The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon admitted that the issue of Mahmudullah Riyad's T20I captaincy has come up in the media as the captain has been not amongst the runs but opined that changing captaincy at this moment will not bring immediate results.
With another series victory overseas, Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal took pride for this team as the Tigers whitewashed the West Indies, beating them by four wickets in the final game of the three-match series.
Ending months of speculations, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from T20Is on Sunday.
Courteous and soft-spoken -- Taijul Islam’s demeanor has never been one that gets the spotlight. But the left-armer has been one of the consistent performers for Bangladesh over the years.
Bangladesh continued their dominance over the West Indies in the three-match ODI series and once again it was the spinners who paved the way for the Tigers, with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam leading the charge.
Nicholas Pooran played a captain's knock as the the West Indies fared much better with the bat compared to the previous two matches in the series but it was Bangladesh's Taijul Islam who stole the spotlight in the dead rubber ODI at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
The West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran was left a disappointed figure in the middle as rookie batter Kacey Carty threw his wicket away after staging a mini-recovery for the home side in the third and final ODI in Guyana today.
Taijul Islam last played for Bangladesh in the ODIs 28 months ago and the experienced campaigner picked up a wicket in the first ball of his spell with a peach of a delivery at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran hit rapid fifties as they helped West Indies bounce back from a precarious situation to eventually register a convincing five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the third and final T20I at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
After suffering batting collapses in the first two T20Is, Bangladesh were able to put a competitive total on the board in the third and final T20I against West Indies as Afif Hossain and Liton Das stepped up for the Tigers at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in the third and final T20I at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal’s T20I future has continued to fuel rumours with BCB’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus today telling the media that the information is due soon.
“We’ll be positive about playing the full match,” said Bangladesh T20I captain Mahmudullah Riyad today ahead of the third and final T20I against the West Indies in Guyana, a game (scheduled for BST 11:30 pm, Thursday) that is likely to be rain-affected. The Tigers skipper, whose side are 1-0 down in the series, replied to questions from reporters regarding the problem areas his team are looking to address with the series-deciding encounter and the World Cup in sight.
Bangladesh have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against the West Indies in the second T20I in Dominica.
Mustafizur Rahman is one of Bangladesh cricket’s chief assets in T20 cricket due to his vast experience in franchise cricket. The 35-run defeat against West Indies in the second of the three-match T20I series at Guyana has however raised questions regarding Fizz’s performance.
Following the T20 World Cup debacle in the UAE last year, there were talks in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) hierarchy about finding a new direction for the T20I team.
Following their distressing experience during a sea voyage from Saint Lucia to Dominica ahead of the first T20I, the visiting Bangladesh team today travelled from Dominica to Guyana by air to take part in the third and final match of the T20I series on July 7.
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has sparked a new controversy over his T20I future after the dashing opener posted a curious status before instantly deleting the post on Sunday night.