Beware of the Tigers when they are on the prowl.

Shakib Al Hasan reached the landmark of 6000 runs in ODI cricket during the World Cup game against the West Indies at Taunton.

Bangladesh register a comfortable seven-wicket victory with 51 balls to spare against West Indies in Taunton today.

West Indies captain Jason Holder says he accepts the underdogs status ahead of their World Cup match against Bangladesh on Monday but played down the significance of their recent run of poor results against the subcontinent side.

Small ground will favour Bangladesh batsmen, said Bangladesh skipper ahead of tomorrow’s match against West Indies.

Bangladesh had an injury scare surrounding wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim after he was hit on the forearm by a Mustafizur Rahman bouncer during practice on Saturday, but skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said that Mushfiqur was ‘totally fine’ the following day.

Tigers were practising against short-pitched deliveries in the nets to be primed for the West Indies pacers in their next match Bangladesh vs West Indies tomorrow. Practice was not without its perils as wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was hit on the right forearm

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is taken for an X-Ray on his right forearm after being hit by a ball during batting practice at the Coopers Associate County Ground in Taunton today.

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal’s words indicate that Mashrafe’s teammates are not happy about the reactions from some quarters.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was hit by a ball while batting in the nets in Taunton and immediately walked away from practice to the dressing room.

Bangladesh bowling coach, Courtney Walsh defended the performance of the Bangladesh pacers when he talked to the reporters in Taunton ahead of their World Cup match against West Indies on June 17.

With Bangladesh participating in the ongoing World Cup at its birthplace in England, cricket fever has spread all over the country. However, a number of workers in a factory located in Mistiripara village of Narendrapur union in the Sadar upazila of Jashore district

By the time Bangladesh started their practice at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton, West Indies’ batting had been dismantled by England in Southampton. Bangladesh are set to face West Indies in their fifth World Cup match on June 17 in Taunton, but unlike their opponents, will have had six days’ gap between matches since their last World Cup game against Sri Lanka in Bristol was abandoned due to rain.

Bangladesh bowling coach Courtney Walsh yesterday spoke out in favour of the captain. “We all know Mashrafe is a fighter. He has a slight niggle,” Walsh told reporters in Taunton, referring to the hamstring injury Mashrafe picked up during the warm-up match against India on May 28

It was another wet and grey day at Taunton, where the Bangladesh team were enjoying the second day of a two-day break from cricket and practice yesterday. But from today, the Tigers will get back to the serious business of practising hard for their next World Cup

On Wednesday, Mohammad Amir recorded the best bowling figures of the 2019 World Cup so far when he picked up five wickets for 30 runs against Australia in Taunton. He picked up four of his wickets in the last 10 overs, mixing in slower deliveries, cross-seam

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s eyes were firmly on the game at Nottingham between India and New Zealand although the match had not yet begun due to rain. He was ready to go out with his family but the worry and tension in his eyes were apparent.

Right-arm pacer Khaled Ahmed, who has played two Tests for Bangladesh, has damaged his left-knee meniscus and will be needing a surgery that will see the 26-year old out of action for about three to four months, informed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday.

Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign is now precariously poised. After losing their second and third matches against England and New Zealand, they had pinned their hopes on the match against Sri Lanka in Bristol on Tuesday to get their World Cup campaign back on track.

Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan suffered a Grade 1 strain on his left thigh which had rendered him doubtful for today’s match against Sri Lanka. The Tigers did not have to play today after the match was abandoned due to rain and at a post-match press conference today, Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes was hopeful that Shakib will be fit for Bangladesh’s next match.