Bangladesh

South Africa only have six Test matches left in the ongoing World Test Championship [WTC] cycle. They have already played six games, having won two, lost three and drawn one Test. They are currently seventh on the points table and need to win at least five of their remaining games to have a chance of

India’s red-ball players are scheduled to begin their training at Chepauk on September 12 ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh, starting September 19. Bangladesh, meanwhile, will start training at the same venue on September 15. The BCCI is yet to name the squad for the Two-Test series against Bangladesh. The announcement is likely to

There were useful contributions from across the XI, but Bangladesh’s win in the second Test against Pakistan was orchestrated by their youngsters. Especially Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana, 24 and 21 respectively, who picked up nine wickets between them in the second innings to set up the 185-run chase. “They wanted to win, that was

Lunch Bangladesh 262 and 122 for 2 (Zakir 40, Shanto 33*, Hamza 1-34) need 63 runs to win against Pakistan 274 and 172 The Pakistan bowlers found their lengths, stuck to a plan and dried up the runs, but were unable to get past the experienced duo of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque as

Lunch Pakistan 274 and 117 for 6 (Rizwan 38*, Rana 3-22, Mahmud 2-22) lead Bangladesh 262 by 129 runs Bangladesh took a stride towards a 2-0 clean sweep after nipping out four Pakistan batters in the morning session of the fourth day of the second Test in Rawalpindi. Fast bowler Nahid Rana was the wrecker-in-chief

Bangladesh 75 for 6 (Mehidy 33*, Litton 13*, Shahzad 4-15, Hamza 2-29) trail Pakistan 274 by 199 runs The new-ball bowling pair struck six times in 34 balls in the first hour to leave Bangladesh in tatters at 26 for 6. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das then steadied the Bangladesh innings a touch and

Bangladesh fast bowler Shoriful Islam has been ruled out of the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi with a groin injury. He is now in a race against time to be fit for the two Tests in India next month. According to the Bangladesh team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan, Shoriful complained of discomfort in the

Pakistan 100 for 1 (Masood 53*, Saim 43*, Taskin 1-21) vs Bangladesh Shan Masood and Saim Ayub stood firm after Pakistan lost Abdullah Shafique in the first over of the second Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. After being sent in, Pakistan were 100 for 1 at lunch on day two. Apart from looking for early

Shakib Al Hasan could be in line to play one County Championship game next month with Surrey working on a deal to bring him in, before he leaves for Bangladesh’s tour of India. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has reportedly issued him a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the match, set to be played from

No play Pakistan vs Bangladesh Persistent rain allowed no play, not even the toss, on the first day of the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. The umpires had an inspection at noon, even though the rain had not stopped, and called it off for the day. The chances of play were so

Big picture: Pakistan in peril For much of that Test match, Pakistan’s chief frustration appeared to be they would end up with a draw, a draw would inhibit their efforts, which captain Shan Masood bullishly talked up in the build-up, at having a real crack at reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Five days

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been fined 10% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for a Level 1 breach of the ICC code of conduct during the Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan. The incident occurred on day five of the Test, when Shakib ran up to bowl and pulled up short when

The revised WTC points table now sees Pakistan, second from bottom and only behind West Indies, slip from 22 points to 16 points. They hold on to the eighth position with 22.22 percentage points. Bangladesh, who had briefly gone past South Africa to sixth place after their win, have dropped to seventh after their three-point

Bangladesh 565 (Mushfiqur 191, Naseem 3-93) and 30 for 0 (Zakir 15*) beat Pakistan 448 for 6 dec (Rizwan 171*, Shakeel 141) and 146 (Rizwan 51, Mehidy 4-21, Shakib 3-44) by ten wickets A spirited Bangladesh bowling unit rode on the confidence Mushfiqur Rahim‘s 191 had instilled into their camp on the fourth day to

Pakistan 448 for 6 dec and 23 for 1 (Shafique 12*, Masood 9*, Shoriful 1-13) trail Bangladesh 565 (Mushfiqur 191, Mehidy 77, Naseem 3-93) by 94 runs Mushfiqur Rahim turned the tables on Pakistan on a hot and humid fourth day in Rawalpindi with an innings of 191 by being a figure of patience, and

Shakib Al Hasan is among 147 people against whom charges have been filed in connection with an alleged murder during the protests in Bangladesh in early August, an officer at Dhaka’s Adabor police station, where the case was filed, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. The case, of the death of a garment worker, was filed on Thursday

Lunch Bangladesh 134 for 2 (Shadman 53*, Mominul 45*) trail Pakistan 448 for 6 dec by 314 runs Shadman Islam batted through an extended three-hour first session on day three, weathering a testing early burst from the fast bowlers before bringing up his half-century on the stroke of lunch, as Bangladesh made a determined reply

In his first press conference as the BCB president, Faruque Ahmed has reiterated that Chandika Hathurusinghe should no longer continue as Bangladesh’s head coach. He had expressed the same view earlier this week as well, before taking up the BCB job. “I am yet to find out about Chandika Hathurusinghe’s contract. I have to see

Bangladesh 27 for 0 trail Pakistan 448 for 6 dec (Rizwan 171*, Shakeel 141, Ayub 56, Mahmud 2-70, Shoriful 2-77) by 421 runs A 240-run fifth-wicket stand between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan formed the centerpiece of a dominant second day for Pakistan as they declared at 448 for 6, leaving Bangladesh to see off

Faruque Ahmed has been elected the BCB president after a board meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday following Nazmul Hassan’s resignation. Faruque is the first BCB president to have played any competitive cricket. He played seven ODIs between 1988 and 1999 and led Bangladesh in the ICC Trophy in 1994. Faruque joined the BCB directors’ meeting

Tea Pakistan 81 for 3 (Ayub 42*, Shakeel 28*, Shoriful 2-12) vs Bangladesh Bangladesh won what could be an important toss and made excellent use of the new ball in favourable conditions to take out Pakistan’s top three with just 16 on the board after the Rawalpindi Test got off to a delayed start. Saim

Big picture: Chance to make amends Pakistan are two places ahead of Bangladesh in the World Test Championship table but both teams are in the bottom half. And both are playing their first series since the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh exited from the Super Eight while Pakistan couldn’t even reach that stage, leaving both sets

Bangladesh have just been through some political turmoil, which has saw their prime minister resign, and a caretaker government take charge of the country. The unrest has even cast a doubt on them hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup in October. Bangladesh’s national side will be in action for the first time since those turbulences,

Chandika Hathurusinghe is a hard taskmaster. He doesn’t mince his words, not to players, board officials or journalists. It is the sort of outlook that can sometimes rub people the wrong way. On Monday, in Rawalpindi however, the Bangladesh coach showed a different side of himself. After three routine questions, Hathurusinghe was asked about his

Jalal Yunus has resigned from his position as a BCB director and the chairman of the cricket operations committee. Jalal’s resignation comes after the National Sports Council, the control authorities of 41 different sports bodies of Bangladesh, asked him to step down. Jalal, a former fast bowler who played professionally in the 1980s, has been

The second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh has been shifted from Karachi to Rawalpindi on account of ongoing construction at the National Stadium in order to get it ready for the Champions Trophy in 2025. According to the original schedule of the two-match series, Karachi was due to host Bangladesh between August 30 and September

Bangladesh could be without Mahmudul Hasan Joy for the start of their two-Test series in Pakistan with the opening batter suffering a groin injury. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the Bangladesh team management expects the injury to take around two weeks to heal, a timeframe that leaves him in doubt not just for the first Test

Bangladesh’s spin-bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed says that Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have lifted the team’s morale ahead of the Test series against Pakistan. “All the players are excited about the first Test match,” Mushtaq said. “Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim are the senior players. They are playing a positive role with the guys. I

The BCCI has “categorically said no” to the ICC’s offer to host the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup in October, their secretary Jay Shah has said. It is understood the ICC is likely to take the final call on August 20. India ruling themselves out as hosts leaves Sri Lanka and UAE as the possible

The Bangladesh government is making last-ditch attempts through the United Nations (UN) to keep hosting rights for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. Asif Mahmud, the youth and sports adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, said that it will speak to the UN about the countries that have put out travel restrictions on their citizens travelling