Allen tests positive as teams check in

The New Zealand cricket team arrived in Dhaka yesterday to participate against Bangladesh in a bilateral five-match T20I series starting from September 1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Invincible Kings clinch BPL title

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings retained the title of Bangladesh Premier League after handing a 2-0 defeat to three-time champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Tamim and Tigers tune up well

Bangladesh had a good outing in the 50-over warm-up game yesterday, looking comfortable as they posted 296 for six against Zimbabwe Select XI ahead of the first ODI of the three-match series tomorrow.

Fast bowlers part of Tigers’ winning formula

'To win a Test match, you need to pick up twenty wickets' is a common cricketing phrase and perhaps Bangladesh's biggest challenge in the lone Test match against Zimbabwe, starting from tomorrow in Harare, will revolve around this particular aspect of the game.

Domingo’s penchant for ‘keeping the process right’ continues

Even though the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is well known for taking decisions out of the blue and seemingly with no proper thought and logic behind it, the Bangladesh team management always seems to be keen on keeping the 'process right' ahead of a series.

Gaping holes in potential leadership roles

Dark clouds concerning the relatively less younger players to assume the leadership role in future has hovered over Bangladesh cricket in the recent years as the four horsemen, the most experienced players — Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah Riyad — approaches the tail-end of their respective careers.

Allen tests positive as teams check in

The New Zealand cricket team arrived in Dhaka yesterday to participate against Bangladesh in a bilateral five-match T20I series starting from September 1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Invincible Kings clinch BPL title

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings retained the title of Bangladesh Premier League after handing a 2-0 defeat to three-time champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Top orders to be tested as England face India

Batsmen on both sides are set to face a stiff examination when an England team without Ben Stokes face India in the first Test in Nottingham starting on Wednesday.

Can Tigers carry lessons to perfection?

From a potential batting collapse to winning the game by 155 runs, Bangladesh scripted an applaudable turnaround in the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday. To get the desired outcome, there were a number of boxes that the Tigers had to tick but a few others were still unmarked. Here, we look at both:

Tigers stamp their authority

Bangladesh proved to be vastly superior to Zimbabwe as the hosts faced a comprehensive 155-run defeat after Liton Das struck a brilliant century to help the Tigers in taking the first foot forward in the first of the three-match ODI series in Harare yesterday.

‘We don’t know who we are playing against’

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal expressed consternation regarding the delay in the announcement of Zimbabwe’s squad ahead of the three-match ODI series during an online press conference on the eve of the first ODI yesterday.

Challenges aplenty for Tigers ahead of ODI series

A few aspects of Bangladesh’s cricket will be put to test when they begin the important three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, part of the ICC ODI Super League, today at the Harare Sports Club Ground.

Tamim and Tigers tune up well

Bangladesh had a good outing in the 50-over warm-up game yesterday, looking comfortable as they posted 296 for six against Zimbabwe Select XI ahead of the first ODI of the three-match series tomorrow.

Tigers win big in Mahmudullah’s ‘final Test’

Off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz took the best match figures for a Bangladesh bowler overseas to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 256 and see his side to a 220-run win on the fifth day of the only Test at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.

'Incredible' Covid-hit England impress Morgan with Pakistan success

Eoin Morgan took time out from quarantine to praise the "incredible" efforts of a completely changed England side after they clinched a one-day international series win over Pakistan with a commanding 52-run victory at Lord's on Saturday