Shanto ton propels Tigers to 362-5 on Day 1

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On the first day of the lone test match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan, which took place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto hammered 146 off 175 balls to help the Tigers build 362 runs for the loss of five wickets against Afghanistan. The match was the only one … Read more

Rupali Bank win Women’s DPL

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At the BKSP-3 Ground in Savar today, the winning team in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League was Rupali Bank Krira Parishad. They defeated the incumbent champions, Mohammedan Sporting Club, by a score of 53 runs to take the title. The match that was supposed to be the seventh and final round ended up … Read more

Joy departs but Bangladesh remain on top

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Despite losing Mahmudul Hasan Joy during the second session of the first day of the one-off test match that Bangladesh is playing against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today, Bangladesh stayed in a position of strength throughout the day. The Tigers reached 235 for two after 49 overs at tea time without … Read more

Zahir gets Liton out cheaply

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During the first day of the lone Test match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, left-arm wrist-spinner Zahir Khan dismissed Bangladesh batsman Liton Das for a score of nine off 15 balls. This put Bangladesh in a position where they were five wickets behind with 290 after 63.1 overs … Read more

Tamim ruled out of Afghanistan Test

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  Because of a back problem, Tamim Iqbal, the opening batsman for Bangladesh, will not be participating in the one-off test match that the Tigers will play against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium commencing on Wednesday. “Tamim has been dealing with recurrent episodes of lower back pain, which have caused him a great deal … Read more

Gamini gets extension

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  According to reliable sources, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to keep Gamini de Silva on as the chief curator of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. This decision would keep him in his position till 2025. On Monday, the current board, which is being headed by BCB President Nazmul Hassan, had … Read more

‘We are just as ambitious as Bangladesh’

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Afghanistan has only played a total of six tests in the six years since it was granted Test status in 2017, and during that time they have won three of those matches, including a victory by 224 runs against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2019.  It is interesting to note that Hashmatullah Shahidi and his teammates … Read more