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Emdad Rahman : Scintilla Cricket Club roared back to winning ways as both the first and second XI’s recorded notable away victories against Ace CC and Newham CC. The Scintilla first XI fielded a full strength side and were bolstered by the return of powerful all rounder Sajal Rahman. Aaman Khan and Ishaq Shawn also returned to the first team ...

The national players will feature in the last round of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) after a short fitness stint in the national camp, but opener Tamim Iqbal and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan are unlikely to appear in the four-day games starting from May 24 at two venues. The selectors are in favour of resting Shakib, who toured India to play ...

An advisory panel of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended that Test-playing nations should look at holding five-day matches under floodlights to attract more spectators. International one-day and Twenty20 games are played at night with white balls, bringing in fans after office hours, but day-time Tests have seen dwindling crowds especially in the influential Indian sub-continent. Playing Test matches ...

Bangladesh’s points in Test rankings slightly improved despite their 0-1 loss to Pakistan in the two-match Test series after the International Cricket Council completed its annual update on Monday. The Tigers, who are distantly ninth in the rankings, began the series with 32 points and gained just one point thanks to their come-from-behind draw in the first Test match in ...

Abahani in their bid to regain the title saw another setback when they were forced to share points with lowly Farashganj Sporting Club  in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League yesterday. After the draw, Abahani managed to earn 14 points from eight outings with only four victories and two draws and suffered two defeats. Abahani in fact had their tough ...

Farashganj 0 – 0 Abahani Sk Russel 2 – 1 Feni Soccer Title contenders Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra moved to second position in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier league after coming out with a 2-1 victory against Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Having shrugged off the disappointment of a 2-2 draw against Farashganj, the former champions played ...

Bangladesh are likely to host the bilateral series between India and Pakistan after the two archrivals are closer to break the ice of their cricketing relations. Last time the two countries played a bilateral series was in 2007 when India hosted Pakistan. The current series might be comprised of several ODIs, Tests and Twenty20 matches as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ...

Emdad Rahman : Scintilla Cricket Club – the reigning Essex County Cricket League Premier Division champions have made a winning start to the new cricket season. In the seasons curtain raiser the current Premier Division holders saw off Aztecs who chose to bat after winning the toss. Aztecs reached 240/10 from 45 overs with Monish scoring 68 and Irfan adding 40. ...

Emdad Rahman : On the start of the league season Scintilla Cricket Clubs second XI emulated the achievements of the senior team by notching up a win in the seasons opener. In the opening Essex County Cricket League fixture Scintilla saw off Aztec Cricket Club at the London Marathon Playing Fields. Scintilla 2nd won the toss and decided to bat. ...

Emdad Rahman : Scintilla Cricket Club were honoured for their extraordinary 2014 Premier Division triumph as the Barking & Dagenham team were invited to The Essex County Ground to watch Essex Cricket Club continue the push for promotion in their County Championship fixture against Gloucestershire. The team were invited onto the pitch at lunch where the famous trophy was presented ...