Opener Najmul Hossain Shanto and pacers Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman shone for Bangladesh as the Tigers defeated Zimbabwe by three runs in a T20 World Cup Super 12 clash that swayed back and forth till the last moment at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday.

Pacers Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman helped Bangladesh to a flying start, picking up four crucial wickets inside the Powerplay in their T20 World Cup Super 12 clash against Zimbabwe at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday. 

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan heaped praise on pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed, saying that the pacer has now assumed the role of a leader in the pace department since the departure of the country's most iconic cricketing figure -- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.

Taskin Ahmed’s first two deliveries hit a length and while the first went away from the left-handed Vikramjit Singh, the second went away just slightly off the deck from the right-handed Bas de Leede and both deliveries made the batters play and got the nick off the bats. Most importantly, both catches were taken, with Yasir Ali diving forward to take a low catch at slips and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan diving to his right to take the next one as Netherlands were down to two in two deliveries in chase of 144 made by Bangladesh. The tone had been set, and the fielders had their tails up as Bangladesh made up for any lacking with the bat in the first innings.

Taskin Ahmed most probably expressed the whole team sentiment when the right-arm pacer pointed out the urges of his side’s hunger for victory following a nine-run win against the Netherlands in their opening T20 World Cup match in Hobart today.

Bangladesh started their T20 World Cup campaign on the right note as they handed the Netherlands a 9-run defeat at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today.

Members of the Bangladesh cricket team congratulated the national team women footballers after their SAFF Women’s Championship triumph on Monday. 

While the Bangladesh cricket team departed for the UAE Tuesday afternoon, pacer Taskin Ahmed and batter Anamul Haque Bijoy had to wait one more day after failing to board the flight due to visa complications. 

Paceman Taskin Ahmed has undergone a very positive transformation over the course of the last two years. Since missing out on the ODI World Cup in England, Taskin has slowly but surely become the mainstay of Bangladesh's pace unit.

Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed left for England today to get an assessment of the back injury he incurred during the series against South Africa. Taskin’s injury saw him sit out of the second Test in South Africa and he was subsequently ruled out for the upcoming Test series at home against Sri Lanka, slated to begin with the first Test at Chattogram from May 15.

Bangladesh had already secured their place in the ODI tri-series final ahead of yesterday’s match against hosts Ireland and so, it was expected that the team management would field an experimental playing eleven. Given that the 17-member squad was stretched to 19 following the introduction of Taskin Ahmed

Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed and all-rounder Farhad Reza have been included in the Bangladesh squad for the Tri-nation ODI series in Ireland next month, a press release from the Bangladesh Cricket Board said today.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza talks about Sabbir Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Shafiul Islam’s BPL performances and whether they can become part of the national team setup.

Fitness, or the lack of it, is the latest excuse offered by troubled national pacer Taskin Ahmed. He had previously stated that he needed

Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed suggests that a good start to an innings will ensure a good end.

Taskin Ahmed is against the idea of blaming the coaches for the disappointing performance of the Tigers’ fast bowling unit in the just-concluded home series against Sri Lanka and beyond that.

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed ties the knot with Syeda Rabeya in a cermony at the city's Lalmatia area.

It was not the best bowling performance from Bangladesh, flat wicket notwithstanding, as Sri Lanka scored 311 all out in the second ODI in Dambulla on Tuesday, a match that was eventually abandoned because of rain after Sri Lanka's innings.

A sunglass-clad Taskin Ahmed basked in the glory of a rare feat in this morning at the Aliya Resort and Spa in Dambulla today.

The Bangladesh cricket team started off from their resort at Dambulla to travel back to Colombo, their next destination on the tour of Sri Lanka at around, at around 10:45am (11:15am Bangladesh time) today.