The Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament witnessed an astonishing result yesterday as Zilla School Naogaon

During the first match of the Chattogram leg between Rajshahi Kings and Sylhet Sixers yesterday, a power outage took place that sank the BPL into darkness.

Rangpur Riders laid siege to table-toppers Chittagong Vikings' Chattogram base at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium last night in a high-voltage game,

Rangpur Riders batsmen Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw strung together a 174-run second-wicket partnership to help the side post a 239-run total -- the highest score in all editions of Bangladesh Premier League till date -- and win by 72 runs against the Chittagong Vikings at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.

Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw raised a storm today and Chattogram bowlers were helpless in front of such madness as Rangpur Riders posted a record 239 runs on the board -- the highest total by a side in the Bangladesh Premier League.

The veteran Alok Kapali was the first bowler from Bangladesh to bag a hattrick in Test cricket, after he attained the feat against Pakistan in 2003. The part-time leg-spinner today commented upon why leg-spinners are not coming up through the ranks in Bangladesh cricket.

A metaphorical lack of electricity on the field is matched by a literal blackout at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, with the BPL match between Sylhet Sixers and Rajshahi Kings was briefly in danger of being halted.

Sohail Tanvir’s all-round performance ensures a whopping 76-run victory for Sylhet Sixers against Rajshahi Kings in the first match of the Chattogram phase of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League .

A lot of questions were raised since Wednesday when the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the ODI and Test squad for the upcoming New Zealand tour, scheduled to start from February 13.

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza made it clear yesterday that there was no 'demand' from his side regarding the inclusion of Sabbir Rahman for the New Zealand tour and that he only gave his 'opinion' to the selectors and the logic behind it.

Following a day's break, the Bangladesh Premier League resumes today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, where league leaders Chittagong Vikings will face the formidable Rangpur Riders after Rajshahi Kings take on Sylhet Sixers.

Bangladesh cricketer Sabbir Rahman was brought back to the Tigers squad for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. He was serving an international ban which would have officially ended on March 1 but his ban was shortened to a month, with captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza apparently one of those who wanted the cricketer to return to the national side. Sabbir thanked Mashrafe for his support that led to his inclusion.

Bangladesh cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the New Zealand ODIs and Sabbir Rahman -- banned from international cricket for six months, has been included in the squad while paceman Taskin Ahmed also makes a return.

Once again, it was skipper Mushfiqur Rahim who made the difference as he stood firm and authored an unbeaten 46-ball 64 to ensure that Chittagong Vikings successfully chased a 158-run target against Rajshahi Kings to win by six wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla-National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Even before the selectors announced the squad for the upcoming ODI series in New Zealand to be held between February 13 and 20, there were rumours over Sabbir Rahman's possible inclusion, despite the batsman being in the middle of a six-month international ban which would have ended on March 1.

The national team is of course the most important facet under the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB's) purview, but by reducing the ban on serial disciplinary offender Sabbir Rahman, the BCB has proven that they are willing to sacrifice everything at the altar of the Tigers' short-term future. The sacrificial lambs are team culture, the long-term disciplinary tradition not just around the team but also at lower levels, the future of Sabbir himself and last but not least, any semblance of professionalism.

The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) decided yesterday to fine second-division club Dhanmondi Progoti Sangha Tk 2 lakh for walking out on their match against Azim Cricket Club on January 20.

Despite an 83-run fifth-wicket partnership between Sylhet Sixers batsmen Mohammad Nawaz and Nicholas Pooran took Sylhet close to the 170-run total posted by Khulna Titans, the bottom placed Khulna managed to register their second win in the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League as they defeated Sylhet by 21 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.

Bangladesh cricketer Sabbir Rahma was banned from international cricket for six months following discsiplinary issues and a poor run of performances. His ban would have seen him remain unavailable for selection till March 1 but chief selector Minhazul Abedin informed that the length of the ban was reduced as the cricketer returned to the national team for the ODIs against New Zealand.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board annoucned the Test squad following the announcement of the ODI squad and Taskin Ahmed was included in the lineup.