Bangladesh

8:25 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff In a stinging retort to the BCB’s new rule that legspinners must bowl four overs in every innings of the Bangladesh Premier League, Shakib Al Hasan has said that the T20 league cannot be expected to “make” players. He also drew attention to the poor pay structure and training facilities

Oct 17, 2019 The BCB have dismissed two NCL coaches for failing to carry out the board’s directives. Rangpur Division coach Masud Parvez Razan didn’t pick Fardeen Hasan, and legspinner Rishad Hossain, while Dhaka Division coach Jahangir Alam also lost his job for not picking legspinner Jubair Hossain in the playing XI during the second

Oct 17, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and paceman Al-Amin Hossain have been recalled to Bangladesh’s T20I squad for their three-match series against India next month. Both of them had last played a T20I in 2016. Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif

10:04 AM ET Defending champions Rajshahi Division drew with Dhaka Division – both sides finishing with 3.5 points each – in the opening round of the 2019-20 National Cricket League. All four matches in Fatullah, Khulna, Rajshahi and Dhaka were interrupted by rain, although it didn’t deter Barisal Division, who crushed Sylhet Division by an

2:11 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Concerns are growing that the Bangladesh women’s team, due to tour Pakistan for 11 days starting October 23, may not visit after all. The tour, which comprises two T20Is and three ODIs, all in Lahore, was believed to be a near certainty to go ahead as far as both boards

© BCB Each of the seven Bangladesh Premier League teams for the upcoming season of the T20 tournament must have an overseas quick bowler who bowls above 140kph and a legspinner, who has to bowl four overs in each game, the Bangladesh Cricket Board director Mahbubul Anam has announced. But he didn’t provide any clarity

9:34 AM ET The Bangladesh Cricket Board will not send its women team’s Indian support staff members – head coach Anju Jain, assistant coach Devika Palshikar and trainer Kavita Pandey – to Pakistan for a tour featuring ODIs and T20Is. The BCB wanted to avoid potential visa-related difficulties given the current political tensions between India

4:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to raise the beep-test requirement at the domestic level in a bid to address the overall drop in fitness levels among Bangladesh men’s players. The national selectors recently instructed the first-class teams to only pick players who reach at least 11 on the test,

6:56 AM ET Bangladesh Cricket Board director Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, also the director-in-charge at Mohammedan Sporting Club, has been arrested for “illegal possession of liquor” by the country’s anti-corruption unit in Dhaka. Lokman’s arrest by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) came three days after a raid in the club premises unearthed evidence of illegal gambling.

The covers at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium were water-logged with rain © Getty Images Bangladesh and Afghanistan shared the T20 tri-series trophy after rain ruined the final in Dhaka. The weather stayed true to forecasts, as it began to rain at around 5pm local time, an hour before the scheduled start, and continued to rain till

8:13 AM ET Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo conceded that the team is yet to play a “perfect game of cricket” in the T20I tri-series, adding that to pull it off, they might field a four-man pace attack for the final against Afghanistan on Tuesday, depending on the conditions at Shere Bangla National stadium. In the

3:00 AM ET Big Picture Bangladesh v Afghanistan could well become a more regular fixture in the game in the future than it is now. They don’t have a lot of encounters coming up in the next 12 months, but in the long-term, they could well meet more frequently, on the big stage, given how

9:44 AM ET Soumya Sarkar and Mehidy Hasan Miraz have been picked among 13 capped players in the 16-member Bangladesh A side for their tour of Sri Lanka. Mehidy couldn’t find a place in the senior T20I side for the ongoing tri-series, while Soumya was dropped after two matches after scores of 4 and 0.

10:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ahead of the Under-19 World Cup next year, Bangladesh will have an opportunity to gain match time when they play New Zealand in five Youth ODIs. The tour is significant given this will be the first time a Bangladesh team will travel to New Zealand following the terror attacks in

7:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Two new teams – Qalandars and Bangla Tigers – will take part in this year’s T10 League in Abu Dhabi. The latest team, Qalandars, was unveiled on Sunday, with Shahid Afridi signing on as the franchise’s icon player. Qalandars have close links with their Pakistan Super League (PSL) namesake Lahore

3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v Afghanistan Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan chose to bowl against Afghanistan in the last league game of the tri-series. Both sides made it to the final to be played on September 24, although Afghanistan’s 13-match winning streak was broken yesterday when Zimbabwe beat them by seven

3:00 AM ET Toss Zimbabwe chose to bowl v Bangladesh Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza called correctly at the toss and opted to bowl first against Bangladesh in match four of the T20 tri-series. In sweltering conditions in Chattogram, and with extreme humidity and dew expected to be a factor, Masakadza was eager to put Bangladesh

2:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh have rung in a host of changes following the defeat to Afghanistan, including bringing back experienced pacemen Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam, for their third and fourth matches of the ongoing T20I tri-series at home, where Zimbabwe are the third team. IN: Najmul Hossain, Aminul Islam, Mohammad Naim, Rubel

3:00 AM ET Afghanistan chose to bat v Bangladesh Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and chose to bat against Bangladesh in the third match of the tri-series. With each side having won one game in the competition, the winner will move to the top of the table. Both sides have stuck with the

8:12 AM ET The next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will not be a franchise-run affair and, instead, be owned by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), following a clash between the board and seven of the eight existing team owners, Dhaka Dynamites being the only exception. The update came from Nazmul Hassan, the

6:37 AM ET Bangladesh’s poor showing, especially with the bat, against Afghanistan has led to a heated – and public – difference of opinion between captain Shakib Al Hasan and BCB president Nazmul Hassan. The statements – made in separate press interactions on Sunday, the fourth day of the Chattogram Test – come on the

8:37 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rashid Khan, not yet 21 and in his first Test as captain, spun Afghanistan to a memorable win, by 224 runs in Chattogram, and picked up the Man-of-the-Match award too, for his 11 wickets and half-century in the first innings. It was a time to celebrate, but also bid farewell

12:33 PM ET For the second time in ten days, Shakib Al Hasan has expressed his unwillingness to lead Bangladesh. This time he said it after their 224-run defeat to Afghanistan in Chattogram, although he hinted that he is open to discussions about his role, with the BCB chief Nazmul Hassan. “I think it will

Taijul Islam was economical in his 10 overs © BCB Bangladesh have made six changes to their T20I squad for the tri-series against Afghanistan and Zimbabwe beginning on September 13, leaving out Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain and Mohammad Mithun, while Tamim Iqbal continues to be on his break granted by the BCB. Fast bowler

3:00 AM ET Lunch Bangladesh 136 for 6 (Shadman 41, Shakib 39*, Rashid 3-46) and 205 need another 262 runs to beat Afghanistan 342 and 260 (Ibrahim 87, Afghan 50, Zazai 48*, Shakib 3-58) Heavy rain has held back Afghanistan from taking the last four Bangladesh wickets after the first session on the fifth day

1:19 PM ET As one Bangladesh wicket fell after another on Sunday, the Afghanistan players could scent a historic win with every passing moment. At the end of the fourth day’s play, they found themselves just four wickets away from a famous victory in Chattogram. Amid all that jubilation and excitement, however, there was one

3:00 AM ET Stumps Afghanistan 342 and 237 for 8 (Ibrahim 87, Afghan 50, Zazai 34*, Shakib 3-53, Nayeem 2-61, Taijul 2-68) lead Bangladesh 205 (Mominul 51, Mosaddek 48*, Liton 33, Rashid 5-55, Nabi 3-56) by 374 runs Afghanistan were in complete control of the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram after stretching their lead

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Banlgadesh women 130 for 5 (Sanjida 71*, Murshida 33, Boochatham 2-31) beat Thailand women 60 for 7 (Padunglerd 15*, Sharmin 2-9, Akter 2-17) by 70 runs Asia Cup champions Bangladesh women won their second title in as many years by beating Thailand women in the final of the Women’s T20

3:00 AM ET Stumps Bangladesh 194 for 8 (Mominul 52, Mosaddek 44*, Rashid 4-47, Nabi 2-53 ) trail Afghanistan 342 (Rahmat 102, Afghan 92, Rashid 51, Taijul 4-116) by 148 runs Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan placed his side in a strong position against Bangladesh at the end of the second day with a fine allround

9:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Chattogram pitch was the “opposite” of what Bangladesh expected it to be, said captain Shakib Al Hasan, and hinted that their line-up of four specialist spinners was enough to understand what they were looking for. Shakib said that he was surprised that his bowlers could take five wickets on