Bangladesh

News Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva also move up after 97-run win in final ODI against Bangladesh Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has moved up by 27 places to get to a best-ever 33rd spot in the ODI bowlers’ rankings after his career-best 5 for 16 in the third ODI against Bangladesh in

News Former head coach Jamie Siddons could be in line to return as batting coach The BCB are very close to appointing a spin bowling coach while a new batting coach is also expected to be appointed soon, according to cricket operations chairman Akram Khan. The front-runner for the spin bowling coach’s role is Rangana

News Mustafizur Rahman unlikely to get clearance too, keeping in mind Bangladesh’s busy international schedule Shakib Al Hasan will not get a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the BCB to take part in the remainder of IPL 2021 for the Kolkata Knight Riders, most likely in September-October this year. Board president Nazmul Hassan has pointed to

News Head coach wants “one or two big away wins” to bolster his side’s confidence Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo believes that the next step for his team should be to find success overseas. He wants them to adjust their strategies, particularly their scoring pattern, to foreign conditions and start by winning “one or two big

News Tournament scheduled in a way that most of Bangladesh’s top cricketers can take part during the break after the ODIs against Sri Lanka, and before their departure to Zimbabwe on June 29 The BCB has undertaken its biggest bio-bubble to date to host the Dhaka Premier League, which commences on May 31. The 2019-20

News The Bangladesh captain has been docked 15 percent match fee and accrued one demerit point Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal was fined 15 percent of his match fee for a Level-1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct relating to the use of inappropriate language. Since this was his first offence in a 24-month period,

News Bangladesh captain rues missing out on ten Super League points in the third ODI Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has rued not picking up the full 30 points on offer in the series against Sri Lanka after his side lost by by 97 runs in the third ODI. The home side had already sealed the

Report Sri Lanka hand ODI debuts to Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne and Binura Fernando Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Kusal Perera won the toss and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI in Dhaka and announced a raft of changes after having lost the first two games

Preview Sri Lanka’s top order have lacked runs, while Bangladesh’s bowlers have hunted in a pack Big Picture Although they are 2-0 up and have sealed the series, Bangladesh will not allow themselves to relax in the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Dhaka. The home team has just got out of a ten-match winless

News ‘I planned so that the batsmen couldn’t dominate me, even if I didn’t take wickets,’ says Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz believes that his appetite to play in all three formats is the reason for his climb up to No. 2 in the ICC’s rankings for bowlers in ODIs. He is only the third

Report Mosaddek Hossain, who last played an ODI in July 2019, replaces Mohammad Mithun Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has chosen to bat first after winning the toss in the second ODI in Dhaka. The home side have made two changes, bringing in Shoriful Islam and Mosaddek Hossain in place of Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Mithun

News Mustafizur Rahman also breaks into the top ten, while Mushfiqur Rahim climbs to No.14 among batters Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz has risen to second place in the ICC’s rankings for bowlers in ODIs, becoming only the third bowler from his country to be ranked in the top two in the format. Miraz rose

News Saifuddin had to be replaced after being hit on the helmet by a Dushmantha Chameera bouncer Mohammad Saifuddin, the Bangladesh allrounder, has been ruled out of the second ODI against Sri Lanka, being played on Tuesday in Mirpur, after suffering concussion when he was hit on his helmet by a delivery from Dushmantha Chameera.

News “Winning or losing today is not important. There’s no point bringing a good coach if this is their shot-selection” Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, has called into question Bangladesh’s shot-selection in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, their preparation ahead of this series, and the merit of using Liton Das as an opener in

News Captain toasts success, but calls for an improved performance from his team “Winning is happiness.” Tamim Iqbal‘s croaky voice couldn’t hide the fact that he has just led Bangladesh to break a ten-match winless streak. Just how important it was for the team that beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs, was writ large on

Report Dickwella dropped, Rubel injured as teams rejig first XI Bangladesh opt to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against Sri Lanka – the match going ahead after Sri Lanka endured a Covid scare overnight. As all members of the touring party are essentially clear

The Sri Lankan contingent are awaiting a second RT-PCR test © Getty Images Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh is in doubt after two players and a coach from Sri Lanka’s contingent have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka. The series opener, scheduled for Sunday, is unlikely to be

Khaled Mahmud, the former Bangladesh captain and current BCB director, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently isolating at home. Mahmud, 49, was the Bangladesh team director on their recent Test tour of Sri Lanka and was supposed to have the same role for the home ODI series that starts on Sunday, against the

News “With the home advantage, we always start as favourites, but we can’t underestimate Sri Lanka” Bangladesh cannot afford to do anything different and should stick to their basics in the first of the three ODIs against Sri Lanka starting Sunday in Dhaka, according to the team’s head coach Russell Domingo. The home side has

Mushfiqur Rahim has spilt a total of ten catches in the last three years in white-ball cricket internationally. © AFP via Getty Images Tamim Iqbal has backed Mushfiqur Rahim to continue as Bangladesh’s No. 1 wicketkeeper for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, beginning Sunday in Dhaka. Despite sloppy work from Rahim behind the

Tamim Iqbal wants Bangladesh to keep their eyes on the ball, both literally and figuratively, in their bid to turn a corner halfway through a dismal year. His biggest worry is the side’s fielding ahead of their ODI series against Sri Lanka, which is viewed as a must-win assignment with qualification for the 2023 World

News Al Amin Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Rubel Hossain and Nasum Ahmed also miss out from the New Zealand tour party Najmul Hossain Shanto has been omitted from Bangladesh’s ODI squad for the first two matches of their three-match series against Sri Lanka. Shanto is one of five exclusions from the large white-ball squad that toured

News Both players left quarantine on Monday night, 11 days after they arrived in Dhaka following the IPL’s deferment Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman have started training with the Bangladesh squad after transferring from hotel quarantine to the team’s bio-bubble for the Sri Lanka series, according to the BCB. Both players left quarantine on

News Marketing agency Ban Tech won the bid after quoting an offer just above the floor price The BCB has sold its 2021-23 TV rights to marketing agency Ban Tech for a reported price of BDT 161.5 crore ($19.07 million approx). The company won the bid after quoting an offer price just above the $19

There are three ODIs scheduled © Associated Press BCB have to navigate through a delicate period in the coming two weeks to hold the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI series later this month. Although the board officially announced the dates of the three matches, the country’s Covid-19 rules could influence a couple of crucial factors. From a

News Sri Lanka will arrive in Dhaka on May 16, shortly after the Eid ul Fitr weekend, and complete a three-day quarantine The upcoming three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be held at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the BCB has announced. The matches, part of the ICC’s ODI Super

News He also said Bangladesh couldn’t capitalise on starts, which eventually led to their 209-run defeat A failure to capitalise on starts and plan against specific bowlers led to Bangladesh’s 209-run loss in the second Test against Sri Lanka, according to captain Mominul Haque. Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama scripted the home side’s win with an

Report He claimed match figures of 11 for 178, the best by a Sri Lankan spinner on debut Sri Lanka 493 for 7 dec. (Thirimanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Taskin 4-127) and 194 for 9 dec. (Karunaratne 66, Islam 5-72) beat Bangladesh 251 (Tamim 92, Jayawickrama 6-92) and 227 (Jayawickrama 5-86, Mendis 4-103) by 209 runs

News The tournament will be played as a T20 event – and not a 50-over one – this time The resumption of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) has been delayed by three weeks, and is now scheduled to begin on May 31. As reported by ESPNcricinfo earlier, the competition will now be played out in

News “He bowls and puts pressure from one end, and I was doing the same,” Ramesh Mendis says of his partnership with Praveen Jayawickrama There was nothing wrong with Bangladesh’s approach in their second innings of the second Test in Pallekele on a pitch that has changed significantly, according to Najmul Hossain Shanto, but they