Dhaka, May 15 (IANS) Pakistan’s shocking defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test has triggered war of words and discontent in the team’s dressing room after an altercation between a hapless skipper Shan Masood and under-performing pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.Pakistan failed to survive two sessions of the first Test on Tuesday and were bowled out for a paltry 163 – their second lowest total against Bangladesh — in a chase of 268 – to suffer their third consecutive defeat again…
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Dubai, May 15 (IANS) Pakistan have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee and penalised eight ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against Bangladesh in the first Test at Mirpur in Dhaka. Consequently, Pakistan now have four points in the WTC standings and have slipped to eighth from seventh, just ahead of the West Indies.“Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Pakistan were ruled to be eight overs short of the …
Dhaka, May 14 (IANS) Bangladesh have suffered an injury setback ahead of the second Test against Pakistan as opener Shadman Islam was ruled out of the match with a chest injury sustained during the series opener in Mirpur.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Thursday that fellow left-handed opener Zakir Hasan has been drafted into the squad as Shadman’s replacement for the second Test, scheduled to begin on May 16 in Sylhet.According to Bangladesh national team physio Bayjedul Islam…
Dubai, May 14 (IANS) Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt have been named the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month, respectively, following impressive performances in recent international assignments.Rana secured the men’s honour for the first time after playing a pivotal role in Bangladesh’s 2-1 home series victory over New Zealand. The young fast bowler finished the series with eight wickets at an economy rate of 4.46 and was adjudged Player of the…
Dubai, May 13 (IANS) Bangladesh players have made big gains in the latest men’s Test player rankings following their memorable 104-run victory over Pakistan in the opening Test at Mirpur. Bangladesh’s first win of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle was a historic victory, propelled by a host of outstanding individual performances, at the forefront of which was captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. Shanto, who was named Named Player of the Match, hammered his ninth Test century in the first…
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood acknowledged that his team could not take advantage of key moments after they lost to Bangladesh by 104 runs in the first Test at Mirpur. This defeat gave Bangladesh a 1-0 lead in the series and marked their third consecutive Test win over Pakistan.After winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bowl first on a green pitch. Masood defended this decision despite the loss, saying, “First on the green turf, hindsight is 20/20. We looked at the cond…
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan captain Shan Masood found himself at the centre of massive social media criticism after his side suffered a crushing 104-run defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test match of the two-match series played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, near Dhaka.The defeat marked Pakistan’s third consecutive Test loss against Bangladesh. It was also Bangladesh’s first-ever home Test victory over Pakistan.While Bangladesh celebrated a historic win powered by N…
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Bangladesh scripted another memorable chapter in their recent resurgence against Pakistan as pace sensation Nahid Rana produced a match-winning spell of fast bowling to seal a dramatic 104-run victory in the first Test at Mirpur on Tuesday.Before 2024, Bangladesh had never beaten Pakistan in a Test match. Now, they have achieved three consecutive victories against their Asian rivals. This latest win also marks their first home Test victory over Pakistan. Rana ended with impr…
Dubai, May 8 (IANS) Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana, Oman captain Jatinder Singh and left-arm seamer Ajay Kumar of the United Arab Emirates have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for April.Rana has made the men’s shortlist following his Player of the Series effort in three ODIs at home against New Zealand. Singh’s performances in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 in Nepal see him make the cut, while Kumar made it after a notable start to his ODI career i…
Dhaka, April 29 (IANS) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has revisited its earlier decision and granted No objection certificate (NOC) to pacer Nahid Rana to allow him to participate in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20. The BCB previously granted NOC to Nahid to play in PSL only till April 13 citing international commitment, which includes white ball series against New Zealand. Nahid was pulled out of the tournament to manage his workload on April 13. But he’s now set to return to represent his …