Nayeem dismissed openers Dimuth Karunaratne for nine and Oshada Fernando for 36 to help Bangladesh limit the visitors to 73-2 at lunch after a bright start
There will be an individual battle between the two best batters of the side - Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim in the Test series against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan skipper skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test against host Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday
Bangladesh cricket’s first superstar Mohammad Ashraful has not played a Test for Bangladesh since April 2013. He last played a Test against Sri Lanka in that same year
The year started with the historic eight-wicket win over New Zealand at the Mount Manganui. But the early momentum has since subsided with defeats in the next three Tests, one against the Kiwis and ...
Bangladesh batting coach Jamie Siddons has kept faith on Mushfiqur Rahim and Test captain Mominul Haque despite their lean batting form
Seasoned campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim looked desperate to regain his form ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club recovered from a precarious start to beat Abahani Limited by four wickets to clinch their maiden title of Dhaka Premier League
Nurul finished the chase in style with a boundary. Before the ball could reach the boundary ropes, Sheikh Jamal players and support staff charged into the ground to celebrate the first DPL title win ...
After battling against brain cancer for three years, Mosharraf Hossain Rubel breathed his last on Tuesday. The country’s cricket fraternity is still mourning his demise
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque believed that an extremely poor batting let them down in the second and final Test in which they conceded a huge 332-run defeat
"He can of course play this shot. If it’s part of his plan, then he should definitely play it."
Only three Bangladeshi batsmen got into double figures in the second innings with Liton Das being the top-scorer with 27 runs.
Mushfiq’s fondness of the reverse sweep is well known. He plays this shot whenever he feels like it, no matter what the situation of the match demands.
South Africa had the chance to ask Bangladesh to bat again as the tourists fell 37 runs short of avoiding follow on. But the hosts have opted to bat again and set a big target for the Tigers to chase ...
