Zimbabwe clinched their maiden T20I series win over Bangladesh on Tuesday at Harare Sports Club.   Bangladesh needed to score 157 to win the series, but the visitors tumbled for 146 and lost the match by 10 runs.    Before today's match, Zimbabwe won the first match of the series as well. Bangladesh won the second match that had helped them to level the series.   Atif Hossain scored the highest of 39 for Bangladesh, but that wasn't enough to avoid a thumping defeat.    Anamul Haque Bijoy failed once again in this match which raised a serious question about his ability at the international level. Mahmudullah Riyad, who wasn't part of the squad initially, played this match but failed to Impress.    For Zimbabwe, Victor Nyauchi bagged three wickets while Brad Evans took two wickets.  Read: BAN vs ZIM T20I Series 2022: Bangladesh’s predicted playing XI for 3rd match   Earlier, riding on the 28-ball 54 from Ryan Burl, Zimbabwe posted 156 for eight in 20 overs.   Along the way to hitting the fifty, Burl scored 34 from an over of Nasum Ahmed with five sixes.    Like the first two matches of the series, Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first. They lost six wickets while scoring 67 runs in 13 overs.    But in the next five overs, they scored 79 runs thanks to outstanding batting from Burl.    Zimbabwe had a decent start of 29 runs. But after that, they suffered a collapse to the Bangladeshi bowlers. At one point, it seemed that Bangladesh would wrap them under the 100-run mark.    Along with Burl, Luke Jongwe also did well with the bat scoring 35 off 20 balls with four fours and two sixes.    For Bangladesh, Mahedi Hasan and Hasan Mahmud bagged two wickets each conceding 28 runs each. Nasum Ahmed conceded 40 runs in just two overs.    Bangladesh made three changes in this match. Parvez Hossain Emon is getting his maiden international cap this match replacing Munim Shahriar. Nasum Ahmed and Mahmudullah Riyad are also taking the field replacing Nurul Hasan Sohan and Shoriful Islam.   Before the series decider, Zimbabwe won the first match of the series by 17 runs, and in the second match, Bangladesh won by seven wickets.   Mosaddek Hossain Saikat was leading Bangladesh in today's match. He replaced Nurul Hasan as the captain. Nurul suffered a blow in his finger and was ruled out of the tour.   Both the teams will now lock horns in a three-match ODI series starting from August 5. The Bangladesh ODI team has already reached Harare. 

With a comfortable seven-wicket win, Bangladesh levelled the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe on Sunday at the Harare Sports Club. The third and final match of the series will take place on August 2 at the same venue. Bangladesh lost the first match by 17 runs. They needed to bounce back in the second match in order to stay in the race of winning the series. Mosadeek Hossain bagged five wickets conceding only 20 runs and set the stage for Bangladesh. Liton Das hit a fifty and Bangladesh win the match with seven wickets in hand. Also read: Mosaddek takes five-wicket haul as Bangladesh look to bounce back against Zimbabwe While chasing a moderate total of 135, Bangladesh reached the target in 17.3 overs. Afif Hossain and Najmul Hossain Shanot remained unbeaten for 30 and 19 respectively. Earlier, Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first. But they could not start as they did in the first match. Off the very first ball of the match, Mosaddek trapped Regis Chakabva for a duck. Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan took an easy catch behind the wicket. After Chakabva, Mosaddek also removed Craig Ervine, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams and Milton Shumba. All of them were out for a single-digit run. Also read: Zimbabwe opt to bat first in 2nd T20I Mosaddek ended up taking five wickets for 20 runs— his best bowling figures in the format. And along the way, he became only the fourth Bangladeshi bowler to take five or more wickets in T20Is. But Sikandar Raza stood like a wall in front of Bangladeshi bowlers. Before falling to Mustafizur Rahman, Raza scored 62 runs off 53 balls. And Ryan Burl was the second-highest runs taker for the hosts scoring 32 off 31 balls. Eventually, Zimbabwe tumbled for 135 for eight in 20 overs. They demonstrated a great recovery despite Mosaddek’s show. This win will be marked as the first win of Bangladesh under the leadership of Nurul Hasan Sohan who recently replaced Mahmudullah Riyad as the captain of Bangladesh in T20Is. After the three-match T20 series, Bangladesh will take on the hosts in a three-match ODI series against the hosts starting on August 5. All the matches will be played at the Harare Sports Club.

While Zimbabwe scored more than 70 runs in the last five overs, Bangladesh managed to score less than 50 runs there, and it made the difference between the two teams in the first match of the three-match T20I series on Saturday at Harare. Bangladesh lost the match by 17 runs while chasing a big total of 205 runs. Bangladesh has won a T20I chasing 200 or more just once before. Wesley Madhevere and Sikandar Raza hit a fifty each to guide the hosts to their huge total. In reply, Bangladesh tumbled to 188 for six in 20 overs and endured a defeat— their 20th T20I defeat in 33 matches in the last two years. Also read: Bangladesh need 206 to win 1st T20 against Zimbabwe Liton Das, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Nurul Hasan Sohan all had secured good starts, but none was able to guide the team to the victory. Except for Anamul, the rest of the others batted at a strike rate of more than 140. But they were bettered by the disciplined bowling by the hosts. Captain Sohan remained unbeaten on 42 off 26 balls. He hit one four and four sixes. For Zimbabwe, Luke Jongwe took two wickets. His best over was the 19th over when he conceded only four runs. Bangladesh needed 32 in the last two overs. Also read: Bangladesh bowl first in T20I series opener Earlier, Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first. Zimbabwe lost their first wicket in just 15 runs on the board and another wicket when they were batting at 43 runs. In the third wicket stand, Madhevere and Sean Williams added 56 runs off just 37 balls. After Williams fell for 33 off 19 balls, Raza joined Madhevere and added 91 runs in 43 balls. Bangladeshi bowlers failed to contain the runs against the host batters. Mustafizur Rahman, the left-arm seamer, bagged two wickets but conceded 50 runs while Taskin Ahmed failed to grab any wickets but conceded 42 runs. The other pacer, Shoriful Islam, conceded 45 runs but couldn't get any wicket. Sohan, the wicketkeeper-batter, was leading Bangladesh for the first time in this match. He replaced Mahmudullah Riyad after Bangladesh’s defeat to the West Indies in a recent T20I series. . The second and third matches of the T20I series will take place on July 31 and August 2. All the matches will be played at the same venue— the Harare Sports Club.

Bangladesh lost the toss and were asked to bowl first in the first T20I of the three-match series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club Saturday. The Tigers lost their last T20I series against the West Indies 2-0. But they are a better side considering the strength of Zimbabwe. So, the visitors have a great chance to bounce back. Bangladesh fielded three pacers – Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam in this match. Anamul Haque, who recently returned to the national team but failed to impress, got another chance to bring his domestic prowess to the international level. Munim Shahriar and Najmul Hossain Shanto were included in Bangladesh playing XI for the first match. Read: Mithun hopes for competitive cricket in WI tour Nurul Hasan Sohan is leading the Tigers in this series. He replaced Mahmudullah Riyad as Bangladesh's T20I captain. Bangladesh playing XI Litton Das, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Munim Shahriar, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (w/c), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shoriful Islam Zimbabwe playing XI Regis Chakabva (w), Craig Ervine (c), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga  

After the first match of the three-match T20I series is washed away, West Indies registered an easy win in the second match against Bangladesh in Dominica.  Rovman Powell hit two fours and six sixes in a 28-ball 61 not out as West Indies’ 193 for 5 proved too much for Bangladesh to chase down on Sunday. The hosts batted first after winning the toss.  Bangladesh scored 158 for 6 in reply as West Indies won by a comfortable 35 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Read:WI vs BAN: Rain-hit T20I series opener washes away Opener Brandon King scored 57 runs in 43 deliveries and captain Nicholas Pooran hit a 30-ball 34 after West Indies chose to bat first. Left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam took 2 for 40 in four overs. The other left-arm premium pacer of Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman, failed to take any wicket despite conceding 37 runs in four overs. Taskin Ahmed, the right-arm pacer, also had a bad day at office— he conceded 46 in three overs but failed to take any wicket.  Bangladesh recovered from 23 for 3 as Shakib Al Hasan top-scored for the visitors with an undefeated 68 off 52 deliveries, including five fours and three sixes. It was the highest score of the match. Afif Hossain, the left-handed batter, scored 34 of 27 deliveries with three fours and one six. Mosaddek Hossain was the other Bangladeshi batter to have scored a double-digit total. He made 15.  Pacer Romario Shepherd finished with 2-28 in four overs. The first T20I on Saturday was a washout. Bangladesh reached 105 for 8 in 13 overs with the match already having been reduced to 14 overs per side. That game was the first cricket international at Windsor Park since it was rebuilt after being severely damaged in 2017 by a hurricane. The third and last T20I is scheduled for Thursday in Providence, Guyana, followed by a three-match ODI series. Read:Bangladesh vs West Indies: T20I series begins Saturday West Indies swept the two-match Test series against Bangladesh where the Bangladeshi batters failed to impress. However, bowlers, especially Khaled Ahmed did well. The pacer bagged 10 wickets in two Tests with a five-wicket haul. 

The three-match T20I series between the hosts West Indies and Bangladesh is all set to begin Saturday at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica. Bangladesh already reached the island to play the first two matches of the series. The series opener is slated for Saturday. The next match will take place Sunday at the same venue. The third and last match of the series is scheduled to be played on July 7 at the Providence Stadium, Guyana. The members of the Bangladesh limited-overs team had to go through a perilous sea journey to reach Dominica. At least three members of the team suffered seasickness and motion sickness during the five-hour ferry journey across the Atlantic. Read: Head, Lyon give Australia 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka However, according to the latest update from the Bangladesh Cricket board, all the players are doing well after reaching Dominica. Before this series, Bangladesh and the West Indies took on each other in 13 matches, with Bangladesh winning five of them. The Tigers played three T20Is in the West Indies but failed to win any of those matches. The West Indies are at number seven in the ICC T20 Team Rankings and Bangladesh at number eight. After the three-match T20I series, both teams will lock horns in a three-match ODI series which will be played on July 10, 13, and 16. Bangladesh squad for T20I series Mahmudullah Riyad, Munim Shahriar, Liton Das, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed and Taskin Ahmed

Right-handed Bangladesh batter Yasir Ali has been ruled out of the ODI and T20I series against the West Indies due to an injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said Wednesday. The batter failed to recover from a back injury sustained during the tour match ahead of the first Test in Antigua. Also read:Yasir Ali ruled out of WI Tests with a back injury He was expected to be back in action in the ODI and T20 international series. "Yasir Ali is not recovering as fast as anticipated from his back injury and could not start his rehabilitation process," Bayejidul Islam, the physiotherapist of the national team, said. "He will miss the remaining matches and therefore be out of the West Indies series." Yasir will return to Bangladesh and continue his recovery under the supervision of the BCB medical team.

Afghanistan ended their tour of Bangladesh on a high after thrashing the hosts by 8 wickets in the 2nd and final T20I on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. It was another one-sided affair following the hosts' drubbing of the touring Afghan side by 61 runs in the first T20I on Thursday. With this win, Afghanistan managed to end the series 1-1, which will help them rise a spot in the T20 Team Rankings maintained by the ICC. Bangladesh batted first and posted only 115/9 off their 20 overs. Afghanistan chased it down in 17.4 overs with eight wickets in hand. On top of defending a low total, Bangladesh fielders missed at least three catches, with one in the first over bowled by Nasum Ahmed. When Hazratullah Zazai skied the ball, it was in fact Nasum himself  who signalled it was his catch and others should stay away, but he dropped it. Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim also missed two regulation catches in the deep areas. Zazai ended up scoring 59 off 45 balls with three fours and five sixes while Usman Ghani posted 47. These ensured an easy win for Afghanistan. Read: Shane Warne's Death: The Spin Wizard's Astounding Cricket Moments and Records Earlier, Bangladesh openers, Munim Shahriar and Mohammad Naim posted seven runs in the first wicket partnership. Munim, who got a chance in the national team for his ability to hit the ball cleanly, failed to prove his mettle in the first two chances. Mushfiqur Rahim, who was playing his 100th T20I - only the second Bangladeshi to do so after Mahmudullah Riyad -scored 30, the highest by any Bangladeshi batter in this match. Captain Riyad scored 21, the second-highest. Mohammad Naim and Liton Das were the other two batters to have scored a double-digit total— 13 each. Afghanistan bowled superbly. Left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi continued to shine taking three wickets conceding 18 in four overs while right-arm pacer Azmatullah Omarzai has also bagged three wickets conceding 22 in four overs. Bangladesh won the first match by 61 runs at the same venue. Bangladesh’s next assignment is to play a three-match ODIs and two-match Test series in South Africa starting from March 18. The Tigers will travel to South Africa on March 11.

Ahead of the two-match T20I series against Afghanistan, Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad expressed his aim to play fearless cricket in the shorter format of the game. Bangladesh previously played six matches against Afghanistan in this format and lost four of them. Afghan spinners played the main roles behind their success against Bangladesh in the T20s. Read:BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022: Bangladesh Seek Resurgence in Twenty20 Format “We’ll try to play T20 cricket with a positive attitude and mentality. The batters need to play fearlessly, and bowlers will also have to show some aggressive approach. Our only focus is to play well,” Mahmudullah told the media on Wednesday. The Bangladesh captain also said that they are looking forward to having a good start that could guide them to the ultimate goal of winning the matches. Munim Shahriar, the new batter in the set-up, could deliver the outstanding start with the hard-hitting ability that he displayed in the last season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), he said. “Munim has a good chance to play tomorrow (Thursday). But I cannot confirm it now. We’ll plan on match-day morning about the batting order,” Mahmudullah said, mentioning that Mohammad Naim also has a good chance to start the innings despite his lean performance in the BPL. Bangladesh is going to miss the service of Tamim Iqbal in this series. The left-handed batter has earlier sought a six-month break from the format. Mahmudullah said the team has all the respect for this ‘personal call’ of Tamim. Read:BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022: Players to Watch “Tamim had a good time in BPL. He played well. He batted in an outstanding manner. It was his personal call (to stay away from international T20s for at least six months). We have to respect his call,” Mahmudullah added. Prior to the T20 series, Bangladesh played a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan and won 2-0. Afghanistan won the last match after losing the first two matches in Chattogram.

Aiming to avoid a whitewash in the three-match T20I series, Bangladesh will take on Pakistan on Monday in the final clash at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Due to the poor batting display, Bangladesh lost the first two matches without creating enough resistance against the quality bowling attack of Pakistan. Now, the Tigers stand on the edge of a whitewash. Bangladesh are missing the services of veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim and seasoned all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. While Mushfiqur was rested for this series, Shakib has been sidelined due to an injury. In their absence, the onus was on Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Najmul Hossain and Mohammad Naim to guide the batting line. But they failed to deliver in the first two matches. Read: Kamrul, Emon added to Bangladesh T20 squad Ahead of the third T20I, Bangladesh made two changes to the squad adding right-arm pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi and left-handed opener Parvez Hossain Emon. Emon was one of Bangladesh’s mainstays during their U-19 World Cup triumph in 2020 in South Africa. He also displayed his T20 batting prowess in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup last year. He has the record of hitting the fastest T20 century as a Bangladeshi batter. The left-handed batter played a total of 24 T20s and scored 563 runs in an average of 24.47 with a century. Kamrul has also shown some quality bowling in T20s. but he was never a part of the Bangladesh T20 team before. He played a total of 68 T20s and bagged 80 wickets with the best bowling figure of taking four wickets conceding 10 runs. He also played seven Tests. It was learnt that the right-handed opener, Saif Hassan, who got his T20I cap in the first match of the series and also took part in the second, has been asked to leave the team hotel and join the Test probable in Chattogram. Read: Pakistan wrap up series beating Bangladesh by eight wickets Now, Emon is the only opener in the team along with Mohammad Naim. So it is expected that Emon will join Naim to open the innings on Monday. Left-arm pacer duo Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam are uncertain for the final match due to some injury concerns. They might be replaced with other uncapped pacers Shohidul Islam and Rabbi. After the T20I series, both the teams will travel to Chattogram for the first Test of the two-match series beginning on November 26. The second Test of the series will be played in Dhaka from December 4.