Fast bowler Nahid Rana set the pace in Bangladesh’s latest fitness trial on Sunday, comfortably winning the 1600-meter run at the National Stadium, while a few established names fell well short of the mark. The new strength and conditioning coach, Nathan Keily, has ditched the familiar Yo-Yo
Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg says the traditional test format could push some cricket nations into financial ruin and the sport may be better off with fewer five-day matches. Greenberg, who replaced Nick Hockley as CEO in March, said the future of test cricket may involve fewer nations an
Bangladesh have dropped a spot to 10th in the ICC ODI rankings, losing their place in the top nine less than a month after a comeback. The updated table, released on August 10, shows Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s side slipping behind the West Indies, who now sit at ninth. For nearly 15 years, Bangla
Ahead of their tri-series final, Bangladesh beat South Africa by five wickets on Wednesday. With both teams already through to the final, this league match was a chance to gain momentum — and Bangladesh grabbed it with a dominant performance, led by their bowlers. After winning the toss and
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and nightwatchman Akash Deep shared a stubborn century partnership to frustrate a toothless England attack on the third day of the fifth Test at The Oval on Saturday. The touring side, needing victory to draw the series 2-2, had moved on to 189-3 at lunch under murky
Four overseas companies are among five firms that have shown interest in organising the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said recently. In a media release, the board said it had received expressions of interest from five sports marketing and e
Bangladesh Under-19 youngsters produced a dominant all-round show to thump Zimbabwe by 91 runs in the third match of the tri-nation tournament. Asked to bat first, the young Tigers racked up 274 runs, riding on opener Zawad Abrar’s prolific 82 from 63 deliveries, Md Abdullah’s 56 and C
A general diary (GD) has been filed with the Mirpur Model Police Station against cricketer Taskin Ahmed, accusing him of assaulting and threatening a friend after calling him over the phone. The incident allegedly took place on Sunday night in Mirpur-1, and the complaint was lodged later that same
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday launched a two-day training programme for match referees at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The programme aims to strengthen officiating standards across both domestic and international cricket, UNB reports. Organised by the BCB&rsq
Despite struggling to find runs in the last two matches, Pakistan scored an imposing 178 for 7 runs in the third T20 to throw whitewash-chasing Bangladesh into a challenging hunt. The visitors got off to a flier, thanks to opener Sahibzada Farhan (63), who scored a 29-ball fifty at the Sher-e-Bang
Bangladesh have won the toss and chose to bowl first in the third and final T20I vs Pakistan. Bangladesh have already won the series, and so the hosts decided to bring a bunch of changes in the squad, UNB reports. They have dropped five players— Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Ris
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has broken into the top 10 of the ICC Men's T20I bowling rankings, released today. It's the first time since October 2021, he has returned to the top 10 spot of the T20 bowling ranking, BSS reports. The left-arm seamer leapfrogged 17 places to put him in a
Allrounder Jaker Ali has produced a sparkling innings while pacer Shoriful Islam tightened the screws at the death, as Bangladesh carved out a tense eight-run victory over Pakistan to secure the T20 series with a match to spare. After being asked to bat first, the Tigers posted a modest total of 1
