Cricket News

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has stressed on the importance of starting well in the three-match one-day series against Zimbabwe

Elton Chigumbura played down the absence of Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza and backed the younger players to step up

Bangladesh will be keen to end the year on a high after their most successful stretch in international cricket, as they take on Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the series in Mirpur on Saturday

Craig Ervine's 125-run stand with Sean Williams helped Zimbabweans ride minor hiccups on their way to a comfortable seven-wicket win over BCB XI in Fatullah

Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe with a strain on his left side

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said that his team's mentality has improved considerably over the last 12 months, especially since the start of last year's series against Zimbabwe

Fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza has been named captain of the BCB XI that will play against the touring Zimbabweans in a one-day game on November 5

Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura said his team is glad to take every opportunity to play top-level cricket, after it became the first international side to arrive in Bangladesh following Australia's security concerns

Pace bowler Kamrul Islam Rabbi is the only newcomer in the 14-member Bangladesh squad for the first two ODIs against Zimbabwe on November 7 and 9, in Mirpur

Zimbabwe's national selectors have recalled legspinner Graeme Cremer and wicketkeeper-batsman Regis Chakabva for the upcoming limited-overs matches against Bangladesh

Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has said that he is fit for the ODI and T20 series against Zimbabwe next month

Al-Amin Hossain is one of six players to be called back from the 'A' tour of Zimbabwe in order to prepare for the senior team's limited-overs series next month