Thursday, 25 Apr, 2024

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Bangladesh decide to bat first

DHAKA: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan in the teams’ first ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool A match at Manuka Oval at Canberra on Wednesday morning.The match will kick off at 9:30am.Tigers skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, who won toss, said, "Looks like a good

Bangladesh Cheer Leader Will Be Missed Wednesday

Bangladesh Cheer leader tiger Shoyab Ali will not be seen with his royal Bengal Tiger appearance at Manuka Oval when Bangladesh takes on Afghanistan Wednesday in the first match of 2015 World cup. After lot of efforts of several Bangladeshis Shoyab Ali bearing Bangladesh Passport No

Scotch Tasted Bitter For Kiwis

Match 6: Pool A.  New Zealand Vs Scotland played at University Oval, DunedinNew Zealand 146/7 (KS Williamson 38, GD Elliot 29, JH Davy 3/40, I Wardlaw 3/57) beat Scotland 142 All Out (MW Machan 56, RD Barrington 50 ,CJ Anderson 3/18 , D Vettori 3/24 , TA Boult 2/21, T Southee 2/35 )

Cricket world expects big from Shakib

DHAKA: The world's best all-rounder, a batting average second only to the great Sir Donald Bradman and the fastest scorers in the first five overs in one-day internationals. No, it's not Australia or South Africa, but Bangladesh.They might be one of the minnows of the Cricket World Cup,

Tigers start hunting from Australian capital

Bengal Tigers have waited a bit too long, five days, since the commencement of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. They will have opportunity of the first taste of blood tomorrow (Wednesday) at Australian Capital Canberra in its first match against a competitive Afghanistan team that is also

Kiwis secure miserable win over Scottish

DHAKA: New Zeeland secured a three wicket win over Scotland, chasing in a small target of 143 runs in their World Cup Pool A match at Dunedin’s University Oval Tuesday morning.Scotland was all out for 142 after being sent into bat against New Zealand. The Back lost seven wickets to

Kiwis cruising along in chase of 143

DHAKA: New Zeeland are chasing in a small target of 143 runs set by Scotland in their World Cup Pool A match at Dunedin’s University Oval Tuesday morning.Till filling this report at 09.01am Bangladesh time, Kiwis scored 129 runs for five losses in 23 overs.KS Williamson on the crease

Scotland all out for 142 runs

DHAKA: Scotland was all out for 142 after being sent into bat against New Zealand in their World Cup Pool A match at Dunedin’s University Oval early Tuesday Bangladesh time. The Scots were reduced to 4-12 early in their innings as strike Black Caps bowlers Trent Boult (2-21) and Tim

Masuri unveils new helmet after Phillip Hughes' death

DHAKA: A British manufacturer has unveiled a new cricket helmet designed to prevent another tragic death like that of Phillip Hughes.The prototype, created by Hampshire-based Company Masuri, features a clip-on "StemGuard" made of plastic and military-specification foam that protects the

Clinical Ireland Trounce West Indies

Match 5 Pool B West Indies vs Ireland Played at Saxton Oval, Nelson, New Zealand Ireland 307/6 ( PR String 92,EC Joyce 84, NJ O’Brien 79,JE Taylor 3/71) beat  West Indies 304/7 (LMP Simmons 102, DJG Sammy 89, CH Gayle 36, AD Russell 27*, Dockrell 3/50) by 4 Wickets. A determined Irish

Ireland seal historic win

DHAKA: The world Cup cricket witnessed the first upset with the famous victory of Ireland over West Indies, shaped by the bats of Paul Stirling (92), Ed Joyce (84) and O'Brien (unbeaten 79) on Monday.West Indies-born coach Phil Simmons is mighty pleased with his Irish boys for the

Ireland chasing Windies set 305-run

DHAKA: Irish batsmen are chasing West Indies-set a 305-run target in their World Cup 2015 opener at Nelson on Monday. Ireland have scored 31 from none at the end of over-4.0.Till filing the report, Paul Stirling    and William Porterfield are at the crease with 16 and 10 runs

India Keeps Record Clean Over Pakistan

Match 4 Pool B Played at Adelaide Oval. Man of the Match V Kohli  India 300/7 (Virat Kohli 107, SK Raina 74, S Dhawan 73, Sohail Khan 5/55)  beat Pakistan 224 All Out ( Misbah Ul Haque 76 ,Ahmed Shehzad 47 , Haris Sohail 36 , Mohammad Sami 4/35 , MM Sharma 2/35, UT Yadav 2/50 ) by 76

India beat Pakistan by 76-run

Dhaka: India beat Pakistan by 76 runs in the high voltage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on Sunday.Pakistan lost all wickets to score 224 runs while chasing India-set 301-run target at the Adelaide Oval stadium in Adelaide.Earlier in the day, India captain Dhoni won the toss and

Brave Zimbabwe Went Down Fighting

Match 3 Pool B .Match Played at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Man of The Match: DA Miller ( South Africa)South Africa 339/4 (DA Miller 138 *, JP Duminy 115*) beat Zimbabwe 277 All Out (H Masakadza 80*, CJ Chibhabha64, BRM Taylor 40 , Imran Tahir 3/30, VD Philander 2/30, M Morkel 2/49)Less

SA beat Zim by 62-run

DHAKA: South Africa (SA) beat Zimbabwe by 62-run in the third match of ICC World Cup-2015 match at Seddon Park in Hamilton of New Zealand on Sunday.Chasing SA-set 340-run target, Zimbabwe lost all wickets to score 277 in 48.2 over.Earlier, Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura won the toss

Pakistan chasing India’s 300

Dhaka: Pakistan are chasing India-set 301-run target in their first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on Sunday.Pakistan lost its first wicket of Younis Khan to score 28 runs after the over-5 at the Adelaide Oval stadium in Adelaide.Earlier in the day, India captain Dhoni won the

Dhawan, Kohli power India

Dhaka: S Dhawan and V Kohli built a 129-run strong partnership, propelling India to set a challenging target against arch-rival Pakistan in the teams’ first ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool B match on Sunday morning. Till the filling of this report, India scored 190 runs for two

Zimbabwe chasing SA-set 340-run

DHAKA: Zimbabwean batsmen are chasing South Africa-set 340-run target in the third match of ICC World Cup-2015 match at Seddon Park in Hamilton of New Zealand on Sunday.Earlier, David Miller and JP Duminy hit pair of tons, propelling South Africa to set 340-run target against

Miller, Duminy lift SA to 339

DHAKA: David Miller and JP Duminy hit pair of tons, propelling South Africa to set 340-run target against Zimbabwe in the team’s first ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool B match at Seddon Park in Hamilton of New Zealand on Sunday.South Africa scored 339 runs for four losses in 50