It has been two decades since the seventh edition of the Asia Cup was contested in Bangladesh. The quadrangular ran from May 28 to June 7, with all seven matches played under lights at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka. The defending champions were Sri Lanka, who had emerged victorious on their own soil in […]
Read More Specials – Revisiting the 2000 Asia CupThe third-place playoff of the 1997 ICC Trophy (as the World Cup Qualifier was then known) in Malaysia saw Scotland beat Ireland by 51 runs on the D/L method, which gave them a spot at the 1999 World Cup. They duly made their ODI debut at the World Cup, losing to Australia by seven […]
Read More Record Book – The first ODI on Scottish soilIn this third of a five-part series on the matches that shaped the 1999 edition of the World Cup, we look back at the best that the final phase of the tournament’s group stage had to offer. Johnson’s superb all-round show – South Africa v Zimbabwe, Group A, Chelmsford Zimbabwe qualified for the […]
Read More Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 3As the 2019 World Cup rolls on, we continue our five-part series on the matches that shaped the 1999 edition of the tournament, after having begun the nostalgic ride in Part 1. Tendulkar’s courageous century – India v Kenya, Group A, Bristol Following defeats to South Africa and Zimbabwe, India’s chances of going […]
Read More Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 2As seen in Part 2, Zimbabwe became the ninth Test nation in 1992, thus opening up further opportunities for the Associates to partake at the World Cup. Moreover, the next two editions of the World Cup saw 12 teams in action, which meant that three spots were up for grabs for the Associates in […]
Read More Specials – Associate nations at the World Cup, Part 3Bangladesh endured the ignominy of being bowled out for the lowest Test total in 44 years when they were shot out for 43 in just 18.4 overs against the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. This is now Bangladesh’s lowest […]
Read More Record Book – Bangladesh’s lowest Test totalsThe first men’s Test to be played in Ireland is almost upon us, as the hosts gear up to take on Pakistan at Malahide from Friday. This momentous occasion comes a good 19 years after the first men’s ODI in Ireland, which in turn was played four years after the first women’s ODI on […]
Read More Record Book – The first ODI on Irish soilAustralia and Bangladesh will be facing each other in whites after more than 11 years when they begin their two-Test series in Dhaka on August 27. The history between them in the longest format is brief – only four matches across two series have been played since 2003. Nevertheless, these Tests have had their […]
Read More Specials – Moments from Australia v Bangladesh Test historyNew Zealand and Bangladesh, fresh from playing each other in the tri-series in Ireland last month, are set to face off in a Champions Trophy match at Cardiff on the coming Friday. This will be the second time that the two teams will meet in the Champions Trophy; the first instance being in the […]
Read More Record Book – The lowest total by a Test nation in the Champions TrophyThe second match of the recently-concluded ODI series between leading Associate teams Afghanistan and Ireland saw the Afghans rack up 338 on the board, their highest ever ODI total. However, this was only the third-highest total by a non-Test playing team in ODI history; the record still remains with Kenya, who rode roughshod over Bangladesh […]
Read More Record Book – The highest ODI total by an Associate nation
