Cricket
Windies captain aims to break the jinx
Dhaka, Dec 8 (UNB) - The last time the West Indies won a one-day International series was in August 2014. Since then they lost all 16 one-day series they played around the globe. The stand-in captain Rovman Powell is keen to change that course in the series against Bangladesh which begins Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with a day-night encounter.
Mashrafe reluctant to accept ‘favourite’ tag
Dhaka, Dec 8 (UNB)- In spite of Bangladesh’s big victory in the Test series against the visiting West Indies, one-day International captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has refused to accept the ‘favourite’ tag before heading into the three-match one-day rubber.
Both BCL matches end in draw
Dhaka, Dec 8 (UNB) – Both the 3rd round matches of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) ended in draw on the 4th and final day on Saturday att two separate venues across the country.
Bangladesh eye a happy ending in the last series of the year
Dhaka, Dec 8 (UNB) - After the lopsided Test series, Bangladesh and West Indies are all set to lock horn in the three-match one-day rubber with a day-night encounter on Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The series will be telecasted by Gtv. All the matches of the series will start at 1.00 pm.
India in strong position after 3 days of 1st test
Adelaide, Dec 8 (AP/UNB) — First-innings century maker Cheteshwar Pujara again blunted Australia's attack to put India in a strong position after a rain-interrupted third day of the first test on Saturday.
Stokes, Hales available for England after disciplinary case
London, Dec 8 (AP/UNB) — Ben Stokes and Alex Hales remain eligible for selection for England's cricket team after receiving sanctions on Friday for bringing the game into disrepute following their involvement in a brawl outside a nightclub last year.
India has 15-run 1st-innings lead over Australia
Adelaide, Dec 8 (AP/UNB) — India had a first-innings lead of 15 runs after bowling out Australia for 235 in a rain-interrupted third morning of the first test on Saturday.
BCL: Junaid hits century, Ashraful bags 4 wickets
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) - Junaid Siddique, the former opener of Bangladesh national cricket team, hit his 16th first-class century in the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) on Friday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Bangladesh coach in selection dilemma
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) - Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar struck centuries in the one-off practice game against West Indies. That would have been a reason of joy for Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes ahead of the three-match one-day series against the same opponent. But it’s not. The success of the southpaw batsmen made Rhodes find himself in a selection dilemma.
ACC Emerging Cup: Mosaddek’s all-round display help Bangladesh beat HK
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) – An all-round performance by Mosaddek Hossain Saikat enabled Bangladesh U-23 cricket team to return to the winning way in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Cup Cricket beating Hong Kong U-23 team by 28 runs in their 2nd Group B match at the Karachi South End Club Cricket Stadium on Friday.