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Bangladesh beat the UAE by 32 runs on Tuesday and clinched the two-match T20I series 2-0. In the first match, the Tigers won by seven runs. The UAE offered a great challenge in the first match, but they failed to repeat the same act in the second match. This series was planned by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to give the players a better chance to prepare ahead of the tri-series in New Zealand and the T20 World Cup that will take place next month in Australia. On Tuesday, Bangladesh batted first and posted 169 runs for five wickets. In reply, the UAE tumbled for 137 runs for five wickets and lost the match and as well as the series. Mosaddek Hossain bagged two wickets for Bangladesh, while Takin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain scalped one wicket each. For the UAE, captain Chundangapoyil Rizwan, hit a fifty but his only effort was not enough for the UAE to beat Bangladesh. Basil Hameed has done well with the bat too. He made 42. Earlier, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the right-handed batter, opened the innings once again and impressed scoring 46 off 37 balls with five fours. Sabbir Rahman, the other makeshift opener, managed a good start but failed to continue. He made 12 off 9 balls with a four and six. Liton Das scored 25. He looked good to have a big innings this time but failed to continue like Sabbir. Read: Sports-Cricket BAN vs UAE: Bangladesh post 169 in 2nd T20I Mehidy ended up scoring 46— the highest for Bangladesh while Mosaddek Hossain made the second highest 27 off 22 balls. In the sixth wicket stand, Yasir Ali and captain Nurul Hasan Sohan added 32 off 18 balls. In the last five overs, Bangladesh managed to score 43 runs. For the UAE, Aayan Afzal Khan scalped two wickets while Sabir Ali, Aryan Lakra and Karthik Meiyappan took one wicket each. The Bangladesh team will now return home for a short break ahead of the tri-series in New Zealand that also involves Pakistan along with Bangladesh.  

Bangladesh posted a challenging total of 169 in the second T20I against the UAE on Tuesday.   Bangladesh won the first match of the series by seven runs. A win in Tuesday's match will confirm the series for the Tigers.     Bangladesh lost the toss and batted first. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the right-handed batter, opened the innings once again and impressed scoring 46 off 37 balls with five fours.    Sabbir Rahman, the other makeshift opener, managed a good start but failed to continue. He made 12 off 9 balls with a four and six.    Liton Das scored 25. He looked good to have a big innings this time but failed to continue like Sabbir.    Mehidy ended up scoring 46— the highest for Bangladesh while Mosaddek Hossain made the second highest 27 off 22 balls.  Read: BAN vs UAE: Bangladesh bat first with two changes   In the sixth wicket stand, Yasir Ali and captain Nurul Hasan Sohan added 32 off 18 balls.    In the last five overs, Bangladesh managed to score 43 runs.    For the UAE, Aayan Afzal Khan scalped two wickets while Sabir Ali, Aryan Lakra and  Karthik Meiyappan took one wicket each.    Bangladesh made two changes in this match— overlooking Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman, they paved the way for Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain. 

Bangladesh lost the toss and were sent to bat first in the second and final T20I against the UAE on Tuesday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.  Bangladesh made two changes to the playing XI. Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman have been rested to pave way for Ebadot Hossain and Taskin Ahmed.  Read:Bangladesh vs UAE: Will Tigers meet the expectations in the second T20I? The UAE played well in the first match. They fell short of only seven runs while chasing a good total of 158 runs.  Afif Hossain, the left-handed batter, did well for Bangladesh. He scored 77 runs for the Tigers and guided them to a good total after losing some quick wickets.  Read:Bangladesh champions of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 The Bangladesh team will return home after this series and prepare for the tri-series in New Zealand and the World Cup in Australia. 

The Bangladesh men’s cricket team upset the majority of the cricket fans in their first of two matches in the T20I series against the UAE on Sunday (September 25). The team Tigers had a difficult outing overall and just narrowly won the contest by 7 runs. With less than three weeks left before the T20 World Cup 2022 begins, the expectation from Bangladesh is to show a commanding performance against the ICC’s associate nation, UAE. Can the Tigers fulfill the expectations in the Bangladesh vs UAE second match of the series? Bangladesh vs UAE 2022: Second T20I Match Preview Bangladesh have a 2-0 advantage in head-to-head contests over the United Arab Emirates and will start as favourites to win the second T20I as well as the series. However, all eyes will be on how the Bangladesh players fare in the contest. The match will start at 8 p.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (September 27). Read: Bangladesh squad for Women's T20 Asia Cup announced Bangladesh Bangladesh’s overall team performance in the first match wasn’t up to the mark, failing to impress the majority of the fans. Bangladesh’s captain for the series, Nurul Hasan Sohan, did well in the fielding setup and bowling rotation. Nurul’s outing as a power hitter in the lower middle order was decent; he scored 35 runs off 25 balls. Afif Hossain impressed everyone with his aggression with the bat. He remained unbeaten with 77 with 140 strike rates. Except for these two batters, others failed miserably, and at one stage they seemed to finish the innings well below 150. Solid performances from the top order and from the middle orders will be expected in the second match. In particular, the focus will be on the batters strike rates. Left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam and off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz were the two successful bowlers for Bangladesh in the series opener. They both scalped 3 wickets each with an economy rate of under 6. However, what’s more worrying is that the team’s premier fast bowler, Mustafizur Rahman, failed to put pressure on the opposition batting line-up despite picking up two wickets. The Tigers' go-to spinner, Nasum Ahmed, was also ineffective, and medium pacer Mohammad Saifuddin, was the costliest bowler of the match. The BCB now needs to rethink whether they were expecting unrealistically from Saifuddin. The right-hand pacer hasn’t been able to fulfill his expectations in recent series. He has snatched 18 wickets in 16 outings with an economy rate of 8.17 since January 2021. The important thing is to consider that the majority of his successes have come against weaker opponents or in familiar conditions. Saifuddin’s inclusion in the World Cup squad may not turn out as expected as the Cricket Board hoped for. The Tigers' bowling unit needs to come up with a better plan and show a dominant performance in the second match against the UAE. Predicted Playing XI (Bangladesh) Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Sabbir Rahman, Litton Das, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan (captain & wicket-keeper), Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam Read: Shakib Al Hasan shines in Caribbean Premier League UAE The United Arab Emirates side will be delighted with the way they performed against Bangladesh in the first match of the 2-match Twenty20 International series. The UAE bowlers kept pressure on the Bangladesh batting unit till the halfway stage and were controlling the innings. Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan came to the rescue, putting on an unbeaten 81*-run stand to help Bangladesh post a challenging total. Sabir Ali, Aayan Afzal Khan, and Karthik Meiyappan had fruitful outings against the Bangladesh batters with better economy rates. They will once again be important in the second match. Chirag Suri and Aayan Afzal Khan went after the Bangladesh bowling unit, and they weren’t hesitant to play strokes in the middle. In the series finale, these two batters will look to put pressure on the visiting side bowlers, so Bangladesh must be ready to deal with their aggression. There were other batters who started well but couldn’t prolong their innings, so they will try to have better outings in the second match. Predicted Playing XI (UAE) Muhammad Waseem, Chirag Suri, Aryan Lakra, Vriitya Aravind (wicket-keeper), Chundangapoyil Rizwan (captain), Basil Hameed, Aayan Afzal Khan, Zawar Farid, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali Read: Bangladesh champions of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates Second T20I: Weather Prediction and Toss The temperature in Dubai on Tuesday will likely be pleasant with an expected 34 degrees Celsius. Even though Bangladesh won the first match by defending a 150+ total, the recent statistics indicate that the chasing team has a way better record than batting first. The toss-winning team, therefore, may opt to field first. Bottom Line Bangladesh showed a disappointing performance in the first of the 2-match series against the UAE ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. The performance of most of the players in the team was very disappointing. Therefore, everyone in the Tigers' playing XI should be more focused on their duties and committed to performing well in the Bangladesh vs UAE second Twenty20 International. Read: A narrow escape: Bangladesh beat UAE by 7 runs in 1st T20

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member Bangladesh squad for the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2022 to be held in Sylhet from October 1–15 this year. Nigar Sultana Joty will lead the Tigresses in the continental meet. Bangladesh will play Thailand in the inaugural match on October 1 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Ground 2. Bangladesh will play Pakistan on October 3, Malaysia on October 6, India on October 8, Sri Lanka on October 10 and the UAE on October 11 in their remaining fixtures. Read: Bangladesh champions of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 Bangladesh are the defending champions of the tournament, having won the previous edition of the Asia Cup in 2018 in Malaysia. Bangladesh Squad Nigar Sultana (capt & wk), Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Salma Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun, Sanjida Akter, Fariha Trisna, Shohely Akhter Marufa Akther, Sharmin Akter Supta, Nuzhat Tasnia, and Rabeya Khan are the four standby players. Read: 2022 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup: Participating Teams, Full Fixtures, Venues

There was a time when Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials used to claim that the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was the second-best T20 cricket league in the world. According to them, the BPL was positioned right after the Indian Premier League (IPL). But now, they say, they are working to make the BPL "one of the best leagues" in the country. The next season of the BPL is slated to be played from early January to mid-February, 2023. BCB has already drafted the names of the owners of the seven participating franchises. If all goes well, the franchises will be finalized soon after the prospective owners pay the bank guarantee of BDT 100 million. Read: Shakib Al Hasan shines in Caribbean Premier League At least two other leagues are scheduled to be played at the same time as the BPL. As a result, the BPL may not be able to attract the attention of the best foreign players. Many have already signed contracts with teams in the other two leagues, one of which will be held in the United Arab Emirates and the other in South Africa. Ismail Haider Mallick, member secretary of the BPL governing council, today said, "BPL was a good T20 event when there were not many leagues like it." "Now too many leagues are there – CPL is happening, PSL is here, UAE is going to host a league and South Africa is also on the scene. Now, it’s tough to compare (BPL) with other (international) leagues. We want to make it one of the best domestic leagues. " Read: BPL Governing Council announces names of seven BPL franchises The first edition of the BPL was played in 2012. Four years after that, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) started the Pakistan Super League (PSL). While BPL is still trying to establish its brand, PSL is generating a lot of money for PCB. "It costs a lot to host an event like BPL," Ismail added. "To make it bigger, we have to sell the ownership of a franchise for a lot of money. But the reality is, we cannot even host it as a home-and-away event. We don’t have enough venues for it. What we are looking forward to is making it one of our best domestic events. " Since BPL may fail to attract the attention of foreign players this season, BCB is going to relax conditions. Ismail said a franchise will be able to sign a foreign player at any point of the tournament, and they will also be able to sign a foreign player for any period of time. Read: Bangladesh champions of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 It means if a franchise gets a player for only two matches, they are allowed to sign the player. At the same time, Ismail said, a franchise can play two foreign players in a match instead of four. BCB has already fixed the remuneration of the players. According to BCB, the local players in the A category will get BDT 8 million, while the players in the lowest category will generate half a million taka. Every team is allowed to sign one local player directly out of the draft, but there is no limit to signing a foreign player. The BCB will not decide how much money a team will pay to recruit a foreign cricketer outside the draft. Read: A narrow escape: Bangladesh beat UAE by 7 runs in 1st T20

Bangladesh’s T20 captain, Shakib Al Hasan, is currently busy playing in the Caribbean Premier League 2022. Playing in this competitive franchise-based league is helping him to be well-prepared for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup 2022. After some initial struggles, the ace all-rounder started to perform well for his team, the Guyana Amazon Warriors. Let’s take a look at how Shakib Al Hasan has fared so far in CPL 2022. Shakib’s performances in the group phase of 2022 CPL T20 Shakib Al Hasan joined Guyana Amazon Warriors team in the middle of the CPL 2022 season. He replaced South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, who has missed the remainder of the Caribbean Premier League T20 because of national team duty. The Guyana franchise’s decision to include Shakib in the squad was not a surprise as he has the best bowling figure (6/6) in the tournament’s history. The veteran all-rounder has scalped 36 wickets with an economy rate of 6.72 so far in the CPL T20 competition. Shakib had struggled in the first two matches of the competition but has been very impressive since his third appearance in the competition. In fact, he was awarded player of the match in the last two fixtures of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, helping his side to finish top two in the group stage points standings. Shakib Al Hasan’s 35 runs with a strike rate of 140 and 3 wickets with the ball was a decisive match-winning performance against the Trinbago Knight Riders, which Guyana won by 37 runs. The ace all-rounder was even more ruthless in the Amazon Warriors' final group phase fixture against tournament favourites Barbados Royals. Shakib picked up a wicket with the ball, but it was his aggressive batting while chasing Barbados 125 that was the decisive factor. The left-hand batter came at the crease when the team score was 18 for 2 in 3.4 overs. Shakib carried the innings to 97 in 11 overs by hammering the ball all around the ground. Before Shakib went back to the pavilion, he made 53 off 30, featuring 3 huge sixes. The Guyana Amazon Warriors eventually sealed the contest in just 14.3 overs. Here is Shakib Al Hasan’s overall performance at the end of the group phase of the CPL 2022. Shakib Al Hasan’s all-round performance in the group phase of the CPL 2022 Innings Runs HS Strike Rate Wickets BBI Economy 4 88 53 154.38 7 3/20 6.55    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/caribbean-premier-league-2022-1320379 CPL 2022: Playoffs Fixtures Shakib Al Hasan will be one of the vital players for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the playoffs, which will start on September 27. The Guyana side can reach the final if they can overcome the Barbados Royals in the Qualifier 1 match. They will get another chance to qualify for the final in the qualifier 2 match if they fail to win the contest against Barbados. Here are the Caribbean Premier League 2022 playoffs and the championship fixtures. The remaining matches of the tournament will be held at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. CPLT20 2022 playoffs and final fixtures Date Match Time (Bangladesh Standard Time) September 27 (Tuesday) Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors 8 p.m. September 28 (Wednesday) Saint Lucia Kings vs Jamaica Tallawahs 5 a.m. September 29 (Thursday) TBD 5 a.m. October 1 (Saturday) Final   5 a.m.    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/caribbean-premier-league-2022-1320379 Bottom Line Shakib Al Hasan's decision to skip Bangladesh's two T20I matches against the UAE is primarily driven by his intention to play in the Caribbean Premier League 2022, which will serve as better preparation for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup 2022. The ace all-rounder is regaining his confidence by playing against better opponents. Shakib Al Hasan has put up a fantastic showing so far at the CPL 2022, which is excellent news for Bangladesh heading into the major event.

Bangladesh won the ICC Women's World T20 Qualifier 2022 after defeating Ireland by seven runs in the final on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Both Bangladesh and Ireland booked their places in the World Cup after qualifying for the final. The next ICC Women's T20 World Cup is set to be played in South Africa in February 2023. Read: A narrow escape: Bangladesh beat UAE by 7 runs in 1st T20 Bangladesh batted first in the final after winning the toss. Fargana Hoque smashed 61 off 55 balls and powered Bangladesh to 120-8 in 20 overs. Rumana Ahmed was the only other Bangladeshi batter to reach double-digits, scoring 21. Laura Delany bagged three wickets for Ireland; Cara Murray and Arlene Kelly took two wickets each. In reply, Ireland scored 113-9 and lost the match by seven runs. Arlene Kelly batted at number nine and scored 28. Read: BPL Governing Council announces names of seven BPL franchises Rumana Ahmed picked up the most with three wickets for Bangladesh, while Sanjida Akter Meghla, Nahida Akter, and Shohely Akhter scalped two wickets each. In the group phase, Bangladesh beat Ireland, Scotland, and the US. In the semifinals, Bangladesh defeated Thailand.

Bangladesh won the first of the two-match T20I series against hosts UAE by seven runs Sunday night in Dubai. Put in to bat first, the Tigers scored 158-5. Chasing 159, UAE batted well but fell short of seven runs. Chirag Suri scored 39 off 24 balls and kept the UAE's hopes alive. Aayan Afzal Khan scored 25 off 17 balls. Shoriful Islam bagged three wickets, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz also picked up as many wickets. Earlier, Afif Hossain smashed an unbeaten 77 off 58 balls to guide Bangladesh to 158-5 against the hosts. The Tigers lost three wickets in the powerplay.

After detailed evaluation and assessment of the EOI documents submitted by the intending franchise owners, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Governing Council has finalized seven BPL franchises and invited them to complete the process of securing Franchise Ownership Rights for the next three (9th, 10th, and 11th) editions of the tournament. Read: Bangladesh champions of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022The next BPL will be held in January-February of 2023, with seven franchisees competing. The selected seven franchises are: Barishal (Fortune Barishal Sports Ltd), Khulna (Mindtree Limited), Dhaka (Progoti Green Auto Rice Mills Ltd), Sylhet (Future Sports Bangladesh Limited) and Rangpur (Toggi Sports-Bashundhara Group). Chattogram (Delta Sports Ltd.) and Cumilla (Cumilla Legends Limited). All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's Monarch Padma (Morarch Mart Limited) was not selected as a BPL franchise. Besides, two well-known franchises—Beximco (Dhaka) and Gemicon Group (Khulna)—were not interested this time. Read: A narrow escape: Bangladesh beat UAE by 7 runs in 1st T20