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Shakib, Mustafiz sold for big bucks in IPL

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Mustafizur Rahman have been sold for big money in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Chennai on Thursday. Shakib, who had a base price of INR 2 crore returned to his former side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping INR 3.3 c...

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Tigers try to fight back

After a shambolic performance on the second day, Bangladesh have fought back on Day 3 with some commendable performances from the likes of Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz during the second Test match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.With 113-run lead on the board in the s...

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Windies rebuild after setback

In a bid to redeem themselves from the shambolic defeat of the first Test, Bangladesh regrouped well to keep Windies at 223/5 after Day 1 of the second Test match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur on Thursday.Both teams had their fair share of good cricket throughout several se...

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Mominul: An isolated skipper

After getting his Test captaincy, this was the first time that Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque got all of the senior and experienced stars in the XI under his belt. Even before the series, Mominul explained the importance of advice from the 'big brothers' during the match. But on the f...

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Mominul steers Tigers to top

Bangladesh are in commanding position against West Indies after Day 4 of the first Test match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday. After securing a mammoth lead of 394 against Windies, Tigers ended Day 4 on top as spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s three-for reduced Windie...

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Mominul topples Tamim with most tons for Tigers

In the most prestigious format of cricket, only four cricketers had three thousand or more runs for Bangladesh before Saturday. They are Habibul Bashar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan. Left-hand batsman and Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque now becomes their fifth Bangladeshi p...

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Miraz, Fizz put Tigers on top

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s maiden ton and pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman’s brace put Bangladesh in firm control against West Indies after Day 2 of the first Test match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.Miraz’s 168-ball 103 propelled Bang...

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Tigers face Windies today

In a bid to put their ascendency in Test format, Bangladesh will lock horns with West Indies in the first of two-match Test series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today (Wednesday). The match is scheduled to start at 9:30 am (local time).With the pandemic forcing fixtures across a...

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Time for Tigers to show Test dominance

The spectacular rise of Bangladesh cricket in white-ball cricket over the last few years has been nothing short of extraordinary. Many say the current Bangladesh team are the best till date. Their recent drubbing of West Indies in the ODI series by 3-0 says a lot about the class and calibre of this ...

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Bishop impressed with current version of Fizz

Ian Bishop was one of the pioneers in building tradition of fast bowling in West Indies. After leaving the game, he also gained reputation as a commentator. The 53-year-old former star is now giving expert opinion from the commentary box of the ongoing Caribbean tour of Bangladesh. In a recent inter...

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Domingo’s challenge to Mominul

Hosts Bangladesh are now preparing for the Test series after the successful one-day mission against the Windies. The first day’s practice session took place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city of Chattogram on Tuesday. Almost all the senior players did not join practice sessi...

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Tigers display top-level cricket

After almost a year of stagnation in international cricket due to pandemic, Bangladesh returned to the international cricketing arena on a high note as they whitewashed West Indies in the three-match ODI series.Bangladesh not only won the series but dominated the Windies side in every department of ...

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Shakib’s Kiwi tour in doubt

Bangladesh are scheduled to visit New Zealand this March. Shakib Al Hasan, one of the best cricketers in the country, might not play in this series. However, the all-rounder has expressed anger over how the news came out in the media as he himself is not sure whether he will play or not.Bangladesh s...

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Tigers clinch series against Windies 3-0

Bangladesh smashed West Indies by 120 runs in the final ODI match and whitewashed West Indies by 3-0 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. With the clean sweep, Tigers returned to international cricket arena on a grand note following a gap of nine months due to the coronaviru...

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Tigers arrive in Chattogram for mission whitewash

Bangladesh have clinched the ongoing Bangabandhu Cricket Series 2021 with one match to spare. The Tigers won the first two matches of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. This time Tamim Iqbal-led team left the capital Dhaka and reached Chattogram ahead of ...

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Tigers win series

Bangladesh thumped West Indies by a comprehensive margin of seven wickets in the second ODI to clinch the three-match Bangabandhu Cricket Series 2021 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Bangladesh skipper Tamin Iqbal and premier all rounder Shakib Al Hasan led from the fr...

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Tigers likely to seal series today

After a comprehensive six-wicket victory in the first ODI, Bangladesh confront West Indies in the second of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. The match is scheduled to start at 11:30am local time.Tigers remain favourites to win today’s (Friday) m...

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Best Bangladesh team till date

The current Bangladesh roaster consisting of elite players like Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mustafizur Rahman, and many more are undoubtedly the greatest Bangladesh squad to date.Tigers marked their return to international cricket after...

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Tigers face off Windies today

After almost one year of stagnation due to coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh return to international cricket as they lock horns with West Indies in the first of three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday. The match is scheduled to start at 11:30am local time.B...

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Three new faces in Tigers’ 18-man squad

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the final 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies at home soil. Off-spinner Mahedi Hasan, fast bowlers Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam have got the nod for the first time in the Bangladesh roster.The two pacers ...