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Tigers in control as Najmul hits maiden ton Staff Correspondent 21st April, 2021 10:24:30 Top-order batsman Najmul Hossain has finally repaid the faith the team management keeps with him as he struck a brilliant unbeaten hundred against Sri Lanka on the opening day of the first Test of the two-match series in Kandy on Wednesday. Najmul remained unbeaten on 126 off 288 balls, his maiden ton in international cricket, while Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque made 90 and 64 (not out) respectively as Ba...

Tigers’ quest to turn it around Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Bangladeshs quest to brush aside all the negativities surrounding them will begin today as they take on Sri Lanka in the first of two Tests at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy. The game is scheduled to begin at 10.30am Bangladesh time. Things have not gone well for Bangladesh in recent past as the Mominul Haque-led side travelled to Sri Lanka on the back of eight str...

Nissanka and Mominul in focus as struggling Sri Lanka and Bangladesh eye revival Pathum Nissanka celebrates after passing 50 on Test debut  RANDY BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images Big picture Ill-judged shots, inconsistent bowling, dropped catches, batting collapses - these arent unexpected anymore when Sri Lanka or Bangladesh play Test cricket. At the same time, when they start the first of two Tests in Pallekele on Wednesday, do expect the odd heroic performance. Those arent unusual with these teams e...

Mominul counts on pacers for away Test win Sports Correspondent 20th April, 2021 09:15:32 Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque throws a ball during a practice session (right) at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Tuesday. –SLC photo Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque believed that the pacers will play a big role in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting today at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.   “I’d say the pacers are going to have a big ...

Mominul laments for ideal preparation for SL Tests Sports Correspondent 11th April, 2021 10:00:24 Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque on Sunday felt that their preparation for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka was not up to the mark but he was hopeful that they would get prepared before the series gets underway. Several Bangladesh Test cricketers like skipper Mominul, Abu Jayed, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan recently competed in the first two rounds of the National Cricket Lea...

Cornwall The Hero As West Indies Snatch Bangladesh Series Spread the love Man-of-the-match Rahkeem Cornwall took four wickets on Sunday, spurring West Indies to a nail-biting 17-run against Bangladesh inside four days to sweep the closely fought Test series 2-0. The West Indies won the first Test in Chattogram by three wickets. Cornwall, who had nine wickets in the match, took four for 105 as Bangladesh, chasing 231 for victory after bowling the West Indies out for 117, made 213 all out. Capta...

Stuff Sports 15 February, 2021, 4:30 pm West Indies offspinner Rahkeem Cornwall, seen here in a test against England last year, took 9-179 for the tourists.Picture: STUFF SPORTS. West Indies secured a thrilling 17-run victory against Bangladesh in the second and final test to complete a clean of sweep of the series on Sunday. West Indies won the first test by three wickets, chasing a huge 395-run target. Offspinner Rahkeem Cornwall – 196cm and 140kg – played a key role, ending the match wi...

 West Indies defeated host Bangladesh for a 2-0 sweep of the 2-match test series nd and final Cricket Test at Dhaka Bangladesh yesterday, the 4 th day for a 2-0 sweep of the 2-match series.   The top performers for the West Indies yesterday were off-spinner, Rahkeem Cornwall whose 4-105 after being used to open the bowling, made him the leading bowler in the series with 14 wickets; left-arm, leg-spinner, Jomel Warrican (3-47) and off-spinner, captain, Kraigg Brathwaite (3-25) as Bangladesh w...

This can’t continue, says Nazmul Sports Correspondent 14th February, 2021 10:00:51 Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon on Sunday hinted at a big change in Bangladesh Test team set-up to solve their continuous problem in the longer-format.   Nazmul was furious in the impromptu press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium after the hosts lost the second Test against West Indies by 17 runs to concede 0-2 defeat in the two-match Test series.   “This can’t conti...

Weak Tigers whitewashed by Windies Bangladesh left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal looks dejected after his dismissal. Photo: Firoz Ahmed The failings of Bangladeshs approach to Test cricket came under the scanner once again as the batsmen displayed a lack of the requisite temperament in a humiliating 17-run defeat to West Indies in the second Test, which sealed a 2-0 series whitewash for the visitors. Chasing 231 runs on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, Bang...