Liton on leave, Shanto to lead Bangladesh in NZ series

Liton Kumar Das recently became a father. He applied to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) seeking leave to spend time with his family. Accepting his request, BCB gave the wicket-keeper batsman 1 month leave. Meanwhile, Test captain Shakib Al Hasan has already been ruled out of the two-match Test series against

Tigers sniff historical victory on New Zealand soil

Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain claimed his career-best 4-39 as Bangladesh closed in on their first victory in any format of cricket on New Zealand soil, after leaving the hosts in a position of embarrassment on day four of the first cricket Test at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui Tuesday . Ebadot's

New Zealand beat Bangladesh in rain-hit 3rd T20

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 65 runs in a rain-shortened third Twenty20 International in Auckland on Friday to claim a series clean sweep. With their innings reduced to 10 overs due to bad weather, Bangladesh were all out for 76 with three balls to spare, well short of the 142 target

Kiwis seal Bangladesh T20 series with 28-run win

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 28 runs in a rain-affected second Twenty20 International in Napier on Tuesday to secure the three-match series by 2-0. The Kiwis bagged 173 runs for five off 17.5 overs after losing the toss and batting, before the weather ended their innings prematurely. As a result, Bangladesh's run

Sloppy fielding costs Bangladesh series to New Zealand

Despite a better batting performance, Bangladesh endured a second successive defeat to New Zealand by 5 wickets on Tuesday at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Some sloppy fielding cost the Tigers series with one match to play on March 26 at Wellington. New Zealand won the toss and sent Bangladesh bat first,

NZ v Ban: Tigers look to break no-win streak against Kiwis

Bangladesh will take on New Zealand on Saturday at Dunedin in the first of the three-match ODI series, their first tour during the pandemic. The match will start at 4 am (Bangladesh time) and will be telecast live by state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) and private satellite channels T-Sports, Gazi Satellite Television

Tamim to skip New Zealand T20Is

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal confirmed that he will be unavailable in the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand due to personal reasons. He revealed this information in a virtual press conference on Thursday in Dunedin. He said, ''I wish the team good luck for the T20 series, but unfortunately, I won't

Domingo sees great opportunity to beat New Zealand

Ahead of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, Bangladesh’s head coach Russell Domnigo said he sees a great opportunity for the Tigers to beat the hosts for the first time. The series will commence with the ODI on March 20 at Dunedin. The other ODIs will be played on March

Tigers off to Queenstown after quarantine

Bangladesh cricket team were on their way to Queenstown from Christchurch after their 14-day quarantine ended. They will stay in Queenstown before the first match of the three-match ODI series kicks off in Dunedin on March 20. ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said the end of the quarantine was a relief for them.