Soumya, Ariful leave for West Indies
Opening batsman Soumya Sarkar and middle-order batsman Ariful Haque will join the Bangladesh team in West Indies to boost up the strength of their Twenty20 squad.Soumya, who was also named as T20 skipper of...
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Pakistan thrash Zimbabwe for ODI series sweep
AFP, Zimbabwe :Pakistan completed a series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a 131-run win on Sunday in the fifth and final match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.On another record-setting day for the visitors, Fakhar...
Tamim stars of Tigers’ victory in 1st ODI
A record double-century partnership between opener Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh to bounce back from their horrible Test series defeat as they beat host West Indies by 48 runs in their...
BCB announces Bangladesh A squad for Ireland tour
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced Bangladesh A team squad for the tour of Ireland with Mominul Haque, Soumya Sarkar and Taskin Ahmed are included in the squad that will take on Ireland...
Sri Lanka thrash South Africa to sweep series 2-0
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka completed a 2-0 Test sweep of South Africa on Monday to record their first series win over the Proteas since 2006 after an emphatic 199-run victory in the second Test.Rangana...
Bangladesh crackdown to boost ailing Test squad
AFP, Dhaka :Bangladesh plans to crack down on players who use “pretexts” to avoid playing domestic first-class cricket in an effort to boost its woeful Test squad, an official said Sunday.Bangladesh have won just...
Sri Lanka set South Africa 490 to avoid whitewash
AFP, Colombo :South Africa lost Aiden Markram on Sunday as they chased a highly improbable 490 to win the second Test and avoid their first series defeat to Sri Lanka since 2006.Left-arm spinner Rangana...
3rd game abandoned due to rain: BD A, Sri Lanka A share 3-match unofficial ODI series 1-1
Bangladesh ‘A’ and visiting Sri Lanka ‘A’ shared the three-match unofficial ODI series 1-1 as rain forced abandonment of the 3rd game at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Bangladesh first took the lead 1-0...
Sri Lanka’s famed Galle cricket stadium faces stumps
AFP, Colombo : England could be the last team to take on Sri Lanka at its famed Galle stadium, considered one of the world’s most picturesque cricket grounds, when they tour in November. This...
Bangladesh face West Indies in 1st ODI today
Bangladesh cricketers embark on a new mission to salvage some of the loss pride as they prepared to meet the host West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series schedule to be...
South Africa floundering despite Maharaj nine-wicket haul
AFP, Colombo :Keshav Maharaj completed a South African record nine for 129 haul in the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday before the home side hit back by taking quick wickets leaving SouthAfrica...