Mahmudullah fourth Bangladeshi to 5,000 ODI runs

As Bangladesh were building around a half-century from Najmul Hossain Shanto in the third and final match against New Zealand at Mirpur on Tuesday, Mahmudullah Riyad became the fourth Bangladesh batter to surpass the 5,000 ODI runs landmark. Right-handed batter Mahmudullah attained the milestone in the 16th over by taking a single off of Lockie … Read more

Shanto scores 76 but Tigers get bundled out for 171

In the third and final one-day international match between Bangladesh and New Zealand, which took place on Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla national Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto struck a fifty but the Tigers were bowled out for 171. Shanto reached his fifth fifty in one-day internationals with a score of 76 … Read more

Shoriful takes two in Powerplay

As the Tigers try to defend 171 in the third and final one-day international match on Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam picked up two wickets in two balls in the 10th over of the innings to dismiss New Zealand opener Finn Allen and top-order batter Dean Foxcroft. … Read more

New Zealand win first bilateral series in Bangladesh since 2008

Will Young, the opening batsman for New Zealand, hit fifty runs as his team, the Blackcaps, defeated Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday. New Zealand won by seven wickets. It’s the first time the Blackcaps have won a bilateral series in Bangladesh … Read more

Bangladesh lose three inside 6 overs

Tuesday’s third one-day international match between Bangladesh and New Zealand was going poorly for them when they lost three wickets for 35 runs in six overs. In Mirpur, under cloudy conditions, debutant Zakir Hasan (1) and juvenile Tanzid Hasan Tamim (5) were unable to negotiate the movement from Adam Milne and Trent Boult. Towhid Hridoy, … Read more

Tamim dropped after drama

Tamim Iqbal was not selected for Bangladesh’s ICC World Cup team, which was revealed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Friday night. This decision came after a series of controversies surrounding the veteran opener. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to release Tamim because they were concerned about his condition. The left-handed hitter has been … Read more

Tigers opt for mix of youth and experience

When naming the World Cup roster yesterday, the Bangladesh team management aimed for a combination of youth and experience, with the omission of veteran Tamim Iqbal owing to injury worries being the biggest repercussion from the announcement. The other significant event that occurred was the return of Mahmudullah Riyad. Concerns about Mahmudullah’s own fitness were … Read more

Shanto offers the sole silver lining

At the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, the focus was not on Bangladesh’s performance in their third and series-deciding match against New Zealand because of all the rumors surrounding the release of the World Cup squad. Instead, the focus was on the rumors surrounding the announcement of the World Cup squad. The question of … Read more

‘Injury concerns’ prompted Tamim’s exclusion

After almost 24 hours of speculation and rumorus, it was finally revealed yesterday night that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) did not include seasoned campaigner Tamim Iqbal among the 15 selected to represent the country in the 13th edition of the World Cup, which will be played in India from October 5 to November 19. … Read more