Upon reaching Dhaka a day after his Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad lost the final to Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan immediately rush to the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel to receive the Rupchanda Prothom Alo Sportsman of the year award yesterday.

With the record of winning his two previous final appearances of the Indian Premier League with Kolkata Knight Riders, Bangladesh all-

Faf du Plessis scored a match-winning half-century to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) reach their seventh Indian Premier League final on Tuesday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pulled off a nervy 14-run win against leaders Sunrisers Hyderabad to stay alive for a qualification in the Indian Premier League Qualifiers at the M Chinaswami Stadium in Bangalore yesterday.

Mumbai Indians continued their phenomenal rise in the Indian Premier League table with a 102-run win against Kolkata Knight Riders at

IPL bottom side Delhi Daredevils on Friday brought in South African fast bowler Junior Dala to take the place of injured all-rounder Chris

Shakib Al Hasan bowled fantastically in the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals and according to ESPNCricinfo's Smart Stats system, he was the pick of the bowlers for his exploits in the Powerplay.

Mustafizur Rahman, debuting for his new side the Mumbai Indians, had an outing to forget as the returning Chennai Super Kings