The first of the two-match T20I series is scheduled to begin at 9:00pm, Bangladesh time.
Nahid Rana and Rishad Hossain, the two Bangladeshi players taking part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), left Pakistan for the UAE tonight alongside the two other Bangladeshi journalists, who were also in the country to cover the event. The 10th edition of the PSL was postponed earlier tonight.
The escalation has not only cast doubt over Bangladesh’s upcoming T20I series in Pakistan but also raised immediate concerns for its players currently in Islamabad. Both Rishad, representing Lahore Qalandars, and Nahid, playing for Peshawar Zalmi, are awaiting safe passage home.
Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani stood tall and won the battle against the much-hyped pace unit of Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet.
Bangladesh speedster Nahid Rana led Bangladesh’s fightback in the morning session by striking thrice as Zimbabwe were reduced to 133-4 at Lunch on Day 2 of the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today, still trailing by 58 runs.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Zimbabwe will realise how lethal Nahid Rana can be when they face him in the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium beginning on Sunday.
Zimbabwe’s veteran batter Sean Williams said that he and his side is not sweating too much over Bangladesh’s pace sensation Nahid Rana ahead of the two-Test series, saying they are prepared to face the speedster.
Bangladesh cricketers joined a camp in Sylhet today ahead of their two-Test home series against Zimbabwe, starting with the first game at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on April 20. The Tigers’ jovial mood on the first day of their camp was reflected through a post from pacer Hasan Mahmud on his official Facebook page. The post that included a picture of seven of the 10 players who joined the camp so far was captioned, ‘Ignore Nahid Rana’. Hasan was apparently poking fun at Nahid, who was the odd one out in the picture as the right-arm quick was the only one to be looking away from the camera.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz feels that the upcoming two-match Test series at home against Zimbabwe will be a great opportunity for the youngsters to showcase their mettle in the absence of some top cricketers.
For the first time since 2009 an away Test series sweep beckons Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Day 5 of the second Test against Pakistan, but chances of rain playing spoilsport -- as it had done on Monday to wipe out the third session -- can dampen the tourists' party, with Tigers needing 143 more runs to win.
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud revealed that the Tigers were looking to finish the game by the end of Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Stadium on Monday.
Bangladesh’s pace trio of Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed ran roughshod over Pakistan and etched their names in the annals of the country’s cricket by taking all 10 wickets in Pakistan’s second innings in the second Test in Rawalpindi today.
Just four years ago, Rana was nowhere near competitive cricket. The 21-year-old, who picked up a cricket ball for the first time after crossing 18, has made it to the national team in express speed.
Rana’s very first delivery in international cricket was at 146 km/h, which for a 21-year-old pacer who picked up the cricket ball after turning 18, was quite remarkable.
After an eventful opening day of the Sylhet Test yesterday, Bangladesh find themselves in a vulnerable position against Sri Lanka, paying dearly for the on-field and tactical errors they made on the day.
Bangladesh bowling coach Andre Adams asserted that there were no demons on the pitch after the end of Day 1 of the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Friday.
A pivotal opening session awaits Bangladesh tomorrow.
“I want to bowl as fast as possible. I want to maintain my line and length also. Besides, another strength of mine is giving bouncers. That effort will be there if I get the chance,” Rana told The Daily Star yesterday.
Pacer Nahid Rana received his maiden call-up as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting on Friday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.
