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Stage Set for a Banglawash

It was easier against Zimbabwe. But team tigers had to struggle in avoiding whitewash. Now against stronger West Indies it seems probable if Bangladesh can come out from its inconsistent trail in Test Cricket. With four quality spinners Bangladesh starts with noses in front in the series.

Messi leads Barcelona to 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven

Barcelona ensured they will reach the Champions League knockout stage as Group B winners with victory at PSV. The Spanish side had already qualified for the last 16 but sealed top spot with a Lionel Messi strike and Gerard Pique's clever second. Pique stabbed into the bottom

Arsenal win after three matches

Arsenal manager Unai Emery said he still expects more from his team despite extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to 17 games with victory at Bournemouth. After embarking on a 10-game winning run earlier in the season, Arsenal had drawn four of their past five games going

Copa Libertadores final postponed after team bus attack

An attack on the Boca Juniors team bus by River Plate supporters has led to the postponement of the final of the Copa Libertadores second leg. The game between the two fierce Argentine rivals will now take place on Sunday at 20:00 GMT in Buenos Aires, 24 hours later than originally

Australia women beat England to win World T20 title

Australia completed an emphatic eight-wicket win over England to secure their fourth Women's World Twenty20 title. England, bidding to become double world champions, were bowled out for 105 with two balls remaining in Antigua. Australia were poor in the field but leg-spinner

Speedy Test Win: Milestones Galore

UCB Test Series Powered By Walton  West Indies Vs Bangladesh 1st Test Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chattogram   Brief Score Card  Bangladesh: 324 All Out (Mominul Haque 120, Imrul Kayes 44, Shakib Al Hasan 34, Taijul Islam 39*, Nayeem Hasan 24*, Mehedy Miraj 22,

Bangladesh beat West Indies in 1st Test

CHATTOGRAM: Spinners helped Bangladesh beat the visiting West Indies by 64 runs in their first Test of a two-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday (Nov 24).   Earlier in the day, Bangladesh were bowled out for 125 with Mahmudullah Riyad the last man to fall as the

First Bangladeshi bowler Shakib takes 200 Test wickets

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become the first Bangladeshi to take 200 wickets in the longest version of international cricket on the third day of Bangladesh-West Indies first Test in Chittagong. Shakib has also become the quickest to achieve 3000 runs and 200 wickets together in

Chattogram Test Delicately Poised

UCB Test Series Powered By Walton  West Indies Vs Bangladesh Ist Test Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chattogram   Brief Score Card at Stumps of Day-2:  Bangladesh: 324 All Out (Mominul Haque 120, Imrul Kayes 44, Shakib Al Hasan 34, Taijul Islam 39*, Nayeem Hasan 24* ,

Nayeem makes history picking fifer on Test debut

CHITTAGONG: Bangladeshi off-spinner Nayeem Hasan made a world record against the West Indies during their first Test match as the youngest cricketer in the history of Tests to take five-wicket hauls on debut.   Nayeem broke the record of Australia’s Pat Cummins who took five wickets

Nayeem receives cap as Bangladesh’s 93rd Test player

Tiger off-spinner Nayeem Hasan became the 93rd Test cricketer for Bangladesh as he received his Test cap from Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan and batsman-wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim before beginning of the first Test against West Indies on Thursday (Nov 22). In December 2017, he was

1st Test: Somya dismissed for a duck against Windies

Somya Sarkar was dismissed on a duck in the first Test against visiting West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Thursday (Nov 22). Somya hit the third ball of first over by Kemar Roach.  Shane Dowrich took the catch. Somya faced only 2 balls in the match

Bangladesh bat first in 1st Test against West Indies

Bangladesh Test Skipper Shakib Al Hasan has won the toss and decided to bat first against the visiting West Indies in the first Test of two-match series. Bangladesh handed maiden Test cap to Nayeem Hasan. The match is being played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.

Bangladesh - Windies Test Series: Mouth Watering Contest Expected

Irrespective of what happened in the earlier year Test series in West Indies, the ensuing two Test-match series in Bangladesh between two ICC bottom tier test teams will witness mouth watering contest. Bangladeshi batsmen, despite of absence TamimIqbal, are expected much better on low

Shakib, Soumya back in Test squad

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 13-member squad for upcoming Test series against West Indies.  Regular Test captain Shakib Al Hasan will return to the squad after recovery from his finger injury while opening batsman Soumya Sarkar is also back in white jersey

Papon becomes President of Asian Cricket Council

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon has been made the president of Asian Cricket Council (ACC).  ACC’s outgoing Pakistani president Ehsan Mani is replaced by him, at the ACC’s annual general meeting held in Lahore Saturday (Nov 17).  BCB boss

Polls may rule Masharfe out of Windies series

DHAKA: Bangladesh ODI Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza may miss the upcoming series with visiting West Indies due to electioneering for the national polls.  Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon thinks the pacer’s possibility is very low to take part in the series

Bangladesh win Dhaka Test, draw series with Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat the visiting Zimbabwe in the second and final Test to make the two-match series draw in Dhaka. Zimbabwe collected 224 runs to chase the target of 443 runs set by the Tigers. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled Bangladesh to a series-levelling win on the fifth day at the

Bangladesh set Zimbabwe 443-run target after Riyad ton

DHAKA: Bangladesh declared the second innings after scoring 224 runs and setting a 443-run-target for Zimbabwe Wednesday (Nov 14). On day-four, acting Test Skipper Mahmudmudullah Riyad scored his second hundred with four 4s and two 6s. He collected 102 off 122 balls.   Mehidy Hasan

Sabbir in BCB XI for warm-up match against Windies

DHAKA: Tiger batsman Sabbir Rahman, who is now in six-month ban, has received a surprising call from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play a two-day practice match against visiting West Indies. The match will be held on MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Nov 18-19. BCB Selector