Bangladesh and the Zimbabwe cricket team have landed in Chattogram today for the second and final match of the two-Test series, set to begin on April 28.
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal called out the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over how they handled Towhid Hridoy’s suspension issue and also spoke about a few issues that have ‘upset’ the cricketers after a meeting with the board president in Mirpur today.
With the final wicket of the day, Miraz—playing his 52nd Test—also became only the third Bangladeshi to reach 200 wickets (after Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan).
The latest slip-up came courtesy of Zimbabwe, who secured a gripping three-wicket win in fading light -- an outcome that, in truth, should never have been on the cards.
The Mohammedan captain was initially handed a one-match suspension and four demerit points for his first offence in altercating with on-field umpires. Later, his criticism of umpiring led to another sentence of three demerit points, which should equate to seven demerit points and two match suspensions.
Heavy rain and a storm hit Sylhet last night, leaving the outfield damp and unfit for play at the scheduled start time of 9:45 am.
In one of his first interviews since sustaining severe facial injuries in the accident in 2022, Flintoff admitted he initially found it hard to return to public life.
Bumrah won the honour in the men's section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player of the tournament as India won the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Bangladesh ended the day on 57 for one in their second innings, still trailing by 25 runs after Mehedi Hasan Miraz took five wickets to help bowl Zimbabwe out for 273.
Pacer Shoriful Islam was the standout performer with the ball, claiming a career-best 6 for 40 to restrict Brothers Union to 260-9 in 48.4 overs. The match was cut short by rain, ensuring Legends of Rupganj's victory.
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB’s) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) launched an investigation on allegations of irregularities in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match between Gulshan Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club and summoned the two Shinepukur batters whose manner of dismissals caused the furor today.
Fueling the fire, this incident unfolded on the same day that another DPL outfit Partex Sporting Club’s coach, Anwarul Mostakim, accused his own players of deliberately playing negative cricket. The coincidence only deepened public suspicion.
The 24-year-old dynamo from Delhi unleashed one of the most electrifying innings in the tournament’s history, scoring a blistering 103 off just 42 balls against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
With the Test series against Zimbabwe coming up, Zakir Hasan, who has been named in the 15-man squad for the first Test, expressed his expectations from the series during an interview with The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan.
Pacer Taskin Ahmed missed out while pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib earned a maiden call-up to the Test squad as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-man squad for the first Test of the two-match series against Zimbabwe.
The 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman was the favourite to succeed Jos Buttler, who stood down in February after a woeful Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan ended with England failing to reach the semi-finals.
All-rounder Nasir Hossain took part in his first domestic cricket match today in Mirpur after serving an ICC ban for breaching the Anti-Corruption Code and the 33-year-old said that he is still dreaming of making a comeback into the Bangladesh team while pointing fingers at the previous selection panel.
The art of reverse swing was pioneered by former Pakistan fast bowlers Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan to aid bowling on batting-friendly Asian pitches.
The 33-year-old was handed a two-year ban from all cricket in September 2023, with six months suspended, for breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code.
