Rituparna's dream come true

October 10, 2024

The soccer girl is more colorful in the field, her left-wing football style is just a fascination with a stunning free kick with amazing dribbling, Rituparna Chakma is like a poster girl of Bangladesh women's football.

The goal that she scored against Nepal in the 81st minute against Nepal in the women's saf final in Kathmandu yesterday, commentators, was forced to say ‘Oanderful’. After scoring a goal, he asked the gallery to keep quiet in the mouth of Rituparna.

Rituparna, the daughter of Mogachi village of Kaukhali upazila of Rangamati, won Nepal 3-1 in the final of the tournament on Wednesday.

The playmaker is floating in the excitement of fulfilling the dream, I am really happy. I can't express the language. We are clear champi as the second time. My family has supported me a lot. We are grateful to the people of Bangladesh.‘

When Rituparna attacked on the left side, the opponent was arguing. In the semi-final against Bhutan, his bullet-speed shot of the bullet went to the net in the 7th minute of the match against Bhutan.

In 2022, Adar's younger brother Parvan Chakma, who established himself as a footballer of the match, fell into the life of Rituparna. Death came to him a trauma, and afterwards Sinitare Saaf Jathar, Prat Bhai thought of Parvan every time. This time too, the trophy of the tournament best has been dedicated to the younger brother of the midfield artist Rituparna Chakma.

Babar has no fifty in Tests for 651 days, when will the misery end?

October 10, 2024

Babar Azam seems to have forgotten to raise the bat in Test cricket! This is not unusual. In December 2022, he played the last fifty-run innings in white-clothes cricket. After that, time did not decrease. 651 days as days.

The chance came against England yesterday. Couldn't use that opportunity either. In Multan's batting-paradise, Chris Woakes was dismissed for 30 at the very end of the day.

Babar's last fifty-run innings was against New Zealand in December 2022. Scored 161 runs in Karachi. What happened next! After that innings, Babar played 17 innings in this edition.

Where his highest innings was 41 runs, in the tour of Australia. Babar averaged only 21.23 in these 17 innings. Babar has never raised his bat for such a long time in his Test career. Before that, he did not get a fifty in 7 consecutive innings between November and January 2016. Where 7 innings, where 17!

Babar, suffering from a drought of fifty, however, got off to a good start in most of the matches during this bad period. Babar scored more than 20 runs in 12 of these 17 innings. That means he is getting the start. But you can't hold it. But despite such a bad time, Babar averaged 44.35 in Tests. Before this bad period, Babar averaged around 50 in Tests.

Any batsman of Babar's current average can actually be called good without hesitation. And the main reason for his good average is the period from 2019 to 2022.
Babar averaged around 60 in Tests from early 2019 to December 2022. Babar averaged over 50 in Australia during this period—52.50.

Babar batted at an average of 48 in England-West Indies, around 70 on the soil of Sri Lanka and 75 on the soil of the country. Babar's great performances at this time led to comparisons with Virat Kohli and Joe Root. But now it seems that the comparison will not come again!

Babar will get more opportunities in the England series to return to form. The next Test of the three-match Test series is also in Multan, the last Test in Rawalpindi. In other words, in the next two Tests, Babar will bat in batting heaven. The opportunity is only if you can!

Clarke wants McGurk in World Cup squad

October 10, 2024

Former Australian captain Michael wants to see new power hitter Jack Fraser-McGurk in the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Clarke has been impressed with McGurk's power hitting in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket. He said that McGurk's devastating batting will make the selectors consider him for the World Cup.

McGurk got his first chance to play in this year's IPL. He impressed in his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants. The right-handed batsman scored 55 runs off 35 balls at a strike rate of 157, with 2 fours and 5 sixes.

McGurk then showed his formidable form against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored 65 runs off 18 balls with 5 fours and 7 sixes at a strike rate of 361. In that match, he set the record for the fastest half-century in this year's IPL by scoring a half-century off 15 balls. McGurk's power hitting did not stop in this match.

McGurk opened the innings against Mumbai Indians yesterday. This time, he again brought up a half-century off 15 balls, crushing the Mumbai bowlers. In the match, which touched his record, McGurk played a devastating innings of 84 runs off 27 balls, hitting 11 boundaries and 6 boundaries at a strike rate of 311.

McGurk has scored 247 runs in 5 innings for Delhi so far at a strike rate of 237 and an average of 49. Because of such devastating batting, Australia's World Cup-winning captain Clarke wants McGurk in the Australian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

"The selectors have to think about McGurk now," Clarke said in the commentary box during an IPL match. "There are only a few days left to pick the team. Honestly, the way he's playing, it's hard to leave him out."

He added, "I think the conditions will be the same in West Indies. The power play on slower wickets requires extra energy. He has created his potential and I would like to see him in the 15-man squad."

Williamson led New Zealand in the World Cup

October 10, 2024

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has announced a 15-member squad for the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup, with Kane Williamson as captain.

New Zealand was the first to announce its squad for the T20 World Cup, which will be held jointly in the United States and the West Indies from June 2 to 30. Along with the team announcement on Monday, they also unveiled their jersey modeled after the 1999 World Cup.

Williamson will lead the Kiwis for the fourth time as captain, and will be playing in the T20 World Cup for the sixth time in total.

New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee will be playing in the seventh T20 World Cup. The 35-year-old experienced pacer is the highest wicket-taker in T20s with 157 wickets.

Another experienced pacer, Trent Boult, will be playing in the T20 World Cup for the fifth time in his career. The 34-year-old will be in the bowling attack with Southee.

Pacer Matt Henry and batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who are nominated as emerging cricketers for the 2023 ODI World Cup, will be seen playing in the T20 World Cup for the first time.

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said, "When you go to play in the World Cup, you will need experience."

He added, "This is a great team with a lot of options like Kane, considering the balance, wickets and conditions."

Pacers Adam Milne and Kyle Jamieson were not included in the team due to injuries.

T-Twenty World Cup New Zealand Team: Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee.

Mustafiz returned to the top of the list of wicket takers

October 10, 2024

Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned to the top of the list of wicket-taking bowlers in the tournament in Chennai Super Kings' big win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket.

Chennai defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs in the 46th match of the tournament on Sunday night.

Mustafizur Rahman took 2 wickets for 19 runs in 2.5 overs in this match. As a result, Mustafizur Rahman returned to the top of the list with 14 wickets, along with two pacers, Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah and Punjab Kings' Harshal Patel. Bumrah and Patel have played 9 matches each and Mustafizur Rahman has played 8 matches.

After losing the toss at home, Chennai managed to post a huge total of 212 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, with opener Ajinkya Rahane out for 9 runs in the third over. However, captain Rituraj Gaekwad and New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell scored a pair of half-centuries.

In reply, Hyderabad surrendered helplessly to Chennai's bowlers. They were all out for 134 runs with 7 balls remaining.

Mustafizur Rahman was wicketless in the match, conceding 8 runs in his first over and 5 runs in his second over. In the 19th over, he attacked for the third time and took 2 wickets in 5 balls, conceding 6 runs.

The main criterion for bowlers to win the Purple Cap in the IPL is the number of wickets. If more than one bowler takes the same number of wickets, the match or strike rate is not taken into account. Economy, that is, how many runs are scored per over, is taken into account. This is exactly where Mustafiz lags behind Bumrah. Mumbai's Bumrah has bowled 239 runs in 36 overs so far, at 6.63 per over. And Mustafiz has scored 296 runs in 30.2 overs at an economy of 9.75.

Punjab's Harshal, however, has conceded more runs at a rate of 10.18 per over. Overall, Bumrah is now number one in the race for the Purple Cap, Mustafizur is second and Harshal is third.

Rupganj survived in the Premier League with a great victory

October 10, 2024

The match was a matter of life and death for both teams. Gazi Tyres Cricket Academy could not challenge their opponents in any category in that fight. Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club ensured their survival in the Premier League by beating them.

Rupganj Tigers won by 7 wickets at BKSP Ground No. 3 on Monday. The team bundled out Gazi Tyres for 206 runs with the combined efforts of the bowlers. Later, two openers Mahfizul Islam and Jasim Uddin paved the way for an easy win. They reached the target of 207 runs with 95 balls remaining in the last match of the relegation league.

Rupganj Tigers won 4 of their 13 matches. Despite winning against City Club in the previous match, Gazi Tyres lost the last match and were relegated to the first division. They reached the top level of Dhaka club cricket for the first time and could only survive for one season.

City Club, which has won just 2 of its 13 matches, was relegated before Gazi Tyres. In place of these two teams, Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Gulshan Cricket Club will play in the Premier League next season after being promoted from the first division.

After winning the toss and opting to bat, all five batsmen of Gazi Tires touched double figures. But none of them could extend the innings.

Captain Gazi Tahjibul Islam, who came in at number seven, scored 52 runs off 44 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, helping the team somehow cross the 200-run mark.

No bowler from Rupganj was able to take more than one wicket, but everyone contributed collectively in the tight bowling.

Chasing the runs, Mahfizul and Jasim batted for an opening partnership of 155 runs off 151 balls for Rupganj Tigers. Both came back off Shamim Mia in the 26th over. Mahfizul scored 74 runs off 77 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes. Jasim batted for 77 runs off 75 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes.

Salman Hossain and Abdullah Al Mamun secured the victory with an unbroken partnership of 41 runs off 31 balls for the fourth wicket.

Mahfizul won the Man of the Match award for his innings of 74 runs. The opener, who played in the 2022 Under-19 World Cup, finished this league with 410 runs in 11 matches with 3 fifties.

Short Score:

Ghazi Tires Cricket Academy: 206/7 in 50 overs (Mohabbat 27, Iftekhar Hossain 27, Ashiqur 17, Hafizur 21, Shamim 32, Ashraful 2, Tahjibul 52*, Iftekhar Sajjad 14, Aridul 1*; Mohiuddin 10-0-35-1, Ariful 6-1-19-1, Mamun 8-0-35-0, Hashim 10-2-33-1, Sohag 10-0-42-1, Ghalib 5-0-27-1, Aich 1-0-11-0)

Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club: 207/3 in 34.1 overs (Mahfizul 74, Jasim 77, Shamsur 7, Salman 23*, Mamun 20*; Iqbal 3-0-23-0, Leon 5-0-16-0, Aridul 8-0-38-1, Iftekhar Hossain 4-0-36-0, Iftekhar Sajjad 4-0-25-0, Hafizur 3-0-17-0, Shamim 5-0-44-2, Ashraful 2.1-0-8-0).

Results: Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club won by 7 wickets.

Bangladeshi organization bought team in Lanka Premier League

October 10, 2024

Sri Lanka's franchise T20 cricket season, the Lanka Premier League (LPL), will start in a month and a half. This season will start on July 1. However, last year's runner-up Dambulla Aura will not be in the next season of the LPL. The team is coming with a new name, whose ownership will be in the hands of a Bangladeshi company. The franchise, which was owned by the Lanka Group, has been bought by the Bangladeshi company Imperial Sports Group.…

The franchise, which was owned by Lanka Group, has been acquired by the Bangladeshi company Imperial Sports Group. The franchise will play under the new name Dambulla Thunder in the upcoming season. The two leaders of Imperial Sports Group, Tamim Rahman and Golam Rakib, have already signed the agreement and taken ownership of the team.

The franchise started its journey as Dambulla Vikings in 2020. The following year, it changed its name to Giants franchise. In the last two seasons, they have changed ownership and played as Dambulla Aura. Despite being at the bottom of the points table in their first season, the team reached the final last season. However, they lost to Kandy in the final.

The two leaders of Imperial Sports Group are thrilled to have a team in the LPL. Talking about their future plans, Imperial co-founder Tamim said, "This is the first time we are joining the Lanka Premier League. We want to build a team that will be an example to sports fans with its spirit and skills and will inspire cricket lovers worldwide."

Another co-founder, Golam Rakib, said, "Our goal is to expand Dambulla Thunder beyond competing at the highest level. We will work to make an impact in the Sri Lankan community, leave a positive footprint and nurture local talent. We are here to win."

Fitness test of cricketers in 1600 meters run at Bangabandhu Stadium

October 10, 2024

The Bangabandhu nation of cricket, which is closely associated with the cricket history of Bangladesh, was all about cricket before the rise of the Home of Cricket! The cricketers of the national team have verified their fitness position in the athletics turf of that historic stadium.

Cricketers-officers appeared at Bangabandhu Stadium in the early morning of Saturday. This is the system of the new physio Nathan Cali's brainchild, which is the system to look at the fitness status of the cricketers before the World Cup, which is 1600m and 40m sprint.

‘Choose the athletics track, there is a poison of timing when we are behind the athletics track,’ said the cricket operations department in-charge Shahriter Nafis. If we follow internationally, there are several testing methods, we took 1600 meter time trial today. If the athletics are not on the track, then the proper timing is because it is calculated that way. It feels new to them. All the millet are good.’

The cricketers took part in this race and the two cricketers have been divided into two teams. The first 1600 meters of the two young pacers Nahid Rana and Tanzim Hasan Shakib will be the first to pass the last night, which will be held under the Mirpur Gymnischitam Cal.

Among the current cricketers of Bangladesh, only two cricketers have the experience of playing in this field. In 2004, young Mahmudullah played in a domestic cricket tournament in Bangabandhu Stadium. In 2004, Mushfiqur Rahim also played this field.

‘I came to this field for the first time in 1994. Many icon cricketers used to play here and used to come to see them,’ Ghit Shahriter said in reminiscing. In 2004, I played the important innings of my career in the field, I scored a century in the preparation match against the Indian U-19 team. But now I understand that the innings was very important. Friend, the friend carries every inch of the steadyum history. Our generation's sports, not only cricketers, other sports players will talk about it."

‘Those who are a new generation, they didn't play here but they've heard of this steadyum. Many people were born around 2000. They have also been talking about the game, but since the iconic steadyum, you have heard the story for sure. See, there are not so many people coming to watch the fitness test in the morning. Since Bangabandhu is a steadyum, it has come. It was a great experience for everyone, added Shahrir.

I will also be able to know what the situation is, if the trainer has done so, and then the team will be able to do it.

Sri Lanka all out for 280 runs despite a pair of centuries

October 10, 2024

Sri Lanka all out for 280 runs despite a pair of centuries

After the fall of 5 wickets for 57 runs, the visiting Sri Lanka scored 280 runs in the first innings of the first Test of the series with the century of the first Test of the series with Dhananjata de Silva and Kamindu Mendis.

Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and decided to field first at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

After Khaled Tope, Angelo Mathews was run out for 5 runs and Dinesh Chandimal was returned for 9 runs by another pacer Shariful Islam, Sri Lanka lost 5 wickets for 57 runs. Then Sri Lanka's captain Dhannajata de Silva and Kamindu Mendis made a resistance in front of the Bangladesh bowlers. Double-century in sixth wicket They have made a pair and both have a century.

In the 57th over, Kamindu was killed by a pacer Nahid Rana, who came to play the debut Test, and Kamindu scored 102 runs off 11 fours and 3 sixes in 127 balls. Then Rana also hunted another century, and Rana scored 102 runs off 131 balls and 131 balls. Dhannaja and Kamindu added 202 runs in 245 balls. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 280 after Dhanjata and Kamindu returned in 264. Bangladesh Khaled took 3 wickets for 72 runs and Rana took 3 wickets for 87 runs.

Bangladesh gave the Lankans a target of 287 runs

October 10, 2024

Batting against Sri Lanka, the Tigers scored 286 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs. Sri Lanka needs to score 287 runs to win. Tanjim Hasan Shakib was dismissed for 18 runs in the last 33 balls. This broke the partnership of Towhid Hridoy and Tanjim Shakib. Then Taskin Ahmed entered the field.

Hridoy put Bangladesh ahead by a huge margin with 96 runs off 102 balls. And Taskin scored 18 runs off 10 balls. He scored a fifty against Australia in the last World Cup. That was Hridoy's last fifty in international cricket. After 8 innings, he scored another 50-run innings. This was his seventh fifty in his ODI career.

Meanwhile, Liton Das was bowled on the first ball of the innings in the first ODI of the series. After the golden duck, he was able to play a total of 3 balls this time. However, he could not open the run book. This opener returned after being called today. Liton took an easy catch at square leg in the first over bowled by Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka.

If they win the match against Sri Lanka today, they will win the series, if they lose, they will have to wait for the next match. After the emphatic victory in the first ODI, the Tigers are now largely pressure-free. If they win one of the last two matches, the series is assured.

The two teams are set to play at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Friday. The match starts at 2:30 pm Bangladesh time.

Bangladesh XI: Nazmul Hossain (captain), Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Shariful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mahmudullah and Tanzim Hasan.

Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nishanka, Abiska Fernando, Kusal Mendis (captain), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Janeth Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahesh Thikashana, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka and Lahiru Kumara.