Dale Steyn joins the 400-wickets club in 2nd test against Bangladesh in Mirpur.

South African First Bowler Dale Steyn join 400-wicket club after dismissed Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal in the first session of the 2nd Test at Mirpur. He is the second South African to get to the 400 wicket landmark after Shaun Pollock.  Dale Steyn is joint second-fastest in terms of Test matches (80), alongside Richard Hadlee and behind Muttiah Muralitharan, to the mark, and fastest in terms of balls. It took Steyn 10 years and 255 days to become the 13th bowler in the history of cricket to achieve the milestone in test matches. In 80 Test matches in his career Dale Steyn has taken 5 wickets in an innings 25 times, and 10 on five occasions. His best bowling figures in an innings is 7 for 51 runs while 11 for 60 is his best return in a match.

South African cricketers arrive in Dhaka

South African cricket team have arrived in Dhaka to embark on a month-long tour of Bangladesh.They flew in by Emirates Airways and landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around on Tuesday evening.They will be touring Bangladesh for a series comprising two Twenty20 (T20) matches, three ODIs and two Test matches.

Bangladesh eyes on maiden win over Pakistan

Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Hafeez made their maiden double-centuries in the drawn first Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Khulna which produced 1,515 runs across three innings, the third of them unfinished at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna. Both teams will be hoping for more favourable bowling conditions during the second and final Test, which gets underway at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 6 May . Pakistan will be particularly eager to end the tour on a winning note, after losing the three ODI and the one-off T20 International match. On the other hands Bangladesh will be keen to build on newfound confidence and register its first-ever win over the visitor in the five-day format. The most remarkable aspect of Bangladesh’s fightback in the first Test after trailing by 296 runs was the manner in which Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes applied themselves at the top of the order. By batting out 76^th  overs during a record partnership of 312 runs, the pair ensured that it absorbed the pressure and didn’t expose the middle order. Bangladesh batted total of 136 overs in the 2^nd innings, getting much needed five day batting practice coming into the final game. Tamim Iqbal showed good composure and collected his runs quite easily as he became Bangladesh’s highest individual scorer in Tests cricket, surpassing Mushfiqur’s 200 runs against Sri Lanka in March 2013. Bangladesh will be play without Rubel Hossain for the last game after the paceman was ruled out because of a side strain, and it remains to be seen if Rahim, the captain is injured his finger while wicketkeeping, makes a full recovery. Mushfiqur Rahim did bat in the second innings. if he plays only as a batsman. it could open a spot for the wicketkeeper of Under-19 level Litton Das.

Pakistan also has been hampered by injuries. Rahat Ali was the latest to join the long list before the start of the series, Bilawal Bhatti has since been named his replacement. It also remains to be seen if Ajmal returns to the mix after being overlooked for the first Test.

Teams Squad:

Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (capt, wk) , Litton Das (wk), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Sakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah , Jubair Hossain, Abul Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Mohammad Shahid, Shuvagata Hom, Soumya Sarkar, Taijul Islam.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Sami Aslam, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhatti.

Mohammad Hafeez scored his maiden double-century

Mohammad Hafeez came to the fore for Pakistan with an unbeaten double-century to take it to 227 for 1 on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna. Pakistan was trailing Bangladesh by 105 runs, having bowled the host out for 332 earlier on Wednesday. Mohammad Hafeez put on 50 runs for the opening wicket with Sami Aslam, the debutant left-hand batsman, before Azhar Ali joined Hafeez for an unbeaten 2^nd-wicket stand that has so far yielded 177 runs. It was the 8^th  Test century for Hafeez, who struck 12 boundaries and two sixes, and the third in his last four innings.

Bangladesh found success in the 12th over.  The left-arm spinner Taijul Islam tossed one up down the leg side and Aslam ended up getting a glove and Mushfiqur Rahim took a sharp catch. Than Bangladesh was made to toil hard with no reward. Rahim dropped two catches of Azhar Ali. Bangladesh also suffered when a bowl had to leave the field due to a bruised finger after tea. Then Imrul Kayes kept wickets in his absence.

The day began with Pakistan's bowlers making some quick strikes to bowl out Bangladesh, who resumed on 236- 4, after lunch. Four wickets fell in the 1^st  session, Yasir Shah, the legspinner, picking two of them. He finished with 3 for 86 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarkar 62 runs sixth-wicket stand. Yasir shah and  Wahab Riaz picked up three wickets each, Hafeez and Zulfiqar took two apiece.

Bangladesh taste first T20 victory against Pakistan

After ODI’s series they win T20 International match on Friday against Pakistan. On this day pakistan captain Shahid Afridi win the toss and choose to bat first. Pakistan was sensible at the start, with Ahmed Shehzad and Mukhtar Ahmed They putting on 50 runs for opening partnership. Bangladesh had its breakthrough in the 9^th  over when Shehzad lofted Taskin Ahmed to the cover area and Mashrafe, running across from long-off, took a brilliant diving catch.Then Afridi comes to bat and he gone 12 runs, It was maiden international wicket for Mustafizur Rahman’s.In 12.1 overs Musfiq stamped Mukhtar Ahmed  when team total was 77. Haris Sohail (30 runs not out) and Mohammad Hafeez (26) combined for 49 runs to give the innings some momentum with a few big shots towards the end.

In reply Bangladesh lost Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar, the openers, inside three overs. The in-form Tamim provided a brisk start to the chase, smashing two fours and a six in the 1st over.In 5 balls Tamim sent the ball to square leg for a single, and Sarkar, making to his first T20 International debut, was a tad late to respond and found himself short, with Saeed Ajmal sending in a direct hit with only one stump to aim at. Then Umar Gul struck with his second ball when he elicited an edge off Tamim for Hafeez to take an easy catch at slip.The new batsman Mushfiqur Rahim immediately got to business, hitting well-timed back-to-back boundaries through point. But Wahab Riaz ended his immediately got to business, hitting well-timed back-to-back boundaries through point. But Wahab Riaz tool his wicket when Rahim played on at the crease when Rahim played on. After losing Musfiqs wicket Shakib and Sabbir added 105 runs for the 4^th wicket partnership.  Shakib was not out on 57 runs in 41 balls and Sabbir Rahaman also not out on  51 runs on 32 balls with 7 fours and one six. In the 16.2 over, Shakib made room and hit Saeed Ajmal inside out to seal Bangladesh’s first win after seven attempts against the pakistan.

Bangladesh well placed to complete whitewash

Bangladesh clawed back in style, foiling Pakistan’s great start to shoot them out for 250 in the 3rd one-day international in their bid to make a clean sweep the Dan Cake three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday. Pakistan captain Azhar Ali’s maiden century they were well set to make a big score but the hosts shattered them, showing a sensational bowling as they claimed last eight wickets for just 47 runs. Azahar Ali scored 101 runs of 112 balls by 10 fours.Azahar and Sami Aslam Scored 91 runs in first 18 overs,  giving the side a cracking start in their bid to avoid the whitewash. They dealt the Bangladeshi spinners with relatively make better  before Nasir Hossain gave the side first breakthrough having dismissed Sami  Aslam on 45 runs. He struck  7 fours in his 50 balls knock. Then Arafat Sunny dismiss Mohammad Hafeez’s when he was on 4 runs. After losing the most experienced batsman Azahar and in-form Haris Sohail they are fight-back, making the re-energized Bangladeshi bowlers upset. They scored 98 runs for the third wicket.finaly all-out in 250 in 49 overs. Shakib, Arafat Sunny and fast bowler Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Rubel Hossain picked up two wickets apiece.

Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarker make a good start. They collected 155 runs  before out of Tamim by Junaid Khan . When he was on 64 runs in 76 balls with 8 fours and 1six. Then Mahmudullah go back on 4 runs. Then Musfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarker finished then game 39.3 overs in 8 wickets hand. Sarker got his first century he unbeated 127 runs in 110 balls with 13 boundaries and 6 sixes. Mushfiqur Rahim hit the winning short off Junaid Khan he also not out on 49 off 43, hitting 6 fours .

Samuels drives West Indies with unbeaten 94

West Indies end Day one on 188 for five on Day one of the second Test against England on a day, which started later than usual due to rain. Marlon Samuels Denesh Ramdin are the two unbeaten batsmen for West Indies. Marlon Samuels scored 94 runs on his 100^th Test innings. Ramdin is giving him good company but he has made a slow start to this innings. But the positive thing for West Indies is that this 50-plus partnership has ensured that they end the day in a decent position. Samuels, who arrived at the crease before lunch with West Indies having been rocked by two early wickets, was in complete control as he extended his excellent record against England. His averages 69.00 in six previous Tests against the English. Samuels and Ramdin together and have put on an excellent partnership and have ensured that there is no more damage done. England will be happy with the day, but West Indies head back to the pavilion with some momentum. Ramdin has just scored just six in the unbeaten 59-run stand. Samuels exploded after getting to his half-century and this counter-attacking cricket has given England something to think about. Chris Jordan was England’s most successful bowler he got two wickets, James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes have picked up a wicket apiece and will look to add to their tally as they day progresses on Day 2. West Indies will look to reach a big score with Samuels and Ramdin batting well.

Earlier, England had won the toss and elected to bowl first. Play started a little late as there was some rain ahead of the day’s play. As a result, only 15 overs could be bowled in the first session. Both the teams have made changes to their sides. England have replaced off-spinner James Tredwell with Moeen Ali. West Indies have roped in Sheldon Gabriel in place of Jerome Taylor and Devendra Bishoo in place of Suliemann Benn.

Score: West Indies: 188-5 (Darren Bravo 35, Marlon Samuels 94*; Chris Jordan 2 for 40, James Anderson 1 for 18) vs England.