Cricket

Dhaka- Dhaka Division’s right-handed top-order batsman Saif Hassan hit a double-century on Friday in the National Cricket League (NCL) against Rangpur Division at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. It was Saif’s career best. Meanwhile, Dhaka Metro’s pacer Abu Hider Rony took five wickets against Sylhet Division at Shahid Chandu Stadium in Bogura. Tier-1: Dhaka Division vs Rangpur Division: Resuming ... Read More »

Dhaka — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) took a stern step against two coaches at First Class level for not selecting leg-spinners in their respective playing XIs in the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL). BCB dismissed Rangpur Division coach Masud Parvez and Dhaka Division coach Zahangir Alam for not picking any leg-spinners in their playing XI in their second round ... Read More »

Dhaka – Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin who has long been suffering from a back injury has said he is up to make any change to his bowling action in order to save his career. The 22-year-old all-rounder played for Bangladesh last month in the tri-series also involving Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. However, he was not allowed to bowl more than four ... Read More »

Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member Bangladesh squad for the ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup’ 2019 beginning in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Tuesday (October 22). Four teams – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh –will compete in the week-long tournament. Shaila Sharmin will lead the Bangladesh team in Sri Lanka. Bangladesh will play ... Read More »

Dhaka — The participation of Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan in the ongoing first class National Cricket League (NCL) is under doubt. After the tri-series T20 last month, Shakib went to West Indies to play the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and his CPL team Barbados Tridents lifted the trophy of the event for the second time. However, ... Read More »

Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNB) – In a dramatic turn of events, former captain Sourav Ganguly emerged as consensus candidate to be BCCI’s new President after Brijesh Patel appeared to have grabbed the coveted post. Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah will be the new secretary while Arun Dhumal will be the new treasurer. Dhumal is younger brother of ... Read More »

Dhaka — Barisal Division made a good start in the four-day National Cricket League (NCL) beating Sylhet Division by an innings and 13 runs on the 4th and final day at the Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Sunday. The other three matches of the first round ended in a draw at different venues across the country. Imrul Kayes grabbed ... Read More »

Dhaka – Bangladesh A team, which clinched the three-match unofficial ODI series 2-1 against hosts Sri Lanka, retuned home on Sunday (Oct 13) after a month-long tour to the Island nation. Read More »

Dhaka — Dhaka Division and Barishal Divison were leading against Rajshahi and Sylhet Divisions in their respective matches on the 3rd-day of the four-day National Cricket League (NCL) at Fatullah and Rajshahi on Saturday. Tier-1 match Rajshahi vs Dhaka: Replying to Dhaka Division first innings total 240 runs, Rajshahi Division resumed first innings with overnight total 173 for 6 in ... Read More »

Dhaka — The first T20 of the three-match series between Bangladesh Women’s A and the touring India Women’s A was abandoned due to rain at Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. Read More »

Dhaka — Bangladesh A beat Sri Lanka A by one wicket in the 2nd match of three-match one-day series at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday. Read More »

Dhaka— This year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 cricket bonanza may be delayed by a week. Read More »

Dhaka — Bangladesh A lost the three-match one-day series opener against Sri Lanka A by seven wickets on Wednesday at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Bangladeshi batsmen failed to live up to the expectation in the middle which has eventually handed them a defeat. Bangladesh A won the toss and opted to bat first but they disappointed to put up ... Read More »

Dhaka — The country’s flagship first class cricket competition, the National Cricket League (NCL), is all set to start on Thursday. A total of eight teams will be participating, with the hope that this year’s NCL could be the best edition of this league. In the first round of the league, tier-one teams, current champions Rajshahi Division will take on ... Read More »

Dhaka – The three-match one-day series between touring Bangladesh A team and hosts Sri Lanka A team begins on Wednesday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Read More »

Dhaka — The second and final four-day match of the two-match series between touring Bangladesh A and hosts Sri Lanka A ended in a draw on the 4th and final day at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota on Monday. Resuming the 2nd innings with overnight score of 126 for no loss in 38 overs, Sri Lanka A posted 357 for ... Read More »

Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNB) – Barbados Tridents lost the first qualifier of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CBP) losing to Guyana Amazon Warriors by 30 runs at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Monday. Read More »

Dhaka— Three veteran national cricketers and domestic campaigners who have failed to score 11 in fitness test ahead of the National Cricket League (NCL) 2019 are likely to get tickets to participate in the event. National selector Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Habibul Bashar Sumon hinted this on Sunday. Tushar Imran, Abdur Razzak and Mohammad Ashraful, among the senior cricketers who ... Read More »

Dhaka — Sri Lanka A took a 64-run against Bangladesh A team on the 3rd day of the ongoing four-day match on Sunday that almost heading for a draw at Hambantota in Sri Lanka. Read More »

Bangladesh U-19 sealed the five-match series 3-0 beating New Zealand by eight wickets on Sunday at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln riding on a magnificent century by Mahmudul Hasan Joy. Read More »

Dhaka — Bangladesh Women’s A team will play touring India Women’s A team in the 2nd match of three-match one-day series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday. In the series opener, India thumped Bangladesh by eight wickets at the same venue on Friday.In the first one dayer, Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning toss and were ... Read More »

Dhaka – Chairman of the Cricket Operation Committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Akram Khan on Saturday said the board is trying to extend the working area of national batting consultant Neil McKenzie. Read More »

Dhaka – A brilliant century by Mominul Haque and a seven-wicket haul by spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz enabled touring Bangladesh A to take a 15-run lead in the first innings over hosts Sri Lankan A with six wickets in hand on the 2nd day of the four-day unofficial Test at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota on Saturday. Sri ... Read More »

Dhaka— All are set to kick-off  the new domestic season with National Cricket League (NCL) beginning on October 10. The players are gearing up to show their prowess in the most prestigious first-class cricket event of the country. At the same time, they are hoping a better season of NCL this time around. A total of eight teams will participate ... Read More »

Dhaka – Persistent rain on Wednesday forced the organisers to reschedule the 2nd youth ODI of the five-match series between Bangladesh and New Zealand U-19. The match will now be played on Thursday at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln. Bangladesh are leading the series 1-0 after winning the first match by six wickets on Sunday at the same venue. Pacer Shoriful Islam ... Read More »

Dhaka  — Veteran left-arm top-order batsman Imrul Kayes is eying on his comeback in the national team in Bangladesh’s next international assignment against India in November next. Read More »

Dhaka  – Indian Women’s A Cricket team reached Chattogram Wednesday afternoon to play a three match one-day series against their Bangladesh counterpart beginning on Friday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city. The 2nd string Indian Women’s Cricket team arrived Dhaka Wednesday morning at 9:am and left the capital for Chattogram by a Bangladesh Biman flight at ... Read More »

Dhaka — The first three-day match between touring Bangladesh A team and Sri Lankan A team ended in a draw on the final day at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota on Tuesday. Read More »

Dhaka – Nobody took part in players transfer formalities for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2019-20 on the very first day of the 20-day players transfer window beginning Tuesday. “The registration window opened today but nobody came for inter-club players transfer,” Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Competition Manager Jaber Bin Taher Ansari told Agency. The clubs can complete players ... Read More »

Dhaka – The start of the National Cricket League (NCL) 2019 was rescheduled again as the event will now commence on October 10, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Monday. Read More »