Tigresses keep making history in South Africa

On Sunday, the Bangladesh women’s cricket team added another significant victory to their record in 2023, when they totally outplayed South Africa and won their first-ever ODI on South African territory at Buffalo Park in East London. Murshida Khatun set the tone for victory with a career-best 91 not out off 100 balls, and the … Read more

Murshida, Nahida help Bangladesh win first ODI in South Africa

Bangladesh batter Murshida Khatun and left-arm spinner Nahida Akter shone as the Tigresses defeated South Africa by 119 runs in the first of three one-day internationals on Sunday at Buffalo Park in East London. The victory was the Tigresses’ first ODI victory in South Africa in nine matches. This is the visitors’ third 50-over victory … Read more

Young Tigers eye maiden Asia Cup title

Bangladesh has previously reached the top of age-level cricket once, as the young Tigers won the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa in 2020. Today, however, captain Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby and his team have the chance to do something that even the World Champions 2020 batch couldn’t do: win the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. … Read more

Bangladesh suffer 44-run defeat in 1st ODI

Bangladesh lost the first ODI of the three-match series by 44 runs in Duckworth and Lewis method after reaching 200-9 in the rain-shortened 30-over chase at the University Oval in Dunedin today. Anamul Haque scored a quick 43, while Afif Hossain and Tohwid Hridoy made 38 and 33, respectively, but none of the three could … Read more

‘Top order has to take responsibility’

Instability at the top of the batting order saw Bangladesh fall short against New Zealand in a rain-shortened game at the University Oval in Dunedin yesterday, losing the first of three ODIs by 44 runs using DLS method. The New Zealand team was far from full strength, with many prominent absences, while Bangladesh, despite their … Read more

‘Rediscovering’ Tigresses scale new height

Bangladesh women’s rising white-ball performances reached a new high yesterday with a 119-run win against hosts South Africa, the Tigresses’ first-ever ODI win in South Africa. The Tigresses opened the portal to a new frontier in the hopes of rediscovering themselves. Following a maiden victory in the shortest format against the Proteas Women in the … Read more

A morale-boosting triumph ahead of World Cup

Two major championships for the Bangladesh Under-19 squad in nearly four years is a testament to the long-term plan established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) game development committee. After winning the young World Cup in 2020, the Under-19 team won their first Asia Cup title yesterday, smashing the hosts UAE by 195 runs in … Read more

Jamieson rested from Bangladesh ODIs

Kyle Jamieson of New Zealand will be sidelined from the current ODI series against Bangladesh after suffering a stiff hamstring on his return from the test tour, New Zealand Cricket announced on Monday. The towering fast bowled only four overs in last month’s second test win over Bangladesh in Mirpur and missed Sunday’s 44-run victory … Read more

Cummins issues Warne challenge to Lyon

Nathan Lyon, according to Australia captain Pat Cummins, is more than capable of extending his career and catching legendary spinner Shane Warne to become the country’s highest Test wicket-taker. Lyon took his 500th Test wicket on the fourth day of Australia’s dominant ICC World Test Championship victory in Perth, trapping Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf lbw, … Read more