shares Rubel Hossain celebrates Rovman Powell’s wicket © Getty Images Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza decided to field first against New Zealand in the third ODI at the University Oval in Dunedin. The visitors have brought in Rubel Hossain to replace the injured Mohammad Mithun, who is out for at least ten days with a

3:00 AM ET Big Picture A dead rubber isn’t how either New Zealand or Bangladesh would be looking at the third ODI in Dunedin. Both have work to do, and even though the home side has already clinched the series, the World Cup ahead makes every game an opportunity to test out combinations. New Zealand

7:53 AM ET Umpiring standards in the Bangladesh domestic circuit continue to be dubious, with questions raised every other day. This, even as the BCB prepares to host a new four-day T20 tournament, followed by the Dhaka Premier League (DPL), scheduled to start on March 8. Over the past few seasons, allegations of biased umpiring

3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand elected to bowl v Bangladesh Kane Williamson elected to bowl against Bangladesh in the second ODI in an overcast and damp setting at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Most of the lead up to the toss had the pitch under covers due to morning showers, but there were no delays.

  shares Tamim Iqbal gets under a bouncer © AFP Toss Bangladesh elected to bat v New Zealand Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza elected to bat first against New Zealand in the first ODI at McLean Park in Napier. Sabbir Rahman returned for the visitors, after his ban had been reduced by the BCB to bring

  shares Martin Guptill sweeps the ball fine © Getty Images Big picture Bangladesh have never lost to New Zealand in ODIs at home since 2010 while New Zealand have never lost to Bangladesh at their backyard. In their previous ODI, at a neutral venue in Cardiff in 2017, Bangladesh stunned New Zealand with an

12:53 AM ET Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of Bangladesh’s upcoming ODI series in New Zealand, starting next week, after fracturing a finger during the Bangladesh Premier League final on Friday. Shakib, the Dhaka Dynamites captain, was hit on his left ring finger by a short delivery from Thisara Perera in the 11th

3:36 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shafiul Islam and uncapped fast bowler Ebadot Hossain have replaced the injured Taskin Ahmed in the Bangladesh ODI and Test squad respectively, for the upcoming New Zealand tour. Taskin suffered lateral ligament damage to his left knee during a BPL match last week, and has been ruled out for at

8:27 AM ET Mushfiqur Rahim has identified the ODI tour of New Zealand, starting February 13, as ideal preparation for the 2019 World Cup. Conditions vaguely similar to England, high-scoring games and a quality bowling attack are what, Mushfiqur believes, Bangladesh will be confronted with in Napier, Christchurch and Dunedin. “It will be a difficult

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Toss Chittagong Vikings chose to bat v Dhaka Dynamites Dhaka Dynamites: 1 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 2 Nurul Hasan (wk), 3 Rubel Hossain, 4 Shuvagata Hom, 5 Rony Talukdar, 6 Qazi Onik, 7 Mahmudul Hasan, 8 Andre Russell, 9 Kieron Pollard, 10 Sunil Narine, 11 Upul Tharanga Chittagong Vikings: 1

9:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Taskin Ahmed has been ruled out from the Bangladesh squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand next week. The fast bowler suffered a left ankle injury while attempting a catch near the boundary during Sylhet Sixers’ BPL game against Chittagong Vikings on Friday. “We can tell the extent

3:00 AM ET Rangpur Riders 76 for 1 (Gayle 35*, de Villiers 34*, Saha 1-32) beat Comilla Victorians 72 (Rahman 21, Bopara 3-7) by nine wickets How the game played out Rangpur Riders decimated the Comilla Victorians batting line-up for the second time this season and also displaced them at the top of the table

9:07 AM ET Batsman Imrul Kayes is among five new inclusions in BCB’s central contracts list for a period between 1st January to 31st December 2019. This, days after he had been ignored for the upcoming New Zealand tour. Seamer Khaled Ahmed and offspinner Nayeem Hasan, who have played one and two Tests respectively, have

  shares India play warm-up games against New Zealand and Bangladesh before the World Cup © Getty Images India will take on New Zealand and Bangladesh in warm-up fixtures preceding the 2019 World Cup in England in Wales. The games will be played at The Oval and Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens respectively on May 25 and

9:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has claimed that a miscommunication within the chain of command was behind Sabbir Rahman‘s recall to the Bangladesh ODI side three weeks before the end of his six-month suspension. ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza had last week refuted chief selector Minhajul Abedin’s comment that

3:00 AM ET Comilla Victorians 237 for 5 (Lewis 109*, Mahmudullah 2-32) beat Khulna Titans 157 (Taylor 50, Wahab 3-14, Afridi 3-27) by 80 runs How the game played out On the back of Evin Lewis‘ brilliant century and Shahid Afridi‘s disciplined bowling, Comilla Victorians marched to the top of the table with an 80-run

  shares Alex Hales saw Notts through once more © Getty Images Rangpur Riders 239 for 4 (Hales 100, Rossouw 100*) beat Chittagong Vikings 167 for 8 (Yasir 78, Mashrafe 3-34) by 72 runs How the game played out Rilee Rossouw and Alex Hales put on a T20 batting masterclass, scoring centuries that helped Rangpur

2:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has refuted chief selector Minhajl Abedin’s claim that he had asked for Sabbir Rahman to be part of the ODI series in New Zealand starting February 13. Sabbir was suspended for six months in September 2018 but the BCB reduced that sentence so that he can

  shares David Wiese plays a pull © Associated Press How the game played out The wretched run for Khulna Titans ended for at least one night in Dhaka as they upended Sylhet Sixers for their second win of BPL 2019. The Titans ability to dominate both Powerplays was pivotal in the final result as

9:03 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza has chosen Sabbir Rahman in the ODI squad for New Zealand, after the BCB had reduced his ban by one month, according to chief selector Minhajul Abedin. Sabbir is one of three inclusions in the limited-overs side; Taskin Ahmed returns to the ODI side after

8:58 AM ET Taskin Ahmed is in contention for a recall to the ODI side on the back of his recent BPL form, according to ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza. The Bangladesh selectors are likely to announce the squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand next month, on Wednesday. Mashrafe also mentioned Sabbir Rahman

  shares Farhad Reza picked up four wickets for Rangpur Riders © Raton Gomes/BCB Rangpur Riders 183 for 4 (Gayle 55, Hales 55) beat Khulna Titans 181 for 6 (Shanto 48, Wiese 35*, Farhad 4-32) by six wickets How the game played out Rangpur Riders picked up the pace in their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

3:00 AM ET Rajshahi Kings 176 for 3 (Evans 104*, ten Doeschate 59*) beat Comilla Victorians 138 (Anamul 26, Rabbi 4-10) by 38 runs How the game played out Laurie Evans and Kamrul Islam Rabbi played the key roles in a convincing 38-run win for Rajshahi Kings over Comilla Victorians. After Rajshahi were asked to

5:49 AM ET Bangladesh are headed for New Zealand next month, but might not have the ideal preparation for the tour, according to their coach Steve Rhodes. Their top players currently engaged in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which is being played in conditions vastly different from those they will encounter on their travels. The

3:00 AM ET Dhaka Dynamites 163 for 4 (Shakib 61*, Russell 40*) beat Sylhet Sixers 158 for 8 (Warner 63, Russell 1-20, Birch 3-42, Shakib 2-34) by six wickets How the game played out David Warner was upbeat when he won the toss, with Sixers having broken their sequence of defeat in the last game

7:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David Warner was in the right, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has confirmed, when he switched from batting left-handed to right and whacked Chris Gayle for 14 runs in three balls in a Bangladesh Premier League match. Struggling to get Gayle away in the 19th over of Sylhet Sixers’ innings

3:00 AM ET Sylhet Sixers 187 for 5 (Liton 70, Warner 61*, Shafiul 3-31) beat Rangpur Riders 160 for 6 (Rossouw 58, Taskin 2-34, Lamichhane 1-18) by 27 runs How the game played out Desperate to dig his side out of the BPL cellar, Sylhet Sixers captain David Warner showed he was willing to resort

3:00 AM ET Rajshahi Kings 136 for 6 (Ayub 45, Narine 3-19) beat Dhaka Dynamites 116 for 9 (Sunny 3-8) by 20 runs How the game played out Rajshahi Kings broke Dhaka Dynamites’ four-match winning streak, successfully defending a total of 136 for 6 as Arafat Sunny took extraordinary figures of 3 for 8 from

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dhaka Dynamites 173 for 7 (Rony 58, Taskin 3-38) beat Sylhet Sixers 141 for 9 (Pooran 72, Rubel 3-22) by 32 runs How the game played out Dhaka Dynamites are now unbeaten after four games. The last of which came after Sylhet Sixers wrre beaten by 32 runs despite a

10:41 AM ET Two days after picking a hat-trick on his BPL debut, Dhaka Dynamites offspinner Aliss Islam is under the scanner for a suspect bowling action. No sooner than a few hours after the game, the Rangpur Riders team management realised that the 22-year old had a “faulty action.” According to the Bengali daily