cricket

‘My target’s a secret’

Bangladesh women’s team pacer Marufa Akter was confident that her team can carry the momentum from the comprehensive win over Ireland in the first WODI and seal the three-match series in the second game, set to take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
28 November 2024, 13:29 PM

Miraz equals Shakib in Test all-rounder’s rankings

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz has jumped up three places in the Test all-rounder’s rankings after the first Test against West Indies and is jointly third in the rankings alongside Shakib Al Hasan.
27 November 2024, 11:05 AM

Tigresses register their biggest win in WODIs

Bangladesh women’s team recorded their biggest win by runs in the one-day format when they outplayed Ireland by 154 runs in the first WODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.
27 November 2024, 09:57 AM

Tigresses put up their highest ever total in first Ireland ODI

Sharmin Akhter narrowly missed out on a maiden ODI century but her career-best 96 off 89 balls powered the Bangladesh women’s team to their highest ever total in ODIs, 252-4, against Ireland in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.
27 November 2024, 07:42 AM

Tanzim’s Guyana ease past Lahore in GSL opener

Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Sakib earned the distinction of claiming the first ever wicket in Global Super League (GSL) and played his part with the ball in Guyana Amazon Warriors’ six-wicket win over Lahore Qalandars in the opening match of GSL at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
27 November 2024, 06:19 AM

Australia marks 10 years since death of cricketer Phillip Hughes

Hughes, who played 26 Tests, died from bleeding on the brain after he was hit by a rising ball during a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in November 2014.
27 November 2024, 03:53 AM

New Zealander Jacobs left shocked by Mumbai signing

Uncapped New Zealander Bevon Jacobs thought he was being pranked when he woke on Tuesday to a glut of messages congratulating him on being signed by Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians.
26 November 2024, 09:34 AM

Australia digests Perth mauling

After fixating obsessively over one spot in the batting order for the best part of the spring, Australia's media pundits and cricket fans have been handed a plethora of talking points by the abject defeat in the first Test against India.
26 November 2024, 07:15 AM

Sylhet clinch maiden NCL title

Sylhet Division clinched their maiden National Cricket League (NCL) title after they beat Barishal Division by five wickets in their sixth-round match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
26 November 2024, 06:16 AM

Shakib Khan’s Dhaka Capitals to host showbiz-cricket crossover match

For over two decades, Shakib Khan has been a leading figure in the Dhallywood film industry. Recently, he has ventured into the world of cricket through his business enterprise, Remark-Herlan, which has acquired a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise named Dhaka Capitals. 
25 November 2024, 05:41 AM

Hasan and Co maintain keen focus on length

At the end of the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies, Bangladesh were probably left wondering whether they were able to fully capitalise on the conditions in Antigua even as their three pacers in Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam did not leave many stones unturned in their venture for wickets.
24 November 2024, 01:30 AM

Jaiswal slams unbeaten 90 as India seize control against Australia

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a composed unbeaten 90 and KL Rahul a stylish 62 Saturday as India built an ominous 218-run lead over Australia to take a stranglehold on the opening Test in Perth.
23 November 2024, 10:15 AM

Openers on song as India seize control against Australia

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul shared an unbeaten opening partnership of 84 Saturday as India built a 130-run lead over Australia to seize control at tea on day two of the first Test in Perth.
23 November 2024, 07:33 AM

Captain Miraz’s all-round test in Antigua

Not often can a cricketer boast reaching a milestone just by stepping onto the field. But on Friday, all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz reached not one but two significant career milestones when he went out for the toss ahead of the first of the two Tests against West Indies in Antigua.
22 November 2024, 18:15 PM

Bangladesh squad announced for U-19 Asia Cup

All-rounder Azizul Hakim Tamim will lead the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the upcoming ACC U-19 Men’s Asia Cup 2024 in the UAE as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today named a 14-member squad for the eight-team event.
21 November 2024, 15:00 PM

West Indies looking for change of fortune from Bangladesh Test series

West Indies head coach Coley believes it’s crucial for the hosts to come out on top against Bangladesh and raise the team morale before the tour of Pakistan next year, which will see them contest in their final two Tests of the ongoing WTC cycle.
21 November 2024, 11:05 AM

Pakistan name Aqib Javed white-ball coach till Champions Trophy 2025

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former fast bowler Aqib Javed as the interim head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team until the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
18 November 2024, 10:30 AM

Stoinis lets rip as Australia crush Pakistan for T20 series whitewash

Marcus Stoinis slammed five huge sixes in an unbeaten 61 as Australia crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in Hobart on Monday to secure a 3-0 T20 series whitewash.
18 November 2024, 10:09 AM

Tamim best opening partner, Shakib best captain: Imrul

Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes’ red-ball career came to an end today at the end of the fifth round match between Khulna Division and Dhaka Division in Mirpur, which Imrul’s side Khulna lost by nine wickets.
18 November 2024, 09:57 AM

Pakistan win toss, bat in final T20 against Australia

Pakistan captain Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bat in the third and final T20 against Australia in Hobart on Monday.
18 November 2024, 08:09 AM