Chandika Hathurusinghe expects his young Bangladesh players to pounce on the experienced Sri Lankans in the first Test, starting in Sylhet on Friday."We understand that Sri Lanka has an experienced batting line-up," Hathurusinghe said, referring to the fact...
A fractured thumb has forced Mushfiqur Rahim to pull out of Bangladesh's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka that gets underway on Friday in Sylhet. Bangladesh physio Bayjedul Islam Khan has confirmed that Mushfiqur will require at least...
Moments before the press conference in Chattogram on Monday, when two journalists mentioned Rishad Hossain's innings to Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, he nodded his head smiling. Rishad had just closed out the third ODI against Sri Lanka...
Bangladesh have called up pace sensation Nahid Rana for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Sylhet. Rana is among three changes in the squad that also includes uncapped fast bowler Musfik Hasan and Litton Das, who returns...
When Tanzid walked out to bat with Anamul Haque, the Sri Lanka fielders were left surprised. They inquired with the on-field umpires, one of whom would have also surprised the players. It was Tanvir Ahmed, the fourth umpire,...
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat vs BangladeshSri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won his third straight toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the third ODI in Chattogram.Bangladesh made three changes to the...
It was during the opening ODI on March 13 that Tanzim first strained his hamstring. He had to pull out of his ninth over, which was completed by Soumya Sarkar. Tanzim, however, later returned to the field and...
Bangladesh have shown glimpses of improved lower-order batting in the past week against Sri Lanka. First, it was big-hitting from Rishad Hossain and Taskin Ahmed in the third T20I in Sylhet on March 9. Then Taskin repeated his...
Uncapped wicketkeeper Farzana Haque Lisa has booked a place in Bangladesh's squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia. Fifteen-year-old Nishita Akter Nishi, who played two ODIs against Pakistan last year, is also in.Shamima Sultana, also a...