Topic: Bangladesh

Windies vow to bounce back in Bangladesh

West Indies captain Darren Sammy said Wednesday he was confident his team will come back strongly in the one-day series after opening the Bangladesh tour with a close defeat.The tourists lost the one-off Twenty20 international by three wickets in a thrilling finish ...

Rahim leads Bangladesh to T20 win over Windies

New captain Mushfiqur Rahim smashed a six off the penultimate ball to lead Bangladesh to a thrilling three-wicket victory over the West Indies in the one-off Twenty20 international on Tuesday.Bangladesh needed six runs in the last over to achieve a modest 133-run ...

Gayle gap haunts Windies in Bangladesh Twenty20

The glaring absence of Chris Gayle stood out as the West Indies prepared to open their Bangladesh tour with a Twenty20 international in Dhaka on Tuesday.The explosive left-hander was omitted for the tour, which also includes three one-dayers and two Tests, following ...

Windies 'ready' for tough Bangladesh tour

West Indies team manager Richie Richardson on Wednesday promised exciting cricket and a series of close contests during his team's tour in Bangladesh.The team, led by all-rounder Darren Sammy, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday night to play two Tests, three one-day internationals ...

West Indies' Samuels cleared to bowl

The West Indies were given a boost on Thursday ahead of their Bangladesh tour when all-rounder Marlon Samuels was cleared to bowl by the sport's world governing body.The off-spinner, a key member of the West Indies Test, one-day and Twenty20 squads for ...

Bangladesh sack cricket captain, vice-captain

The Bangladesh Cricket Board sacked national team captain Shakib Al Hasan and vice-captain Tamim Iqbal on Monday following the squad's unsuccessful tour of Zimbabwe."Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have been relieved of captaincy and vice-captaincy as their leadership was not satisfactory," ...

Pakistan set to test revived Zimbabwe

Having negotiated the first hurdle in their campaign to justify Test nation status by beating Bangladesh in a one-off Test two weeks ago, Zimbabwe now face a much higher fence on Thursday - Pakistan.The single Test match, which starts Thursday, will be ...

Shakib leads Bangladesh to face-saving win

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led from the front with a fighting innings of 79 before picking up two wickets as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 93 runs to win the fifth and final ODI at Queens Sports Club on Sunday.It was Bangladesh's second ...

Bangladesh finally beat Zimbabwe to break drought

Bangladesh made a long-awaited breakthrough in their ODI series against Zimbabwe by winning the fourth of five one-day internationals at Queens Sports Club on Friday.After bowling out the home side for 199, Bangladesh coasted home, scoring 203 for four avoiding a tour ...

Zimbabwe seal ODI series in dramatic style

Zimbabwe snatched an astonishing victory over Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club here Tuesday to win their five-match ODI series three up and two to play.They got home with just four balls to spare, grabbing the final Bangladesh wicket with a boundary catch ...