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Bangladeshi cricket fans need to be more compassionate

Throwing players under the bus after a poor outing is a common occurrence among our fanbase.
30 January 2023, 16:45 PM

Sylhet Strikers vs Khulna Tigers: Who will win? What's your prediction?

The Bangladesh Premier League is at its business end of proceedings as teams at the bottom half of the table face do-or-die situations to make the top four, while teams at the top half look to consolidate their positions eyeing the Qualifiers.
30 January 2023, 12:21 PM

Mahedi's fifty guides Rangpur to five-wicket win over Dhaka 

Rangpur Riders all-rounder Sheikh Mahedi starred with his first fifty of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League as Rangpur handed Dhaka their seventh defeat with a five-wicket win at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
30 January 2023, 10:43 AM

Bavuma century sets up series win for South Africa

South African captain Temba Bavuma hit a century to lead his team to a series-clinching five-wicket win in the second one-day international against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
29 January 2023, 17:54 PM

India clinch six-wicket win over NZ to level series

India's batting lacked fluency but a strong performance from their bowlers in the second Twenty20 international against New Zealand set up a six-wicket win in a low-scoring thriller in Lucknow on Sunday to level the series at 1-1.
29 January 2023, 17:26 PM

Shanto stars as Sylhet get back to winning ways 

Sylhet Strikers opener Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed his second fifty of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League to help take his side to a seven-wicket win over Chattogram Challengers at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
28 January 2023, 16:51 PM

Comilla make it five in a row with Khulna win 

Comilla Victorians edged Khulna Tigers in a four-run thrilling victory to win their fifth straight match of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
28 January 2023, 12:11 PM

Fast and furious South Africa triumph as England collapse

Fast bowlers Sisanda Magala, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada earned South Africa a dramatic 27-run win in the first one-day international against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday.
27 January 2023, 19:57 PM

Conway, Mitchell help New Zealand down India in T20 opener

Opener Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell hit quickfire fifties to set up a convincing 21-run victory for New Zealand in the first T20 international against India on Friday.
27 January 2023, 17:45 PM

Anamul, Janat spoil Nihaduzzaman's night as Barishal down Chattogram

Chattogram Challengers' Mohammad Nihaduzzaman turned the match on its head as he picked four key wickets for 17 runs but poor fielding combined with a misfire with the ball at the death let Chattogram down in the end as Shakib-led Fortune Barishal topped the table on net-run-rate, going equal on points with Sylhet Strikers following a three-wicket win.
27 January 2023, 17:22 PM

'Mushfiqur's hunger is always there' 

Bangladesh Premier League frontrunners Sylhet Strikers arrived for the Sylhet leg on the back of several consistent performances and got the warmest of welcomes to the city from their fans but on the first day of the Sylhet phase, the home side faltered as they put up an underwhelming batting display on a fresh wicket at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium that saw them suffer a six-wicket loss to Rangpur Riders on Friday.
27 January 2023, 15:32 PM

'You expect Shakib to come as a king and perform as a king'

Sylhet Strikers skipper Mashrafe Mortaza acknowledged the resurgence of former Tigers teammate and Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan saying that it wouldn't come as a surprise if the ace all-rounder manages to better his performance after a stellar run ahead of the Sylhet-leg of the Bangladesh Premier League.
26 January 2023, 13:17 PM

Nat Sciver named ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year

Jaw-dropping knocks and being a non-stop threat with the ball have helped England’s Nat Sciver claim the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year.
26 January 2023, 10:54 AM

South Africa seek to avoid World Cup qualification embarrassment

South Africa go into a one-day international series against England in Bloemfontein on Friday needing a strong performance to ensure automatic qualification for the Cricket World Cup later this year.
26 January 2023, 07:43 AM

India top ODI rankings after 3-0 sweep of New Zealand

Blazing centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill powered India to a 3-0 series sweep of New Zealand and go top of the one-day international rankings on Tuesday.
24 January 2023, 18:40 PM

ICC reveals Teams of the Year in ICC Awards

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today completed announcements of the ICC Teams of the Year, a feature of the ICC Awards 2022 which captures the best combined XIs across the different formats of men’s and women’s international cricket after an action-packed year of competition.
24 January 2023, 12:22 PM

Sylhet edge Barishal in battle of the toppers 

Bangladesh Premier League frontrunners Sylhet Strikers won their sixth match of the Bangladesh Premier League beating Fortune Barishal by two runs in what transpired to be a thrilling contest between the top two teams on the points table at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
24 January 2023, 12:00 PM

Unwell Afif leaves match midway through

Chattogram Challengers suffered their fifth defeat in the Bangladesh Premier League failing to chase down Rangpur Rider's 179 for six owing to an underwhelming collective effort with the bat at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday.
23 January 2023, 12:25 PM

Malik stars as Rangpur romp to 55-run win over Chattogram 

Shoaib Malik once again starred with a match-winning performance for Rangpur Riders as the veteran all-rounder smashed 75 runs off 45 balls to set up a 55-run win over Chattogram Challengers at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday.
23 January 2023, 10:47 AM

No Bangladesh players in ICC T20I Team of the Year

There were no names from Bangladesh in ICC's T20 Team of the Year (Men's and Women's) further underlining that the fact Tigers are still finding their feet in the shortest format of the game.
23 January 2023, 10:39 AM