Naimul Karim

Chittagong Vikings skipper Tamim Iqbal yesterday accused Sylhet Superstars owners of insulting his family prior to the start of their fixture as the BPL's second day descended into chaos.

Following the end of Chittagong Vikings’ BPL game against Sylhet Superstars, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal launches a scathing attack against a ‘franchisee official’ whom he accused of insulting his parents prior to the game.

Drama unfolds right before the start of the BPL’s day fixture between the Sylhet Superstars and the Chittagong Vikings in Mirpur.

Prior to the tournament, Misbahul Haq who was a late buy for the Rangpur Riders said that he had decided to take part in the Bangladesh Premier League in order to 'stay motivated' for his future matches.

One can't say that it wasn't on the cards. While Bangladesh did manage to escape a defeat despite poor batting in the first T20I, their bad run got to them in the second.

The difference between Bangladesh's confidence in the ODI and T20I formats was evident in Mirpur yesterday. While the hosts managed to scramble past Zimbabwe's total of 131 at the end of the first T20I, it was their lack of planning in the batting department that seemed to garner more attention.

With one eye on the ICC World Twenty20, both Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will take the field in Mirpur today to play the first of the two-match T20I series. Truth be told, neither of the teams boast a good record in this format of the game. While the Tigers have won 12 out of their 44 matches so far, Zimbabwe have won 7 out of 40. And though the two teams have regularly faced each other in Tests and ODIs, they have played each other just thrice in the T20 format, with Bangladesh winning two of those encounters. Interestingly, the teams began their journey in this format by playing against each other in Khulna back in 2006.

It was a sight to behold when Mustafizur Rahman bowled an in-swinging delivery first-up and uprooted Chamu

From a brilliant century stand and a run-out controversy to Mashrafe Bin Mortaza introducing a seven-man slip cordon and Mustafizur Rahman's third five-wicket haul, the 3-0 series sweep of Zimbabwe was completed in emphatic fashion by the Tigers yesterday.

A confident 76 from Imrul Kayes, which sent a warning to Bangladesh's top order batsman who are yet to click in this series and some aggressive captaincy from Mashrafe Bin Mortaza led Bangladesh to their fifth consecutive home series victory. The hosts might have ended up winning by a comfortable 58 runs in Mirpur yesterday, however, the story could have been different had Imrul, who had made a late entry into the squad after Soumya Sarkar's injury, not played his boundary-filled knock.

When the Tigers take the field in Mirpur today, there's no doubt that their sole target will be securing the series. If they win today, it will be the third time that the Tigers won four consecutive series.

At the end of it all, the result of yesterday's first ODI merely reflected a performance that was expected of the hosts. In terms of the margin, the 145- run victory in Mirpur was Bangladesh's biggest ever against Zimbabwe.

A comparison of the pre-series scenarios of the current Zimbabwe tour and the one last November couldn't have revealed more contradictory results. The last time Elton Chigumbura and co arrived here, Bangladesh's national team was in tatters. They had lost 12 of their 13 ODIs prior to that series, the team management was heavily shuffled with a new coach on board and a new captain had been assigned.

Jack Andrzejczak is an Australian civil servant who is currently in Chittagong enjoying the National Cricket League. Considering the

There isn't much of a difference between a Dale Steyn press conference and his performance on the field. He shoots those answers straight, accurate

Consider this for a scenario. The world's top Test side, after dramatically going down in the ODI series and then being bowled out for a paltry 248 in the first Test, now have just one more opportunity to prove their dominance over a side that are miles away from them in terms of rankings.

Three wickets in an over, a player-of-the-match award on debut -- the first person to get the award on both Test and ODI debut -- and the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh pacer in the last two years; there were quite a few feats that Mustafizur Rahman achieved in his first Test.

A Test that began with plenty of hope ended up with two washed-out days and witnessed Bangladesh achieve their first-ever draw against South Africa yesterday. However, unlike their previous rain-affected draws, seven in total, this one felt like a lost opportunity.

Prior to the start of the Chittagong Test, both coach Chandika Hathurusingha and captain Mushfiqur Rahim emphasised on one aspect; that this Bangladesh's bowling line-up had the ability to take 20 wickets.

Incessant rain in the port city of Chittagong yesterday compelled match officials to call off day four of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at 1:30 PM yesterday.