Cricket News
Channel I won the BSJA Media Cup Cricket Tournament 2024, sponsored by Bashundhara Kings, with a four-wicket victory against T Sports in the six-a-side final at Paltan Ground on Friday. Channel I knocked down a target of 88 with 10 balls to spare, losing just two wickets in the process. Sazzad Hossain, who hit a … Read more
The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is planned to begin on January 19 in South Africa. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will kick off their campaign against India on January 20 in Bloemfontein. Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby, who previously led Bangladesh to their first Asia Cup championship in December 2023, will lead the Young Tigers … Read more
Wanindu Hasaranga’s bottom-order destruction guided Sri Lanka to a 2-1 series victory against Zimbabwe on Thursday, as the visitors were bowled out for 82 in Colombo, their lowest-ever T20 total. The home captain’s 4-15 including two wickets in his last two deliveries, and Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket win in 11 overs. Pathum Nissanaka … Read more
There was little excitement in the cricketing community yesterday, as it was business as usual for players and organisers on the eve of the 10th season of the Bangladesh Premier League. Even a day before the start of the country’s first franchise-based tournament, the mood remained impalpable, with the BPL Governing Council holding its normal … Read more
Josh Hazlewood took five for 35 as world champions Australia defeated a weakened West Indies by ten wickets in the first Test of the two-match series on Friday at the Adelaide Oval. Usman Khawaja was forced to retire injured after being hit in the head by West Indies rookie fast Shamar Joseph with one run … Read more
Devon Conway, New Zealand’s opener, was ruled out of the fourth T20 International against Pakistan in Christchurch on Friday due to a COVID-19 positive test. “Conway has been in isolation at the team’s Christchurch hotel after testing positive yesterday,” New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said. “He will continue to be monitored ahead of Sunday’s final match … Read more
Nasir Hossain, a Bangladesh all-rounder, has been banned from all cricket after admitting to violating the ICC Anti-Corruption Code while competing in the Abu Dhabi T10 League in 2021. Nasir, who was accused by the ICC in September 2023, agreed to three offences and received a two-year suspension, six months of which were suspended. Nasir … Read more
The Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) planning and professionalism have often come under fire owing to a lack of organisation. Comilla Victorians are the most successful franchise in BPL history, and they arrange themselves better than others to field a star-studded BPL squad. Their success is mirrored in how the franchise operates their commercial strategy, however … Read more
Comilla Victorians, the Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) most successful side, has won four championships. Under owner Nafisa Kamal, they have been able to develop some type of brand value, something the country’s lone franchise T20 competition has failed to do. Nafisa believes that BPL franchisees are not allowed the same privileges as other franchise leagues … Read more
Opener Finn Allen hit a record 137 off 62 deliveries as New Zealand set Pakistan a 225-run target in the third Twenty20 international in Dunedin on Wednesday. also was the greatest score by a New Zealander in a T20 international, beating Brendon McCullum’s previous mark of 123, and also tied the global record of 16 … Read more
