Mahmudul Hasan Joy

Meanwhile, Sunzamul became the fourth Bangladeshi bowler to complete 400 first-class wickets

He added 212 for the second wicket with Mahmudul Hasan Joy, as Afghanistan paid for too many no-balls and wides

West Indies A were on top for most of the third game too but found Joy hard to dismiss

A round-up of the fifth week of the BPL, where the top four spots on the table were decided

Zakir Hasan too, along with Bangladesh's pace attack, garnered praise from captain Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh's spin-bowling coach urged the batters to build partnerships like how India did

The two four-day matches and three one-dayers will be played at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia

With the first-choice players and the incumbents struggling, the BCB is forced to look at the next set of cricketers

The year began with the high of Mount Maunganui, but it's all gone downhill since

Visitors' top four's numbers so far in 2022 read 13 ducks with only six fifty-plus scores, and a collective average of 21.65

Concussion sub Kasun Rajitha strikes twice to give visitors some respite in Chattogram

The opener's 137 in Durban was an exercise in patience, sticking to the plan, and great mental strength

Bad light and rain brought an early close to day three with SA 75 ahead with all ten second-innings wickets in hand

The selectors have also named Nasum Ahmed, Yasir Ali and Mahmudul Hasan Joy in the 15-member squad

Ingram's 89 goes in vain as Sylhet Sunrisers lose by four wickets

Offspinner joins Shahid Afridi in bowling the most economical four-over spell in the BPL

Covid-19 has affected the build-up, but coach Naveed Nawaz feels the players have responded well to the challenges

Shoriful Islam, Haider Ali, Jayden Seales and Ravi Bishnoi, among others, are making their presence felt in senior cricket

Practically everything was stacked against the Bangladeshis but, against all calculations, they put up a performance for the ages