“I am still sweating. I really don't know what happened out there.” These are the words that Mahmudullah Riyad used when asked to describe the story behind his unique feat.

As wickets tumbled one after the other towards the end of yesterday's afternoon Bangladesh Premier League game, many expected Rajshahi Kings to send in Mehedi Hasan Miraz, as they were running out of batters.

It took Mahmudullah Riyad just one over to change the game. He scalped three wickets in over number 20 and defied Rajshahi

“Defeating Comilla [Victorians] is not pleasing, but defeating Mashrafe [Bin Mortaza] is,” Chittagong Vikings captain Tamim Iqbal joked after his side's victory at Mirpur.

A four-wicket haul from Mohammad Nabi delivers a 29-run victory for Tamim Iqbal's Chittagong Vikings over defending champions Comilla Victorians, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, in the opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League

Brilliant sunshine bathed the city yesterday to signal the return of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) festivities, with the tournament set to kick off in earnest today as per a fresh schedule after rain spoiled the previously scheduled kick-off.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday confirmed that all the matches of the Bangladesh Premier League would in fact be replayed by announcing the new itinerary of the competition.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the new itinerary for the fourth edition of Bangladesh Premier League today. The tournament will now commence from November 8, 2016.

Rangpur Rigers, the franchise that boasts the likes of Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Shahid Afridi, Gidron Pope, Babr Azam and Mohammad Shahzad in their mix was reported to have offered the captaincy to Boom Boom Afridi, but the Pakistani allrounder expressed his gratitude to the team management and turned down the offer.

The first match in the Bangladesh Premier League 2016 between champions Comilla Victorians and Rajshahi Kings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur was abandoned due to incessant rain today.

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is set to arrive in Dhaka today to take part in the fourth season of the Bangladesh Premier League, the country's premier T20 competition.

With the historic England tour done with, focus now shifts to the shortest format of cricket with the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) starting on November 4. Over the next two days The Daily Star Sports will be reviewing the seven participating teams.

England spinner Liam Dawson is ready to return to Bangladesh this week and play for the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League despite security advice warning him to stay away from the Twenty20 tournament.

West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle signs up to play five matches in the 2016-17 season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Chittagong Vikings.

Tigers allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is selected as the top icon in the Bangladesh Premier League by the technical committee of the T20 franchise competition.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saif Global Sports, a sister concern of Saif Powertec Limited, for the organising rights of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for the next five years.

This season Shakib will play in four T20 leagues around the world. At present, he is playing for Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League.

If you are a music lover but have not listened to the Bangla band Chirkutt’s music yet, then you do not know what you are missing! The Daily Star recently interviewed all the band members in an evening. They shared their success, experiences and performed songs without any musical instrument.

The PCB has confirmed that Mohammad Amir is 'eligible' for national selection, having completed his rehabilitation programme after serving a five-year ban for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.

For many of us, the news of Gayle’s absence in the qualifier match on December 13 was overwhelming, as if someone had pulled the carpet from underneath our feet, and busted the bubble of naïve cricket fans with a fearsome artillery barrage.