Tamim Iqbal

Tamim Iqbal's maiden century propelled Bangladesh to a formidable 293 for 7 in Mirpur and left them well placed to complete a clean sweep over Ireland

Tamim Iqbal was Bangladesh's top scorer with 82. Disappointed with the result, Tamim said he got out at the wrong moment

Subcontinental conditions and the presence of three left-arm spinners did nothing to scare off the South Africans as their openers, Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs, added a century opening stand to help South Africa go 1-0 up in the three-match series

With the controversial spat between South African coach Mickey Arthur and Cricket South Africa chairman Norman Arendse over team selection resolved, the action finally shifts to the field as South Africa take on Bangladesh in the first Test

A century from Hashim Amla and Mark Boucher's unbeaten 64 boosted the South Africans to 329 for 8 on the first day of their warm-up match against BCB XI

Shakib Al Hasan will lead the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in the three-day warm-up match against the visiting South Africans

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, has said the team's stunted progress in Tests is because of the previous team management's short-term goals

Jamie Alter talks to Mohammad Ashraful on Bangladesh's progress after a record opening stand between their young openers - Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique

Inspired by a new-ball burst that checked New Zealand's lower order , Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique bravely chipped away at a 220-run first-innings lead

New Zealand edged ahead of Bangladesh on a day when 14 wickets fell at Dunedin's University Oval, making its debut as a Test venue in the series opener, as the tourists struggled during the opening day of their first Test in six months

A patient 88 by opener Jamie How helped New Zealand ease to a comfortable six-wicket win against Bangladesh at Eden Park to take a 1-0 lead in the series

Thanks to captain Richard Jones' brisk unbeaten 85, Auckland made light of a target of 243 in 50 overs and handed the Bangladeshis their second defeat in as many completed matches at Hamilton's Seddon Park

After the second round of matches, Rajshahi maintained their 100% record in both forms of the Bangladesh National Cricket League

The National Cricket League, Bangladesh's premier domestic competition, got underway with the defending champions in the four-day event, Dhaka, holding onto a draw against Khulna at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur

The Bangladesh board announced an 18-member squad for two four-day matches and three one-dayers against Pakistan U-19 between November 9 and November 26

Bangladesh were left to rue five catches and three run-out opportunities as they allowed Sri Lanka to recover from 61 for 4 to 196 and then squandered a manageable run chase to go down 3-0 in Colombo

Aftab Ahmed warmed up for Bangladesh's one-day series against Sri Lanka with a match-winning 92 in a three-wicket win against a Sri Lankan XI in Colombo

The day's most interesting moments on and off the field

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket. This week it's a World Cup special