Bangladesh

Toss India chose to bowl vs Bangladesh India captain Harmanpreet Kaur called correctly and elected to field in the opening T20I against Bangladesh in Mirpur. There were a number of changes to the playing XI from the last time India were in action in a T20I. For starters, they have two debutants – Andhra’s Anusha

Afghanistan 331 for 9 (Gurbaz 145, Zadran 100, Shakib 2-50) beat Bangladesh Bangladesh 189 for 9 (Mushfiqur 69, Farooqi 3-25, Mujeeb 3-40) by 142 runs Afghanistan lorded over Bangladesh in a 142-run win in the second match in Chattogram, completing their first bilateral ODI series win against this side. Rahmanullah Gurbaz blazed 145 while Ibrahim

Despite Tamim Iqbal saying “this is the end for me” in terms of international cricket, Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, is hoping that Tamim will be a part of the upcoming ODI World Cup and beyond. Hassan said in a midnight press conference in Dhaka following an emergency BCB meeting that he has reached out

The turnaround ultimately came on Friday afternoon but ESPNcricinfo learned of the meeting as early as Thursday evening. It is understood that Mashrafe, a member of parliament, started the process around that time when he spoke to the prime minister to possibly intervene in this situation. Tamim had, until then, refused to discuss his retirement

Litton, who has led Bangladesh in the past but only as a stand-in captain, was the vice-captain for the ODI series against Afghanistan. It is understood that he will only be a stopgap captain, for the rest of this series, and Shakib Al Hasan is the frontrunner to become captain of the ODI side to

In a shock development, Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh’s ODI captain, has retired from international cricket three months before the World Cup begins in India, bringing a sudden end to a 16-year international career. Surrounded by a throng of reporters, Tamim was extremely emotional and in tears as he made the announcement at a press conference he

Afghanistan 83 for 2 (Ibrahim 41*, Shakib 1-9) beat Bangladesh 169 for 9 (Hridoy 51, Farooqi 3-24) by 17 runs (DLS method) In between three rain breaks, Afghanistan sneaked a fine bowling performance to beat Bangladesh by 17 runs, to take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series. Play was suspended in Chattogram for a

Bangladesh have left out two big names in Jahanara Alam and Fargana Hoque from the women’s T20I side ahead of their three-match series against India this month. Jahanara, who played just one game in their previous series against Sri Lanka in May, was one of five changes in the team. Fargana is Bangladesh’s second-highest scorer

Bangladesh have called up Soumya Sarkar in their squad for the upcoming ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Led by Saif Hassan, the team boasts eight international cricketers and a host of domestic performers. Soumya, however, has struggled at all levels since his last international assignment, during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Soumya’s return

The 2023 men’s ODI World Cup will begin on October 5 in Ahmedabad, and matches will be held across ten venues, and culminate in the final – also in Ahmedabad – on November 19. The semi-finals will be held in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16. The 45 league matches and the three

Bangladesh’s fast bowlers showed maturity during the one-off Test against Afghanistan, something that impressed head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe. The pace trio finished with their best match haul as the home side beat Afghanistan by 546 runs. It was a significant win, particularly at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, regarded as Bangladesh’s spin stronghold. During his

Bangladesh have brought back Afif Hossain and Ebadot Hossain into their T20I squad for the two-match series against Afghanistan. There was no place for wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali who was in the squad for the Ireland series in March. Afif, who was also named in the ODI squad for the series against Afghanistan, last played T20Is

Bangladesh 382 (Shanto 146, Mahmudul 76, Masood 5-79) and 425 for 4 dec (Shanto 124, Mominul 121*, Zahir 2-112) beat Afghanistan 146 (Zazai 36, Ebadot 4-47, Taijul 2-7) and 115 (Rahmat 30, Taskin 4-37, Shoriful 3-28) by 546 runs Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 546 runs in the one-off Test in Dhaka, thus achieving their highest

Mohammad Naim and Afif Hossain have been recalled to Bangladesh’s squad for their three-match ODI series against Afghanistan next month. Taskin Ahmed also returned to the side after missing the Ireland ODIs in Chelmsford last month, but there was no room for Yasir Ali, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Rony Talukdar. Taskin, who took four wickets in the

Lunch Bangladesh 382 and 255 for 2 (Shanto 112*, Zakir 71, Hamza 1-33) lead Afghanistan 146 (Zazai 36, Jamal 35, Ebadot 4-47) by 491 runs The third morning was all about Najmul Hossain Shanto reaching his second century in the Dhaka Test against Afghanistan. He became the second Bangladeshi to reach this milestone. The man

The Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB] has apologised after their security personnel assaulted a journalist during the third day of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Dhaka. BCB director Ismail Haider Mallick came to the press box within the hour of the incident, and assured that the people involved would be withdrawn from duty

Afghanistan 35 for 3 (Malik 17, Ebadot 2-15, Shoriful 1-6) trail Bangladesh 382 (Shanto 146, Joy 76, Masood 5-79) by 347 runs In an eight-wicket morning session, Afghanistan’s fast bowlers triggered a Bangladesh collapse before the home side hit back with three quick strikes. Bangladesh lost their last five wickets for nine runs as they

Toss Afghanistan chose to bowl against Bangladesh Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi decided to bowl against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Dhaka. His opposite number, Litton Das, also on captaincy debut in long-form cricket, said he would have wanted to do the same on a pitch that looked decently green. Afghanistan are playing a Test

Even if the one-off Test is not part of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle and even if Bangladesh and Afghanistan haven’t played Test cricket in a long time, representing your country and winning Tests remains the primary “motivation” and “ambition,” according to the head coaches of the two teams, Chandika Hathurusinghe and Jonathan

Big picture A Test match between two nations will be played in one of the premier cricket stadiums, and in front of a live TV audience. If this is considered as enough of a context, then the Bangladesh vs Afghanistan one-off Test is relevant. Otherwise, sandwiched between the World Test Championship final and the upcoming

Bangladesh captain Litton Das believes their experience will give them the edge over Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Dhaka that begins on Wednesday. Litton is standing in for the regular captain Shakib Al Hasan who is out with a finger injury. His opposite number, Hashmatullah Shahidi, is also making his captaincy debut after being

Ahmedabad, which boasts of a stadium that seats over 100,000, is set to host the blockbuster India vs Pakistan clash on October 15 in the ODI World Cup later this year. England and New Zealand, the teams that contested the thrilling tied final in 2019, are set to meet in the tournament-opener on October 5,

The visitors are set to arrive on June 10. The home squad gathered for a training camp at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, the Test venue, on Sunday. Taskin Ahmed, who was ruled out of the Ireland Test due to a side strain, comes back to the squad. Zakir Hasan also makes his return after

West Indies A 345 (McKenzie 91, Carty 68, Sakib 4-59) and 191 for 7 (King 54, Da Silva 47*, Tanvir 4-52) beat Bangladesh A 237 (Shahadat 73, Afif 37, Jordan 5-45) and 297 (Shadman 74, Sukkur 72, Shahadat 50, Sinclair 5-79) by three wickets Kevin Sinclair‘s match-haul of 7 for 123, backed up by important

Where will the Men’s Asia Cup be played? Will it even be played? Answers to these questions are likely to emerge at an informal meeting in Ahmedabad on May 28 where heads of the Indian (BCCI), the Bangladeshi (BCB), the Sri Lankan (SLC) and the Afghanistani (ACB) cricket boards will be present to watch the

West Indies A 427 for 7 dec (McKenzie 86, Athanaze 85, Chanderpaul 83, Da Silva 77, Sinclair 53*, Musfik 3-54, Nayeem 2-116) drew with Bangladesh A 264 (Saif 95, Jaker 64*, McAllister 5-60, Reifer 2-44, Jordan 2-53) and 187 for 7 (Shadman 64, Motie 2-13, McAllister 2-48) Jair McAllister picked up a match haul of

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels the International Cricket Council (ICC) has a role to play in ensuring that players from smaller Test-playing nations are paid well in Test cricket. Ponting cited the example of West Indies players who tend to choose franchise cricket over international duty for financial reasons. In an event organised by

BCB president Nazmul Hassan has weighed in on Bangladesh’s World Cup squad even as he recognised that the final call would be with chief selector Minhajul Abedin. Hassan spoke about all the positions in the team, in particular the much-talked-about No. 7 spot. Bangladesh have recently tended to pick six bowlers and trust Mehidy Hasan

With four hard-earned wickets and a pugnacious 20 from 10 balls, Mark Adair came close to being Ireland’s hero in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh at Chelmsford. However, he admitted that a handful of “poor decisions” with the bat had denied his side a share of the series in their final World Cup

Tamim Iqbal is happy with the “tough cricket” Bangladesh played in their 2-0 ODI series win over Ireland in Chelmsford. After the washout in the first ODI, Bangladesh chased down 320 in a rain-curtailed 45 overs-a-side second ODI and then their bowlers rallied in the last nine overs to keep Ireland at bay in the