Bangladesh win historic Women's T20 series against Pakistan

Published at : 28 October 2023, 09:00 am
Bangladesh win historic Women's T20 series against Pakistan

Bangladesh Women's Cricket team won historic Women's T20 Series against Pakistan beating the tourists by 20 runs in the 2nd of the three-match T20 series at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.

Hosts Bangladesh women smartly clinched their first- ever T20 series against Pakistan with one more match to spare billed for Sunday (Oct 29) at the same venue.

Earlier, Bangladesh took 1-0 lead in the three-match series beating Pakistan by five wickets in the first match on Wednesday at the same venue.

Sent into bat first in the day's match, Bangladesh women scored 120 runs for 6 in quota 20 overs.

Teenager Shorna Akter, came to bat at number five, contributed an unbeaten 27 runs off 22 balls hitting one four and a six and was adjudged player of the match.

Besides, opener Murshida Khatun (20), Ritu Mondal (19), Shamima Sultana (18), Sobhana Mostary (16), and captain Nigar Sultana (10) were the other notable scorers for Bangladesh reaching the double digit.

Daina Baig took two Bangladesh wickets for 34 runs while Umm-e-Hani, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal grabbed one wicket each conceding 12, 16 and 24 runs respectively.

Chasing a target of 121 runs, Pakistan women were forced to fold their innings at just 100 runs for the loss of seven wickets to suffer the 2nd consecutive defeat.

One down Bismah Maroof scored the match highest 30 runs off 44 balls with two boundaries while Iram Javed (15) and Umm-e- Hani (14) were the other two scorers reaching the double figure.

Nahida Akter and Rabeya Khan captured two wickets each giving away 15 and 21 runs respectively while Marufa Akter and Fahima Khatun took one wicket each conceding 15 runs each.

The 3rd and last T20 match between two teams will held on Sunday at the same venue.

Mushfiqur to play for Fortune Barishal in BPL 2024

Published at : 24 September 2023, 03:42 pm
Mushfiqur to play for Fortune Barishal in BPL 2024

Bangladeshi wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim is set to feature for Fortune Barishal in the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

 

Mushfiqur had played for Sylhet Strikers in the last edition. His price was fixed at 80 lakhs in the players' draft according to the category. Which means he was in 'A' category.

The top category player will play along with other star players like Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Khaled Ahmed in Fortune Barishal.

Neymar quits PSG to sign for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal

Published at : 20 September 2023, 05:06 pm
Neymar quits PSG to sign for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal

Neymar said he was relishing “new challenges and opportunities in new places” after he joined Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal Tuesday, becoming the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state.

The Brazil forward, 31, ends a six-year stay in the French capital and follows in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Sadio Mane in swapping Europe for the Middle East.

“I have achieved a lot in Europe and enjoyed special times, but I have always wanted to be a global player and test myself with new challenges and opportunities in new places,” Neymar said in a statement from the Saudi Pro League.

“I want to write new sporting history, and the Saudi Pro League has tremendous energy and quality players at the moment,” he added.

Neymar ‘in negotiations’ over Saudi move as Mbappe returns to PSG good books

Published at : 20 September 2023, 05:05 pm
Neymar ‘in negotiations’ over Saudi move as Mbappe returns to PSG good books

Neymar was “in negotiations” on Sunday to become the latest football superstar to decamp for Saudi Arabia, leaving Paris Saint-Germain just as Kylian Mbappe was brought back in from the cold by the French champions.

A source close to PSG told AFP that 31-year-old Neymar “no longer figures in the club or manager’s plans” with the Brazilian immediately linked to Al-Hilal in the Gulf kingdom.

Another source in Saudi Arabia said that “direct negotiations” between Neymar’s agents and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) were ongoing.

PSG get better of Dortmund in Champions League opener

Published at : 20 September 2023, 05:03 pm
PSG get better of Dortmund in Champions League opener

Paris Saint-Germain got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday as a Kylian Mbappe penalty set them up for a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes.

The French champions had dominated the first half without overly troubling the Dortmund defence, but they went ahead four minutes after the break when Mbappe scored a spot-kick awarded for a Niklas Suele handball.

Achraf Hakimi added a memorable second, and PSG could have won the Group F encounter by a far more handsome margin in the end.

The result immediately puts them in control of the group, after AC Milan and Newcastle United drew 0-0 earlier, and coach Luis Enrique will hope they can build on this performance when they visit the English side next in a fortnight.

"It was an almost perfect evening," said Luis Enrique.