Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal rejected rumours Wednesday that he quit English county cricket club Essex because of a hate crime targeting his family and said it was down to personal reasons. The 28-year-old opening batsman cut ties with Essex after just one match, but dismissed suggestions his sudden departure was because of an alleged attack against … Read more
Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has left English county Essex after just one match for personal reasons, the club revealed on Tuesday. The 28-year-old — Bangladesh’s highest international run scorer with more than 10,000 to his name in all forms of the game — signed only last week for an eight game stint in the … Read more
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said being named skipper of the International Cricket Council’s team of the Champions Trophy was the “perfect icing on the cake” of his side’s stunning title triumph. Sarfraz’s side thrashed title-holders India by 180 runs in a remarkable final The Oval on Sunday having been the lowest ranked of the eight … Read more
Tamim Iqbal offered Bangladesh’s lone resistance with a valiant 95 as Australia restricted his side to 182 all out in Monday’s Champions Trophy Group A clash. After hitting 128 against England in Bangladesh’s opening match on Thursday, Tamim was the main man once again, but this time he lacked support and was unable to stop … Read more
England’s joy at launching their Champions Trophy campaign with a commanding win over Bangladesh was tempered by the prospect of all-rounder Chris Woakes missing the rest of the tournament. Woakes, a key member of England’s one-day international side, managed just two overs with the new ball against the Tigers before going off with a left … Read more
Tamim Iqbal’s superb hundred helped take Bangladesh to 305 for six against England in the opening match of the 2017 Champions Trophy at the Oval on Thursday. The left-hander received excellent support from Mushfiqur Rahim (79) in a third-wicket partnership of 166. That was Bangladesh’s highest stand in a one-day international outside of Asia, surpassing … Read more
Bangladesh were firmly in control at the halfway stage of their tri-series one-day international against Ireland after bowling out the hosts for 181 in 46.3 overs. Mustafizur Rahman was the leading bowler with four for 23, backed up by captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who took two for 18. Debutant Sunzamul Islam also claimed two wickets, his … Read more
New Zealand eased to their second successive victory in the one-day international tri-series in Ireland, beating Bangladesh by four wickets with 15 balls to spare on Wednesday. Set a modest target of 258, a fifth wicket stand of 80 between Neil Broom and Jimmy Neesham proved a match-winning one. Although Broom fell two runs short … Read more
The first match of the tri-series in Dublin between Ireland and Bangladesh was abandoned after just 31.1 overs because of rain, cutting short a fine innings by Tamim Iqbal. The Tigers were 157 for four against hosts Ireland when the players were forced off the field, with Tamim 64 not out from 88 balls. The … Read more
Exactly two years after his appointment, Ireland coach John Bracewell finally comes up against his native New Zealand in a triangular one-day international series, also involving Bangladesh, in Dublin. Former off-spinner Bracewell played 41 Tests and 53 ODIs for New Zealand so it promises to be a special couple of days for the 59-year-old Aucklander … Read more
Lasith Malinga became only the fifth bowler in the history of Twenty20 internationals to claim a hat-trick as Sri Lanka restricted Bangladesh to 176-9 in the second and final match of the series in Colombo on Thursday. Malinga bowled Mushfiqur Rahim and Mashrafe Mortaza and trapped debutant Mehedi Hasan lbw in his final over to … Read more
Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 90 runs in the first one-day international to take a 1-0 lead in a three-match series in the Sri Lankan city of Dambulla on Saturday. Tamim Iqbal struck 127 while Shakib Al Hasan and Sabbir Rahman added 72 and 54 runs respectively as Bangladesh posted 324-5, their highest score against … Read more
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath picked up two wickets in two balls to give Sri Lanka a fighting chance in the second Test against Bangladesh in Colombo on Sunday. The hosts reduced Bangladesh to 38 for two at lunch on the fifth day after setting a target of 191 runs, thanks to a dogged half-century by … Read more
Spinners Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath each struck twice as Sri Lanka pushed Bangladesh to the corner in the first Test in Galle on Saturday. The hosts came within five wickets of a crushing victory in the weather-hit Test match at the Galle International Stadium after reducing Bangladesh to 157-5 at lunch on the fifth … Read more
Kusal Mendis was agonisingly denied a maiden double century by a sensational catch on the boundary ropes on Wednesday as Sri Lanka piled on the runs in the first Test against Bangladesh. The hosts reached 443 for six at lunch on the second day after resuming play on 321-4 on a flat batting track in … Read more
Bangladesh moved to within 72 runs of England at 221-5 after two days of a captivating first Test in Chittagong. Resuming on 258-7, England lost Chris Woakes to the first ball of the day and were all out for 293, debutant spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz finishing with 6-80. Moeen Ali claimed two wickets in the … Read more