Bangladesh vs Ireland
Test win over England would be new high for Irish cricket: Balbirnie
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie said beating England in a Test would "easily be our best achievement in cricket" as the underdogs prepare to face Ben Stokes' men at Lord's this week.
Tigers return after ending WC Super League on a high
Bangladesh national cricket team returned to the country after beating Ireland 2-0 in their last World Cup Super League series in Chelmsford on Tuesday evening.
'I couldn’t believe that Mushfiqur was batting in front of me'
Twelve out of the 18 net bowlers provided by the Irish Cricket Board to the Bangladesh national team to help them prepare for the upcoming series in Chelmsford in England are of Bangladeshi origins.
Tamim, Mushfiqur in command as Tigers need 49 to win after lunch
Bangladesh batters Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim have put together a 46–stand run stand to take control of their chase of 137 against Ireland as they managed 89 runs for the loss of two wickets at lunch on Day four of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricketing Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
Liton departs early in chase of 138
Bangladesh opener Liton Das, who was sent to open the innings with Tamim Iqbal, got dismissed early after a rapid 19-ball 23 as the Tigers were at 32 runs for the loss of one wicket while chasing Ireland's 137 in the morning session of Day four of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
Bangladesh bundle out Ireland for 292, need 138 to win
It didn't take long for Bangladesh to pick up the remaining two Ireland wickets in the morning session of Day four of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday as the Tigers bundled out the visitors for 292, taking nine overs to bowl them out.
Donald has 'no idea' why Shakib has not bowled more overs
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s decision to not introduce himself into the bowling attack till the 66th over of the first innings against Ireland raised a lot of questions on the opening day of their lone Test in Mirpur. Shakib, eventually, bowled only three overs on that day.
Tector and Tucker knuckle down as Ireland trail by 66 at lunch
Ireland applied themselves to the task at hand as Harry Tector along with Lorcan Tucker knuckled down with a 42-run stand for the sixth wicket at lunch to give their side a platform to set Bangladesh a target on the third day of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Shoriful removes Moor to leave Ireland five down
Bangladesh left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam sent back right-handed batter PJ Moor to break a 38-run stand for the fifth wicket to leave Ireland five down for 56 after the end of the 34th over in the morning session on the third day of the one-off Test against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Liton credits change in partner for opening success
Bangladesh opener Liton Das said he owed Tigers' opening success to a change in partner at the other end as both Liton and Rony Talukdar took the Ireland bowlers to the cleaners in Bangladesh's 77-run win at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday.
Bangladesh beat Ireland by 22 runs in T20I opener
Bangladesh beat Ireland by 22 runs (DLS method) in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday.
Taskin takes three in one over to peg Ireland back
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed picked up three wickets in the fourth over of the innings to peg back Ireland after the visitors got off to a flying start while chasing a revised target of 108 in eight overs in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
Hasan brings Tigers their first breakthrough
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud dismissed Ireland opener Ross Adair in the third over of the innings after the visitors got off to a flying start while chasing a revised target of 108 in eight overs in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
Target revised to 108 in eight overs for Ireland
Ireland need 108 runs in eight overs to clinch the first T20I against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
'Unwise to stop a player if he gets a better opportunity to play'
Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said today that he was in favour of giving a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to three cricketers—Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das and Mustafizur Rahman, for playing in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
Ireland rest captain Balbirnie for Bangladesh T20s
Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie will be rested for this week's T20 series against Bangladesh and will be replaced by vice-captain Paul Stirling, selectors said Sunday.
Bangladesh vs Ireland T20I series: Fixtures, match timings, venues
After thrashing Ireland 3-0 in the ODI series, Bangladesh now shift their focus to the three-match T20I series starting on Monday.
Hasan doesn’t celebrate to not deepen batters’ woes
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud said that he does not celebrate any of his wickets in order to not hurt the batter any more than he already did.
‘This unit has everything to be the best in the world’
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal said that his side has the potential to be the best unit in the world after the Tigers’ sealed their maiden 10-wicket victory in ODIs in their final match against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
