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Pakistan beat New Zealand by 42 runs in fifth T20I

Pakistan’s spinners ran through New Zealand to pick up a consolation 42-run win in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday and avoid a series clean sweep. The tourists lost the five-match series 4-1 but it ended on a positive note as they dismissed the Black Caps for a paltry 92 in defence of 134-8, AFP reports. Part-time offspinner ...

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Bangladesh start WC with big defeat to India

Bangladesh have started their Under-19 World Cup journey tasting a big 84-run defeat to India in the third game of the tournament despite the five-wicket haul smashed by pacer Maruf Mridha. Maruf who returned figures of 5-43, jolted India early in their innings but the mighty sub-continent rivals recovered from the shaky start to post a challenging 251-7. Bangladesh however ...

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Shahadat, Zadran power Chattogram to seal 7-wicket win over Sylhet

Shahadat Hossain Dipu and Najibullah Zadran propelled Chattogram Challengers to a seven-wicket victory over Sylhet Strikers in the second game of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Both batters smashed fifties while making a titanic 121-run unbeaten stand as the overtook the target keeping nine balls in hand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in Friday. In reply to ...

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Chattogram opt to bowl against Sylhet

Chattogram Challengers have won the toss and elected to bowl against Sylhet Strikers in the second game of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The match will kick off at 7:30 pm local time and will be aired on T Sports. Playing XIs Sylhet Strikers: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Yasir Ali, Harry Tector, Mohammad Mithun(w), Ben Cutting, Zakir Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Benny ...

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Atletico defeat Real Madrid, Barca scrape past third-tier rivals in Copa

Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme’s extra-time strikes earned Atletico Madrid a 4-2 win over rivals Real Madrid and passage to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday. Earlier Barcelona secured an unconvincing 3-1 win at third-tier Unionistas de Salamanca to scrape through their last 16 tie, AFP reports. Atletico edged an entertaining battle at the Rojiblancos’ Metropolitano stadium, the second ...

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Stuttering Journey of BPL: From Global Ambition to Local Reality

Despite the ambition of becoming one of the best cricket leagues in the world, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the lone franchise-based T20 league of Bangladesh, became just another domestic competition. The 10th season of BPL is just around the corner, and with only two days to go, it has announced its title sponsor, proving how tough it was for the ...

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Hosts Qatar into Asian Cup last 16 but China made to sweat

Hosts and defending champions Qatar on Wednesday were the first team to reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds, but China will need to fight it out to join them after successive 0-0 draws. Qatar were left red-faced after losing all three games at their home World Cup in 2022, the worst performance of any host in the competition’s history, AFP ...

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Mashrafe named Sylhet Strikers captain in BPL

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza finally was named captain for the Sylhet Strikers, ending a speculation over his participation in the tournament. He was the captain of the team in the last season when Sylhet ended up as runners up after losing the final to Comilla Victorians by seven wickets. But the fitness issue and Mashrafe’s hectic schedule as the lawmaker of ...

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Full fixtures and ultimate guide of ICC U-19 World Cup 2024

The ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is all set to kick off on January 19 in South Africa. The 15th edition of the tournament will feature the rising stars of 16 countries battling it out in 41 matches, with five venues featuring the future of the international game. Ahead of the tournament, here’s everything you need to know ...

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