
Tamim reverses shock retirement
Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his retirement from international cricket following a meeting with Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his retirement from international cricket following a meeting with Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Liton Das has been named Bangladesh captain for the remainder of their ODI series against Afghanistan.
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has announced his immediate retirement from all forms of international cricket.
Opener Ibrahim Zadran struck 41* as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 17 runs on DLS method in a rain-shortened first ODI in Chittagong on Wednesday.
Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs to secure the biggest Test victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years.
Afghanistan lost two quick wickets on Friday, trailing Bangladesh by 616 runs at stumps.
Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain both hit unbeaten half-centuries to consolidate Bangladesh’s control of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka.
Najmul Hossain struck his third Test century as Bangladesh dominated a hapless Afghanistan to score 362-5 on the first day of the one-off Test in Dhaka.
Najmul Hossein hit a maiden ODI century before Mushfiqur Rahim ensured Bangladesh chased down 320 with three balls left in a tense three-wicket win over Ireland on Friday.
The Proteas qualified directly for the 2023 World Cup after the first ODI between Ireland and Bangladesh in Chelmsford was cut short by rain.
Mushfiqur Rahim shrugged off Bangladesh’s mid-innings jitters to hit a quickfire half-century on Friday and seal a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their one-off Dhaka Test.
Debutant Lorcan Tucker became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century to lead a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi left-arm spin duo Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam made quick work of Ireland’s top order on Wednesday.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance.
Captain Andrew Balbirnie says Ireland are excited but aware of the challenges ahead of their fourth-ever Test match beginning in Bangladesh this week.