Bangladesh

3:42 PM GMT A large section of Bangladesh’s professional cricketers fear they will miss out on their entire income if the Dhaka Premier League doesn’t continue for the rest of the season. Around 60 players from the league, who are not on the BCB’s payroll for the central contract or the first-class contract, face an

7:34 AM GMT The Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket boards have agreed to postpone the upcoming third leg of their series, of one ODI and the second Test in Karachi in early April, in light of growing concerns around the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and travel restrictions around the world. The boards will explore windows

12:51 PM GMT In the battle of the big-budgeted clubs, Nahidul Islam‘s unbeaten 53 and two wickets helped Prime Bank Cricket Club to a nine-run win over Gazi Group Cricketers at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Batting first, Prime Bank posted 251 for 6 in 50 overs with Rony Talukdar top-scoring with 79

5:03 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Improving Bangladesh’s team culture will be of top priority for newly appointed Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal. The 30-year old has called for greater discipline and collective effort after taking over from Mashrafe Mortaza, whose five-year stint ended earlier this month. The BCB’s top brass had convinced Iqbal to succeed

1:05 PM GMT The global spread of the coronavirus has claimed another international sporting fixture with the Bangladesh Cricket Board postponing the World XI v Asia XI matches that would have marked the birthday celebrations of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, referred to as father of the nation. These matches were scheduled to take place on March

12:07 PM GMT Toss Bangladesh opt to bowl v Zimbabwe Bangladesh won the toss in the second T20I at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, and for the first time during the white-ball leg of their tour, Zimbabwe will bat first and set a total. Having swept Zimbabwe 3-0 in the ODIs, and cruised to a

9:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff March 10 South Africa and India are likely to avoid shaking hands with each other during their three-match ODI series, which starts on Thursday, and will exchange fist bumps instead as a precaution against COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). The 11-day tour is going ahead after CSA conducted an expert assessment of

7:29 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland will stage their four-match T20I series against Bangladesh in England, with The Oval, Chelmsford, Bristol and Edgbaston staging one fixture each. Extensive renovations to their ground in Clontarf, combined with an unusually busy international schedule, left Ireland with only 12 ICC-standard pitches available across Malahide, Stormont and Bready. Warren

12:09 PM GMT Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl in the first of two T20 Internationals against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla Stadium. Mushfiqur Rahim, who missed Mashrafe Mortaza’s send-off in the third ODI, as well as Bangladesh’s last T20I series against Pakistan in January, returns to bring ballast to the middle order

10:16 AM GMT Following their axing from the Bangladesh Test side, Mahmudullah and Mustafizur Rahman have been included only in the white-ball players’ list in the latest BCB central contracts (Jan to Dec 2020), which for the first time have players separated according to formats. Mashrafe Mortaza, who has stepped down as ODI captain –

1:27 PM GMT Tamim Iqbal has been appointed Bangladesh’s ODI captain, it was announced after a BCB meeting on Sunday. He takes over from Mashrafe Mortaza, who finished his five-year stint with the recently concluded Zimbabwe series. Bangladesh’s next ODI assignment is a one-off game against Pakistan in Karachi on April 1. The other one-cricket

10:40 AM GMT Big picture Bangladesh’s good batting form could be their way out of the rut in T20Is. Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das in particular blew away Zimbabwe with two centuries each in the ODIs, also registering a record opening stand for Bangladesh – 292 in the third ODI. In the same match, Liton

3:00 AM GMT Tamim Iqbal‘s record-breaking 158 against Zimbabwe eased some of the pressure that had been on him since his return to international cricket from a self-imposed hiatus last year. During the course of the innings, Iqbal also became the first Bangladesh batsman to reach 7000 ODI runs, apart from breaking his own record

11:20 AM GMT Mashrafe Mortaza will quit as Bangladesh’s ODI captain after the third final ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday. This gives him possibly one chance to lead Bangladesh to their 50th win under his leadership in this format, a landmark in one of the most important phases in Bangladesh cricket’s development. Mortaza will, however,

2:10 AM GMT In his last ODI as captain of Bangladesh, Mashrafe Mortaza wanted to make sure he did not slip up even once, being aware that players are “vulnerable” to mistakes when they are ending a stint. Mortaza signed off as captain in style, leading Bangladesh to their 50th win under him in ODIs

3:04 AM GMT When Liton Das crossed 158 in the third ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday with the crowd in Sylhet having a party, Bangladesh’s highest individual score in ODIs was his property now. He got a big hug from Tamim Iqbal, the man who had set the record just two days ago. But it

4:41 AM GMT Senior Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal has credited the team’s rise in limited-overs formats since 2015 to Mashrafe Mortaza, who stepped down from ODI captaincy on Thursday. “Nobody, no cricketer, cricket board and supporters, should ever forget what he has done for Bangladesh cricket,” Iqbal said. “We should always remember him. He guided

8:08 AM GMT Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl v Bangladesh Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to put Bangladesh in to bat in the third and final one-day international in Sylhet. Zimbabwe are unchanged, but with injury and illness Chamu Chibhabha and Craig Ervine once again sit out, while Bangladesh – who

1:08 PM GMT It was all a throwback to 2017. On the morning of a T20I against Sri Lanka, Mashrafe Mortaza had walked up to his team-mates and told them he was going to resign. Then he went out for the toss and made his decision public. The only thing different about his ODI resignation

1:18 PM GMT Bangladesh selectors have given uncapped left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed a spot in the T20I squad for the two matches against Zimbabwe on March 9 and 11. Mahmudullah (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mohamamd Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain,

10:08 AM GMT Big Picture The ODI series began as a possible Mashrafe Mortaza farewell series, and after a thrilling finish in the second game and Bangladesh taking the series 2-0, the dead rubber on Friday is now going to be Mortaza’s last as captain. Zimbabwe suddenly found their mojo through some big-hitting from the

6:52 AM GMT Mushfiqur Rahim, the only Bangladesh player to have opted against travelling to Pakistan, will not be considered for the third, and final, ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday as the team wants to prepare for the one-off ODI against Pakistan in Karachi early next month, chief selector Minhajul Abedin has said. “Mushfiqur will

1:26 PM GMT Neil McKenzie, Bangladesh’s batting coach, has said that Tamim Iqbal‘s game is in need of a slight adjustment. The left-hander has not given any hint of being out of form after returning from his short hiatus from international cricket, but his anchor role has, in some quarters, been misinterpreted. In the first

3:04 AM GMT Sri Lanka 92 for 1 (Perera 39*, Akter 1-18) beat Bangladesh 91 for 8 (Sultana 39, Siriwardene 4-16) by 9 wickets Shashikala Siriwardene held her own retirement party on her final day in international cricket taking a tournament-best 4 for 16 to help Sri Lanka to a consolation nine-wicket win over Bangladesh

4:10 PM GMT Liton Das’ decision to bat with a limited amount of shots is bearing fruit after he used the methodology in the first ODI against Zimbabwe. He scored an unbeaten 126, his second international century, helping Bangladesh to a record 169-run win in Sylhet. Das said that he had planned to curb his

7:25 AM GMT Bangladesh chose to bat v Zimbabwe Bangladesh won the toss and batted first in their first one-day international for seven months. Mehidy Hasan, who was left out of the Test squad, returned to Bangladesh’s white-ball playing XI, as did Mahmudullah. Mohammad Saifuddin and Mustafizur Rahman were also included. Zimbabwe, likewise, have not

11:09 AM GMT Big picture The Mashrafe Mortaza retirement speculation circus has taken the spotlight in Bangladesh, turning the ODI series against Zimbabwe into a bit of a sideshow. To add more spice to the unfolding melodrama, BCB president Nazmul Hassan has already said that this is going to be Mashrafe’s last series as captain.

7:30 AM GMT Tears streamed down Bangladesh medium-pacer Ritu Moni‘s face at the Junction Oval’s press conference room as she took her mind back to where her journey began – Bogra – and to Muslim Uddin, the man who helped her live her dream. It is in Bogra, a northwestern city in Bangladesh, that the

9:17 AM GMT Mushfiqur Rahim has stressed that he would not change his mind about skipping the tour of Pakistan, despite BCB president Nazmul Hassan’s tough stance on the matter, where he said that Mushfiqur was “contract-bound” to tour with the rest of the team. “I made my stance clear about Pakistan, and they [BCB]

11:55 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Allrounder Chamu Chibhabha, who last played white-ball cricket for Zimbabwe in 2018, has been named captain of both the ODI and T20I sides for the ongoing Bangladesh tour. Sean Williams, the regular long-format captain who had missed the one-off Test due to the birth of his daughter, has returned to