The inclusion of former England batter Jason Roy failed to inspire Dhaka Capital as the new franchise suffered their fourth loss in four matches in the Bangladesh Premier League T20 with a seven-wicket defeat against table-toppers Rangpur Riders in Sylhet on Tuesday.
A blistering century from Alex Hales and a brisk 49-ball 80 from Saif Hassan powered the Rangpur Riders to a thumping eight-wicket win against Sylhet Strikers in a high-scoring opening match of the Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
England batsman Alex Hales has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 34, drawing the curtain on a controversial career on Friday.
Alex Hales once pondered the prospect of an unfulfilled career during his long exile from England but the rangy opener can now dream of an elusive World Cup title after helping floor India with a brilliant half-century in the semi-final on Thursday.
Suspended all-rounder Ben Stokes is included in England's squad for their one-day series against Australia, although whether he plays remains in doubt.
England opener Alex Hales should play a role after all in England's tour of the West Indies after earning a call-up only a month after he had been omitted because of a right hand fracture.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow will replace the injured Alex Hales in England's squad for three-match Twenty20 series against India, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.
England opener Alex Hales was Friday ruled out of the rest of the India tour after breaking his hand in the second one-day international in Cuttack.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will name their squads for England's Test and ODI tour of Bangladesh on October
The inclusion of former England batter Jason Roy failed to inspire Dhaka Capital as the new franchise suffered their fourth loss in four matches in the Bangladesh Premier League T20 with a seven-wicket defeat against table-toppers Rangpur Riders in Sylhet on Tuesday.
A blistering century from Alex Hales and a brisk 49-ball 80 from Saif Hassan powered the Rangpur Riders to a thumping eight-wicket win against Sylhet Strikers in a high-scoring opening match of the Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
England batsman Alex Hales has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 34, drawing the curtain on a controversial career on Friday.
Alex Hales once pondered the prospect of an unfulfilled career during his long exile from England but the rangy opener can now dream of an elusive World Cup title after helping floor India with a brilliant half-century in the semi-final on Thursday.
Suspended all-rounder Ben Stokes is included in England's squad for their one-day series against Australia, although whether he plays remains in doubt.
England opener Alex Hales should play a role after all in England's tour of the West Indies after earning a call-up only a month after he had been omitted because of a right hand fracture.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow will replace the injured Alex Hales in England's squad for three-match Twenty20 series against India, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.
England opener Alex Hales was Friday ruled out of the rest of the India tour after breaking his hand in the second one-day international in Cuttack.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will name their squads for England's Test and ODI tour of Bangladesh on October
England are planning to announce an updated central contracts policy at the end of this month, to make sure they are best-placed to challenge for two world tournaments on home soil.
