‘Newly-wed’ Shoaib Malik in action for Barishal

Just hours after announcing his marriage to Pakistani actress Sana Javed, Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik started Fortune Barishal’s Bangladesh Premier League opener against the Rangpur Riders today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Following the match, Rangpur Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan congratulates Fortune Barishal’s Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik. Fortune Barishal won the … Read more

Khaled takes four as Shakib’s Rangpur hobble to 134-9

Fortune Barishal held Rangpur Riders to 134-9 in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter today at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, with pacer Khaled Ahmed taking four wickets. Pakistani bowler Mohammad Imran Junior set the tone for the innings with the opening delivery, rattling Brandon King’s stumps with an inswinging yorker. Barishal bowlers then maintained taking … Read more

‘Did not talk’ to Shakib, says Tamim

Fortune Barishal captain Tamim Iqbal said that he did not speak with Rangpur Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan after his team won their first Bangladesh Premier League 2024 match by five wickets on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Tamim said, “No, we did not talk,” when asked whether he spoke with … Read more

In pictures: Barishal, Rangpur begin their BPL 2024 campaign

Fortune Barishal beat Rangpur Riders by five wickets in today’s first match of the Bangladesh Premier League 2024 in Mirpur, avenging a four-wicket setback in the previous season’s Eliminator. Firoz Ahmed, a Daily Star photographer, was on duty at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium to capture the third match of the tournament’s tenth edition, which … Read more

Ambrose ‘might be interested’ to coach Tigers

Sir Curtly Ambrose of the West Indies has indicated interest in taking over as the Bangladesh national team’s fast-bowling coach, a job that has been unfilled since South African star Allan Donald left after the ICC World Cup. Fast bowling is wonderful. Ambrose, who is presently in Dhaka working as a pundit in the ongoing … Read more

Nahidul helps set up first win for Khulna

Nahidul Islam, an off-spinner, took four wickets to help his team win its first match of the current Bangladesh Premier League 2024 against Chattogram Challengers in Mirpur on Saturday. Nahidul scooped up four wickets for 12 runs in four overs, knocking out four of Chattogram’s top five batsmen and reducing the Shuvagata Hom-led side to … Read more

Haris leaves Chattogram Challengers without playing a single game

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris departed the Chattogram Challengers camp in Dhaka on Sunday after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refused him a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to compete in the Bangladesh Premier League’s tenth season. Haris did not gain the green light from PCB since he had previously competed in two franchise leagues from July 2023 … Read more

Sylhet skipper Mash trying to step up  

Sylhet Strikers captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza attempted to whack a few at the nets with the bat in his first training session of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League today at the Academy Ground in Mirpur, following a lacklustre performance with the ball on Friday in his side’s seven-wicket loss in their first BPL match. Despite … Read more