Bangladesh national cricket team tasted defeat in their 43-over tour match against New Zealand XI when they went down by three wickets at Cobham Oval, Whangarei today.

Bangladesh's bowling department has been significantly boosted for their tour of New Zealand. Talented left arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the 15-strong squad, who start the limited-overs leg of their tour with the first ODI at Christchurch on Boxing Day.

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman were both retained by their respective franchises for the tenth season of the Indian Premier League.

It will be a special moment indeed when Bangladesh's two most promising young pacers Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed pair up in conditions such as those in New Zealand.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman bowled 10 overs yesterday with an intensity of up to 90 per cent and has also begun catching and throwing with his right hand.

Reporters started to gather like any other day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, well before the Tigers started

Mustafizur Rahman caught the eyes of cricket enthusiasts and critics with the unusual talent on his debut, and has gone from strength to strength with each hurdle he crossed. As he turned 21, here are some of his top spells so far in his short yet brilliant career.

David Warner shows off his Bangla vocabulary while wishing Mustafizur Rahman a happy birthday

Birthdays are a new start, a fresh beginning, and a time to pursue new endeavors with new goals. Move forward with confidence and courage…Mustafizur Rahman.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned from his hometown last Wednesday and is currently working on the first phase

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is scheduled to go under the knife today in order to fix his shoulder problem.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has not yet decided on the shoulder operation of pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman.

At the moment, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has three options on the table as far as the venue of surgery on Mustafizur Rahman's left shoulder is concerned.

Sussex County Cricket Club are counting the cost of losing star strike bowler Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh, probably for the season.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman might undergo shoulder surgery either in England or in Australia, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official reveals yesterday.

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman is unlikely to play any further part for English county team Sussex this season after he was diagnosed with a tear in his shoulder, cricket officials say.

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman's latest recurrence of his shoulder injury raises an important issue. Has the BCB covered all its bases when managing one of its most prized assets?

Those who were looking forward to following Mustafizur Rahman's exploits in his stint with Sussex are left disappointed as the left-hander misses out Royal London One-Day Cup match against Gloucestershire in Cheltenham.

After making a big splash on his debut in the NatWest T20 Blast in England, Sussex CCC's Mustafizur Rahman has an outing to forget.

Mustafizur Rahman’s Sussex Sharks suffer a potentially crippling blow to their NatWest T20 Blast campaign as they are comfortably defeated by Surrey at the Kia Oval by six wickets.