Test cricket

We are one of the fittest teams in Tests: Shakib

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that Bangladesh are one of the fittest teams in Tests. 
26 May 2022, 13:41 PM

Mushy, Liton top Test batters since 2020

Bangladesh may not have an impressive Test records in the last 15 Test they played, having won only three matches where two of them came against the lowly ranked Zimbabwe. However, two Bangladesh batters have been exceptional during this period and find themselves on top in two separate lists.
26 May 2022, 05:21 AM

Confident, Compact, Composed

“He has a deeper understanding of his game and that is making the difference,” Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, a long-term mentor to Mushfiqur Rahim, said about one of his favourite students while talking to The Daily Star yesterday.
24 May 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Now I know the nature of Test cricket’

Liton Das has been the name of a revolution for Bangladesh over the past one year or so as the elegant right-hander keeps taking his game to greater heights with commendable consistency.
24 May 2022, 18:00 PM

A Test of numerous records

Bangladesh's first innings score of 365 against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Mirpur is the highest score ever achieved by a team in Tests after six of their batters departed for ducks. 
24 May 2022, 07:37 AM

SLC calls back player from Bangladesh upon ‘breach of rules’

Sri Lanka Cricket board (SLC) has called back Kamil Mishara from Lankans’ tour of Bangladesh, sighting alleged break of code of conduct, SLC said in a media release today.
24 May 2022, 07:07 AM

Records in sight for SL as morning session ends

Sri Lanka could see themselves becoming part of a few unique records after the lunch break on the second day of their second Test against hosts Bangladesh in Mirpur today. 
24 May 2022, 06:31 AM

Mendis taken to hospital for precautionary check-up

Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis was taken to hospital after he pulled up while fielding at slips, holding his chest, the Daily Star has learned.
23 May 2022, 06:50 AM

First time in seven years but nothing new for the Tigers

Bangladesh top-order crumbled to Sri Lanka pace attack within the first hour of the second Test at Dhaka today. Kasun Rajitha and Asitha Fernando ran through the top-order as Bangladesh slumped to 24 for five in just the seventh over, making a few records on the way.
23 May 2022, 06:14 AM

Bangladesh opt to bat first in Dhaka

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka today. 
23 May 2022, 03:24 AM

'Focused' Lankans hope to cheer fans back home

Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood is hoping to give fans back home in the crisis-hit island nation reason for cheer with a win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test beginning Monday.
22 May 2022, 14:04 PM

Will Shakib be available in all formats for WI tour?

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's availability before a series becomes a hot topic of discussion before every series. There are whisperings that Shakib could opt out of one of the formats in the upcoming series against West Indies.
22 May 2022, 08:56 AM

Mosaddek’s career shaping into a new dimension

With spinner Nayeem Hasan ruled out of the second Test following a fracture to his hand, all of a sudden the focus has turned to Mosaddek as a bowling option.
22 May 2022, 07:44 AM

Can Tamim beat Mushy in race to 5k?

Two Bangladesh batters – Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim – are on the verge of reaching the five thousand-run landmark in Test cricket as the Tigers approach the third day of the Chattogram Test against Sri Lanka today.
17 May 2022, 01:36 AM

ODI format faces the ultimate challenge

If anything is constant in this modern era, it is the need for continuous adjustments to fit the ever-changing landscape of the sport. Of late, a discernible urge for change in the cricketing world could be sensed with the 50-over format of the game set to take the brunt of the transformation.
14 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Play called off on day 4 with Afghanistan on top

Play has been called off on day 4 due to rain with Afghanistan firmly on top at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
8 September 2019, 04:20 AM

Brathwaite, Hetmyer propel WI to 295/4

A resolute Kraigg Brathwaite and a free-scoring Shimron Hetmyer helped Windies turn the tide and eventually bag the opening day honours in the second Test against Bangladesh in Jamaica.
12 July 2018, 23:04 PM

SA beat India by 72 runs in Cape Town

Seamer Vernon Philander takes career-best figures as rampant South Africa claim a 72-run victory over India at Newlands on Monday.
8 January 2018, 15:06 PM

Lessons from the South African test series

As they say, in the hard world of competitive cricket, “You are as good or bad as your last performance”.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s away struggles

Bangladesh’s away record shows there are reasons to be worried about the Tigers overseas performances in Tests.
10 October 2017, 06:37 AM