Bangladesh beats India first time in T20I

Bangladesh cricket team took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 international series after defeating the host nation India by 7 wickets in the first match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday (November 3). The “Men in Red and Green” got their first T20 victory against India in their ninth meeting, and this also marked the 1000^th men's T20 international match. The second T20I match will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on November 7.

Bangladesh won the toss and invited India to bat first. The “Men in Blue” could collect 148 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan played a 41-run innings with three Fours and a Six. Shafiul Islam and Aminul Islam claimed two wickets each while Afif Hossain got one wicket for Bangladesh.

However, the visitors chased down the target with 3 balls remaining at hand. Wicketkeeper-batsman, Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored an unbeaten 60 off 43 balls, played the most crucial role behind this triumph. Soumya Sarkar stuck 39 runs from 35 balls. In the last 10 balls of the match, Bangladesh required 20 runs to win. Hitting four consecutive fours off left-arm fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahim made the task easier and captain Mahmudullah hit a six in the final over to secure the victory. They finished the match scoring 154-3 in 19.3 overs. Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed and Yuzvendra Chahal took one wicket each for India.

Mushfiqur Rahim was declared “Player of the Match” for his brilliant performance.

Shivam Dube of India and Mohammad Naim of Bangladesh made debut with this match for their respective teams. 

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50283590

Bangladesh women has qualified for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Bangladesh women’s cricket team made a moment to cheer for their supporters after beating Thailand women’s cricket team by 70 runs in the final match of the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier that took place at the Forfarshire Cricket Club in Dundee, Scotland on Saturday (September 7, 2019). With this victory, the Tigresses bagged their second consecutive trophy in this recently concluded tournament. Their first major title was in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, which they won after beating India by three wickets in the final.

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However, reaching the final round of the tournament, both Bangladesh and Thailand already made sure their participation in the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to kick off in Australia from February 21. For being the tournament champion, Bangladesh was placed in Group A along with Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka whereas Thailand was put in Group B consisting of England, South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan.

Batting first, Bangladesh made a competitive score of 130-5 in 20 overs. Opener Sanjida Islam played a crucial role in this match. She played an unbeaten innings of 71 from 60 balls and on her way to score maiden T20 half-century, she hit six fours and three sixes. She also made a 68-run partnership with Murshida Khatun in the opening stand. Murshida scored 33 off 34 balls before being bowled out by Suleeporn Laomi. Apart from them, neither of the batsmen could cross the double figure. Nattaya Boochatham alone took two wickets while Sornnarin Tippoch and Suleeporn Laomi took one wicket apiece.

However, coming to chase the target, the Thailand women’s cricket team ended up compiling 60 for 7 in their stipulated overs. Ratanaporn Padunglerd and Wongpaka Liengprasert respectively scored 15 and 11. Bangladeshi bowlers Nahida Akter and Shaila Sharmin took two wickets each while Salma Khatun and Khadija Tul Kubra shared two wickets.

Throughout the tournament, Bangladesh remained unbeaten. They made their way to the final after defeating Ireland by four wickets in the semi-final on Thursday before emerging as Group A topper winning all three matches. In the previous edition of the tournament in 2018 in Netherlands, they also became victorious, but finished as runners-up in the 2015 edition.

Scorecard- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19451/scorecard/1197065/bangladesh-women-vs-thailand-women-final-icc-womens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019

Shakib Al Hasan has reclaimed top position in the ICC ODI all-rounders’ rankings 2019

Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has dethroned Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and claimed the top spot of the ICC ODI rankings for all-rounders just before the start of the 2019 ICC World Cup, which is scheduled to kick off from May 30 in England and Wales.

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Shakib Al Hasan, the 32-year-old left-handed player, has been able to regain his leading position performing marvelously both with the bat and ball in the recently concluded tri-nation ODI tournament in Ireland, which Bangladesh won by five wickets in the final against West Indies, and thus, registered their first-ever-multi-nation tournament win. However, he missed the final due to injury.

Shakib Al Hasan has claimed the top place with 359 rating points while Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and his teammate Mohammad Nabi are sitting in the second and third positions correspondingly in the ODI all-rounders’ rankings with 339 and 319 rating points.

Shakib Al Hasan earlier had lost his top position to Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan for staying out of the field for a long time due to injury, which also saw him missing the New Zealand tour. None of the Indian players has been able to make their place among the top 10 in the list.

It is expected that Shakib Al Hasan will carry on his good form in the forthcoming World Cup. 

Source:

https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/shakib-goes-top-all-rounders-rankings-1747261

Bangladesh seals their first-ever major trophy

May 17, 2019 was a remarkable day in the history of Bangladesh cricket, because, on that day, the men in red and green registered their first-ever major title after defeating West Indies by five wickets in the final match of the tri-nation ODI tournament by Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method at The Village in Malahide, Ireland. Bangladesh national cricket team has become successful in their seventh attempt to win a tournament final.

Coming to chase 210 runs in the stipulated 24 overs, the Tigers reached the target with 7 balls to spare thanks to Mosaddek Hossain's unbeaten 27-ball 52 and Soumya Sarkar’s 66 off 41 balls. Mosaddek also made a 70-run partnership with Mahmudullah Riyad in the sixth-wicket, which helped the Tigers chase down the mammoth total. Mushfiqur Rahim also played a useful innings of 22-ball 36.

For West Indies, Shannon Gabriel and Raymon Reifer took two wickets each while Fabian Allen claimed one wicket. 

Batting first, the Caribbean team scored 152 runs losing one wicket in 24 overs. Shai Hope, who was awarded player-of-the-series title, top scored for his side with 74 runs while his opening partner Sunil Ambris was not out on 69. The only wicket was taken by Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

At one point, it looked like the final match would be washed away due to heavy rain. Even if it happened, Bangladesh would have won the title for staying on top of the point table with four wins and one draw. However, the match resumed after five hours when West Indies was 131 for no loss in 20.1 overs, thus reducing the match to 24 overs. This victory before the 2019 ICC World Cup has surely increased the morale of the Bangladesh cricket team. I hope they will continue their winning streak.

Scorecard- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11122/scorecard/1168514/bangladesh-vs-west-indies-final-ireland-tri-nation-series-2019

ICC World Cup 2019: Bangladesh Squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday (April 16) named a 15-man squad for the impending World Cup, which will be co-hosted by England and Wales from May 30, 2019. Among the players, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi was the surprise inclusion in the Bangladesh team. The 25-year-old pace bowler, who has already played 5 Tests and 3 T20Is for his country, is likely to make his One Day International (ODI) debut in the World Cup. Taking his current form and fitness into consideration, he has been picked up in the squad instead of Shafiul Islam and Taskin Ahmed.

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The exclusion of Taskin Ahmed and Imrul Kayes from the World Cup squad faced huge criticism both in social and mainstream media. Taskin Ahmed, the 24-year-old fast bowler, showed his brilliant performance in the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), taking 22 wickets in 12 group stage games. However, he sustained injury towards the end of the BPL 6 in February though he featured in a Dhaka Premier League (List A) match after recovering from his injury recently, but failed to impress the selectors with his fitness. 

Veteran player Imrul Kayes is perhaps the most unlucky player. Despite having scintillating form throughout the last year, scoring 436 runs with two centuries in eight matches, the player failed to claim a spot in the World Cup squad because the team management wanted a right and left-handed combination at the top order. For this reason, he was not taken to the squad.

There might be a change in the World Cup squad after the end of the tri-nation series in Ireland. The BCB president said that change could be made in the squad till May 23 based on the performance of the players. Out of 19 players, who are currently in Ireland, the World Cup team will see the omission of 4 players having miserable performance in the tri-nation series, including host Ireland and West Indies.

Bangladesh World Cup Squad: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed Rahi, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain.

Bangladesh beats the higher-ranked team Cambodia in a FIFA International Friendly

Youngster Rabiul Hasan netted the ball in the 84^th minute of the match and led his team to a 1-0 victory against the host nation at Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With this triumph, the visiting side maintained their unbeaten record against Cambodia as they won twice and drew once in their last three encounters against the East Asian country. However, it was the first international goal for the 19-year-old player, who plays for Arambagh Krira Sangha in the domestic league. This win against a higher-ranked football team in their own ground in an international friendly on Saturday (March 9) certainly made the supporters of red and green ecstatic.

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Bangladesh could have won the match by a bigger margin had they not missed a few easy chances. On pen and paper, the 172^ndranked team Cambodia was favorite, but they were outshined by the performance of the tigers, who are currently ranked 192^nd in the latest FIFA ranking, throughout the match.

This victory was much needed for Bangladesh to enhance their morale. With this achievement, the men in red and green registered their first international win after five months as their last win came against Laos 1-0 at Sylhet District Stadiumin the Bangabandhu Gold Cup on October 1, 2018. It took them almost four years to get their first victory away from home as they last beat Bhutan 3-0 at Trivandrum International Stadium, Kariavattom, India in their SAFF Championship match. They also got a victory in the opponent team’s ground after six years as they last won against Nepal 2-0 at the Dasrath Rangosal Stadium in Kathmandu back on March 4, 2013.

Source:

https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2019/03/09/bangladesh-beat-cambodia-1-0

Bowlers who have taken all 10 wickets in an innings in Test cricket

It is perhaps all bowlers’ dream to destroy the opponent team’s batting line up single-handedly. It is such a difficult and nearly impossible task that only a few cricketers have done it so far. However, many more players are likely to be included in this elite club in future, but the pitch being more batting friendly, it has become really very hard for bowlers to take all the wickets of an opponent team in an innings in the longest version of the cricket team. As cricket is a game of making new records, anything can happen. 

Jim Laker:

England’s right-arm off break bowler, James Charles Laker (who is popularly known as Jim Laker), became the first cricketer to achieve this feat in the history of cricket game. This incident took place at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1956 when the bowler picked up all 10 wickets of the Australian cricket team for 53 runs in 51.2 overs in the second innings of the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series. However, in the first innings of the same match, the spinner also bagged 9 wickets conceding 37 runs in 16.4 overs. The remaining one wicket of that innings was taken by Tony Lock. Jim Laker ended up taking 19 wickets for 90, which is a world record in first class cricket. Because of his outstanding performance, this match has become known as Laker’s match. He led his team to win the match by an innings and 170 runs. 

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Full Scorecard- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17417/scorecard/62814/england-vs-australia-4th-test-australia-tour-of-england-1956 

Anil Kumble:

It looked like no other players will be able to touch this record. However, 43 years after Jim Laker set this record, Anil Kumble of India repeated the history at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi in 1999. The right-arm leg spinner (leg break googly) grabbed all 10 Pakistani wickets in the second innings of the 2^nd Test bowling 26.3 overs giving 74 runs. With this achievement, Anil Kumble became only the second bowler to reach the feat of taking all the wickets in an innings. However, in the first innings of the same match, he could pick up only four wickets, totaling to 14 for 149. Because of his good performance, India won the match by 212 runs.

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Full Scorecard- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15864/scorecard/63829/india-vs-pakistan-2nd-test-pakistan-tour-of-india-1998-99

Mehboob Alam:

Nepalese cricketer, Mehboob Alam, has also equaled this record, but his one is different from the other two players mentioned above because he has done it in the limited version of the cricket game. The left-arm fast bowler took all ten wickets of Mozambique giving 12 runs in 7.5 overs in a match during the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Jersey. So far this is the best bowling figure in a limited over cricket match. Because of his superb bowling, the opponent team was bowled out for just 19 runs.

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Source:

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/wi/content/records/283203.html

https://www.quora.com/How-many-bowlers-have-taken-10-wickets-an-inning

https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/i-can-remember-every-wicket-anil-kumble-reminisces-historic-all-ten-against-pakistan-20-years-on-6044191.html

https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/meet-richard-stokes-the-man-who-got-to-witness-both-10-wicket-hauls-in-test-cricket-335115.html