Bangladesh

Anamul, 30, last played an ODI for Bangladesh in December 2022 against India. In all, he has represented Bangladesh in 44 ODIs, in which he has scored 1254 runs at an average of 30.58, which includes five fifties and three centuries. In all those matches, he has either opened or come in at No.3. Anamul

Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain will have to undergo a knee surgery, which puts him in doubt for the ODI World Cup in October-November in India. The procedure will take place at Cromwell Hospital in London later today, which gives Ebadot just over a month to fully recover from the left ACL injury that forced

Bangladesh-Sri Lanka fixtures might have had a little more tension over the last few years, than they used to. And perhaps this match will add to the emotions. Speaking ahead of their group match, Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka let slip that he thought Bangladesh’s players might be hasty in their decision-making. The question had

Big picture – SL, Bangladesh grapple with player absences Okay, cards on the table, Sri Lanka aren’t in good shape. Sure, they haven’t been consistently great in quite some time, but these are the defending Asia Cup champions at the end of the day, not to forget that they clean-swept the World Cup Qualifier a

Recently, Afghanistan beat Bangladesh 2-1 in a three-match ODI series in Chattogram before the home side hit back by winning the T20I series 2-0. Bangladesh won their last bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka, although Sri Lanka, the co-hosts of the Asia Cup, dominate the head-to-head record 40-9. The two sides will meet on August

Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup because of the knee injury he sustained in the ODI series against Afghanistan last month. Ebadot was named in the 17-member squad 10 days ago, but he hasn’t recovered through the rehab programme on time. He will be replaced by the

Bangladesh are looking to the future with Tanzid Hasan gaining a maiden call up to the ODI side for the upcoming Asia Cup. The 22-year-old whose nickname is Tamim, is one of two openers selected to cover for Tamim Iqbal who is recovering from a back injury. Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed were

Shakib takes over at a critical time for Bangladesh, with the Asia Cup followed by a home ODI series against New Zealand in September, before they travel to India for the ODI World Cup starting on October 5. BCB president Nazmul Hassan made the announcement in a surprise media briefing at his residence in Dhaka.

Nine matches in the upcoming ODI World Cup have had their dates or start times changed, the ICC has finally confirmed, including the India-Pakistan fixture in Ahmedabad, which will now be played – as reported earlier by ESPNcricinfo – on October 14 instead of October 15. The changes were confirmed by the ICC with less

The BCB will unveil Bangladesh’s new ODI captain later this week after the board president Nazmul Hassan has spoken to the candidates. Shakib Al Hasan is reportedly the first choice though Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are also contenders. The board couldn’t finalise a name during the emergency meeting on Monday because it wanted

Tamim Iqbal will miss the upcoming Asia Cup as his recurring back injury is unlikely to heal in time. At the same time, he has stepped down as Bangladesh’s ODI captain to give more clarity to the team and the BCB ahead of the World Cup. Tamim is now preparing to play the home ODI

The 2023 ODI World Cup schedule will undergo a few changes, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed, with the revised version to be finalised in consultation with the ICC in a few days. Shah’s statement came after it emerged this week that the BCCI was looking at moving the India vs Pakistan fixture in Ahmedabad

Nigar Sultana is hopeful that the 1-1 scoreline in the ODI series against India will give the Bangladesh women’s team more prominence in their country. “We are quite happy with the overall outcome,” Nigar said after the third and final game ended in a tie in Dhaka. “We would have been really happy had we

India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur cut a frustrated figure after the series decider against Bangladesh, taking aim at the umpires for what she felt were numerous poor decisions. Harmanpreet said that India were in control in the chase of 226, but “pathetic umpiring decisions” left them disappointed as the game eventually ended in a tie. Harmanpreet

The 2023 Asia Cup will kick off in Multan with Pakistan taking on Nepal on August 30, a day earlier than originally planned by the Asian Cricket Council. The first-round Pakistan-India game will be played in Kandy on September 2, and if both teams make it to the Super 4s, Colombo will be the host

Athapaththu hopped one step to No. 9 in the T20I rankings, thanks to her 80* against New Zealand in the third T20I. Her partner, Harshitha Samarawickrama, who helped stitch a 143-run match-winning stand rose from 27th to 22nd. Inoka Ranaweera’s three-for took her up six spots to occupy the seventh spot, alongside New Zealand’s Lea

In the first over, Rahmanullah Gurbaz top edged a short one from Taskin Ahmed for six, but Taskin hurried him once again with a short ball the very next delivery, and this time took the skier on offer himself. The wicket was Taskin’s 50th in T20Is, making him the third to reach this mark from

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana has hailed her team after they secured their first win over India in ODI cricket. After scoring 152 in a rain-hit game, Bangladesh rolled India over for 113 in Mirpur. Bangladesh and India face each other more frequently in T20I cricket, but since their first ODI against India in 2013, they

Toss India chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Harmanpreet Kaur continues her winning streak with the toss and opted to bowl first in the opening ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur. India handed out ODI debuts to allrounder Amanjot Kaur and left-arm spinner B Anusha. They also left Shafali Verma out of their XI and brought back

Despite playing the match-defining knock in the first T20I against Afghanistan which Bangladesh won in the last over, Towhid Hridoy was nervous as he watched the dramatic win unfold from the non-striker’s end. Bangladesh made a meal out of a cakewalk when, with two needed off five balls, Karim Janat took a hat-trick in the

Bangladesh 157 for 8 (Hridoy 47*, Shamim 33, Janat 3-15) beat Afghanistan 154 for 7 (Nabi 54*, Omarzai 33, Shakib 2-27) by two wickets Bangladesh overcame a scare to beat Afghanistan by two wickets in the first T20I in Sylhet. Down to 64 for 4 in a chase of 155, Bangladesh owed their turnaround to

Toss India chose to bat vs Bangladesh India captain Harmanpreet Kaur called it right at the toss and opted to bat first in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Having wrapped up the series, India decided to hand an international debut to Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Rashi Kanojiya. She replaced fellow left-arm

Bangladesh have brought back Sharmin Akhter into the ODI squad for the three-match series against India, which gets underway on July 16 in Dhaka. The other inclusions in the 17-member squad were of Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter and Salma Khatun, a veteran of 46 ODIs. The trio were part of the three-match T20I series, which

Shakib Al Hasan and Rashid Khan, two of the best allrounders around the world, are banking on their teams being spontaneous on the field when Bangladesh and Afghanistan meet in the two-match T20I series in Sylhet on Friday. Afghanistan won the ODI series 2-1, but both teams come into the shortest format with good form.

A mindset change, where Bangladesh are relishing the idea of going toe-to-toe with bigger, more established teams, played a big part in their beating India in the third women’s T20I in Mirpur on Thursday, said captain Nigar Sultana. Although it was only a consolation win after the visitors took a 2-0 lead, it was still

The Bangladesh pace-bowling unit was itching to give a good account of itself, Shoriful Islam said, after going for plenty in the second ODI, where they conceded 331 and lost by 142 runs to give up the series. On Tuesday, in the third game, the quicks were in form, bowling Afghanistan out for 126 before

Bangladesh missed a golden opportunity to beat India for the first time in five years after their batters failed to reach the 96-run target in the second T20I in Dhaka. They lost five wickets for one run in the last eight balls to collapse spectacularly to fall short by eight runs and spinner Nahida Akter

Yunus also said that the BCB is open to discussing Mashrafe Mortaza‘s role as a team mentor during the 2023 men’s ODI World Cup, something Tamim reportedly suggested to prime minister Sheikh Hasina during their meeting on Friday. “The board will decide. He [Mashrafe] is a member of parliament. He is a former captain. He

Bangladesh 129 for 3 (Litton 53*, Shakib 39, Farooqi 2-26) beat Afghanistan 126 (Omarzai 56, Shoriful 4-21, Taskin 2-23) by seven wickets Shoriful Islam‘s career-best figures of 4 for 21 fired Bangladesh to a seven-wicket consolation win in the third ODI in Chattogram. Taskin Ahmed and Taijul Islam were the support act, taking two wickets

Bangladesh are writing off this ODI series defeat to Afghanistan as “two bad days”, according to Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The hosts were crushed by 142 runs as their recent ODI form deserted them, and Afghanistan went on to amass 331 by breaking a few records and seal their first series against the hosts. Mehidy said