Cricket
Head, Abishek power Hyderabad to victory over Lucknow inside 10 overs
Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smoked half-centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets on Wednesday to boost their play-off hopes in the IPL.
I hope my bat will smile: Liton
Bangladesh batter Liton Das backed his style of batsmanship and said he hoped he would come out of his batting rut after he made the headlines for being dismissed in an appalling fashion in the third T20I of the five-match series against Zimbabwe at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
All out for 12: Japan inflict misery on Mongolia
This was Mongolia’s fifth T20I appearance, having made international debut at the Hangzhou showpiece where they made a group stage exit after losing both their matches.
Tigresses to start T20 World Cup against Scotland
Bangladesh will start their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign at home in October this year against Scotland, which was confirmed following the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers were concluded yesterday.
Bangladesh duo on the rise in T20 rankings
A pair of experienced Bangladesh players have been rewarded for their good form against Zimbabwe by making giant strides on the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.
Shakib, Soumya, Mustafizur return for last two T20Is
Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar and Mustafizur Rahman were called up for the last two Twenty20 Internationals against Zimbabwe, which will be played in Mirpur on May 10 and 12.
Sangakkara backs Samson to have a good run for India at World Cup
Samson was named in India's 15-man squad for the June 1-29 event in the West Indies and United States but the inclusion of Rishabh Pant means the 2007 champions have options as they bid for a second title.
Papua New Guinea stick with experience in T20 World Cup squad
Papua New Guinea went unbeaten in qualifying for the event, winning six matches on the bounce on home soil to brush aside challengers Japan, Vanuatu and the Philippines in the regional final.
Scotland name T20 World Cup squad
Richie Berrington will captain the side that will hope to better their performances from 2022, when they famously registered a big win over the West Indies.
T20 World Cup receives terror threat
“We work closely with authorities in the host countries and cities, and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event,” CWI CEO Jonny Graves told Cricbuzz
Raja claims best ever figure by a Bangladeshi in List A cricket
Raja claimed 8-23 in 6.3 overs to bundle out Sheikh Jamal for a mere 71 in 21.3 overs after Prime Bank had posted 270
‘Liton one innings away from an unbelievable WC’
“Liton Das has so much to offer us. Liton Das is a world class cricketer. He is one innings away from having an unbelievable World Cup.”
Hazlewood no fan of IPL’s ‘impact player’ rule
“Batting lineups just seem to be never-ending now. I’m not sure it’s a great rule."
Questions over T20 WC preparations follow Tigers
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is yet to take part in the T20I series as he prioritised playing in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) first to get back into rhythm, had highlighted on Saturday that playing Zimbabwe was not ideal preparations.
Sri Lanka, Scotland qualify for women's T20 World Cup
Scotland will meet Sri Lanka in Tuesday's qualifying final, with the winners to join holders Australia, India, New Zealand and Pakistan in Group A at the main event which runs from October 3-20.
Joty 'more tensed than excited’ as WT20 WC fixtures revealed
The International Cricket Council announced the fixtures on Sunday. The event will run from October 3 to 20 in the capital Dhaka and the northeastern city of Sylhet, with warm-up matches starting on September 27.
A dropped catch adds to Tigers' headaches
The dropped catch from Jaker made the equation a little harder for the Tigers in the second T20I but more importantly, it added another worry for the team’s think tank heading into the T20 World Cup
Narine powers clinical Kolkata to top of IPL
Narine's blitz, laced with six fours and seven sixes, guided Kolkata to 235-6 after they were invited to bat first in Lucknow's final home game.
