Tamim and Taijul returned to ODI squad for the upcoming England series
Akbar Ali, the 12th man had kept wickets in Mushy’s absence and in the 17th over Akbar left the field and Zakir Hasan took over wicket-keeping duties while Mushy became a regular fielder. Following the break, the last three overs of Rangpur innings produced just 13 runs which saw them go out of the tournament after a 19-run loss.
After losing the first qualifier against Comilla Victorians, Mashrafe Moratza's Sylhet made sure to deliver an all-round performance to cement a spot in the grand finale on Thursday where they will take on defending champions Comilla
A tenth victory on the trot for Comilla means that they will face the winner of the second Qualifier between Sylhet Strikers and Rangpur Riders in the final on February 16
With quality inclusions in the form of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, the defending champions Comilla look set for another shot at glory
Miraz scalped two wickets to help restrict Rangpur to 158-7 and then came back with the bat to smash 43 off 29 balls in an 84-run stand with Ibrahim who scored a 41-ball 52 hitting five fours and two sixes in the process to help set up a successful chase for last year's runners-up.
West Indies fast-bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose joined the commentary panel of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League and immediately added value to the broadcasting team with his wealth of knowledge yesterday.
Son of former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan, Azam Khan smashed the first century of this edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as he powered Khulna Tigers to a resounding 178 for five against Chattogram Challengers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Sylhet Sixers batter Towhid Hridoy scored his second fifty of the tournament to help take his side to a five-wicket win over defending champions Comilla Victorians at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.
With the Bangladesh Premier League showing signs of life, the off-field conundrums relating to the BPL have also found new jesty talking points with Fortune Barishal skipper Shakib Al Hasan coming up with yet another witty banter in response to a question that asked the all-rounder what he would do if he were to actually assume the role of CEO of the BPL.
The ninth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is seeing a positive revolution as far as leadership is concerned, with relatively younger players looking to take the charge ahead of proven seniors.
No Hawk-eye ball tracking, no snickometer and no DRS in the ninth edition of the BPL pointed to a failure of the logistical nature. For two days, the first match of the day produced low scores but while that responsibility also lay with the batting sides, who has not heard of tired wickets at Mirpur over the past few years?
Shakib Al Hasan’s entertaining fifty went in vain as Sylhet Strikers pulled off the third-highest successful run-chase in the history of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to gun down Fortune Barishal by six wickets in the days’ second fixture at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
After a dull contest in the day match, Rangpur Riders' opener Rony Talukdar provided the fans their money's worth in the second match on the opening day of the Bangladesh Premier League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday as the right-handed batter smashed the fastest fifty by a Bangladeshi batter to help set up a – run win against defending champions Comilla Victorians.
On Friday, Bangladesh Premier League governing council members came to a press conference alongside BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury to explain some of the limitations and criticisms of the ninth edition of the tournament.
