More than just a dead rubber
Strange as it may sound, both Bangladesh and Pakistan have reason to look forward to the third Test at Multan, which starts on Wednesday (Sept 3)
View ArticlePakistan regain advantage after Bashar fightback
Trying perhaps to compensate for a batting debacle that lost them the second Test, Bangladesh put up a confident display of batting on the first day of the final Test at Multan
View ArticleHameed hundred powers Pakistan to 137-run win
A clinical performance by the Pakistani team left Bangladesh outclassed by 137 runs in the first one-day international of the five-match series, at Multan
View ArticleYouhana century steers Pakistan to 74-run win
Three quick wickets from Shoaib Malik, including that of the dangerous Rajin Saleh, allowed Pakistan to smother Bangladesh's gutsy attempt to chase down 243, and emerge victors by 74 runs in the second...
View ArticlePakistan ease to 58-run win to wrap series 5-0
Pakistan coasted to a comfortable 58-run victory in the last match of their one-day international series against Bangladesh to complete a 5-0 drubbing
View ArticleAshraful takes the fight to Zimbabwe
Mohammad Ashraful flew Bangladesh's flag with pride on the third day of the first Test at Harare
View ArticleSelectors name strong A team
Bangladesh's selectors have included eight of the team currently touring Zimbabwe in a 25-strong Bangladesh A squad for two four-day matches and five one-day games against the Zimbabwe A team, who...
View ArticleComplacency costs Zimbabwe dear
Bangladesh deservedly won their first one-day international since the 1999 World Cup, 47 matches in the past, when they defeated Pakistan, when they overcame a somewhat complacent Zimbabwe by 8 runs,...
View ArticleBangladesh stutter after taking lead
Tino Best and Ramnaresh Sarwan transformed the first Test in St Lucia with four wickets in as many overs, as Bangladesh suffered a crippling bout of vertigo on the fourth afternoon of the match
View ArticleKhaled Mashud defies the Windies
Bangladesh have taken the most significant step yet in their coming-of-age as a Test nation, as the West Indian bowlers were first beaten back and then brushed aside on the final day in St Lucia
View ArticleRajin Saleh named captain
Rajin Saleh has been named the new Bangladesh captain for next month's Champions Trophy in England after Habibul Bashar was ruled out with an injured thumb, according to an AFP report
View ArticleDown on their luck
Wisden Cricinfo previews the runners and riders in Pool B of the Champions Trophy
View Article'Anything can happen in a one-dayer' - Rajin Saleh
Bangladesh kick-off their Champions Trophy campaign with their match against South Africa at Edgbaston on September 12
View ArticleMortaza and Jubair back in squad
Bangladesh have brought back Mashrafe Mortaza and Talha Jubair into their 13-man squad for the forthcoming two-Test series against India
View ArticleSaleh to lead BCB XI in tour game
Rajin Saleh will lead the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) squad for the three-day warm-up match against Zimbabwe
View ArticleVictory puts Bangladesh back in the series
The left-arm spinner Manjural Islam Rana bowled a dream spell, finishing with a career-best 4 for 34, as Bangladesh kept their five-match one-day series alive with a win in the third game at Chittagong
View ArticleBangladesh apply the pressure on fantastic day
Bangladesh enjoyed their most thrilling day of Test cricket as they racked up 427, grabbed six Australian wickets, and allowed every Bangladeshi fan to dream beyond Sophia Gardens 2005
View ArticleThe zest of youth lifts Bangladesh to new heights
Even now this doesn't seem real. For two days there has been just one team in this Test match. Bangladesh have done everything asked of them and more to manoeuvre themselves into a winning position
View ArticleSecond fiddle, first class
Stuart MacGill rarely looks happy. Not when he delivers the ball, not when he is hit for four, not when he beats the bat and certainly not when an appeal is turned down
View ArticleBangladesh achieve victory at last
Bangladesh have won their first international fixture since achieving Test status, after inching to an eight-run victory over Zimbabwe in a thrilling finish at Harare
View ArticleMagnificent Taylor leads Zimbabwe to victory
In a match that bettered Saturday's series opener for pure adrenalin, Brendan Taylor single-handedly took Zimbabwe to a 2-1 series lead in another thriller at Harare
View ArticleNafees ton takes Bangladesh home
On the back of some parsimonious bowling by their spinners and a Shahriar Nafees hundred Bangladesh managed to salvage some pride to defeat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the fifth ODI at Harare
View ArticleMashud left out of Bangladesh squad
Bangladesh have named their 15-man squad for the World Cup and, as widely predicted, they have left out their experienced wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and chosen Mushfiqur Rahim
View ArticleBangladesh resistance delays the inevitable
The hope Bangladesh held out early was however frittered away towards the end
View ArticlePenney rues dropped catches
Stand-in coach Trevor Penney said that there there are no excuses for dropping so many catches
View ArticleBangladesh botch up their Test act again
Bangladesh have developed into a competitive ODI unit - especially in favourable conditions - but in Tests they continue to flounder
View ArticleTailenders help Dhaka snatch draw
The National Cricket League, Bangladesh's premier domestic competition, got underway with the defending champions in the four-day event, Dhaka, holding onto a draw against Khulna at the Sher-e-Bangla...
View ArticleDolar Mahmud helps Khulna go top
Khulna beat Rajshahi in a last-over thriller at home to leapfrog them in the standings. Barisal and Dhaka also made huge strides and along with Rajshahi occupied the second position
View ArticleBangladesh call for Rajin Saleh
In their second injury scare of the week, Bangladesh have called up Rajin Saleh as a potential replacement for middle-order batsman Tushar Imran
View ArticleRajshahi defeated on home soil by Chittagong
A round-up of the eighth round matches of the National Cricket League in Bangladesh
View ArticleBashar dropped for second Test
Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh's most experienced batsman, has been dropped for the second Test against South Africa, starting on Friday. Rajin Saleh, who was rested for the first Test, has been drafted...
View ArticleAftab ruled out of one-dayers
Aftab Ahmed, the Bangladesh batsman, will miss the forthcoming tri-series at home and the Asia Cup in Pakistan after sustaining a fractured and dislocated finger
View ArticleOmar and Mashud not handed new contracts
Bangladesh have dropped a few experienced campaigners and included a few rookies in their list of contracted players
View ArticleFighting Saleh cannot save Sylhet
A round-up of the first round of matches of the National Cricket League in Bangladesh
View ArticleBangladesh recall Haque and Saleh for SL Tests
Bangladesh have recalled Enamul Haque jnr and Rajin Saleh in the 14-member Test squad to take on Sri Lanka in the two-match series, which gets underway on January 26 in Dhaka. The notable absentees...
View ArticleSaleh and Sajidul not handed contracts
Middle-order batsman Rajin Saleh and medium-pacer Sajidul Islam have missed out on a list of 17 contracted players named by the Bangladesh Cricket Board
View ArticleRazzak record gives Khulna third straight win
A round-up of the third round matches of the National Cricket League
View ArticleNarrow escape for Sylhet Division squad
Sylhet Division, the Bangladesh domestic side, had a narrow escape when their team bus nearly plunged off a bridge near Bhairab, 83 km east of Dhaka
View ArticleEasy wins for Abahani and Mohammedan
A round-up of all the matches played in the Dhaka Premier Division on November 3, 2013
View ArticleNaeem six-for keeps Legends of Rupganj unbeaten
A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division games played on November 14, 2014
View ArticleAll-round Shakib stars in Rupganj win
A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches played on December 10, 2014
View ArticleOld DOHS relegated after another loss
A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches on December 20, 2014
View ArticleKhulna hand Rajshahi innings defeat
A round-up of the National Cricket League matches that ended on February 19, 2015
View ArticleLast-gasp win gives Rangpur maiden title
Rangpur Division clinched their maiden National Cricket League title after they beat Dhaka Metropolis by 102 runs, with four minutes left on the clock
View ArticleRajshahi hold on for draw as rain rules
A round-up of the National Cricket League matches that ended on September 21, 2015
View ArticleMahmudullah ton lifts Dhanmondi to fourth place
A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League games on May 26, 2016
View ArticleMehidy, Anamul and Mahedi star as Khulna claim hat-trick of NCL titles
They have now become the country's most successful first-class team having eclipsed five-time champions Rajshahi Divison
View ArticleRajin Saleh retires from first-class cricket
He first shot to limelight in Bangladesh's inaugural Test in 2000 when he took two close-in catches as a substitute fielder, including that of Sachin Tendulkar
View ArticleRajshahi storm to sixth NCL title after Junaid ton
Monir and Enamul's hat-tricks, a stunning fourth-innings chase, Saleh's sign-off and more in the NCL round-up
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