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 […]

Specials – Moments from Australia v Bangladesh Test history

Australia 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 […]

Record Book – The lowest total by a Test nation in the Champions Trophy

New 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 […]

Record Book – The highest ODI total by an Associate nation

The 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 […]

IN FOCUS – Bags of fifteen for Sajib and Rushworth

Fifteen-wicket hauls do not come everyday, but during this week we saw two such instances recorded in first-class cricket. The two bowlers who achieved this are Saqlain Sajib of Bangladesh ‘A’ and Chris Rushworth of Durham. Saqlain Sajib took 15/132 for Bangladesh ‘A’ against Zimbabwe ‘A’, the best bowling figures by a Bangladeshi […]

Famous Test Matches – Pakistan v Bangladesh, Multan, 2003

This was the third Test of Bangladesh’s first full tour of Pakistan. The hosts had unsurprisingly sealed the series by winning the first two Tests, but it did not come as easy as expected. In the first Test at Karachi, Pakistan were set a tricky 217 to win while in the second Test […]

Record Book – Bangladesh’s only overseas Test series win

Later this month, the Bangladesh cricket team will begin their third tour of the West Indies. The Tigers had previously visited the Caribbean in 2004 and 2009. The 2009 visit was historic for them, as they recorded their first and till date, only overseas series victory. It is a fact that Bangladesh were […]

Specials – Northern Ireland’s Commonwealth moment

Cricket has been part of the Commonwealth Games only once, i.e in 1998 in Kuala Lampur, the Malaysian capital. Sixteen countries took part in the event, consisting of 50-over-a-side List A matches. Among the teams was Northern Ireland, who qualified by virtue of being a Commonwealth nation. The Ireland cricket team has always been […]

SPECIALS – Asia Cup finals over the years

The final of the twelfth edition of the Asia Cup is slated to be played on 8th March between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Dhaka. Let us look back on the previous finals of the continental ODI tournament. 1983-84 – No final was played. India won the inaugural tournament on account of beating both […]

IN FOCUS – Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test series 2013-14 : Preview

This series comes at a time when Bangladesh’s future as a Test team is under question, after the distasteful draft proposal was revealed last week. Under the terms of the proposal, the Tigers could be relegated to the Intercontinental Cup from 2015 instead of being a Test nation, a move that reeks of selfishness […]