Sabbir Rahman

Dinesh Karthik probably played the knock of his life scoring 29 off just eight balls including a six over the cover on the last ball to help India pull off sensational four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the Nidahas Trophy final in Colombo.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday appointed premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as the skipper of the T20 team for the upcoming Asia Cup, the New Zealand tri-series and the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh last participated in the Champions Trophy in 2006, when they were knocked out in the qualifying round after losing to Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Bangladesh rode on Sabbir Rahman's (80, 10x4, 3x6) 54-ball blitz and a good allround bowling show to nail Sri Lanka by 23 runs at the Sher-eBangla National Stadium here on Sunday night.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in their last Asia Cup group match on Thursday. The is a do-or-die encounter for both the teams who suffered defeats against Afghanistan and have to battle it out for a place in Super 4s from Group B.

Get live score updates of 2nd T20I match of Nidahas Trophy between India and Bangladesh on Times of India

There are few things Mahendra Singh Dhoni can’t do on the cricket field. That he sets the field for the Indian team while skipper Virat Kohli can position himself in the deep, is well-known. However, on Tuesday, it emerged that the charismatic former India captain can even help out the opposition set the field!

If Bangladesh cricket is buzzing, credit must go to their cricket board for not only building infrastructure but also casting the net wide.

MS Dhoni keeps coming up with moments of brilliance as a keeper at crucial junctures. The way he ran James Neesham out on Sunday was a case in point. Just as Kiwi allrounder James Neesham was threatening to take the game away from India's grasp, Dhoni came up a moment of ingenuity.

Riding on opener Tamim Iqbal's unbeaten 83, Bangladesh managed to eke out a narrow eight-run win over the Netherlands in their first match of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers.

Tamim Iqbal scored a century as Bangladesh defeated Oman in the final round one match of the ICC World T20 in Dharamsala on Sunday via Duckworth-Lewis method by 54 rto qualify for the main draw.

The 25-year-old Rubel, who was the star performer in Bangladesh's famous World Cup win over England with a two-wicket burst, yesterday said he was fully fit.

Tamim Iqbal chose the ideal time to score Bangladesh's first T20I century to help beat Oman by 54 runs (DL method) in a do-or-die 2016 T20 qualifying match here on Sunday.

Here are the details of when, where and how you can watch or follow all the action Live from the 6th T20 International of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which is happening today at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said that today's upset win over defending champions Sri Lanka would boost their confidence going forward in the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament.

India’s talismanic wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni's on-field presence of mind continues to impress cricket fans across the globe.

Bangladesh's pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman will not be a part of the one-off Test against India in Hyderabad from February 9-13 as he has not had enough game time post his surgery.

Dinesh Karthik smacked a six off the last ball to help India register a thrilling four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 Tri-Series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. It was a dramatic end to the chase as Karthik hit a flat six over extra cover with India needing five to win with one ball left.

Rashid came to bowl in the 11th over and put his team in a strong position straightaway by removing the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim (20) and Sabbir Rahman (0) off his first two deliveries. Bangladesh could not recover from the blow and ended at 122 all out in response to Afghanistan's 167 for eight.

Joe Root breezed to his 10th ODI hundred as title favourites England began their tournament campaign with an eight-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy opener on Thursday.