Chasing a modest target of 138, Dhaka Warriors opener Shahriar Nafees played a brilliant 73 run knock to guide his team to an easy eight wicket win over Chandigarh Lions in the Indian Cricket League T20 match at the Tau devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon on Friday night. The left-handed 22-year-old hit ten boundaries and a six in his match-winning knock that came off just 60 balls.
Bangladesh have axed spinner Mohammad Rafique and opening batsman Shahriar Nafees to make room for three uncapped players in their 15-man Twenty20 squad for next month's world championship in South Africa.
Bangladesh, led by an unbeaten 105 from opener Shahriar Nafees, beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the first one-day international.
A fine century by the young opener gave the Asian minnows a 101-run victory over Zimbabwe in an inconsequential Champions Trophy qualifier.
The opener was recalled on Sunday three days after being axed from the team for the one-day series against Sri Lanka later this month.
Nafees reacted angrily after being given out lbw in the nine-wicket defeat to Australia in the third ODI.
Shahriar Nafees scored a maiden Test century as Bangladesh posted 355 for 5 on day 1 in the first Test against Australia.
Openers Shahriar Nafees and Imrul Kayes shared a century stand as Bangladesh beat New Zealand by seven wickets, cruising to their target with 10 overs to spare. It gave them a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Shakib Al Hasan and Shahriar Nafees shared a record 180-run stand to take Bangladesh to a respectable 234-5 against Pakistan before bad light ended the opening day's play of the second Test on Saturday.
Shahriar Nafees became the first batsman from Bangladesh to score two centuries in One-Day Internationals when he hit an unbeaten 123 against Zimbabwe in a Champions Trophy qualifying match.
Bangladesh Cricket official says Shakib Al Hasan won't be 'harassed unfairly' on return to country. Nafees is confident that Shakib won't face any issues and feels that there is no reason why their experienced star should not play in Bangladesh.
Opener Shahriar Nafees scored an unbeaten 70 and Alok Kapali chipped in with 44 to lead Bangladesh to a comprehensive five-wicket win over India in the ICL Twenty20 World Series on Tuesday.
Habibul Bashar won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in the first qualifying match of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Taufiq Umar completed his seventh Test century as Pakistan closed in on a first innings lead by reaching 292-3 before bad light ended play on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh on Monday.
Bangladesh made a steady start and reached 74 for the loss of one wicket at lunch on day one of the first Test in Chittagong on Friday.
Ponting and Gilchrist, who hit centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh, today joined a select club of batsmen.
Michael Hussey hit an impressive hundred and Shane Watson a quick half-century as Australia beat Bangladesh by 66 runs in the third and final one-day international of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.
The Habibul Bashar-led team will play two Tests against England and a triangular one-day series also involving Australia.
The World XI beat Bangladesh XI by 12 runs in the inaugural match of the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 World Series at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday night. Chasing a competitive target of 168, the Bangladesh team could muster only 159 for 9 from the allotted 20 overs.
Senior Indian batsman VVS Laxman will return home after a hand injury ruled him out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh starting on Sunday in Dhaka.
Bangladesh have axed opener Shahriar Nafees to accommodate Junaid Siddiqui in a 15-man one-day squad to tour New Zealand from next month.
Dhaka Warriors rode on an elegant 57 off 40 balls from opener Shahriar Nafees to beat Mumbai Champs by six wickets in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 tournament at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon on Monday night. Nafees paired with Aftab Ahmed to produce a 54-run second-wicket partnership off 32 balls. The victory kept the Dhaka team's hopes in the tournament alive.
Andrew Symonds 103 not out to take Australia to a 67-run win over Bangladesh and a winning 2-0 lead
The Aussies beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the last group match of a triangular series.
Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in the fifth and final one-day international to compete a 5-0 series win.
Bangladesh chalked up their highest total in one-day internationals, hitting 301 for seven in a 131-run victory over Kenya.
Michael Vandort scored an unbeaten 64 to lead Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test
And, Shaheen Afridi won the T20I bowling award for his annihilation of India in the 10-wicket win for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup.
Without Shakib Bangladesh will lack the experience of as many as 151 T20Is when they begin the three-match series in Delhi on Sunday.
Sri Lanka need 137 runs to win the first Test against Bangladesh.
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