Bangladesh

Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl against Bangladesh Ireland captain Paul Stirling decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the second T20I in Chattogram. The visitors want to repeat what they did in the last game in terms of bowling better in the different periods of the innings. Stirling’s opposite number Shakib

Bangladesh 207 for 5 (Talukdar 67, Litton 47, Young 2-45) beat Ireland 81 for 5 (Delany 21*, Tector 19, Taskin 4-16) by 22 runs via DLS method Rony Talukdar, Litton Das and excellent death bowling form Taskin Ahmed helped Bangladesh beat Ireland and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series in Chattogram. The

Bangladesh’s ability to bowl under pressure was put to the test in a rain-shortened first T20I against Ireland, and Taskin Ahmed helped them come through with flying colours. The visitors had raced to 32 for 0 in less than three overs. The target – 104 from eight – was well within range. And then suddenly

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said he has tried to give his players “psychological safety” and ensure that the dressing room remains a place where they can freely open up and have conversations. He believes that this environment, where players feel encouraged even if they have failed once or twice, is going to help

Toss Ireland chose to bat vs Bangladesh Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie decided to bat first against Bangladesh in the third ODI in Sylhet. It was his third toss win in a row, though this time he decided not to bowl first. His opposite number Tamim Iqbal said that he was happy bowling first too, given

The 2023 Asia Cup is likely to be played in Pakistan with another overseas venue to host India games. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that both BCCI and PCB, after an initial standoff, are moving swiftly towards brokering a resolution which could have both teams playing their tournament matches against each other outside Pakistan. The overseas venue

The uncapped pair of Rishad Hossain and Jaker Ali have earned national call-ups for the first time, for Bangladesh’s T20I series against Ireland – the three-match series starts on March 27. Shoriful Islam has come back, making it three changes from the side that beat England 3-0 earlier this month. Afif Hossain, Tanvir Islam and

Allan Donald, the Bangladesh fast bowling coach, has said that Ebadot Hossain‘s extra pace is making the difference in the team’s bowling line-up. Ebadot’s career-best figures in the first ODI against Ireland helped Bangladesh win by a record margin of 183 runs. The second game was a washout, which means Ebadot now has 17 wickets

Josh Hazlewood, meanwhile, is now the top-ranked ODI bowler despite not having played competitively since January, following Mohammed Siraj‘s 0 for 37 from three overs in the second ODI against Australia. Siraj, who picked up three wickets in the first ODI of the series, has moved down to third place, with Trent Boult, who last

Mushfiqur Rahim‘s 60-ball century against Ireland was a shining example of the aggressive intent Bangladesh have been trying to adopt, especially through the middle and late overs of ODI cricket. At the end of the match, which got washed out, Litton Das, who scored 70 off 71 himself, said they have been trying to get

Toss Ireland chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the second of three ODIs in Sylhet on Monday. He explained that he wanted to give his bowlers a chance to have a go in overcast conditions – there has been some rain in Sylhet

Shakib Al Hasan waits until the 35th over of the Bangladesh innings during Saturday’s first ODI against Ireland, to alter the course of the game. Offspinner Harry Tector comes from around the wicket, Shakib goes down to sweep the first ball, from outside off stump, for a boundary. Next, he lofts him over cover, then

Towhid Hridoy‘s dream run of 2023 continued into his ODI debut in Sylhet. His 92 in the first ODI against Ireland is a Bangladeshi debutant’s highest score in this format. There was an air of inevitability about his innings, firstly complementing in the 135-run stand with Shakib Al Hasan, and then cutting loose in the

Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the first ODI in Sylhet, the ground in the east of the country which is hosting an ODI after three years. The home side are without Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who got injured after

Ireland will host India for three T20Is in August, but have arranged to play their final ODI Super League series against Bangladesh at Chelmsford in May, in a bid to maximise their chances of automatic qualification for the 50-over World Cup. If other results go Ireland’s way, a 3-0 series win over Bangladesh could be

Chandika Hathurusingha wants to expand Bangladesh’s pool of players ahead of the ODI World Cup, to be played later in the year, but doesn’t want to do it at the cost of the ODI series against Ireland. He also stressed that it’s certainly not the end of the road for Mahmudullah, who has been rested

Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh’s ODI captain, has expressed his frustration that his side are not given the opportunity to tour England and Australia more often. Their most recent bilateral tour to Australia was even longer ago, a three-match ODI series back in 2008. They are due to travel there for two Tests in March 2027, according

More specialist bowlers than batters in the playing XI, and a better fielding display than England could manage, gave Bangladesh the decisive edge in the 3-0 T20I series win, according to their victorious captain, Shakib Al Hasan. The home side completed their whitewash with a 16-run victory in the third game, after engineering a mid-innings

Big picture – History beckons for Bangladesh Bangladesh might be forgiven for going into this third and final T20I with a sense of Mission Accomplished. A series win against England has been a long, long time coming – 20 years, in fact, spanning three different formats and a range of deep and lasting indignities, from

The Bangladesh selectors have rested Mahmudullah for the first two ODIs against Ireland, saying that they want to see other players given a chance at the highest level. Mahmudullah, a veteran of 218 ODIs who has retired from Tests and is no longer part of Bangladesh’s T20I plans, scored 71 runs in the three ODIs

Jofra Archer says that he has already surpassed his ambitions in battling back from persistent injury to resume his England career, but admits that he would consider it a “bonus” if he is able to feature in more than one Ashes Test this summer. Archer, 27, is in the midst of an encouraging but cautious

Big picture The Bangladesh-England tour reaches a critical point on Sunday. The home side is 1-0 up against the visiting world champions. They have the remaining two matches in the T20I bilateral series in Dhaka, traditionally considered as Bangladesh’s fort, even accounting for the fact that the shortest format usually throws up unpredictable contests where

Ben Duckett says that he is committed to taking every available opportunity to represent England across all three formats, after crediting the laissez-faire attitude of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes in the Test team for his successful return to international cricket this winter. By his own admission, Duckett, now 28, “probably wasn’t ready for international

Phil Salt conceded it was “frustrating” that he had once again fallen short of a match-defining innings, as Bangladesh bounced back from an inauspicious start to seal a comfortable six-wicket victory over England in the first T20I at Chattogram. Salt’s innings of 38 from 35 balls followed on from his 35 from 25 in last

On the eve of the first T20 international against England, several Bangladesh batters were gathered around one of the centre wickets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. There was laughter, shouting, and balls flying in different directions. The acoustics of the Chattogram venue lets you hear what is being said in the middle from the

Big picture – England favourites despite missing stars England will hope to keep their white-ball juggernaut rolling in the first of three T20Is against Bangladesh, to be played in Chattogram on Thursday. This is England’s first time out in their T20I strip since becoming world champions. Up against them are Bangladesh, who are pretty good

South Zone 500 for 5 dec (Shadman 246, Marshall 120, Murad 2-147) beat Central Zone 230 (Jaker 53, Ariful 40, Nazmul 3-61, Anamul 2-7) and 237 (Hider 77, Sharifullah 63, Khaled 5-74, Nazmul 3-48) by an innings and 33 runs South Zone cruised to their sixth Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) title, defeating Central Zone by

Shakib Al Hasan packs many things into the regular phenomenon that is “Shakib Al Hasan Day”. He rescues Bangladesh’s batting from a slump. He farms the strike with a tailender as he looks for a late burst of runs. When handed the ball, he makes early breakthroughs, offers middle-overs stability and then adds the finishing

Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladesh bowler to take 300 wickets in ODIs. He got to the landmark with the wicket of Rehan Ahmed in the third ODI against England in Chattogram. Shakib also became the third allrounder to score more than 6000 runs and take 300-plus wickets in ODIs, joining Sanath Jayasuriya and

Toss Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat against Bangladesh Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal decided to bat first against England in the third ODI in Chattogram. He has won all three tosses, deciding to bat first in all occasions. Tamim said the wicket looks dry, and they want to put up a good score