh are 12th in terms of wins, but on current form the home team is the favourite going into the only Twenty20 international in Mirpur. Bangladesh have just swept the ODI series 3-0, and each of those victories were more

Mustafizur, Litton get maiden call-ups

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board named a 15-man squad to be led by Mashrafe Mortaza for the one-off Twenty 20 International against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.Mustafizur Rahman and Litton Kumar Das earned maiden call-ups as the Bangladesh selectors named a

Hernandez goal puts Real into semi

DHAKA: Real Madrid’s Javier Hernandez scored an 88th-minute winner to settle a tense Champions League quarter-final against neighbours Atletico in the Bernabeu.The visitors frustrated Real for the majority of the match, but the game opened up when Atletico's Arda Turan was sent off in

Tigers bring joy to Bangladeshis

Bangladesh 251 for 2 (Soumya Sarkar 127*, Tamim Iqbal 64, Mushfiqur Rahim  49*, Junaid Khan 2-67) beat Pakistan 250 (Azhar 101, Haris Sohail 52, Shakib Al Hasan 2-34, Arafat Sunny 2-43, Mashrafee Bin Murtaza2-44) by eight wicketsMan of the Match: Soumya Sarkar, Man of the Series: Tamim

Pakistan whitewashed

DHAKA: Bangladesh whitewashed Pakistan beating the visitors by eight wickets in 3rd and last match of ODI series in Dhaka Wednesday.Bangladesh 251 for 2 (Sarkar 127*, Tamim 64, Mushfiqur 49*, Junaid 2-67) beat Pakistan 250 (Azhar 101, Haris 52, Shakib 2-34, Sunny 2-43, Mashrafe 2-44) by

Pakistan set 251-run target

DHAKA: Pakistan lost all wickets to score 250 runs against Bangladesh in the last game of the three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in city Wednesday.Azhar, Haris and Sami scored 101, 52 and 45 runs respectively. Mashrafee, Shakib, Rubel and Sunny picked two

Pakistan facing Bangladesh

DHAKA: Pakistan are facing Bangladesh bowlers in the last game of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in city on Wednesday.Pakistan have scored 28 for no loss in 4.2 over till filling of this report.Azhar Ali began Pakistan’s

Pakistan opt to bat first

DHAKA: Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first in the third One Day International (ODI) match against visiting Bangladesh at Mirpur in city on Wednesday.The last game of the three-match ODI series will kick off at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 2:30pm.Bangladesh are playing with

Hope for 10th Banglawash

DHAKA: After a historic series seal against Pakistan by two victories in a row, Bangladesh are now looking to lead the series by 3-0, winning the last match against the visitors on Wednesday.The last game of the three-match One Day International series will kick off at Shere Bangla

White Wash, Bangla Wash or Bongo Dholai?

Whichever one may call it pathetic confident Bangladesh is going to get a series clean sweep over Pakistan even if goes business as usual. We are observing that two massive defeats of the Pakistan team by Bangladesh have infuriated several Pakistani cricket players of the past. They are

Former players flay Pakistan

DHAKA: Former Pakistan cricketers on Monday slammed the team’s first ever series loss to Bangladesh, with former captain Javed Miandad terming it the “lowest point” in Pakistan’s cricketing history.Bangladesh thumped Pakistan by seven wickets in the second one-day international in

Mohammad Nabi quits as Afghanistan captain

DHAKA: Mohammad Nabi resigned as captain of Afghanistan on Sunday (April 19) following the team's 2015 World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand last month.Nabi said his lack of form was one of the primary reasons for stepping down. "I have served Afghanistan's national team as

Pakistan Swept Away by Terrific Tigers

Bangladesh 240 for 3 (Tamim Iqbal 116*, Mushfiqur Rahim 65) beat Pakistan 239 for 6 (Sad Nasim 77*, Wahab Riaz 51*, Haris 44, Shakib Al Hasan 2-51) by seven wicketsMan of The Match: Tamim Iqbal Brilliant Bangladesh team overwhelmed Pathetic Pakistan with a comprehensive 7 wickets drubbing

Bangladesh beat Pakistan, win ODI series

DHAKA: Bangladesh won 3-match ODI series beating Pakistan by 7-wicket in the second match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in city on Sunday.After the century in first match of the series, Tamim Iqbal scored yet another century in this match, his sixth in ODI, helping

Tigers chasing 240

DHAKA: Bangladesh are chasing Pakistan-set a 240-run target to win the second match and also the ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in city on Sunday.Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar have opened batting for Bangladesh.Earlier, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali won the toss and

BAN vs PAK 2nd ODI at 2:30pm

DHAKA: With winning the first match by 79 runs after a 16-year hoodoo, now Bangladesh have stood on a chance to make another historic moment. The Tigers will look for second victory in a row against Pakistan for historic series win.The second play of Bangladesh-Pakistan three-match One

Day for New Milestone

DHAKA: Toady 19 April 2015 may turn out to be a historic day of achieving new milestone in the sporting history of Bangladesh. Mashrafee-led tiger squad can achieve an enviable glory in winning the ODI series against superior Pakistan. If that happens, that will open the door for yet

Bangladesh seal Youth ODI series

DHAKA: Young tigers sealed the 7-match ODI series beating Under-19s World Champions South Africa by 8 runs in their 5th match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium of Chittagong.Bangladesh U-19s captain     Nazmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and decided to bat first.The youth team piled up

Tigers Start the Mission With a Bang

Bangladesh 329 for 6 (Tamim Iqbal 132, Mushfiqur Rahim 106, Wahab Riaz 4-59) beat Pakistan 250 (Azhar Ali 72, Mohammad Rizwan 67, Haris Sohail 51, Taskin Ahmed 3-42, Arafat Sunny 3-47) by 79 runs.Man of the Match: Mushfiqur RahimBengal tigers are off the track on a mission to try and win