Bangladesh

News Spending 179 and 159.2 overs on the field has led to them getting to a “breaking point” The Bangladesh team reached a physical and mental “breaking point” on the third afternoon of the second Test in Pallekele, according to coach Russell Domingo. He was referring to the 179 and 159.2 overs they have been

News Both players currently part of IPL 2021 picked for series likely to start on May 23, the same day that IPL’s league stage ends The Bangladesh selectors have named both Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman in Bangladesh’s 23-member preliminary squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka later this month. The group is

Report On a pitch that has given suggestion of uneven bounce, Bangladesh will have to bat well to reach safety Sri Lanka 493 for 7 dec (Thirimanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Oshada 81, Dickwella 77*, Taskin 4-127) vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka declared on 493 for 7, after batting for 15 minutes on the third morning. The

News No. 3 “disappointed” not to get to three figures as Bangladesh fight back in Pallekele Losing the middle order cheaply, before bad light and rain took 24 overs out of the day, set Sri Lanka back in the match. This was according to No. 3 batsman Oshada Fernando, who hit 81 in the first

Report Both teams are different, focusing on their own strengths, but they still seemed rather skeptical of the pitch Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne chose to bat against Bangladesh in the second Test in Pallekele. The pitch had a greenish look, but the home side has chosen two

Russell Domingo talks to Mominul Haque and Tamim Iqbal © AFP via Getty Images Bangladesh need a change in mindset to push towards winning Test matches rather than be satisfied with draws, their head coach Russell Domingo has said. The result of the first Test in Pallekele – the first draw in 29 Tests played

News “It’s possible that if we try to reduce his rate of scoring, the chances of him making a mistake are higher” Try to get him lbw early. Try to get him out with offspin. And if none of that works, dry up the runs. This, according to captain Dimuth Karunaratne, is Sri Lanka’s plan

News Revamped batting approach yields Sri Lanka captain’s highest Test score Be patient until you get settled at the crease, then trust yourself to catch up on the scoring rate later. This, essentially, is what Dimuth Karunaratne told himself as he made a start on the innings that produced his highest Test score. Karunaratne’s 244

Report Sri Lanka were on the pursuit for quick runs on the fifth morning, moving to 648 for 8 and taking a 108-run lead Lunch Sri Lanka 648 for 8 dec (Karunaratne 244, de Silva 166) lead Bangladesh 541 for 7 by 107 runs Sri Lanka were on the pursuit for quick runs on the

The aggregate batting average on this Pallekele pitch can only be compared to the 1997 Test at the R Premadasa Stadium, in which Sri Lanka posted a world-record 952 for 6. After seeing his bowlers suffer for three days, Sachin Tendulkar called it unfit for Test cricket. Depending on how much more is scored in

Report The pair put on 141 for the unbroken fourth wicket, as Karunaratne reached his 11th Test ton Sri Lanka 331 for 3 (Karunaratne 139*, Thirimanne 74*) trail Bangladesh 541 for 7 by 210 runs Dimuth Karunaratne reached his 11th Test century as Sri Lanka had a near-perfect session on the fourth morning. They are

Mushfiqur Rahim’s steady fifty carried Bangladesh past 500 © AFP/Getty Images Bangladesh 541 for 7 dec (Shanto 163, Mominul 127, Tamim 90, Mushfiqur 68*, Das 50, Fernando 4-96) v Sri Lanka Bangladesh declared 90 minutes into the first session of the third day at 541-7. Mushfiqur Rahim was unbeaten on 68 as the visitors batted

Report The pair added 226 runs for their unbroken third-wicket stand, having batted together for 79.3 overs Bangladesh 378 for 2 (Shanto 155*, Mominul 107*, Fernando 2-75) vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh completed four achievements by lunch on the second day against Sri Lanka. They moved to 378 for 2 in an otherwise circumspect session in

News Bangladesh’s centurion is looking forward to making an even bigger score against Sri Lanka in Pallekele Many would’ve been surprised at seeing Najmul Hossain Shanto’s name in the Bangladesh team sheet in Pallekele. He had averaged 11.14 in seven innings against West Indies after the coach and captain publicly backed him to be their

Report The home side went for Angelo Mathews in place of Dinesh Chandimal Bangladesh chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Pallekele. The visitors picked a rare six-five batter-bowler combination by selecting Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed and Ebadat Hossain in

News Bangladesh might field three pacers, and Najmul Hossain Shanto is likely to continue batting at No. 3 Left-arm quick Shoriful Islam has been included in Bangladesh’s 15-member squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka – the announcement came less than 24 hours before the start of the game on Wednesday, midway through the

News The players have undergone another round of testing, the results of which will be available later on Tuesday Five members of the touring South Africa Emerging Women’s side have tested positive for Covid-19 in Sylhet late on Monday before they left for Dhaka. The players have undergone another round of testing, the results of

News The visitors plan to return on Monday before a stricter lockdown is imposed in Bangladesh South Africa Emerging Women’s tour of Bangladesh has been cut short by one game after the visitors decided to leave the country on April 12 before a stricter lockdown is enforced from April 14, which was their originally-scheduled departure

News ‘The situation we find ourselves in, we have to take up this challenge and get a good result in Sri Lanka’ Bangladesh are expecting a ‘competitive’ series when they travel to Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series, and the captain Mominul Haque is hoping the team rises up to the challenge to get

News “Both cricket boards will now look for a new window for the tour when the situation improves” – PCB Pakistan Under-19 team’s tour of Bangladesh has been called off due to a surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, the PCB has confirmed. Bangladesh recorded 6854 cases of the virus on Friday, including 74

News Khaled Ahmed, Shuvagata Hom recalled, with final 15-member squad to be named later Bangladesh will announce their main squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which begins on April 21, after the April 17-18 intra-squad practice match in Katunaya. BCB chief selector Minhajul Abedin said that the 21-member preliminary squad will travel to

Fakhar Zaman’s magnificent 193 came in a losing cause © Getty Images Fakhar Zaman‘s 155-ball 193, which almost took Pakistan to an unexpected win over South Africa in their second ODI before it ended in controversial circumstances, has helped him move up seven spots to No. 12 in the men’s ODI rankings for batsmen. Also

News The recent surge in Covid-19 cases is understood to be the reason behind the reschedule The BCB confirmed on Tuesday that Pakistan Under-19’s tour of Bangladesh has been pushed back by five days. The visitors will now arrive in the country on April 17 instead of April 12, but the number of matches remains

“Our fielding would have improved if we stayed there for one-and-a-half to two months” – Nasum Ahmed © BCB Nasum Ahmed, the left-arm spinner who made his international debut in the recently-concluded T20Is against New Zealand, believes a longer preparation camp would have helped Bangladesh fare better in the series. Ahmed, 26, was part of

News A wrap of the matches from the National Cricket League, Bangladesh’s domestic first-class competition Mukidul Islam powers Rangpur against KhulnaPace bowler Mukidul Islam‘s career-best figures powered Rangpur Division to a seven-wicket win against Khulna Division in the NCL’s Tier 1 match at the Rangpur Cricket Garden. Mukidul’s match-haul of 12 for 131 meant defending

News On Thursday, the country recorded the highest single-day Covid-19 numbers The third round matches of the National Cricket League (NCL) have been postponed, as Bangladesh deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases, the numbers going up over the last two weeks. On Thursday, the country’s health authority confirmed that a record 6469 had tested

News “If I want to play for another four or five years, I don’t think I can play all three formats” Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has hinted that he may call time on one format of international cricket to “prolong his international career”. He added to prevailing speculation that he could quit T20Is after

News T20I captain says Bangladesh ‘badly need some wins under our belt in any format’ Bangladesh’s confidence is eroding, according to T20I captain Mahmudullah, after they finished their white-ball tour of New Zealand with a stinging 65-run loss in the rain-reduced third T20I at Eden Park. They lost six matches in the space of 13

Big Picture New Zealand are about to end their all-win home summer that has stretched seven series. They have hosted 21 international matches, the most by any country since the Covid-19 pandemic. It is regarded as an administrative success, particularly given their country’s stringent quarantine protocols. The only dampener is likely to be the rain

News Dickwella, Bonner, Holder and Roach move up after the drawn first Test in North Sound Devon Conway has entered the top five among T20I batsmen after playing just 13 matches, while in ODIs, Ben Stokes has moved up to No. 2 among allrounders. Matt Henry is up to third and Bhuvneshwar Kumar up at