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Gabriel, Bishoo pin Pakistan down

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Subsequent to losing another hurl and bowling once more, West Indies shook Pakistan with Shannon Gabriel's two wickets in the first over, and had a profitable last session to clear out Pakistan at 255 for 8 before the end of the primary day in Sharjah. Sami Aslam, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Sarfraz Ahmed all made fifties, however Pakistan were pegged back by awkward mishaps, somewhat of their own making. Continuing at 148 for 3 after tea, Pakistan lost five wickets to surrender the preferred standpoint to West Indies. Aslam, who had searched progressively guaranteed for his 74 off 172, was the first to withdraw. In the first over of the session, he gloved an invert clear over the wicketkeeper however Jason Holder circled from first slip to take a straightforward catch. Misbah and Sarfraz then included 80 at more than four runs an over, before the Pakistan skipper likewise died to a switch scope that turned out badly. Legspiner Devendra Bishoo was the bowler on both events an

Mizanur, Jahurul propel Rajshahi to record win

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Rajshahi Division posted their biggest win in first-class cricket by crushing Chittagong Division by an innings and 242 runs at home, in an NCL Tier-2 match that ended within three days.

Dawson defies advice to make BPL dash

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Britain one-day allrounder Liam Dawson has joined finally for Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Cook rues lack of 'world-class' spin as Bangladesh seal historic win

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Alastair Cook admitted England have "a lot to work on" as they approach their five-Test tour of India. England slipped to a 108-run defeat in Mirpur on Sunday - their first loss to Bangladesh in Test cricket - after the morning saw them drop a host of chances and the evening saw them lose 10 wickets in a session.

'It's a great moment for Bangladesh cricket' - Mushfiqur

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Mushfiqur Rahim , the Bangladesh captain, said his team retained the belief they could win the second Test, even when England reached 100 without loss at tea. What followed was an extraordinary final session in

Mehedi's 12 seals historic win over England

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Bangladesh claimed ten wickets in an electric final session to secure an historic first Test victory over England and a 1-1 share of the series. That it came after England's openers had put on a century stand was the final twist in a remarkable match and only heightened the sense of their achievement. The crowning moment was delivered by the teenager Mehedi Hasan , who finish

Rain-hit National Cricket League postponed to December

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Bangladesh's first-class competition, the National Cricket League, has been postponed till the end of the Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament, which ends on December 9. Three rounds of NCL matches in both the first and second tier were held before October 11, but rain affected every match in the third round. The BCB had announced that matches from the fourth round onwards, scheduled for October 14 to 17, were to be put off until the weather improved. But while the weather did improve, the NCL was shelved because of the impending BPL, which begins on November 4. All Tier-1 NCL matches that began on September 25 had ended in rain-curtailed draws and only two Tier-2 matches yielded results. Barisal Division were leading Tier-1 with 23 points while Rajshahi Division, with 33, were on top of Tier-2. The NCL is set to restart in mid-December but will be without Bangladesh's international players, who will be in Australia for a camp before the tour of New Zeala
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Bangladesh U-19 spinner reported for suspect bowling action

Bangladesh youth group's off-spinner Sanjit Saha has been accounted for suspected knocking down some pins activity against South Africa in the opening match of the Under-19 cricket World Cup. With the 43-run triumph over the supreme champions on Thursday still crisp in their psyche, the news came as a dash from the blue for Bangladesh colts, reports bdnews24.com. The umpires of the match formally held up the protestation after the amusement finished at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. The 18-year-old went wicketless giving endlessly 30 keeps running in 8 overs against the Proteas. He will experience a test inside the following two weeks at an International Cricket Council (ICC)- endorsed research facility. In any case, he will have the capacity to continue knocking down some pins until the outcome is out, according to the principles. Bangladesh will go up against Scotland in the second Group A match in Cox's Bazar on Sunday.

Mehedi five-for gives Bangladesh control

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Mehedi Hasan's second five-wicket haul in as many Tests left England sagging on the ropes in Mirpur as Bangladesh continued the fightback they had begun with the ball on the first evening. A battling fifty from Joe Root was as good as it got for England and at lunch they were left to contemplate giving up a significant lead in the second Test. The lift in confidence

Tamim ton the beacon on 13-wicket day

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This was a day of Test cricket in two parts. Amid the initial 41 overs, with Tamim Iqbal in imperious shape, 171 runs were scored and only one wicket fell; from the 35.2 knocked down some pins from there on, the relating returns were 99 and 12. When rain touched base to stop the night session, with England three-down in their answer to 220, it was misty entirely where the adjust of force lived. Bangladesh's innings had reeled from the tranquil to the tremulous. A bewildering breakdown either side of the tea interim brought about a sickness inciting slide of 9 for 49, an apparently prevailing position diminished to rubble. Moeen Ali was the primary impetus and recipient for England, in spite of the fact that Ben Stokes' relentless spell of 6-2-7-2 preceding tea merited high acclaim, his dominance of turn around swing by and by creating the sorts of issues that turn - at first in any event - had neglected to accomplish. Energy was absolutely with England as they started their

তামিম-মুমিনুলের শত রানের জুটি

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জাফর আনসারির বলে এক রান নিয়ে বাংলাদেশের সংগ্রহ তিন অঙ্কে নিয়ে যান মুমিনুল হক। ১৩৬ বলে আসে দলের শতক। সেই ওভারেই তামিম ইকবালের এক রানে দ্বিতীয় উইকেট জুটি স্পর্শ করে শতরান। ৮৫ মিনিটে ১২৩ বলে এই জুটি গড়েন দুই বাঁহাতি ব্যাটসম্যান। সিরিজে এটাই বাংলাদেশের প্রথম শতরানের জুটি। তামিমের দ্রুত অর্ধশতক   ২০ বলে প্রথম রানের দেখা পাওয়া ইকবাল অর্ধশতকে যেতে খেলেন ৬০ বল। প্রথম ঘণ্টার পরপরই নিজের ২০তম অর্ধশতকে পৌঁছতে এই বাঁহাতি ব্যাটসম্যান হাঁকান ৭টি চার। আনসারির প্রথম ওভারে ১৩ রান টেস্ট ক্রিকেটে জাফর আনসারির প্রথম ওভার থেকে ১৩ রান নেন তামিম ইকবাল ও মুমিনুল হক। চতুর্দশ ওভার প্রান্ত বদল করেন মইন আলি। দুই প্রান্তেই স্পিনার আনেন অ্যালেস্টার কুক। তামিম-মুমিনুলের ৫০ রানের জুটি তৃতীয় ওভারেই ইমরুল কায়েসকে হারানো বাংলাদেশ প্রতিরোধ গড়ে তামিম ইকবাল ও মুমিনুল হকের ব্যাটে। ক্রিস ওকসের ওভারে তিন
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Defending champions Comilla Victorians will start their first training session for the franchise-based Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket with local players at ground 4 of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) in Saver on Tuesday. Seven franchised teams—Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites, Chittagong Vikings, Barisal Bulls, Rangpur Riders, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings—will compete in the prestigious league beginning on November 4. Skipper of Bangladesh ODI and T20 cricket team Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is expected to lead the team in two-hour long practice session scheduled from 9:00am to 11:00am on the day. After the practice session, a member of the team will be available for media briefing. Comilla Victorians Team : Imrul Kayes, Liton Das, Ashar Zaidi, Imad Wasim, Thisara Perera, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Sohail Tanvir, Nuwan Kulasekera, Rashid Khan, Rovman Powell, Khalid Latif, Shahzaib Hasan, Al-Amin, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nahidul Islam, Mohammad Saif
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Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday named four new faces in the squad for the first Test against England, to be played in Chittagong on 20-24 October. Sabbir Rahman, a regular face in the ODI and T20 squads, is in line to make his Test debut, as are Under-19 skipper Mehedi Hasan, pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan. The 14-strong team will be led by Mushfiqur Rahim with Tamim Iqbal acting as his deputy. Here are the full squad: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Tamim Iqbal (vice captain), Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Taijul Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Nurul Hasan, Shafiul Islam and Shuvagata Hom.
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Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Saturday warned against expecting “miracles” from his side in the forthcoming Test series against England beginning next week. Bangladesh won six consecutive one-day international series since November 2014 before England ended their brilliant run with a 2-1 win in the three-match series this week. But they have not played a Test since facing South Africa in July last year when only three days of play was possible due to rain. The long break from five-day cricket matches prompted the Bangladesh coach to send a warning message to the nation’s cricket-mad fans ahead of the two-Test series. “You can’t have plans if you don’t have ammunition. You can manage what you have, and that’s what we are thinking,” Hathurusinghe told reporters in Chittagong, which will host the first Test from 20-24 October. “We will keep developing a strategy in the long-term. Don’t expect us to do miracles straight away,” he said. “If we happen to win the game, w
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The 2nd two-day warm-up match between Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI and England XI also ended in draw at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Monday. Replying to BCB XI’s 294 for all in the first innings, England XI resumed the first innings in the morning with the overnight score of 2/0 in 4 overs and could take the tally to 256 for 10 in 78.2 overs despite a strong opening partnership. The opening pair of Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett added 90 runs on the scoreboard in 27 overs before both of them retired out scoring 57 and 60 respectively. However, the BCB XI bowlers captured the rest eight wickets, giving the home side a lead of 38 runs. Gary Balance scored unbeaten 36 while Ben Stokes (25), skipper Joe Root (24), Chris Woakes (23) and Moeen Ali (15) were the other double figure scorers for England. Leg spinner Tanveer Haider showed his calibre bagging four wickets for 53 runs in 14 overs, forcing the national selectors to rethink about him. Following his brill
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially finished all the vital errands including conclusion of apparatuses as the fourth period of Bangladesh Premier League will commence from November 4. Partaking groups have additionally concluded their groups. It has learnt that fourth release of BPL will begin with the conflict of guarding champion Comilla Victorians and Rajshahi Kings at 'Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium'. On the opening day, one more amusement is included, where Rangpur Riders will go up against the new comer of BPL group Khulna Titans. In the first cycle, 16 matches will be held in Dhaka from 4 November to 13 November. In a match day, two recreations are highlighted to have. To begin with round of a specific day will be begin from 2.30 pm and second match is booked to begin at 7.00 pm nearby time. After the 16 matches of first round at Dhaka, groups will move to Chittagong to play the diversions from 17 November to 25 November. Meanwhile, Chittagong will h
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Bangladesh Cricket Board ( BCB) has announced a fourteen members squad of Bangladesh National Cricket Team for the first Test match of the two matches bilateral Test series against England. There is four new faces in this squad and youngster Mehedi Hasan Miraj is one of them. This led has passed a superb time while playing for Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team and became able to write his name in the heart of most  the Bangladeshi cricket lovers.  In fact he is one of those rare cricketers who get a large number of fans before wearing National team’s Jersey. And due to his excellent performances in age level as well as in domestic cricket the news of  his presence in the Test squad for the first Test match didn’t come that surprisingly.  Being a part of the squad of National team for the first time is really something special.  And Miraj himself is feeling really fascinated.  This middle-order batsman said – “I am really feeling great for being called for the team.” 
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Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong Sabbir named in Bangladesh Test squad Oct 16, 2016 Bangladesh have made six changes to their squad for the first Test against England at Chittagong, starting on October 20, with the batsman Sabbir Rahman a notable inclusion