Afghanistan win by 25 runs against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced that left-arm pacer Abu Hider will be included in the squad for today’s T20I Tri-nation series match against Afghanistan after uncapped pacer Yasin Arafat suffered a side strain.

An agonising five-run defeat to their Indian counterparts in the final denied Bangladesh Under-19 their first ever Under-19s Asia Cup title at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday.

A much-awaited victory against Zimbabwe in the opening game of the tri-nation T20I series on Friday will certainly give Bangladesh a breath fresh air following their dismal showings in all three formats of the game in recent times, but one cannot hide from the fact

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director and the chairman of the BCB’s game development committee, Khaled Mahmud, said that the board should consider lack of interest in captaincy that Shakib Al Hasan expressed recently.

Najibullah Zadran’s unbeaten fifty helps Afghanistan register a comfortable 28-run victory against Zimbabwe in the ongoing tri-nation T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh Under 19 suffer a five-run defeat at the hands of their Indian counterparts in the final of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.

Bangladesh Under 19 restrict their Indian counterparts for a meagre 106 in 32.4 overs in the ongoing final of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.

Mustafziur Rahman was on his run-up mark before the last over of the first innings when a power failure in Mirpur plunged the entire Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium into darkness.

The very first ball that 19-year-old Afif Hossain faced in his second T20I yesterday -- that too after a one-year gap since scoring a duck on his debut against Sri Lanka -- the left-hander smoked for a boundary over pacer Neville Madziva’s head.

Generally, the VIPs along with the BCB president watch games in Mirpur from the prestigious President’s Box. But there was an exception yesterday.

Afif Hossain smashes a magnificent 26-ball 52 to help Bangladesh register a three-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in their opening game of the triangular T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

The Bangladesh under-19 cricket team made it to the U-19 Asia Cup final, where they will face their Indian counterparts, after both sides had their respective semifinal fixtures washed out in Colombo yesterday.

The first assignment for newly appointed Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo was clearly a disappointing one. The South African was little more than a spectator in the Tigers’ one-off Test against Afghanistan, where Bangladesh were handed a 224-run thumping

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After a dismal one-off Test against Afghanistan, Bangladesh will attempt to turn their fortunes around when they take on Zimbabwe in the opening game of the T20 tri-series, which also includes Afghanistan, at the Sher-Bangla-National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh’s new head coach Russell Domingo had a tough outing as the Tigers lost to Afghanistan in the one-off Test in what was his opening assignment. There was a debate about not having pacers in the lineup during the Test match and asked if pacers will feature in the T20 tri-nation series, Domingo said that the team needed to prepare for a World Cup in Australia and it will be important to play the pacers in order to prepare them.

Before the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium became the ‘home of cricket’ in Bangladesh, the Bangabandhu National Stadium hosted all cricket matches. The stadium hosted many big events including the mini World Cup (later named ICC Champions Trophy) and it even hosted its first Test back in 1955.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the ticket prices for the first three days of the upcoming tri-nation series between Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan slated to begin from September 13 when the Tigers play Zimbabwe in the series opener.

Recently it seems that Bangladesh are not having a good time against Afghanistan in any sport or at any level. The cricket team were handed a 224-run thumping by Afghanistan, who were playing only their third Test, last Monday in Chattogram. On Tuesday, the Bangladesh football