Bangladesh

News It remains unclear if it is the recurrence of the same groin niggle he suffered in the third ODI Shakib Al Hasan is “still being assessed” for a groin injury, which kept him off the field on the third morning of Bangladesh’s first Test against West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, a Bangladesh

News “I realise now that if I work hard enough, I can establish myself as an allrounder” says Miraz Tamim Iqbal told him to mind the short ball, Mushfiqur Rahim told him to leave the ones outside off stump and Shakib Al Hasan tweaked his sweep shot. When Mehidy Hasan Miraz returns to the team

Report A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib and Mehidy took Bangladesh past 300 on the second morning Lunch Bangladesh 328 for 7 (Miraz 46*, Taijul 5*, Warrican 4-100) vs West Indies A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took Bangladesh past 300 on the

News The T20Is will be played as double-headers alongside the New Zealand-Australia women’s series Bangladesh’s ODIs and T20s in New Zealand, which were scheduled to kick off on March 13, will now begin on March 20. A New Zealand Cricket statement said the changes in the schedule was “caused by ongoing challenges in the current

Report Mustafizur Rahman is the lone seamer for Bangaladesh Bangladesh chose to bat vs West Indies Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat in the first Test against West Indies in Chattogram as the visitors handed debuts to allrounders Shayne Moseley, Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner. After a 3-0 cruise in the ODI series, Bangladesh

News West Indies looking to draw motivation from 2018 series loss in Bangladesh West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite believes improving from their 2018 Test series loss in Bangladesh is their biggest motivation going into the two-Test series starting Wednesday in Chattogram. Back then, West Indies couldn’t go past three days in either of the two

News Having a full-strength squad at his disposal for the first time should help Fifteen months into his Test captaincy, Mominul Haque will finally get a full-strength Bangladesh side at his disposal. The return of Shakib Al Hasan, the man he had replaced on the fateful evening of October 29, 2019, has made this possible.

News Shadman Islam and Saif Hassan are Bangladesh’s options for the vacant opening spot Bangladesh’s management is yet to decide on who will open with Tamim Iqbal against West Indies as one half of Bangladesh’s opening batting continues to be a riddle. The toss-up this time is between Shadman Islam, who has been out for

Report Mukidul Islam took four wickets while Khaled Ahmed picked up a three-for for the hosts, in Chattogram West Indians 257 (Brathwaite 85, Rishad 5-75) and 291 (Bonner 80, Campbell 68, Mukidul 4-59) drew with BCB XI 160 (Naim 45, Cornwall 5-47) and 63 for 2 (Yasir 33*, Shadman 23*, Reifer 2-7) A few more

Report Jomel Warrican also picked up three wickets for the visitors to help bundle the BCB XI for 160 West Indians 257 and 179 for 5 (Bonner 80*, Campbell 68, Hassan 2-32) lead BCB XI 160 (Naim 45, Hasan 30, Cornwall 5-47, Warrican 3-25) by 276 runs West Indians had their best day on the

News The allrounder had suffered a groin injury during the third ODI on January 25 Shakib Al Hasan has been named in Bangladesh’s 18-man Test squad for the two-match series against West Indies. Shakib had suffered a groin injury during the third ODI on January 25, and walked off the field without completing his fifth

Report From 110 for 1, they slipped to 131 for 5 as the middle-order collapsed BCB XI 24 for 0 (Saif 15*, Shadman 3*) trail West Indians 257 (Brathwaite 85, Campbell 44, Rishad 5-75) by 233 runs West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite struck 85 but the rest of the visitors’ batsmen struggled against the BCB

News He will join as a third selector and will join former captains Minhajul Abedin, the panel chief, and Habibul Bashar The Bangladesh Cricket Board has named left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak as the third senior selector, to join former captains Minhajul Abedin, the panel chief, and Habibul Bashar. Razzak, who played 200 international matches between

News Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim also gained after Bangladesh’s sweep of West Indies Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan and Ireland batsman Paul Stirling have made notable gains in the ODI rankings for bowlers and batsmen, respectively, after the latest round of bilateral engagements. Shakib Al Hasan, who returned to international cricket after a one-year

News The allrounder has said it will take another 24 hours before he knows the full extent of the injury Shakib Al Hasan will have to wait another 24 hours before knowing the full extent of the groin injury he picked up during the third ODI against West Indies. Shakib pulled up while bowling his

Report The hosts have rested Hasan Mahmud and Rubel Hossain West Indies chose to bowl vs Bangladesh West Indies will bowl first for the first time in the series following their two collapses in the first two ODIs. Captain Jason Mohammed won his second toss in a row, and also handed debuts to wicketkeeper-batsman Jahmar

Rovman Powell had good outings in the first two ODIs © AFP via Getty Images Big picture For teams like Bangladesh and West Indies, dead rubbers are no longer meaningless. The ODI Super League has made it certain that every game is now worth points, aimed towards direct World Cup qualification, or teams have to

News Given the ODI Super League points on offer, the home team does not want to take any chances Given the ICC World Cup Super League points on offer, Bangladesh are unlikely to make any changes for the third ODI against West Indies, according to the BCB president Nazmul Hassan. The match is a dead

Report Kjorn Ottley came in place of Chemar Holder West Indies chose to bat vs Bangladesh After being outplayed in the opening game, West Indies captain Jason Mohammed opted to bat in the second ODI in a bid to keep the series alive. While Mohammed expected his batsmen to put up a good total, Bangladesh

Big picture Bangladesh played to their favourites tag in the opening ODI in Dhaka, predictably outplaying the inexperienced West Indies line-up in a six-wicket win. It wasn’t exciting cricket but the home side will take the ten points for the ICC ODI Super League, which helps their approach towards automatic qualification to the 2023 World

News The former BCB general secretary had been battling with Covid-19 since late December Raisuddin Ahmed, the former BCB general secretary who was instrumental in Bangladesh taking their first steps in international cricket, passed away in Dhaka on Wednesday. He was 82. Ahmed had battled with Covid-19, having been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka

On the eve of the first ODI against Bangladesh, West Indies captain Jason Mohammed was asked about the threat posed by Shakib Al Hasan in his first international match since his ban. Mohammed – himself returning to top-flight cricket after two years and leading a relatively inexperienced side – had a straightforward answer. “We have

Report Bangladesh also handed the ODI cap to pacer Hasan Mahmud Bangladesh chose to field vs West Indies Tamim Iqbal, standing as Bangladesh captain for the first time since his appointment nine months ago, chose to field against an inexperienced West Indies led by Jason Mohammed in the first ODI in Mirpur. Both teams are

News New ODI captain wants Bangladesh to qualify directly to 2023 World Cup Every ODI is important in Bangladesh’s road to qualification for the 2023 World Cup. This is what new ODI captain Tamim Iqbal believes. Bangladesh will start their ODI Super League campaign against West Indies on Wednesday, with the top eight teams (including

Shakib Al Hasan will be eased back into the thick of things in his comeback series. He will bat in the middle order, and not at No. 3, where he scored two centuries and five fifties at the 2019 World Cup. That spot will now be taken by Najmul Hossain Shanto, a young left-handed batsman

News The BCB will also determine central contracts after the series against West Indies and New Zealand The BCB has finalised a specially-designed jersey for the Bangladesh team to commemorate the country’s 50 years of independence this year, even as the board announced it would delay the announcement of central contracts till after the series

News Tamim Iqbal XI beat Mahmudullah XI by eight wickets in second practice match ahead of West Indies ODIs Tamim Iqbal hit a run-a-ball 80 in Bangladesh’s second intra-squad practice match at the BKSP in Savar on Saturday as his team, Tamim Iqbal XI, raced to an eight-wicket win over Mahmudullah XI. Tamim’s team had

There wasn’t exactly a whole lot of astonishment in Alamgir Kabir‘s voice when he heard about Shoriful Islam‘s call-up to the Bangladesh ODI side. Islam had become a talked-about name in recent months after his impressive performances in the two recent domestic tournaments earned him a call-up to the 24-member preliminary squad last week. He

News Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud are the new faces in the 18-man party for the three games Shakib Al Hasan is back in the Bangladesh side, which includes newcomers Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud, as well as Mahedi Hasan, for the three-ODI series at home against West Indies starting next week in Dhaka. IN:

News Mahmudullah XI claim victory in 40-over-per-side game against Tamim Iqbal XI Hasan Mahmud led the way with a four-wicket haul in Mahmudullah XI’s five-wicket win over Tamim Iqbal XI in Bangladesh’s first inter-squad practice match at the BKSP on Thursday. Tamim’s side were bundled out for 161 runs in 37.2 overs in the 40-overs-per-side