cricket

PM at stadium to watch Bangladesh-Pakistan match

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina could not control her deep passion for cricket as she came to watch the Bangladesh-Pakistan Asia Cup T20 match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.
2 March 2016, 16:02 PM

Tigers give Pakistan a 5-wkt thumping

Bangladesh defeat Pakistan by five wickets in the 8th game of Asia Cup 2016 at Mirpur to secure their chances of reaching the final against India.
2 March 2016, 13:03 PM

Mustafizur Rahman: Sussex sign Bangladesh bowler for T20 Blast

Sussex have signed Bangladesh left-arm bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman as their second overseas player for the T20 Blast.
2 March 2016, 11:00 AM

India come out in front by 5 wkts

India manage to overcome late wobble to defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the seventh game of Asia Cup 2016 at Mirpur stadium.
1 March 2016, 13:04 PM

Bowlers not canon-fodder at Mirpur: Javagal Srinath

When the sporty wicket at Mirpur has earned the ire of Dhoni, Waqar and others, Javagal Srinath, ex-Indian pacer expressed his delight at seeing how bowlers had something going in their favour during the ongoing Asia Cup 2016 at Bangladesh.
1 March 2016, 12:08 PM

Kohli bowls over fans with rendition of Lata's song

Virat Kohli’s cricketing skills have wowed fans around the world, but it seems the batsman is just as good with a microphone at hand.
1 March 2016, 07:06 AM

Tigers beat Sri Lanka by 23 runs

Bangladesh defeat Sri Lanka for the first time in T20I when they came out in front by 23 runs in the 5th match of Asia Cup 2016 under the lights at Mirpur stadium.
28 February 2016, 13:05 PM

Mushy due for a biggie

If Mushy wants to entertain his fans and followers with his bat, he needs to be promoted up the order against Sri Lanka during the 5th match of Asia Cup 2016 at Mirpur, 7:30pm today.
28 February 2016, 08:15 AM

India pip Pakistan by 5 wkts

India defeat Pakistan quite comfortably in the end by five wickets in the fourth match of Asia Cup 2016 at Mirpur, stadium.
27 February 2016, 13:07 PM

Who is favourite as old rivals India and Pakistan lock horns?

The marquee clash between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup is set to be a mouth-watering one as the teams do not play each other often enough in the international circuit thanks to the political tension between the two countries.
27 February 2016, 11:28 AM

Bangladesh brush aside UAE

Bangladesh overwhelm UAE by 51 runs to register their first win in the Asia Cup 2016 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.
26 February 2016, 13:13 PM

Sri Lanka beat UAE by 14 runs

UAE fall short of their target by 14 runs against Sri Lanka in the second game of the Asia Cup 2016 at Mirpur Stadium under the lights.
25 February 2016, 13:11 PM

Shakib howler and fielders blunder

Bangladesh paid the ultimate price for sloppy fielding and made it quite easy for India to overwhelm them by 45 runs in the opening match of Asia Cup 2016 at Mirpur stadium yesterday.
25 February 2016, 06:19 AM

Bangladesh fall short by 45 runs

Bangladesh lose the opening match of the Asia Cup 2016 against India by 45 runs under the lights at Mirpur stadium.
24 February 2016, 11:55 AM

Stage set for dramatic start

It's difficult to recall the last time Bangladesh entered a mega event without the 'underdog' tag. They did reach the final of the Asia Cup in 2012 and they also created history by making it to the quarterfinal of the World Cup in 2015.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

India-Bangladesh soap opera set for new season

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza says they have completed their experiments against Zimbabwe in January and there is no room for any such experiments in Asia Cup.
23 February 2016, 13:15 PM

Ravi Shastri forgets Mustafizur-mauling in 2015

India team director Ravi Shastri has forgotten all about the Mustafizur-mauling his side received on their way to a maiden series loss to Bangladesh only eight months ago in 2015.
23 February 2016, 10:51 AM

Rubel misses out on Bangladesh Cricket Board contract

Bangladesh Cricket Board awarded young Mustafizur Rahman with a contract for 2016 while Rubel Hossain, a key member of Tigers' pace attack during the 2015 World Cup was left out of the list of contracted players.
23 February 2016, 06:11 AM

Feelings matter more than flowers: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza

After the three-hour practice session was completed at Mirpur, Mashrafe Mortaza met the press, and ‘February 21’ dominated the topics of questions for him on Sunday.
22 February 2016, 07:47 AM

Cricketer Shahadat, wife indicted for ‘torturing domestic help’

A Dhaka court frames charges against former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nrittya in a case filed for torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
22 February 2016, 06:46 AM