Bangladesh’s Shuvagata Hom is yet to find his feet in Test cricket despite being given repeated chance since last year. The inclusion of Shuvagata in the Test squad against Pakistan never came without questions as his role in the team is yet to be defined clearly. While coach Chandiaka Hathrusinghe believes him to be one of ... Read more
Month: May 2015
Pakistan not taking win for granted
Pakistan are not taking victory for granted despite putting Tigers on the back foot in the series deciding second Test, said their bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed on Friday. Tigers were given the task of scoring the record 550 runs in their second innings and Pakistan bolstered their chances by reducing them to 63-1 in 14 overs ... Read more
Alok smashes double century in BCL
Former national team all-rounder Alok Kapali mesmerised Chittagong with a marvelous double ton for Islami Bank East Zone against BCB North Zone of their Bangladesh Premier League match on Friday. East Zone finished their first innings for 473 before North Zone ended the second day on 63 for the loss of opener Farhad Reza who was ... Read more
Schedule of warm-ups worries Kruif
The Bangladesh Football Federation is yet to finalise the schedule of national team’s two warm-up matches for preparation of the World Cup qualifiers after Afghanistan asked them to host the match on June 2 instead of June 4. BFF also had a discussion with the Singapore Football Association to host their national team to play another ... Read more
Tigers face reality check
After some crushing victories in one-day and Twenty20 internationals followed by a scintillating come-from-behind draw in the first Test, Bangladesh were finally given a reality check by Pakistan on the second day of the second Test match in Dhaka on Thursday. The Tigers are now looking for the kind of miracle that had saved them in ... Read more
Tigers hope for one more miracle
Bangladesh hope that a miracle will help them turn their fate against Pakistan in the second Test match after a dismal day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Tigers are in dire straits in the series deciding second Test as the visitors are comfortably placed when the stumps were drawn in the second day. After putting ... Read more
Playing under floodlights leaves Hathuru fuming
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Thursday reacted sharply as umpires had played 21 minutes extra under flood light in the second Test match against Pakistan on Thursday. According to sources, the Sri Lankan left the field fuming over the fact that he believes had nailed down the possibilities of the Tigers. Bangladesh had lost one of their ... Read more
Rony strikes ton for Walton
Rony Talukdar, the prolific run scorer of the domestic circuit, struck yet another ton as his side Walton Central Zone finished the first day of their Bangladesh Cricket League match against Prime Bank South Zone with 248-7 at Fatullah on Thursday. Opener Rony scored 106 runs with 19 boundaries and a six while Roqibul Hassan scored ... Read more
Azhar hails bowlers for keeping good job
Pakistani bowlers put an icing on the cake to see that their batsmen efforts did not go in vain in the series-deciding second Test match against Bangladesh, said maiden double centurion Azhar Ali on Thursday. Tigers were shot down to 107-5 in 27.5 overs in reply to Pakistan’s 557-8 declared to help visitors end the day ... Read more
Russell held by Farashganj
Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Farashganj Sporting Club in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Meanwhile, Feni Soccer Club tasted their second win of the league after their 2-1 over Chittagong Abanahi in the other match of the day at the same venue. Zahid ... Read more
Confident Tigers eye series win
Bangladesh will look to carry the momentum that they gained in the drawn first Test by posting their first-ever Test win against Pakistan when the second and final Test match of the series starts in Dhaka today. The Tigers have their confidence in an all-time high after the remarkable show in Khulna where they overcame a ... Read more
Mirpur awaits a final thriller
Before the second Test in Dhaka, Mushfiqur Rahim and Misbah-ul Haq agreed on at least two points in their pre-match briefing at Mirpur on Tuesday. Firstly, the wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla has something for the bowlers unlike the first Test in Khulna, which had yielded 1515 runs in five days. So, a result in favour of ... Read more
Pakistan seek to end with a win
Visiting Pakistan cricket team is looking forward to end their disastrous tour of Bangladesh with an emphasis on a particular event rather than thinking about the outcome of the final match. A demoralised Pakistan will take on high-flying Bangladesh in the second and final match of the two-match Test series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today ... Read more
Sakib is the key, believes Mushfiq
Bangladesh’s ace-all-rounder Sakib al Hasan must come up with his best to help Tigers earn their maiden Test win against Pakistan, skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said on Tuesday. Tigers will take on Pakistan in the final match of the two-match Test series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Bangladesh achieved their maiden Test draw against Pakistan in the
Muktis sink Abahani
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra moved to second position of the league with a first-half strike from their Senegalese forward Camara Sarba to sink Abahani Limited 1-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. With the all important win, Muktijoddha have now 16 points from their eight matches — just three
Proposed BD-DPRK friendly postponed
The friendly football match between Bangladesh and North Korea, which was proposed to be held in Dhaka on May 14 has been postponed by the East Asian country, said Bangladesh Football Federation officials on Tuesday. ‘The match is not taking place. Because today [Tuesday] the [Agent] informed that North Korea can’t come in the short span ... Read more
Tigers look to ride on the confidence
Spirited by a remarkable fight back that salvaged the first Test match, Bangladesh are looking forward to leap one more step to clinch the match and the series as they meet Pakistan in the second Test in Mirpur on Wednesday. Players enjoyed two days of rest to fill their gas ahead of the crucial Test match ... Read more
Pakistan must win to retain ranking
Pakistan must win against Bangladesh in the second and final Test to retain its current position in ICC Test team rankings, the International Cricket Council said on Monday. Despite being unable to beat Bangladesh in the first Test in Khulna Pakistan moved up in the ladder to third position with 103 points thanks to England’s five-wicket ... Read more
Yasir missed Ajmal in Khulna
Pakistani leg-spinner Yasir Shah said on Monday that he missed off-spinner Saeed Ajmal in the drawn first of two-match Test series against Bangladesh in Khulna. Yasir and left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar operated the slow-bowling artillery of the visitors in Khulna but failed to make an impression, especially in the second innings when Bangladesh made 555-6. Ajmal has
India to arrive on June 7
Indian national cricket team arrives on June 7 to play three one-day internationals and a Test match against Bangladesh, announced Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday. The series will start with the lone Test match to be played at Fatullah from June 10-14. Following the Test match, Tigers will lock-horn with the visitors for the three day-night ODIs–all ... Read more