Bangladesh

7:38 AM ET Anamul Haque and Taijul Islam have been recalled into Bangladesh’s 14-member squad for the three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka, which begins on July 26. They have come in as replacements for Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das, who have been granted leave by the BCB. Shakib will reportedly be travelling for

10:45 AM ET BCB director Khaled Mahmud is “close” to becoming Bangladesh’s temporary head coach for the upcoming three ODIs against hosts Sri Lanka, according to his colleague Akram Khan, the chairman of the cricket operations committee. Mahmud will replace Steve Rhodes who was removed from the head coach’s position last week through “mutual consent”

Mustafizur Rahman in full flow © Getty Images Bangladesh’s scheduled tour of Sri Lanka at the end of July will go ahead as planned, Sri Lanka Cricket announced with a statement on Monday. The confirmation had been on hold since May, when, in the wake of the terror attacks across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

12:28 PM ET Mohammad Isam in London Steve Rhodes‘ term as Bangladesh’s head coach has come to a premature end following the team’s eighth-place finish at the World Cup. Rhodes, who took over in June 2018, was on a two-year contract that was originally set to run until next year’s World T20. The BCB and

8:07 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli remains the No. 1 batsman on the ICC ODI rankings, but Rohit Sharma is breathing down his neck after a stupendous showing in the round-robin stage of the World Cup. Rohit has scored 647 runs so far in the tournament, at an average of 92.42, with five hundreds

2:36 PM ET Mohammad Isam at Lord’s Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh captain, underlined their poor bowling in the first 20 overs and fielding as the main reason for their World Cup exit. Statistically, Bangladesh were the worst bowling side in that phase of the tournament. In addition, they also dropped eight catches. A reason for

9:16 PM ET Mohammad Isam at Lord’s Despite finishing the World Cup with back-to-back five-wicket hauls, Mustafizur Rahman is focused on improving his accuracy to become a more consistent bowler at the death. He claimed 5 for 75 against Pakistan, to follow his 5 for 59 against India, and ended the tournament with 20 wickets

© Getty Images Pakistan 315 for 9 (Imam 100, Babar 96, Mustafizur 5-75) beat Bangladesh 221 (Shakib 64, Shaheen Afridi 6-35) by 94 runs The ridiculous fantasies of engineering an improbable win aside, this was an excellent Pakistan performance, subduing a side that three weeks ago, most would have fancied to turn them over. It

3:00 AM ET Big Picture There is realistically no chance of either side making the semi-final, to the extent that this needn’t be a talking point. This match is, for all intents and purposes, a dead rubber. But both sides would want to hold their heads up that little bit higher at the end of

Jul 1, 2019 Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said that they are disappointed with their exit from the World Cup, but hoped that they would be remembered as the “people’s team” for the fight they have shown against top sides. In a must-win game to qualify for the semi-finals, they fell 29 runs short of India’s

3:00 AM ET Big picture They’ve beaten South Africa, they’ve brushed aside West Indies, and they’ve looked impressive even in defeat. They are still in contention for a semi-final spot, just about, and they might have had an even more realistic chance had rain not kept them from playing Sri Lanka in Bristol. Rather than

4:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s win on Sunday has pushed them to 10 points. What does that mean for the semi-final race? A fan holds up a Mohammad Amir poster and doll Getty Images England’s win against India means that Sri Lanka are out. Even if they win their two remaining matches and England lose

8:40 PM ET Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has dismissed talk of his possible retirement from the game at the end of the World Cup, saying that he hasn’t given the matter any thought. He did, however, reiterate that this would be his last World Cup. “This is definitely my last World Cup, but I will

  shares Play 01:27 Hussey: Shakib is Player of the Tournament so far Bangladesh 262 for 7 (Mushfiqur 83, Shakib 51, Mujeeb 3-39) beat Afghanistan 200 all out (Shinwari 49*, Naib 47, Shakib 5-29) by 62 runs As it happened Shakib Al Hasan came, spun, and conquered, carrying Bangladesh to a comfortable 62-run win over

3:56 PM ET Soon after leading his team to victory against Afghanistan with an all-round performance, Shakib Al Hasan said that Bangladesh will give their “best shot” against India, their next opponents, despite facing a stiff equation to qualify for the semi-finals. He said that beating India would be a tough proposition, but one that

11:11 AM ET Given the right conditions, Afghanistan’s spin attack can trouble any batting line-up in the world, says their captain Gulbadin Naib, as they seek to carry the spirit they showed in defeat against India into Monday’s meeting with Bangladesh at the Hampshire Bowl. After a series of heavy defeats in their opening encounters

8:20 AM ET Mehidy Hasan is understood to be out of danger after being struck on the side of a head by a ball during a net session in Southampton. The incident occurred while Mehidy was giving an interview, on the sidelines of the practice session, on the eve of Bangladesh’s match against Afghanistan. A

3:49 PM ET Bangladesh are not giving up their semi-final hopes just yet. That’s what Tamim Iqbal has said, despite his team’s chances of getting there coming down significantly following a 48-run loss to Australia. Having lost to England and New Zealand too, Bangladesh not only have to win their three remaining games but also

11:45 AM ET Confidence, Mashrafe Mortaza stressed, was high in the Bangladesh camp after the win over West Indies, and key ahead of the upcoming game against Australia, on Thursday at Trent Bridge. West Indies attacked Bangladesh with a short-ball plan, which didn’t work at all. Bangladesh scored 78 in the 36 bouncers they faced

2:15 PM ET Mashrafe Mortaza had been struggling for wickets in the first three matches of the World Cup when he got a surprise call from one of his heroes, Andy Roberts. Having been introduced in 2001, Mashrafe had subsequently met Roberts on a number of tours to the West Indies, but there had been

  shares Play 01:06 Is Shakib Al Hasan the player of the World Cup? Bangladesh 322 for 3 (Shakib 124*, Liton 94*, Tamim 48) beat West Indies 321 for 8 (Hope 96, Lewis 70, Hetmyer 50, Mustafizur 3-59, Saifuddin 3-72) by seven wickets As it happened Shakib Al Hasan produced one of the great World

1:08 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Taunton Mashrafe Mortaza has asked his teammates to rely on their instincts in assessing pitches – starting with the one in Taunton, where Bangladesh play West Indies on Monday – and not go by “outside” opinions. The playing surface in Taunton is quite green, but there’s also the knowledge

3:00 AM ET Big Picture Four matches, a tournament that starts with an uplifting win, one narrow defeat, one big loss to England and one match washed out by rain – when Bangladesh and West Indies meet at Taunton it’ll be a movie-like reunion of lost twins. Both teams began with impressive victories against South

  shares Shakib Al Hasan misses with an attempted hoick in the nets © Raton Gomes/BCB The Bangladesh batsmen had a major homework to get through in the lead-up to their next game, against West Indies in Taunton: deal with the short ball. Looking at the way the West Indian pacers have gone so far

11:04 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Taunton Bangladesh’s dominance over West Indies in the last twelve months has provided one of the foundation stones of their confidence coming into the World Cup. They have won seven out of nine ODI meetings in this period, winning bilateral series both home and away, and blanking West Indies

8:28 PM ET A year on from joining as Bangladesh’s head coach, Steve Rhodes has made quiet contributions to the team’s progress. He has now overseen 15 wins in 25 ODIs, as well as a Test series win over West Indies. Now well into their World Cup campaign, Bangladesh are a team rated as one

12:44 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Bristol “We put men on the moon, so why can’t we have a reserve day, when actually this tournament is a long tournament,” Steve Rhodes asked in jest after Bangladesh were forced to split points after a washout against Sri Lanka in Bristol on Thursday. Rhodes was reacting to

8:33 PM ET Whatever else you might say about Chandika Hathurusingha, the man does not do incognito. If you have paid him any attention over the past few years, chances are you have an opinion. More than likely, it is mighty sharp. “He has great cricket knowledge,” is something people say of him. Well that

1:57 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Bristol He has returned three low scores at the World Cup so far, and Tamim Iqbal puts it down to being weighed down by his own expectations. He hasn’t looked out of touch at any stage, lasting at least 40 minutes each time. After seeing off Jofra Archer’s new-ball

11:27 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Bristol Neil McKenzie, Bangladesh’s South African batting coach, wants his batsmen to trust their games in defining moments. Bangladesh started well against South Africa, but have somewhat fallen apart against New Zealand and England. The Bangladesh batsmen, on their part, believe McKenzie has made a difference in his time