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Australia wins toss, bats 1st vs India in 2nd cricket test
Australia, Dec 14 (AP/UNB) — Australia skipper Tim Paine won the toss Friday and elected to bat first in the second cricket test against India, the first to be played at the new Perth Stadium.
ACC Emerging Cup: Bangladesh eliminated losing to SL in semifinal
Dhaka, Dec 13 (UNB) – Bangladesh U-23 cricket team were eliminated of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Cup losing to hosts Sri Lanka by four wickets in the semifinal at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.
Pakistan to host next Asia Cup
Dhaka, Dec 13 (UNB) - Pakistan will host the next Asia Cup cricket, new Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Nazmul Hassan Papon said on Thursday.
Bangladesh, Windies meet in series decider Friday
Dhaka, Dec 13 (UNB) - Hosts Bangladesh and touring West Indies will take on each other in the 3rd and final game of the three-match ODI series on Friday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium to decide the series which is locked 1-1 after the first two matches.
BCL: South Zone take lead over Central, North Zone trailing against East
Dhaka, Dec 12 (UNB) – Prime Bank South Zone took a 48-run lead over league leader Walton Central Zone in the first innings with five wickets in hand on the 2nd day of the four-day 4th round match of Bangladesh Cricket League at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Unicef logo to appear on Bangladesh nat’l cricket team’s match jerseys
Dhaka, Dec 12 (UNB) - Unicef and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday joined hands in a development and advocacy partnership aimed at championing the Unicef’s cause and contributing towards the participation of children in cricket.
Mashrafe regrets not getting another 20-25 runs after loss
Dhaka, Dec 11 (UNB)- Bangladesh have lost the second ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium to the Windies by four wickets. The hosts’ captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza regrets more 20-25 runs at the end of the match.
Shai Hope helps Windies level 3-match series 1-1
Dhaka, Dec 11 (UNB) - Opening batsman Shai Diego Hope made his career best knock of unconquered 146 to guide West Indies to level the three-match ODI series 1-1 beating hosts Bangladesh by four wickets in the 2nd match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.
BCL: East Zone score 354 against North Zone on Day-1
Dhaka, Dec 11 (UNB) – Two centuries by Rony Talukder and Mohammad Ashraful guided Islami Bank East Zone to a mammoth 354 for 3 in 90 overs in the first innings against BCB North Zone on the first day of the four-day 4rd round match of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Tuesday.
2nd ODI: Tamim, Mushfiq, Shakib propel Bangladesh to 255/7
Dhaka, Dec 11 (UNB) - Bangladesh posted a moderate total of 255 runs for 7 in stipulated 50 overs in the 2nd game of the three-match ODI series against West Indies with Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal scoring half centuries.