Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 3.
Contrasting half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful guided Bangladesh to a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in the five-match one day series.
Bangladesh's Mahmudullah has gone into self-isolation after his COVID-19 reports returned positive.
Images from the India-Bangladesh tri-series match, in Mirpur, on Thursday.
Bangladesh axed opening batsman Zunaed Siddique and left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr. from an 18-man squad announced on Tuesday for next month's home Tri-series against India and Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh's top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan feels that a series against India can always prove to be beneficial as playing the most glamorous outfit in cricket world helps the minnows grab eyeballs and attract sponsors if they do well.
Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes set a new record opening partnership for Bangladesh when the left-handed duo added 224 for the first wicket in the third Test against Zimbabwe at Chittagong on Wednesday.
Kyle Coetzer's career-best 156 went in vain as Bangladesh scripted a brilliant chase to notch up a comprehensive six-wicket win over Scotland in their Pool A match of the ICC World Cup in Nelson.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday rued the absence of experienced players like Liton Das, but said they have enough quality in their ranks to paper over their unavailability in the Asia Cup.
Former captain Mashrafe bin Moratza has been recalled to the 14-man Bangladesh squad for the Asia Cup cricket tournament to be held in Dhaka from March 11 to 22.
Uncapped batsman Shamsur Rahman will join Bangladesh's squad in England as cover for injured opener Tamim Iqbal and sick captain Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Sunday.
Virat Kohli was named in the Asia XI squad to take on a Faf du Plessis-led World XI in next month's Bangabandhu 100-year celebration three-match T20 International series in Dhaka.
Images from the Asia Cup opening match between Pakistan and Bangladesh played in Mirpur on Sunday.
India's Ravindra Jadeja also remained on top of the all-rounders' table.
A brilliant diving catch by Tamim Iqbal and a four-wicket blast by paceman Shafiul Islam helped Bangladesh to a pulsating 27-run win over Ireland in their World Cup Group B match in Dhaka on Friday.
Paceman Christopher Mpofu claimed three vital wickets for 25 to lift Zimbabwe to a nine-run victory over Bangladesh in the first one-day international on Wednesday.
Images from the second One-Day International of the Asia Cup between India and Bangladesh in Dambulla, on Wednesday.
Images from Friday's Bangladesh-Sri Lanka tri-series match at the Sher-e-Bangla National stadium.
Images from the first ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, played in Mirpur, on Monday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 4:
Bangladesh have sacked captain Shakib Al Hasan and his deputy Tamim Iqbal following the team's dismal tour of Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday.
Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique both scored half-centuries in an unbroken 148-run partnership to launch a Bangladesh fightback in the first Test against New Zealand.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit his second double century and Denesh Ramdin struck an unbeaten 126 as the West Indies took command of the first Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
The qualifying round match of World T20 between Bangladesh and Ireland was abandoned after eight overs were bowled into the game due to rains in Dharamsala on Friday.
Bangladesh looked unlikely to get 285, so their pressure index (PI)* at the start was well above 150.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday said several senior players, including captain Shakib Al Hasan, were approached by illegal bookmakers during the home Test series against India earlier this year.
The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has broken with tradition and named only four cricketers of the year for its 2011 edition because of the Pakistan spot-fixing scandal, editor Scyld Berry said on Friday.
Marlon Samuels struck 85 off 43 balls as world champions West Indies beat Bangladesh by 18 runs in the only Twenty20 international.
Fast bowler Lasith Malinga said goodbye to one-day cricket in style as his devastating opening spell helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 runs on Friday.
Off-spinner Sohag Gazi made a memorable ony-day debut to help Bangladesh crush West Indies by seven wickets with 58 balls to spare in the opening game of the five-match series in Khulna on Friday.
Middle-order batsman Mosaddek Hossain called in as replacement
According to Bangladesh's leading newspaper Daily Star, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan said that as the players had gone through such a traumatic experience, they required a break from cricket.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be eager to shake off modest ODI form and spate of injuries to key players as they seek to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note when they face each other in Pallekele on Thursday.
Paul Collingwood and Alastair Cook hit half-centuries for England who cruised to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first One-day International on Sunday.
Images from the Asia Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangaladesh, being played at Mirpur.
Bangladesh might be within sniffing distance of reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup but aggressive opener Tamim Iqbal feels the Tigers are yet to play their best cricket in the tournament.
Following are the statistical highlights on day three of the second and final cricket Test between India and Bangladesh at Mirpur on Tuesday.
Following are the statistical highlights of the opening day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Mirpur.
Opener Imrul Kayes smashed an unbeaten 73 to help Bangladesh to a six-wicket win over Netherlands on Monday, boosting the co-hosts' chances of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals.
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.
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