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1st T20I: Bangladesh claim historic victory over New Zealand | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NAPIER: Bangladesh claimed an historic five-wicket win over New Zealand on Wednesday after their seamers ran riot in the opening game of their three-match Twenty20 series on Wednesday in Napier.This was Bangladesh's first Twenty20 win on New Zealand soil, four days after also claiming a maiden away one-day international win over the Black Caps in Napier.Asked to bat by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, New Zealand made a disastrous start losing three wickets before reaching 134 for nine after their 20 overs.The Black Caps bowlers gave home fans hope with the early wickets of Bangladesh opener Rony Talukdar and Shanto.Veteran Litton Das partnered up with Soumya Sarkar, then Towhid Hridoy to steer Bangladesh to 96-4 after 13 overs.The visitors were wobbling at 97-5 as they l...
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Bangladesh recall Afif, Ebadot for Afghanistan T20Is – Times of India

[ad_1] DHAKA: Afif Hossain and Ebadot Hossain returned as Bangladesh named their 15-man squad on Sunday for next month's two-match Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan.Afif was dropped from Bangladesh's T20 set-up during their recent home series against Ireland, but forced his way back into the squad after a consistent performance in domestic cricket.He played a key role for champions Abahani Limited in the recent 50-over competition, the Dhaka Premier League, making 550 runs in 15 matches.That also prompted Bangladeshi selectors to bring him back to the ODI squad for a three-match series against the same opponents.Ebadot, who claimed five wickets in Bangladesh's record 546-run win in the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Saturday, played the last of his four T20s against ...
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Bangladesh recall Afif, Naim for Afghanistan ODIs – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has made changes to their 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match one-day international series against Afghanistan in Chittagong next month.Afif Hossain, a lower middle-order batsman, has been recalled to the squad after being dropped for the recent home and away series against Ireland. On the other hand, Naim Sheikh, who last played in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2021, has also been included in the squad.The Bangladesh team is looking to strengthen their lineup with the inclusion of these players ahead of the series against Afghanistan.They forced their way back into the squad after doing well in the recent domestic 50-over competition, the Dhaka Premier League.Naim, 23, top scored in the tournament with 932 runs over 16 matches for an average of 71.69.Afi...
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2nd T20I: Bangladesh claim shock series win over world champions England | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced an all-round performance as Bangladesh pulled off another upset four-wicket win over world champions England and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series on Sunday.Mehidy spun the web around the visitors to return impressive figures of 4/12 before playing a crucial 20-run knock to help Bangladesh chase down 118-run target in 18.5 overs.Bangladesh got off to a disappointing start with both openers back to the pavilion inside the powerplay. But Najmul Hossain Shanto (46 not out) and Mehidy forged a 41-run partnership to lead Bangladesh fightback.In a tricky game like this it was important to keep our nerve. Shanto... Mehidy, a superb innings for the team," Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said.Jofra Archer dismissed Mehidy...