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Nahida Akter emerges as first Bangladeshi to win 'ICC Women's Player of the Month' award
Spinner Nahida Akter emerged as the first Bangladeshi cricketer to win the "ICC Women's Player of the Month" award for the month of November 2023, considering her brilliant series-winning performance against Pakistan at home.
Nahida was selected for the award after beating her compatriot Fargana Hoque and Pakistani spinner Sadia Iqbal in a tough competition.
Bangladesh champions of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022
In the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Pakistan, Nahida played a vital role for Bangladesh's 2-1 series victory, grabbing seven wickets.
In the series-deciding third and last match, Nahida also displayed her brilliance, claiming three wickets for 26 runs and helping Bangladesh win a historic series against Pakistan. Later, she was adjudged player of the series.
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Nahida, 23, was named the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in women's T20Is and the third-highest wicket-taker in ODIs.
Bangladesh also won the T20 home series against Pakistan last August.
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Such an individual show has also been reflected in the Bangladesh women's team's recent upward performance.
ACC U-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh advance to semifinals from Group B
Bangladesh advanced to the semifinals of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup from Group B with one match to spare, outplaying Japan by nine wickets with 232 balls remaining in their second match at the ACC Academy Ground-2 in Dubai, UAE, on Monday.
After the day's second round match, Bangladesh secured a full four points each from two matches to reach the semis and will face Sri Lanka on Wednesday (December 13) at 11:30 am to decide the Group B champions.
ACC U-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh to play Japan in 2nd group match Monday
Earlier, Bangladesh made a flying start in the four-team Group B, outplaying hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 61 runs in their first match last Saturday.
Bangladesh will play the semifinals on Friday (December 15), while the final match is billed for December 17.
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In the day's second group match, sent into bat first, Japan were bundled out cheaply for 99 runs in 47.1 overs.
Nihar Parmar (18), Kaifer Lake (17), and Kazuma Kato-Stafford (13) were the main contributors for Japan reaching the double figure.
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Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby and Ariful Islam grabbed two Japanese wickets, each conceding 9 and 15 runs, respectively.
Chasing an easy target, Bangladesh faced no trouble scoring the match-winning 100 runs for the loss of Jishan Alam's lone wicket in 11.2 overs.
Opener Ashiqur Rahman Shibli hammered the match with the highest unbeaten 55 runs off just 45 balls, featuring eight boundaries. Jishan Alam scored 29 runs off 16 deliveries, hitting four fours and a six, while Chowdhury M Rizwan made not out 10 runs in seven balls with a boundary.
Charles Hinze took the lone Bangladesh wicket, giving away 30 runs.
Hanoi GM Chess: Bangladeshi IM Fahad Rahman finish runner-up in tie-breaker
Bangladeshi International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman finished runner-up to earn the silver medal in the Hanoi Grand Master Chess Tournament'2023 that concluded in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday.
After the day's 9th and final round, both the Fahad Rahman and Indian International Master A R Ilmparthi have secured six points each and later in the tie-breaking system AR Ilmparth emerged champion and Fahad Rahman finished runner-up.
T20 opener between South Africa and India called off because of rain
Fahad Rahman, who collected six points from nine matches, fell just one point short of achieving a Grand Master's norm from the meet.
If Fahad Rahman won the day's 9th and last round match against IM Setyaki Azarya Jodi of Indonesia, then he would have achieve a Grand Master norm from the 9th round event.
In one stage, IM Setyaki Azarya Jodi offered for a draw but IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman did not accept the offer and finally lost the match in 43 moves.
ACC U-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh to play Japan in 2nd group match Monday
Bangladeshi GM Niaz Murshed finished 10th securing 4 points from 9 games.
GM Niaz Murshed drew with FM Banh Gia Huy in the day's last round.
A total of 12 players including 4 Grand Masters, 4 International Masters and 3 International Masters from Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia
AFC Cup: Bashundhara Kings in Odisha for last group fixture, a point away from history
India, South Korea, Thailand and hosts Vietnam took part in nine- round swiss league basis tournament.
T20 opener between South Africa and India called off because of rain
Incessant rain washed away the first T20 between South Africa and India at the Kingsmead Stadium on Sunday when the game was abandoned before the toss.
The toss was initially delayed due to rain and the weather didn’t relent, prompting the abandonment at 1755 local time.
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The game was the first of a scheduled three-match series, with the second to be staged in Gqeberha on Tuesday and the third in Johannesburg on Dec. 14.
South Africa is also hosting India for three ODIs and then a two-test series. The three-match ODI series will be contested from Dec. 17-21.
The first test begins in Centurion on Dec. 26, with the second test to be played in Cape Town from Jan. 3.
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It is South Africa’s first international action since losing to Australia in the Cricket World Cup semifinal at Kolkata.
India, meanwhile, beat Australia 4-1 in a bilateral T20 series at home after the World Cup when it was beaten by Australia in the final at Ahmedabad.
ACC U-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh to play Japan in 2nd group match Monday
Bangladesh will play Japan in their 2nd Group B match of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup on Monday (December 11) at 5:30 pm at the ACC Academy ground in Dubai, the UAE.
Bangladesh made a flying start in the four-team Group B outplaying hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 61 runs in their first match at the same venue on Saturday.
Sri Lanka beat Japan by seven wickets at the ACC Academy ground -2 in Dubai, also on Saturday.
After the first-round matches, both the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have secured two points each, but the islanders dominated the Group B with better run rate then that of Bangladesh.
In the last Group B match, two formidable sides-- Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -- will face each other on Wednesday (December 13) also at 5:30 pm at the same venue .
In their first match on last Saturday, Bangladesh youth team batted first and scored 228 runs for all in 49.3 overs, featuring 74 runs in 17.2 overs in the opening stand.
Opener Ashiqur Rahman Shibli contributed the match highest 71 runs off 102 balls hitting three fours and a six while another opener Jishan Alam scored 56- ball 42 runs with five hits to the fence.
Besides, two down Ariful Islam (22), lower order Iqbal Hossain Emon (18), one down Chowdhury M Rizwan (12) were the other notable contributors for Bangladesh.
Dhruv Parashar of the UAE made the major damage in Bangladesh innings grabbing six wickets for 44 runs in 9.3 overs while Aayan Afzal Khan took two wickets for 29 runs in his 10 overs bowling.
In reply, the hosts the UAE were all out for 167 runs in 47.4 overs.
Lower order Hardik Pal (not out 30), Tanish Suri (27), Maroof Merchant (25), Aryansh Sharma (22), Akshat Rai (16) and Ammar Badami (14) were the major scorers for UAE.
Parvez Rahman Jibon and Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby of Bangladesh claimed four wickets each conceding 26 and 32 runs respectively.
AFC Cup: Bashundhara Kings in Odisha for last group fixture, a point away from history
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Bashundhara Kings left Dhaka for India on Saturday (Dec 9) a dream mission to qualify for the AFC Cup Inter Zone play-off semifinals.
The Kings will play their remaining Group D match, an away encounter, with Odisha FC on Monday (December 11) at 8 pm at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, needing just a draw to achieve their target.
The Bangladesh champions Kings are now enjoying an upper hand advantage not only dominating the group table, but also with a sweet memory of beating Odisha FC by 3-2 goals in their home in Dhaka
The Kings dominated the four-team Group D securing 10 points from five matches, and so need just a draw against Odisha FC to assure their first-ever berth in the AFC Cup Inter Zone play-off semifinals as the 2nd Bangladeshi team after Dhaka Abahani Ltd.
Hosts Odisha SC, having nine points from five matches, also stayed in the race and needed just an outright victory over the Kings in a home match to reach the inter zone play-off semis.
Dhaka Abahani Ltd Limited was the first Bangladeshi team to qualify for the AFC Cup Inter- Zone play- off semi-final in 2019.
But, they eliminated from the meet in the round after beating April 25 team of North Korea by 4-3 goals in home match and conceded 0-2 goals defeat in the away match
Last Monday, Odisha FC made the Bashundhara Kings task easier eliminating Indian giant and hosts Kolkata Mohun Bagan Club outplaying them by 5-2 goals at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata in a Group D match.
After the 5th round of Group D, Bashundhara Kings topped the list securing ten points, Odisha FC followed the Kings neck to neck collecting nine points, Kolkata Mohun Bagan Club in the 3rd slot with seven points while Maziya S&RC in the bottom with three points.
Kolkata Mohun Bagan Club were eliminated from the AFC Cup race with one match to spare against Maziya S&RC also on December 11 at 4 pm in Male as they went behind the Kings in head to head counting.
Earlier, Bashundhara Kings made a frustrating start with 1-3 goals defeat against Maziya SRC in away match, bounced back in the race beating Odisha FC by 3-2 goals in home match, played 2-2 draw with Kolkata Mohun Bagan in away match in Odisha and made a history with their first- ever win against Kolkata Mohun Bagan by 2-1 goals in home match, apart from Monday's 2-1 victory over Maziya S&RC.
Mushfiqur Takes Legal Action Against Ekattor TV Over 'False Report'
Former Bangladesh cricket team captain Mushfiqur Rahim has initiated legal proceedings against Ekattor TV, a private TV station, in response to a report aired during the ongoing Bangladesh-New Zealand Test series.
Aired on December 6, the report alleged spot-fixing against the batter, prompting Supreme Court lawyer Shihab Uddin Khan, representing Mushfiqur, to issue a legal notice to Ekattor TV.
The notice demands four key actions within 48 hours: immediate removal of the report from social media and digital platforms, telecast of an apology, issuance of a press release containing the apology, and a warning to the reporter against such actions in the future.
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The legal notice emphasizes that the publication of such a report on a reputable channel like Ekattor TV is unexpected and does not align with the principles of journalism.
In the first innings of the Dhaka Test against New Zealand, Mushfiqur was dismissed for obstructing the field. Pushing the ball away after defending a delivery, he violated cricketing laws, as batters are not allowed to handle the ball while or after playing a delivery. This dismissal marked the first of its kind in Tests for Bangladesh.
Ekattor TV aired a report suggesting that Mushfiqur's dismissal was potentially linked to spot-fixing.
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Dhaka Test: Quick Wickets Daunt New Zealand in Pursuit of 137
New Zealand left stuttering in the middle as they lost 6 wickets in 69 runs in pursuit of a target of 137 in the ongoing Dhaka Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the right-arm spinner, bagged three for 21 runs while Taijul Islam, the left-arm orthodox spinner, took two for 35.
Bangladesh stumbled for a mere 144 in their second innings, with Zakir Hasan contributing 59. However, no other Bangladeshi batter managed to surpass the 20-run mark.
Dhaka Test: Bangladesh Set Mere 137-Run Target for New Zealand
At the end of day three, shortened due to bad weather, Bangladesh stood at 38 for two. On the tricky surface of Mirpur, New Zealand batsmen struggled against Bangladesh's spin attack.
On the fourth morning, Bangladesh added 106 and lost the remaining wickets. In pursuit of 137-run target, New Zealand faced a daunting challenge, losing 69 with Mehidy Hasan Miraz claiming three for 21, and Taijul Islam taking two for 35.
Dhaka Test: Day 3 cut short by bad light as Bangladesh lose quick wickets
Ajaz Patel claimed six wickets for New Zealand, while Mitchell Santner secured three.
In the first innings, Bangladesh scored 172, led by Mushfiqur Rahim with 35 and Shahadat Hossain with 31. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips each took three wickets.
In response, New Zealand secured a slim 8-run lead, scoring 180 in their first innings, fueled by Glenn Phillips' 87.
Dhaka Test: Persistent Rain Washes Away Day 2
Dhaka Test: Bangladesh Set Mere 137-Run Target for New Zealand
Bangladesh set a mere target of 137 runs for New Zealand in the Dhaka Test on Saturday.
Bangladesh stumbled for a mere 144 in their second innings, with Zakir Hasan contributing 59. However, no other Bangladeshi batter managed to surpass even the 20-run mark.
Dhaka Test: Day 3 cut short by bad light as Bangladesh lose quick wickets
At the end of day three, shortened due to bad weather, Bangladesh stood at 38 for two. On the fourth morning, they added 106 and lost the remaining wickets.
Ajaz Patel claimed six wickets for New Zealand, while Mitchell Santner secured three.
Dhaka Test: Persistent Rain Washes Away Day 2
In the first innings, Bangladesh scored 172, led by Mushfiqur Rahim with 35 and Shahadat Hossain with 31. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips each took three wickets.
In response, New Zealand secured a slim 8-run lead, scoring 180 in their first innings, fueled by Glenn Phillips' 87. For Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam took three wickets each.
Dhaka Test: Rain Washes Out First Session of Day 2
Dhaka Test: Day 3 cut short by bad light as Bangladesh lose quick wickets
The Dhaka Test, the second of the two-match series between hosts Bangladesh and New Zealand, faced yet another setback as the third day's play was curtailed prematurely due to bad light.
With a delayed start on the day, only 32.2 overs were possible.
In response to Bangladesh's first innings total of 172, New Zealand managed to score 180, securing a narrow lead of eight runs in the first innings.
The second day of the match had already been marred by incessant rain linked to the cyclonic storm Michaung. The third day's play encountered further delays due to a wet outfield, resuming only after the first session.
Dhaka Test: Rain Washes Out First Session of Day 2
New Zealand, struggling at 55 for five at the end of day one, witnessed a dramatic turnaround as they added 125 runs on the third day, primarily through the aggressive batting display of Phillips, who notched up 87 off 72 balls, featuring nine fours and four sixes.
Spinners played a crucial role in the proceedings, accounting for a total of 13 wickets on the first day, and on the third day, New Zealand's tailenders contributed significantly to the score. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam claimed three wickets each for Bangladesh, while Shoriful Islam and Nayeem Hasan took two wickets each.
Dhaka Test: Persistent Rain Washes Away Day 2
Facing a slim lead, Bangladesh commenced their second innings cautiously but faced setbacks as Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Najmul Hossain Shanto fell early. The team, with a lead of 30 runs and eight wickets in hand, now has two days to navigate in a bid to seal the series.
In the first innings, Bangladesh posted a total of 172, with Mushfiqur Rahim top-scoring at 35. Mitchell Santner and Phillips were the chief architects of New Zealand's bowling effort, each securing three wickets.
Dhaka Test: Phillips guides New Zealand to first-innings lead against Bangladesh
After clinching victory in the first Test in Sylhet by 150 runs, Bangladesh endeavours to seal the series with a strong performance in this match.