| CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) _ Pacers R.P. Singh and V.R.V Singh each claimed three wickets to guide India to a healthy lead on Monday, the fourth day of their rain-plagued first Test. At stumps, India made 44 for two, expanding its overall lead to 193 with only a day left for the match. Earlier, India wrapped up Bangladesh's first innings for 238, gaining a 149-run first innings lead. India declared its first innings on 387-8. Tailender Mashrafee Bin Mortaza ... | |
| Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by three wickets after struggling to reach a 194-run target, as Gary Brent offered some Zimbabwe resistance _ taking four wickets for 16 runs _ in the fifth and final limited-overs international cricket match Saturday. Chasing Zimbabwe's total of 193-8, Bangladesh started off well, with openers Shahriar Nafees and Mehrab Hossain notching 86 _ before man of the match Brent struck. Brent had Nafees (33) and Aftab Ahmed (4) trapped lbw in just three balls. He ... | |
| Aftab Ahmed smashed an unbeaten half century after paceman Mashrafee Bin Mortaza captured three wickets Friday to guide Bangladesh to an easy eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fourth limited overs cricket international. Bangladesh successfully chased the victory target of 147 in just 32.2 overs after dismissing Zimbabwe for 146 in 47.2 overs. Ahmed struck three sixes and three boundaries for his 58 off 69 balls. He shared an unbeaten ... | |
| An unbeaten century by Shahriar Nafees and his 114-run second-wicket stand with Aftab Ahmed helped Bangladesh cruise to a nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe, with 27 balls to spare, in the first limited-overs international Thursday in southwestern Khulna. Man of the match, opener Shahriar Nafees (105) smashed his third consecutive one-day international hundred off 136 balls, with a dozen boundaries and a six. Aftab Ahmed (60) hit a half-century off 66 ... | |
| Favoured Bangladesh will have its hands full against Zimbabwe when they meet Thursday for the first of five limited-overs internationals, its captain said. ``Zimbabwe is now more disciplined, they play according to a plan,'' Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar told a news conference Wednesday. Bashar said although his side were the favourites, Bangladesh had to respect Zimbabwe and watch out for players like spinner Prosper Utseya. ``Our main target is to ... | |
| Zimbabwe cricket skipper Prosper Utseya said Friday his team is ready to play good cricket against Bangladesh. The visiting team, which arrived in Bangladesh's capital late Thursday, is to play five limited-overs internationals and a Twenty20 match against the host. ``Obviously we will be looking to play good cricket,'' Utseya told reporters in Dhaka at a news conference. ``But we can't really foresee or we can't control how we play'' ... | |
| Young opening batsman Shahriar Nafees smashed a record-breaking century Friday as Bangladesh hammered Zimbabwe by 101 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy qualifying match between the two bottom-placed teams. Led by Nafees' unbeaten 123, Bangladesh made 231 for six off its 50 overs before Zimbabwe went off track in pursuit of its target and was bowled out for 130 in 44.4 overs. Zimbabwe finished last in the four-team qualifying round ... | |
| Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar desperately wants to end his Champions Trophy campaign on a winning note with his team's final qualifying match against Zimbabwe on Friday. ``We need to win this game and get our pride back,'' Bashar said. Bashar is yet to score a run in Champions Trophy qualifying, in which Bangladesh has lost to Sri Lanka and the defending champion West Indies so far. ``We came here in this tournament to do a lot better and ... | |
| Opening batsman Chris Gayle hit a powerful unbeaten century Wednesday to lead the West Indies to a 10-wicket win over Bangladesh and a berth in the main round of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament. Gayle smashed three sixes with one landing on the roof of the stand to score 104 off 118 balls as the West Indies made 164 without losing a wicket in 36.4 overs after dismissing Bangladesh ... | |
| Opening batsman Upul Tharanga crafted an attractive century Saturday as Sri Lanka started its qualifying campaign for the main round of the ICC Champions Trophy with a 37-run victory over Bangladesh. Tharanga's 105 off 129 balls piloted Sri Lanka to 302 for eight off its 50 overs and then under lights, Bangladesh was restricted to 265 for nine _ its best-ever total against Sri Lanka. Saqibul Hasan, a 19-year-old Bangladesh left-hander, fought a lone battle and top-scored with ... | |
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