A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost control of the vehicle, spilling petrol which exploded and killed at least 147 people, police and state emergency services said yesterday.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal said that his conversation with the umpire during Bangladesh’s first Test against South Africa in Durban earlier this month was made to look more than what had actually transpired.
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque fronted up to the media present at the airport after returning from South Africa. There is criticism of his captaincy after two heavy defeats in the two-match Test series but he said that he was in the same place he was before the Test win in New Zealand and had enough authority to make his own decisions.
The first group of the Bangladesh cricket team will return from their tour of South Africa at around 8:55am on Wednesday.
Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of their second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha. The pacer was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for the offence.
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque said that most of the national team players lack the understanding on how to play quality spin after the Tigers suffered a 332-run thumping at the hands of South Africa, orchestrated by just two Protea spinners, in the second Test in Gqeberha today.
Bangladesh batters continued their shambolic performance in the Test series as the Tigers failed to put up a fight in their second innings on the fourth day of the second and final Test in Gqeberha today.
Two South Africa players have tested positive for Covid-19 before the start of day’s play in Gqeberha today and will not be taking further part in the ongoing second and final Test of the series against Bangladesh, confirmed Cricket South Africa (CSA).
Inspired by a concerted batting effort from the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal and Yasir Ali, Bangladesh secured a 38-run victory over South Africa in the first ODI in Centurion today.
Bangladesh could not have asked for a better start to their current campaign as a collective batting effort ensured the Tigers in throwing a challenging target of 299 towards hosts South Africa in the first ODI in Centurion today.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza today did not shy away from voicing his skepticism towards Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo and yet the former Bangladesh captain still hopes that Domingo will prove him wrong in the challenging South Africa tour, starting from tomorrow in Centurion.
South Africa on Thursday called up batter Khaya Zondo to their Test team for a two-match series against Bangladesh but have been forced to name a weakened 15-man squad.
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal informed his troops, including star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, are eager to rise above the challenges against hosts South Africa as the bilateral three-match ODI series begins tomorrow in Centurion.
“He balances our team,” Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo was full of praise for Shakib Al Hasan after the team’s practice session at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg today.
South Africa are likely to field a weakened squad for the two home Tests against Bangladesh starting March 18, with all their Test players part of various franchises choosing to go to the IPL.
Against the backdrop of a historic Test win at Mount Maunganui against New Zealand earlier this year, there was a sense of growing self-belief among the Tigers as they traveled to South Africa for a three-match ODI and two-match Test series.
Leading all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was finally on his way to join his teammates in South Africa as Bangladesh are set to play a three-match ODI series and a two-match Test series in challenging conditions starting from March 18.
The merry-go-round featuring Shakib Al Hasan and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) came to a stop yesterday as the star all-rounder confirmed his availability for the upcoming tour of South Africa. The 34-year-old added that any decisions regarding resting players would be taken by the BCB and that he would travel to South Africa tonight.
