Bangladesh made a meal of their run chase which featured four runouts as they succumbed to a seven-run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the final Group B fixture of the ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladesh lost the second semifinal of the Hong Kong International Sixes by three wickets against Sri Lanka at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok on Sunday.
Bangladesh advanced into the semifinals of the SAFF U-20 Championship with a 2-0 win over Sri Lanka in first Group A match at ANFA Complex in Nepal today.
A hattrick in the fourth quarter from Mohammad Din Islam helped the Bangladesh Under-21 hockey team to a comprehensive 5-0 win over Sri Lanka in the Men's Junior AHF Cup in Singapore today.
Bangladesh are not accustomed to seeing what leg-spinner Rishad Hossain is dishing out in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Following a barrage of criticism, Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan finally delivered with the bat against the Netherlands in their crucial Group D game of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown on Thursday.
Batting will be at the forefront of Bangladesh’s agenda after consecutive underwhelming efforts going into their T20 World Cup Group D fixture against the Netherlands at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Kingstown today.
Marginal calls, full tosses not being put away or the general inconsistency of Bangladesh top-order were all cause for concern in Bangladesh’s loss to South Africa in New York in a hard-fought contest on Monday. But the situation would not have gotten so desperate had Bangladesh’s key player Shakib Al Hasan left a mark on the game coming in at number four in what was another crucial T20 World Cup game for the Tigers.
Bangladesh managed to reignite their confidence after winning their opening T20 World Cup fixture against Sri Lanka in New York on Saturday. Having come under immense scrutiny in their build-up to the major event, Najmul Hossain Shanto’s side seemed to have turned a corner and now eye a place into the Super 8s of the tournament following the thrilling win against the Lankans. With an encounter against South Africa up next, The Daily Star’s podcast Pitch Perfect brings you a discussion about Bangladesh’s chances to go through to the next stage.
Bangladesh limited-overs captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza left for Colombo yesterday along with Shuvagata Hom and Nurul Hasan and newcomer Sanjamul Islam with the hopes of winning the three-match ODI and two-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Azmir Ahmed slammed an unbeaten hundred as BCB Green defeated BCB Red by 43 runs following the D/L method in the side's second practice match for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
The lack of Hot Spot and Ultra Edge had cost Bangladesh once in Sri Lanka's first innings when centurion Dinesh Chandimal was batting.
The umpiring in the Colombo Test has not always been straightforward, but the last ball yesterday and umpire Aleem Dar's reaction to it resulted in some confusion and could be said to have cost Bangladesh a review.
Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne had averaged 11.6 in his last 10 Test innings since his last century at home, and it was on 11 that he was dropped on the third evening by Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim off a difficult deflection down the leg side.
When he showed brilliant anticipation to take two steps to his right as Sri Lanka’s keeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella got down on one knee to sweep Shakib Al Hasan in the 60th over and then pouched the deflection off the bat to send his opposite number on his way, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim became the 41st wicketkeeper in Test history and the first Bangladesh wicketkeeper to reach 100 Test dismissals.
Former Bangladesh Under-19 pacer Mohammad Saifuddin and fast bowler Abul Hasan will fly out to Colombo tomorrow to take part in the one-day warm-up game on March 22 ahead of the limited-overs leg of Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka, which starts with the first ODI on March 25 in Dambulla.
Bangladesh ODI and T20I captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza along with three members of ODI squad for the Sri Lanka series left for Colombo from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka today.
Sri Lanka reached 268 for 8 in 100 overs and led Bangladesh by 139 runs in their second innings when the umpires called stumps on day-4 of the second Test of the series at Colombo’s P Sara Oval today.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza hogged the spotlight on the opening day of the two-day players' transfer for the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
