BAN vs SA
Mushy not happy too
Nobody could be happy with the way the second and final Test and with it the the two-match series ended yesterday and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was no exception. When many had raised question for choosing this rainy season for the series, the home side's skipper however believed that Cyclone Komen worsened the situation.
I'm not the one who loves to watch: Mustafiz
Mustafizur Rahman is a man of few words, or that is what everyone thought courtesy of the bowler's one-line replies during the press conferences. That myth though was torn into shreds yesterday. From talking excitedly about the way his 'cutters' evolved to the
'A bizarre series'
The inevitable took place at Mirpur yesterday. The second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa has been called off and the match ended as a draw.
Super Performer Of The Series
Rain might have played havoc in the two-Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa, but it failed to stop a determined Proteas pace demon Dale Steyn
Bangladesh impress in rain-affected South Africa Test series
The spirited performance from Bangladesh bowlers sends the right signals in an otherwise disappointing Test series against the top-ranked team in the world.
Lost chance, says Riyad
Top-order batsman Mahmudullah Riyad has described the Test series against South Africa as an 'opportunity lost' for the Bangladesh players to test themselves against the best team in the world.
No let-up in rain
The fourth day of the second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa was washed out yesterday. While there was some hope for play to resume in the morning after the skies had cleared, another bout of shower in the afternoon though cancelled out those plans.
Mixed bag for Vilas
Day One of the second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa was an extremely proud one for wicketkeeper-batsman Dane Vilas. It was the 30-year-old's first Test match and it took him nine years to reach this mark.
An opportunity: Shakib
Comeback tales aren't that common in Bangladesh's cricketing folklore. The Tigers have, in general, found life difficult whenever they have made a losing start to a series.
Luck on Tigers' side?
With a series victory in sight, the Tigers probably wouldn't have preferred any other ground than the one that they will be playing on
'Ready for any challenge'
South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir wants his batsmen to post a total above 200 in the third and final ODI in Chittagong today.
Bangladesh eye third straight ODI series win
Two one-sided matches, with the teams batting first folding for identical scores and losing by big margins, have given the third ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium the status of a final.
It’s a big opportunity for us: Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan
Mashrafe Mortaza’s men have never beaten South Africa in a series. They have also never successfully won an ODI series, against a top-eight side, after losing the first match.
Bangladesh must rise to the challenge
If Bangladesh win on Tuesday, July 15 against South Africa, the world will get an after-shock of the series wins over India and Pakistan unlike anything seen on the Richter scale before.
Tigers, Proteas in Chittagong
The Bangladesh and South Africa cricket teams arrived in Chittagong yesterday afternoon to play the third and final one-day international on Wednesday and the first match of the two-Test series which will begin on July 21.
'Let the critics say whatever they like'
The Tigers have 160 million or more followers; they have got the same number of critics and as many advisors. This is something the Tigers' inspirational captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is well aware of.
'Take care of him, he'll take care of you'
The question whether he would be considered for Tests was never there, rather it was when?
Rossouw fined
South Africa batsman Rilee Rossouw has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for a code of conduct breach during a one-day international against