Saturday, 30 Nov, 2024

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West Indies: Favourite in T20 Series

Bangladesh Cricket team has mixed performance so far in the tour of West Indies. After getting bruised, battered and humiliated in the uneven contest in the test series they had opportunity for white washing West Indies in their favoured format ODI. Just for momentary loss of

Tigers Make Bangladesh Proud Again

Bangladesh West Indies ODI Series: Third Match Played at St Kitts  Brief Score: Bangladesh 301/ 6 (Tamim Iqbal 103, Mahmudullah Riyad 67*, Shakib Al Hasan 37, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza 36, Nurse 2/52 Holder 2/55) beat West Indies 283/6 (R Powell 74*, CH Gayle 73, S Hope 64, S Hetmeyer 30,

Bangladesh beat Windies in 3rd ODI, win series

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat the West Indies by 18 runs and won their one-day international series 2-1 on early Sunday. Bangladesh 301-6 in 50 overs (Tamim Iqbal 103, Mahmudullah 67), defeated West Indies 283-6 in 50 overs (Rovman Powell 74 not out, Chris Gayle 73, Shai Hope 64), by 18 runs.

Tigers Must Play to Potential

It goes without saying that Bangladesh is much better team than the present West Indies in ODI.  It matters little that the three matches ODI series is now locked 1-1 with the series deciding third match due today at St Kitts. Bangladesh won the first match quite comfortably and was

Dale Steyn eyeing retire from ODIs, T20Is

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn does not plan to play any more white-ball cricket after the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales. Steyn has played 116 ODIs for his country, but cannot see a future for himself past the format's flagship competition next summer. "I will be

West Indies Win on a Photo Finish

West Indies Vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI Day Night at Providence, Guyana  West Indies 271 All Out 49.3 Overs (Shimron Hetmeyer 125, Rovman Powell 44 Christopher Henry Gayle 29, Rubel Hossain 3/61, Shakib al Hasan 2/46, Mustafiz 2/44 )    beat Bangladesh 268 /6  (Mushfiqur Rahim 68,

Bangladesh lose 2nd ODI to West Indies by 3 runs

West Indies 271 (Hetmyer 125, Rubel 3-61) beat Bangladesh 268 for 6 (Mushfiqur 68, Shakib 56) by three runs. West Indies levelled the series through the win against the Tigers in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series. West Indies set 272-run target before the Tigers as Shimron

Smith replaces Shakib in CPL 2018

DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan won’t be seen playing for Barbados Tridents for the 2018 Caribbean Premier League as former Australia skipper Steve Smith is going to replace him. “It is a huge blow to lose Shakib for the tournament but in Steve Smith we have a truly

Tigers Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Mashrafe led team tigers play the second of the three matches ODI series against West Indies at Providence, Guyana today.  It is a day and night match on the same surface where they rediscovered themselves on Sunday winning the first ODI comfortably. Irrespective of the trauma of the

Former England footballer Paul Madeley dies

Former Leeds United and England defender Paul Madeley has died, aged 73. Madeley made 727 appearances during an 18-year Leeds career, playing in every position bar goalkeeper. He won league championship, FA Cup, League Cup and Inter-City Fairs Cup honours, and was a losing European

German FA rejects Ozil’s racism claim

Germany's football association (DFB) has "emphatically rejected" allegations of racism from Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, but says it could have done more to protect him from abuse. Ozil, 29, said he no longer wants to play for Germany, citing "racism and disrespect" within German

Mashrafe-inspired Bangladesh Back on Winning Mode

Bangladesh Vs West Indies First ODI Played at Providence, Guyana  Brief Score Card  Bangladesh 279/4 (Tamim Iqbal 130*, Shakib al Hasan 97, Mushfiqur Rahim 30) Beat West Indies 231/9 (S Hetmeyer 52, CH Gayle 40, D Bishoo 29* , A Josef 29*, Mashrafe 4/37, Mustafiz 2/35) by 48 runs.

Sri Lanka slap ban on Danushka Gunathilaka

Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of international cricket by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) pending an inquiry. The development came at the end of the third day's play in the second and final Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo.

Ozil announces international retirement, citing 'racism and disrespect'

Arsenal football player Mesut Ozil has decided he will no longer be playing with the German national team. In a lengthy statement on Twitter, Ozil said he would not stand the criticism and “racist” commentary he received from German media and the German Football Association (DFB)

Bangladesh beat West Indies by 48 runs in first ODI

Bangladesh 279 for 4 (Tamim 130*, Shakib 97) beat West Indies 231 for 9 (Hetmyer 52, Mashrafe 4-37) by 48 runs Bangladesh sealed the 48-run win over West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Sunday (July 22). Opener Tamim Iqbal scored

Fakhar Zaman becomes fastest 1,000 ODI run scorer

Pakistani opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has become the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in one-day international (ODI) history. Zaman achieved the feat against Zimbabwe in the fifth and final ODI when he took the field, needing just 20 runs to achieve the milestone The opening

“Shakib and Mustafiz Reluctant For Playing Tests”

After prolonged silence, BCB President has detonated yet another grenade that Captain of Bangladesh in test and T20 Shakib al Hasan and leading pacer Mustafizur Rahman are reluctant for playing test cricket. As usual surrounded by some known faces that always are seen in media, he

Bangladesh Cricket: Soul Searching

There is no semblance of doubt that Cricket made Bangladesh proud in the sporting arena over the past few years.  It required several years of sacrifices and contributions of several individuals and groups to take cricket to a level where Bangladesh graduated from a level of mere

Can Mashrafee-Inspired Team Tigers Will Bounce Back?

Deep in my heart I do believe that after the trauma of test series Mashrafee-inspired team tigers would regroup and bounce back in ODI series.  The three ODIs will be played on 22, 26 and 28 July in West Indies.  West Indies off course is crawling back into their brilliant best in

Congratulations France, Commiseration Croatia

FIFA WORLD CUP 2018  Final of Finals  France 4 ( M . Mandzukic – Own Goal , A Griezman –Penalty , P.Pogba and K Mbappe )  Croatia 2 ( I Perisic and M Mandzukic ) The curtain of the very eventful FIFA World Cup 2018 at Moscow Russia finally dropped.   Fancied France got  the