Asia Cup T20

Soumya finds a seat in BCB’s game of musical chairs

The growing list of injured cricketers in the Bangladesh camp has made it a challenge for selectors to even form the squad for the Asia Cup T20, scheduled to begin from August 27 in the UAE.

Asia Cup 2022 to be held in the UAE

The 2022 Asia Cup will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while still being officially hosted by Sri Lanka, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said in a statement on Wednesday. The ACC said that the tournament has been moved to the UAE "considering the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka". It will be played between August 27 and September 11.

Waqar Younis: Pakistan do not deserve to reach T20 semis

Waqar Younis, head coach of Pakistan team is doubtful that his team is “good enough” to play in the World T20 semi-final, reports The Express Tribune.

How the INDvBAN cricket match led to a hacker war

After the Asia Cup final match a team of hackers calling themselves the Kerala Cyber Warriors hacked into more than 15 Bangladeshi websites, including several belonging to the government. Visitors to the sites were greeted with victorious Hindi music, yet more cricket memes and a message: "YOUR CRICKET TEAM IS NOTHING".

Asia Cup Final / Ticket troubles irk desperate fans

Chaotic scenes dominated the area around the United Commercial Bank Limited's (UCBL) Mirpur 10 branch yesterday as desperate ticket buyers, for the Asia Cup final, and the police were involved in a number of clashes throughout the day.

Asia Cup T20 / Tigers keep cards close to chest

"Ha! Tickets? I doubt whether even I'll be able to get in or not!" a leading cricketer spoke into his phone yesterday, one would assume jokingly, after being asked to provide tickets for tomorrow's Asia Cup T20 final while he was relaxing after training at the Mirpur Indoor.

'We can stun India in final'

The Bangladesh national team cricketers enjoyed a well-deserved day off yesterday. It was the least that the team management could do after the players pulled off a stunning victory against Pakistan and booked themselves a spot in the final.

Shakib reprimanded for misconduct in Bangladesh-Pakistan match

Top allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for misconduct during Asia Cup match against Pakistan.

Waqar laments Pakistan's 'sad story' exit

Amid the joyous tumult at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, there were a few quiet voices searching for answers.

March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016

Sri Lanka seek answers against in-form India

India win both their games in the Asia Cup so far, against Bangladesh and Pakistan, Sri Lanka beat UAE but lost to Bangladesh, and another defeat will make qualification hard for them.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

Asia Cup: Mustafiz may miss, Tamim likely to join

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman may miss rest of the team’s games of the Asia Cup due to his injuries which he suffered during the last match against Sri Lanka, while opener Tamim Iqbal is likely to replace him in the squad for the tournament.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

Bowling-heavy teams duel for first points

Pakistan can work on getting used to conditions and ticking the boxes that are required to win matches. UAE, at that point where they are here for the memories, will try their best to sneak in a few trick questions.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

Tigers tame the Lions

The roaring fans saw their beloved Tigers create another bit of history in their favourite den last night. Sabbir Rahman's career best and well-composed 80-run knock was ably aided by intelligent bowling to secure a maiden T20 win against Sri Lanka and kept the home team's hopes of playing the Asia Cup final alive.

February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016

Tigers take on Lanka today

Bangladesh, with one win from two Asia Cup T20 games, will take on Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur at 7:30pm today. Sri Lanka

February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016

A Mirpur anticlimax

Wherever India and Pakistan meet on a cricketing plane, it is considered as the mother of all battles. And it was no exception when the

February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016

India, Pakistan meet in another one-off contest

There is no shortage of emotion and expectation from fans around the world, even without the lure of an Asia Cup trophy as India-Pakistan cricket is in the air at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016

Bowlers do the job

Bangladesh's bowling proved to be too good to handle for UAE last night at Mirpur as the hosts bounced back from their defeat against India in the first

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Rohit punishes Tigers

A sublime innings by a fortunate Rohit Sharma condemned Bangladesh to a 45-run loss in the Asia Cup T20 in Mirpur last night. It might have been different as the normally T20-reticent Tigers sprang off the blocks with their pacers, who responded brilliantly on a green pitch at Mirpur in the opener to

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Bangladesh fall short by 45 runs

Bangladesh lose the opening match of the Asia Cup 2016 against India by 45 runs under the lights at Mirpur stadium.