Mahmudul Hasan and Shahadat Hossain strung together a 110-run sixth-wicket stand as Bangladesh U-19s recovered from 84 for five

Injury and Shakib Al Hasan seem to go hand-in-hand these days as the star all-rounder, who missed last year's Asia Cup due to a finger injury, was once again ruled out at the last moment for the crucial tour of New Zealand after he sustained yet another injury to his finger during the Bangladesh Premier League final.

Whenever the month of February comes around, the whole of Bangladesh observes the month in honour of the martyrs of the language movement that took place on February 21, 1952.

Even before Bangladesh arrived in New Zealand there was talk that adapting to the tough conditions would be the main challenge for the visitors and since then the word 'conditions' has been ingrained into the minds of the Tigers.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) reveals the list of retained players for each clubs in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) ahead of the Players’ Draft Event 2019 which will be held on February 18.

Khaled Masud, the team manager for the tour, informs that Tigers' batsman Mohammad Mithun and wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim are to be kept under observation for 48 hours each due to injury scares.

Bangladesh were comprehensively beaten by eight wickets in the second match of the series by the hosts New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch today. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who struck a brilliant 88-ball 118 to see his side through comfortably, said that Bangladesh bowlers’ lack of experience had cost them the game.

New Zealand romped to victory by eight wickets in the second ODI at Christchurch to clinch the ODI series 2-0 against Bangladesh following another ton from opener Martin Guptill.

East Zone's Alvi Haque put in an all-round performance and ensured a six-wicket victory for his side against South Zone in their Youth

Unlike their performance in the first Youth Test, England Under-19s utilised a refined batting approach to post 295 for six at the close of the first day of the second four-day match against Bangladesh Under-19s at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.

When it comes to adapting to seaming conditions the first aspect is the pace of the pitch, which generates more speed when the ball hits the deck and coupled with the movement, it makes life difficult for the batsman.

Bangladesh lost four of their top-order batsmen inside 10 overs during the first ODI at Napier and as they play the second ODI tomorrow in what is a must-win scenario, spinner Mehedi Miraz reiterated that the team management discussed the matter of surviving the Powerplay in order to get a bigger score.

There was a lot of talk over adapting to the pitch and condition in New Zealand for the visiting Bangladesh team after the comprehensive eight-wicket defeat in the first of the three-match ODI in Napier. The Bangladeshi top order failed to cope up with the initial swing and movement from the Kiwi seamers as Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson took seven wickets between themselves to bundle out Bangladesh for a modest total of 232. So, all eyes are on Christchurch’s Hagley Oval pitch, where the Tigers will take part in the second and series-saving ODI against the Kiwis.

Coming from 26-degree Celsius temperature in Napier, where Bangladesh lost the first of three ODIs comprehensively by eight wickets, the challenge to adapt to testing New Zealand conditions continued for the Tigers as the visitors reached Christchurch for the second ODI yesterday.

It was the first time experiencing New Zealand for Bangladesh players Liton Das, Mohammad Saifuddin and Mohammad Mithun when they played the first ODI on Wednesday. And although the visitors lost the game by a comprehensive eight wickets, Saifuddin and Mithun had relatively good outings in their maiden appearance in the testing conditions.

Bangladesh Under-19s will be looking to tie the bow on a series of domination when they take on their English counterparts in the second and tour-ending Youth Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram beginning from today.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was busy on the phone with his wife for a long time, seemingly sad over some issue. He later

New Zealand new ball bowlers ran through the Bangladesh top-order and there was no let off for the Tigers when Lockie Ferguson battered down the batsmen bowling at 150 km/h. Mohammad Mithun, who was Bangladesh’s most successful batter yesterday reiterated that they struggled against the pace battery of New Zealand.

The opening day of the Youth Cricket League saw two centurions yesterday. North Zone's Pritom Kumar's 111-ball 103 helped his side

Playing the first ODI in testing New Zealand conditions less than three days after the full squad arrived, the lack of adjustment was palpable in the way Bangladesh's batsmen batted as the visitors fell to a comprehensive eight-wicket defeat against the hosts in Napier yesterday.