Rangpur Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will leave for Singapore tomorrow to see an ophthalmologist as he continued to feel discomfort in his eyes, the team’s director Shanian Tanim confirmed to the Daily Star today. 

Shakib Al Hasan made two runs with the bat for Rangpur and picked up the wickets of Ibrahim Zadran and Mushfiqur Rahim

Mohammad Imran Junior set the tone of the innings in the very first ball, when he rattled the stumps of Brandon King with an in-swinging yorker.

This is the first time Shakib and Tamim will be facing off on the cricket field since their public falling out before last year’s ICC ODI World Cup.

Meanwhile, defending champions Comilla Victorians named Liton Das as their skipper for the new season.

Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is set to depart for London today to see an eye doctor, a member of BCB medical department confirmed to The Daily Star.

Impactful cameos from Shanaka and Mahedi ensured Rangpur cross the finish line with three deliveries remaining

Chasing Comilla’s 177 for five, Rangpur delivered an underwhelming chase that saw them get bundled out for 107 with three overs to spare.

After restricting Chattogram to a par score of 132 for eight, Rangpur comfortably chased it down with four overs to spare, courtesy of the latest Aghan inclusion, Rahmanullah Gurbaz who made an instant impression in the tournament with a 30-ball 46 that featured seven fours and one six.

Rangpur Riders all-rounder Sheikh Mahedi starred with his first fifty of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League as Rangpur handed Dhaka their seventh defeat with a five-wicket win at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

At a time when most of his former teammates have retired from the sport and switched professions, the 40-year-old Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has rubbished the notions of age slowing players down as he is still going strong delivering standout performances for the teams he plays for around the world.

Rangpur Riders quick Robiul Haque almost broke into tears while sharing his struggle story to the media after the cricketer registered a match-winning performance against Khulna Tigers in a Bangladesh Premier League fixture in Chattogram on Friday.

Bangladesh cricketer Sabbir Rahman was brought back to the Tigers squad for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. He was serving an international ban which would have officially ended on March 1 but his ban was shortened to a month, with captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza apparently one of those who wanted the cricketer to return to the national side. Sabbir thanked Mashrafe for his support that led to his inclusion.

David Warner, the Sylhet Sixers captain, caught everyone by surprise when he switched his stance to a right-handed batsman’s in the 19th over of the innings while batting against Rangpur Riders bowler Chris Gayle.

Rangpur Riders are lying in fifth spot in this season’s BPL after six matches with their batting being the weak link so far despite their bowlers consistently doing the job. Their top-order have collapsed in some matches and dangerman Chris Gayle is yet to fire. Rangpur Riders coach opined that once the ‘Universe Boss’ keeps going, he will be a gale force of nature but the team’s emphasis should be on the collective responsibility of scoring runs in the top-order.

After defending champions Rangpur Riders' whopping nine-wicket win over Comilla Victorians in the sixth match of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League under the lights of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, Bangladeshi cricket fans would perhaps have been bemoaning the fact that Mashrafe Bin Mortaza retired from T20 Internationals almost two years ago.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza caused a top-order collapse for Comilla Victorians with his spell, picking up the wickets of four top-order batsmen. He removed the likes of Evin Lewis and Steve Smith but it was his Bangladesh teammate Tamim Iqbal’s wicket which held the most value for the Rangpur skipper.

Rangpur Riders skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's best T20 bowling figures set up a dominant nine-wicket win in their Bangladesh Premier League match against Comilla Victorians

South African batsman Rilee Rossouw played an unbeaten knock of 76 as Rangpur Riders bounced back in the Bangladesh Premier League with an eight-run win against Khulna Titans today.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's Narail Express foundation presents an ambulance to the people of Narail after Rangpur Riders handed over the ambulance to Mashafe's foundation following the skipper's request.