Bangladesh

India's tour of Bangladesh starts April 28

India will tour Bangladesh for a five-match T20I series in April-May, starting on 28 April. Three out of the five matches will be day-night encounters, with all the games set to be played in Sylhet.
3 April 2024, 09:00 AM

Bangladesh drop to seventh in ICC Test Championship standings

Bangladesh dropped to joint-seventh position on the updated World Test Championship standings following their 192-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Chattogram on Wednesday.
3 April 2024, 08:00 AM

Sri Lanka sweep series with 192-run win in 2nd Test

Mehedi Hasan Miraz was stranded at 81 as Bangladesh lost their last three wickets in around 75 minutes of play on the final day of Chattogram Test, which Sri Lanka won by 192 runs to clinch the two-match series 2-0.
3 April 2024, 05:17 AM

Tigresses suffer heavy defeat despite Trishna hattrick

Despite a record hattrick from left-arm pacer Fariha Trishna, Bangladesh suffered a ..run defeat against six-time T20 world champions Australia in the second T20I in Mirpur on Tuesday. 
2 April 2024, 09:09 AM

Strategic Sri Lanka make Tigers look out of depth

Relentless pressure, meticulous planning and near-perfect execution from the bowlers have put Sri Lanka in the driving seat against Bangladesh three days into the ongoing Chattogram Test, making the hosts look completely out of depth in comparison.
2 April 2024, 02:00 AM

Butterfingered fielders worsen Tigers’ plight

In modern cricket, two fielders working in tandem to complete a catch, with one parrying the ball from the edge of the ropes and the other fielder grabbing the ball, is a fairly common scenario.
1 April 2024, 02:00 AM

Bangladesh 55/1 in reply to 531

Bangladesh were 55 for one at the end of second day's play in the Chattogram Test on Sunday. Zakir Hasan was unbeaten on 28 alongside night-watchman Taijul Islam (0), with Mahmudul Hasan Joy (21) the only batsman dismissed. 
31 March 2024, 06:01 AM

Tigresses keen to 'restore confidence' in Australia T20Is

Bangladesh have another tough nut to crack as the Tigresses take on Australia in a three-match women's T20I series, beginning at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.
31 March 2024, 02:00 AM

Rajitha out of second Test with injury

Kasun Rajitha will not be available for the second Test match as the player has suffered an injury to his left upper back area, said a press release from Sri Lanka Cricket today 
27 March 2024, 15:04 PM

Tigresses save the worst for last

Bangladesh women's cricket team lost the third and final ODI against their Australian counterparts by eight wickets in Mirpur on Wednesday, losing the three-match series 3-0.
27 March 2024, 07:03 AM

Byting wisely: The varying narratives of nationalism and independence

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26 March 2024, 13:41 PM

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka to meet in Asia Cup

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were pitted in the same group as the groupings and fixtures of the Women’s T20I Asia Cup was announced by the Asian Cricket Council on Tuesday.
26 March 2024, 13:09 PM

Batters forced back to ‘learning’ phase

The fourth day of the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Sylhet on Monday was just about completing mere formality -- at least that’s what was ensured by the recklessness portrayed by Bangladesh batters the previous day.
26 March 2024, 03:00 AM

Nonsensical Liton reflects batters' flaws

Batting disasters are a regular event in Bangladesh’s Test cricket and having slumped in the first innings, the Bangladesh batters once again failed to take up the challenge against a resurgent Sri Lanka pace attack on the third day of the Sylhet Test yesterday.
25 March 2024, 01:00 AM

Can Bangladesh maintain unbeaten record at Kings Arena?

After being outplayed by Palestine in the away match of the World Cup Qualifiers, Bangladesh are seeking motivation for Tuesday’s home match against the same opposition on home ground and in front of home crowd.
24 March 2024, 14:50 PM

Australia women canter to series victory

Sophie Molineux starred with the ball and Ellyse Perry with the bat as Australia women romped to a six-wicket victory against their Bangladesh counterparts to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series in Mirpur on Sunday.
24 March 2024, 08:12 AM

Bangladesh staring at heavy defeat

Bangladesh lost five wickets for 47 runs in 13 overs late on the third day of Sylhet Test, having been earlier set a victory target of 511 runs by Sri Lanka on Sunday.
24 March 2024, 05:51 AM

Fahima intends to rely on strength to stifle Aussies

Bangladesh leg-spinner Fahima Khatun said that the Tigresses intend to play to their strengths to stifle Australia in order to stay alive in the three-match ODI series.
24 March 2024, 02:00 AM

Taijul’s knock shows the mirror to batters

In the last ball of the morning session on Day 2 of the Sylhet Test yesterday, Taijul Islam ran a couple of runs off pacer Vishwa Fernando to reach 41, crossing into the 40s for the first time in his Test career.
24 March 2024, 01:30 AM

Errors cost Tigers control on Day 1

After an eventful opening day of the Sylhet Test yesterday, Bangladesh find themselves in a vulnerable position against Sri Lanka, paying dearly for the on-field and tactical errors they made on the day.
23 March 2024, 02:11 AM