Bangladesh

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

Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl against Bangladesh Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie decided to bowl first after winning the toss in the third ODI against Bangladesh in Chelmsford. Balblirnie chose to bowl first in the first ODI while Tamim Iqbal did the same in the second ODI when he won the toss.

Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the third ODI against Ireland on Sunday. Shakib suffered a finger injury during Friday’s second game in Chelmsford. The incident took place when Shakib dropped George Dockrell’s catch off Mehidy Hasan Miraz in Ireland’s innings. He however batted during Bangladesh’s chase, making 26 with five boundaries. Shakib

Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland’s captain, said that Harry Tector has all the attributes to become “one of the greats of Irish cricket”, after lighting up a damp afternoon in Chelmsford with a career-best 140 from 113 balls against Bangladesh. Tector’s innings was not quite enough to set his team up for victory, with Najmul Hossain Shanto‘s

45 overs Ireland 319 for 6 (Tector 140, Dockrell 74*, Mahmud 2-48, Shoriful 2-83) vs Bangladesh Harry Tector‘s career-best 140 powered Ireland to 319 for six in the rain-curtailed second ODI against Bangladesh, in chilly Chelmsford. Tector blazed ten sixes and seven fours in his 113-ball stay, guiding the Ireland effort after they were put

The PCB’s hybrid model solution to the Asia Cup will see four out of 13 matches being played in Pakistan with the rest – including the final – to be played at a neutral venue, which could be the UAE. Najam Sethi, the board head, told BBC’s Stumped podcast that he was still hopeful of

The PCB presented its “hybrid” solution for hosting the 2023 Asia Cup again to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), believing that this time it had resolved logistical and technical concerns the ACC had raised. Officials from both sides met in Dubai on Tuesday, but it emerged that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Bangladesh Cricket

Toss Ireland chose to bowl against Bangladesh Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie decided to bowl after winning the toss in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Chelmsford. It was the first ODI in 24 years at the County Ground, where two matches during the 1999 World Cup were played. Ireland made just one change to the

Little, Ireland’s outstanding left-arm seamer, has been a mainstay of Gujarat Titans’ table-topping outfit in the ongoing IPL, claiming six wickets in the tournament to date including a Player-of-the-Match-winning haul of 2 for 25 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens last week. But, with Ireland needing a clean-sweep of their three-match series to have

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has termed his side’s preparations for the ODI series against Ireland less than ideal, referring to his team’s lack of practice time and access to the series venue, the Cloud County ground in Chelmsford. The series begins on May 9, with all three matches to be played in Chelmsford, a

The Bangladesh selectors have called up Mrittunjoy Chowdhury as the injured Taskin Ahmed‘s replacement in the 14-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Ireland in Chelmsford next month. Taskin’s side strain, that kept him out of the Dhaka Test – also against Ireland – this week, has sidelined him for four weeks. Mrittunjoy is

Shakib Al Hasan is hopeful that Bangladesh’s productive 2022-23 season will translate to a good year ahead. He was talking about the two major 50-over tournaments later this year – the Asia Cup and the World Cup – from September to November. The World Cup is seen as a pivotal tournament for Bangladesh, a side

Bangladesh 369 and 138 for 3 (Mushfiqur 51*, Tamim 31, Adair 1-30) beat Ireland 214 and 292 (Tucker 108, McBrine 72, Taijul 4-90, Ebadot 3-37) by seven wickets Riding on Mushfiqur Rahim‘s 26th half-century and his 62-run third-wicket partnership with Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh completed a seven-wicket win over Ireland on the fourth afternoon of the

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan praised the visiting Ireland team for mounting a comeback on the third day of the Dhaka Test, but said that the hosts had never lost faith in themselves at any stage of the game. Ireland recovered from 13 for 4 – and then 51 for 5 – at one stage

The BCB has appointed Nic Pothas, the former South Africa batter, as the Bangladesh team’s assistant coach for the next two years. He will link up with the squad in Chelmsford in May when they will play the three-match ODI series against Ireland. The board had announced recently that Bangladeshi coaches could also apply for

When Shakib Al Hasan sent down the first over on the third day in Mirpur, there was a palpable feeling that the end of the Dhaka Test was just a matter of time. He had bowled menacingly on the second evening, registering figures of 7-2-11-2 and pairing up with fellow left-arm spinner Taijul Islam to

Ireland 214 and 93 for 5 (Tector 43*, Tucker 24*, Shakib 2-16, Taijul 2-32) trail Bangladesh 369 (Mushfiqur 126, Shakib 87, Mehidy 55, McBrine 6-118) by 62 runs Ireland reduced their deficit to 62 runs against Bangladesh, after an impressive first session on the third day of the Dhaka Test. The visitors were 93 for

Bangladesh got their runs at a rate of 4.58 per over. They were similarly rapid in the white-ball leg of the tour as well, with Siddons saying that this is all part of a plan. “I think we have been building to that for a while now. Of course, we are playing against Ireland, so

Lunch Bangladesh 170 for 3 (Shakib 74*, Mushfiqur 53*, Adair 2-18) trail Ireland 214 by 44 runs Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim completely dominated Ireland on the second morning of the Dhaka Test. They added 130 runs for the third wicket stand in the first session of the day, with the Bangladesh captain Shakib

Before the Dhaka Test, Harry Tector played just a single first-class match in four years. He didn’t feel too nervous coming into this game, admittedly not as much as he thought he would, but enough to keep him awake to the challenge at hand. Ireland’s long gap from Tests was the overriding theme on the

Lunch Ireland 65 for 3 (Tector 18*, Campher 9*, Shoriful 1-9) vs Bangladesh Ireland lost three wickets for 65 runs in their first session, on their return to Test whites after almost four years, against Bangladesh. Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie decided to bat first after winning the toss for the sixth time on this tour.

International engagements and personal reasons have forced Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan to opt out of IPL 2023. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Shakib informed Kolkata Knight Riders about this development on Sunday. The franchise will begin the process of seeking a replacement once it gets a nod from the IPL. Shakib is set to be

Big picture – lack of experience a worry for Ireland Ireland have nine uncapped players in their Test squad. Three of them have never played first-class cricket. They also have just four survivors from their last Test, back in 2019. Opposite them are Bangladesh, with 473 caps in their Test squad. They were also quite

Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das are in Bangladesh’s Test squad for the one-off Test against Ireland that begins on April 4 in Dhaka. There was speculation that the BCB would allow the pair to join their IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders this week but the squad announcement confirms that they will join after the

Taskin Ahmed said that Bangladesh will continue to bat in the same way in T20Is after their seven-wicket defeat against Ireland in the third T20I in Chattogram. The visitors chased down the 125-run target in 14 overs to pick up the consolation win, their first win on tour. The Bangladesh batters pressed down hard like

Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs Ireland Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first against Ireland in the third T20I in Chattogram. They have already secured the T20I series by winning the first two matches, both by massive margins, making this match a dead rubber. There must have been some thought about fielding,

Rony Talukdar‘s mental state after making his comeback has fit well with Bangladesh’s new-found fearless attitude. He said that captain Shakib Al Hasan and the rest of the team management have encouraged the players to be aggressive and show positive intent in T20Is. Bangladesh have won five matches in a row for the first time