Liton eyes big scores; Sohan rejects claims of lean patch

Comilla Victorians will take on Rangpur Riders in the first qualifier tomorrow and both sides would be eying the win to get direct entry into the BPL final. Comilla skipper Liton Das, captaining the franchise for the first time in a season, said that both teams are equal in strength.
25 February 2024, 14:09 PM

Ashwin bags five as India chase 192 in England Test

India reached 40-0 at stumps, needing another 152 to win their third straight match and the five-Test series.
25 February 2024, 11:44 AM

Happy Miller claps wedding announcement on BPL return

South African David Miller have been going through a busy schedule mostly because of his wedding preparations. The left-hander is set to tie the knot on March 9 and acknowledged that he would have his wife with him when he goes to play the IPL and provided some humour, clapping after fielding questions over his marriage while talking to reporters at Mirpur today.
25 February 2024, 11:35 AM

Haris Rauf out of PSL with dislocated shoulder

Fast bowler Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the remainder of the Pakistan Super League after dislocating his shoulder during two-time defending champion Lahore Qalandars’ two-wicket loss against Karachi Kings on Saturday.
25 February 2024, 10:35 AM

England take 46-run lead despite Jurel 90

Dhruv Jurel led India's spirited rearguard action with a brilliant 90 before the hosts were all out for 303 at lunch replying to England's first innings total of 353 on day three of the fourth Test on Sunday.
25 February 2024, 06:16 AM

Hathurusingha 'often turns TV off when watching BPL'

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has likened the Bangladesh Premier League to a circus, saying he does not even watch the franchise T20 tournament. The Sri Lankan born coach also said some of the players who play in the BPL are not of any standard, during an interview with ESPNcricinfo.
25 February 2024, 05:09 AM

Australia win rain-hit third T20 to sweep series against NZ

Australia beat New Zealand by 27 runs in the rain-shortened third Twenty20 in Auckland on Sunday to complete a clean sweep of the series.
25 February 2024, 03:33 AM

‘I don’t want to confine myself to one format’

'I have the desire to represent Bangladesh across all three formats as I don’t want to confine myself to a particular format'
25 February 2024, 03:00 AM

Know-how of ‘pacing innings’ blocking Tamim’s run-spree

When it came to ability, Bangladesh team management had no doubt about Tanzid Hasan Tamim as the dashing opener was given the license to play freely during his surprise inclusion at last year’s ICC ODI World Cup in India.
25 February 2024, 01:00 AM

England's Root fights back against India after ruing poor 'execution'

"It was nice to finally get some runs in this series," said Root, who has 11,692 runs over 139 Tests.
24 February 2024, 16:31 PM

Hasaranga to miss first two T20Is against Bangladesh for abusing umpire

New Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Wanindu Hasaranga was given a two-match ban by the International Cricket Council on Saturday for abusing an umpire during this week's series-ending loss against Afghanistan.
24 February 2024, 14:55 PM

England eye lead after Bashir wrecks India in Ranchi

Bashir justified his selection for the match with figures of 4-84 to restrict India to 219-7 on a spiteful pitch where the ball often kept low
24 February 2024, 11:21 AM

Shreyas, Ishan set to lose BCCI contracts: Reports

“Kishan and Iyer are likely to be excluded from that list, as both haven't been playing domestic cricket despite the BCCI's diktat to do so,” Times of India quoted a source
24 February 2024, 08:11 AM

India bowl out England for 353 with Root 122 not out

Joe Root remained unbeaten on 122 but ran out of partners as India bowled out England for 353 on day two of the fourth Test on Saturday.
24 February 2024, 05:25 AM

Soreness rules Warner out of Australia's final T20 clash with New Zealand

David Warner has withdrawn from the third and final match of Australia's Twenty20 series against New Zealand in Auckland on Sunday with adductor soreness, Cricket Australia announced on Saturday.
24 February 2024, 03:54 AM

India, Pakistan drive US ticket demand for T20 WC

Organisers of June's T20 Cricket World Cup games in the United States say that early ticket sales have shown there is a huge demand for the sport among cricket lovers in the country.
24 February 2024, 02:20 AM

Jaker again makes his case for national team

Comilla Victorians’ wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali Anik once again showed his ability as a finisher in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) yesterday, further strengthening his case for a call up to the Bangladesh Twenty20 squad.
24 February 2024, 01:00 AM

Sylhet win dead rubber over Khulna 

Sylhet Strikers capped off their Bangladesh Premier League 2024 campaign with a six-wicket win over Khulna Tigers in Dhaka on Friday.
23 February 2024, 16:33 PM

Hathurusingha meets new chief selector

Bangladesh national team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who arrived in the country on Thursday, attended a Bangladesh Premier League game for the first time this season on Friday before he gets busy with the upcoming international assignments against Sri Lanka, starting from March 4.
23 February 2024, 14:02 PM

Deep dedicates impressive India debut to late father

Fast bowler Akash Deep dedicated his stunning Test debut on Friday to his late father after jolting England with three wickets in the first hour of play.
23 February 2024, 13:05 PM