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Tag: Bangladesh

Who Would Have Thought It – When Sri Lanka crashed to 6 for 5

In this post, we look back at an extraordinary, low-scoring ODI encounter between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The match in question was the final of a short four-match triangular series, played at Mirpur’s Shere Bangla National Stadium on 16th January 2009. Bangladesh started the tournament off the wrong foot, losing to Zimbabwe by 38 runs […]

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Specials – When Papua New Guinea defeated Bangladesh

With Papua New Guinea about to take on Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup later today, it is a good time to revisit the first meeting between the two countries. Almost four decades earlier, in the English summer of 1982, the two teams were part of the 60-over ICC Trophy, as the World Cup Qualifier […]

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Record Book – Bangladesh’s ODI wins against Sri Lanka

The World Cup Super League resumes this Sunday, with Bangladesh hosting Sri Lanka. The three-match series assumes importance for both teams as they look for crucial points on the road to the 2023 World Cup. The two teams have contested 48 ODIs since their first meeting in 1985-86, of which Bangladesh have won only seven. […]

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Specials – Revisiting the 2000 Asia Cup

  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 […]

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Record Book – The first ODI on Scottish soil

  The 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 […]

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Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 3

  In 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 […]

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Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 2

  As 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 […]

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Specials – Associate nations at the World Cup, Part 3

  As 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 […]

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Record Book – Bangladesh’s lowest Test totals

  Bangladesh 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 […]

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Record Book – The first ODI on Irish soil

  The 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 […]

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