Bangladesh have been playing international cricket for as many as 37 years and during this period, they have tasted a fair amount of success across formats. People all over the country are obsessed with cricket. One of the most indispensable parts of the great game is umpiring. Has umpiring in this country seen enough progress …
Had rain not played spoilsport, the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand would have been over in two days. There was absolutely nothing for the batters in the Mirpur wicket and New Zealand captain Tim Southee said it was probably the “worst” pitch he has seen in his career. The mean batting average of …
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South Africa have several unfamiliar faces for the three-match Twenty20 International series with India that gets under way at Kingsmead on Sunday, but captain Aiden Markram says they will impose their attacking style ahead of next year’s World Cup. Having rested a number of leading players, the hosts have named batters Matthew Breetzke and Donovan …
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Mushfiqur Rahim has sent a legal notice to the private television channel Ekattor TV for publishing a speculative video package mentioning his name in alleged ‘spot fixing’. This notice was sent by his lawyer Shihab Uddin Khan on Saturday on behalf of the veteran cricketer of the national team. The legal notice sought resolution of …
Pakistan’s only warm-up match ahead of their three-Test series against Australia was cut short Saturday after a freak storm prevented further play. The Prime Minister’s XI trailed the tourists by 24 runs at 367-4 on day three of the four-day fixture when an electrical storm lashed Canberra late Friday. It blew the covers off the …
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Ajaz Patel ran through Bangladesh’s batting order as the hosts folded for 144 which meant they had a lead of 136. New Zealand now require 137 runs to win and square the two-match series. Patel broke the 33-run stand between Zakir Hasan and Mominul Haque to get the first scalp of the day. Mominul, who …
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South Africa seamer Lungi Ngidi will play no part in a three-match home Twenty20 International series against India that starts on Sunday and is in a race to be fit for the opening test of the tour that begins on Dec. 26. Ngidi, 27, has a left lateral ankle sprain and will be replaced in …
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Star wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy was Saturday appointed Australia’s women’s cricket captain across all three formats after the retirement of long-time skipper Meg Lanning. The 33-year-old has led Australia since June in series against England, Ireland and West Indies, and has now been handed the role full-time. Tahlia McGrath, fresh from leading the Adelaide Strikers to …
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Laura Wolvaardt guided South Africa home with a well-played run-a-ball innings of 49 not out in the 3rd and final T20I against Bangladesh women to win with eight wickets and 28 balls to spare. Having won the toss, South Africa captain Wolvaardt chose to bowl first and her bowlers obliged by having Bangladesh restricted to …
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Several cricketers who played for English county side Essex were subject to racist abuse and discriminatory treatment, according to an independent report released on Friday. References to players’ ethnic, racial and religious origins were “entirely normalised and tolerated behaviour” within the dressing-room culture between the mid-1990s and around 2013, according to the summary report by …
