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Bangladesh are in prime position to win the lone Test against Afghanistan by a large margin despite a batting wobble at the beginning of the second day. The visitors were swept out for a paltry 146 in 39 overs. The Tigers have a commanding 370-run lead as play for the third day resumes with them … Read more
Afghanistan were bowled out for 146 runs in their first innings, and off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz became just the third Bangladeshi bowler to reach 150 wickets in Tests when he had Karim Janat stumped. The milestone was attained in the 25-year-old’s 39th Test. The first player to do so was Shakib Al Hasan with 233 … Read more
As Ebadot Hossain returned to the locker room, fans shouted, “Ebadot! Ebadot!” This meant that Bangladesh had finally found new heroes to root for. While the Tigers’ innings fell well short of expectations at 382 all out, with Bangladesh taking a commanding lead after day two of the lone Test against Afghanistan, the Tigers’ pacers … Read more
At the close of the second day’s play, the Bangladesh bowlers kept the hosts in the hunt to win the lone Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, despite losing their final five wickets for only 20 runs. In a welcome change, the pacers were put to good use on the seam-friendly Mirpur surface, with … Read more
A bigger bounce than usual? Ebadot Hossain’s length delivery blasted off, hitting Afghan opener Abdul Malik high on the bat and leaving him nowhere to go, and Zakir Hasan snatched it up at third slip. Nijatullah Masood’s other ball of the morning session, the one that gave Mushfiqur Rahim such much problems, was just as … Read more
In their quest to reclaim the Ashes from reigning world champions Australia, England will be putting their high-octane brand of Test cricket, known as “Bazball,” to the ultimate test beginning on Friday. England’s coach Brendon ‘Baz’ McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have taken the sport by storm, winning 11 of 13 Tests and completely upending … Read more
On Friday at Mirpur, Bangladesh’s second-innings 124-run dismissal of Afghanistan’s Najmul Hossain Shanto pushed their advantage in the one-off Test above 500 runs. Soon after hitting a six, Mushfiqur went for eight in the same over while attempting a reverse sweep of the bowler. Shanto scored a hundred off 115 balls, adding to his 146 … Read more
Coach Chandika Hathurusingha of Bangladesh has said that her team is one of the finest in its history and has high hopes for the 2018 Asia Cup. A hybrid format will be used for the Asia Cup, with four games being played in Pakistan and the remaining games being played in Sri Lanka. The official … Read more
Only two other Bangladeshi batters before Najmul Hossain Shanto have scored hundreds in both innings in a Test. After scoring 146 runs in the first innings of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at Mirpur on Friday, the southpaw batsman hit another century, his fourth in Tests, as Bangladesh added to their lead in the second. … Read more
On the second day of the lone test match being played in Mirpur today, Afghanistan’s first innings ended with them being all out for 146 and unable to escape following on. Bangladesh spinners had very little time to clear up the tail after Afghanistan had been bowled out. The Tigers, on the other hand, … Read more
