Mohammad Ashraful

...Jan 7 (IANS) Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim were Wednesday fined for breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of Conduct during the third day's play in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka. Ashraful...

...five times. In ODIs, Australian Andrew Symonds has been dismissed by Vettori eight times, two more than South African Jacques Kallis and Sri Lankan Marvan Atapattu. His fine figures of four for 20 yesterday - his best against the West Indies - took Vettori...

...the match by 465 runs _ and clinched the test series 2-0 _ with a day to spare. DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim have been fined for excessive appealing during the second test against Sri Lanka...

Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim were on Wednesday fined for breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of Conduct during the third day's play in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Ashraful has been

...Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim were on Wednesday fined for excessive and aggresive appealing during the third day's play in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong. While Ashraful has been fined 15 per cent of...

...M Warnapura 63, T M Dilshan 162, C K Kapugedera 96; Shakib Al Hasan 4-109) Bangladesh 1st inns 208 (Mohammad Ashraful 45, Mashrafe Mortaza 63; B A W Mendis 4-71) Sri Lanka 2nd inns (overnight 296-4) B S M Warnapura lbw b Shahadat 27 H A P W Jayawardene c...

...Hussey, with 55.95 (59.01 in Tests, 57.13 in ODIs, and 22.83 in T20s). He's the only player above 50 at the moment, although Jacques Kallis (49.10) and Ricky Ponting (48.94) are close. Which player called his autobiography Spin Punch? asked Rajesh Prasad from...

...New Zealand and probably one [Test] against South Africa as well, he said. So we knew they are capable of doing so. Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, said the team had performed pretty well. Our bowlers bowled well in the first innings, but some...

...in the first Test when, chasing a huge victory target of 521, they scored 413 before finally losing by 107 runs. Skipper Mohammad Ashraful said: "We want to play good cricket and start the new year on a positive note." Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene...

...and has taken heaps of wickets but our focus will be on playing each ball on its merit because this is a Test match." Mohammad Ashraful. Ajantha Mendis was a late inclusion to the Test squad after recovering from an ankle injury © AFP Now, though,...

...soon forced Mashrafe Mortaza to edge a catch behind for two before Muralitharan ended the resistance of Rahim, caught by Tillakaratne Dilshan at midwicket for 61, to take his match tally to 10 wickets for a record 22nd time. Mahbubul Alam was the last man...

...in the Dhaka Test when chasing an improbable target of 521, scoring a creditable 413 before falling 107 runs short. Skipper Mohammad Ashraful’s 101 and Shakib Al Hasan’s 96 on a wearing wicket helped Bangladesh record the 11th best fourth innings total by...

...down 48 overs as Bangladesh, chasing 521 to win, made a brave bid for a remarkable victory late on Wednesday. Skipper Mohammad Ashraful made 101 and Shakib Al Hasan 96 in Bangladesh's 413. It was its fourth-highest total in 58 Tests and the 11th-best fourth-innings...

...batsmen during their run chase. "They batted very well, especially the middle order and the lower middle-order," he said. "[Mohammad] Ashraful, Shakib [Al Hasan] and [Mushfiqur] Rahim at the end batted very well and credit to them." The second Test begins...

Chittagong: Bangladesh hope to continue the promise they showed in the first Test against Sri Lanka when the second match starts here on Saturday. The hosts gave the formidable Sri Lankans a fright in the Dhaka Test when chasing an improbable target

...Kapugedera (93 not out) to put Sri Lanka on course for a big total. Bangladesh's bowlers tasted early successes, with paceman Mashrafe Mortaza (2-48) picking two wickets in his opening two overs and spinner Shakib Al Hasan getting rid of skipper Mahela Jayawardene...

...11 when he edged slow left-armer Shakib Al Hasan to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim with the score on 39. Warnapura and Thilan Samaraweera saw Sri Lanka through to the interval, but the latter lasted just 10 balls of the second session before he was bowled...

...Dhaka. Squad: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Imrul Kayes, Roqibul Hassan, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Shakib Al Hasan, Rajin Saleh, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Enamul Haque jnr, Mahbubul Alam, Sajedul Islam. ...

...tour of South Africa. Squad Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Malinda Warnapura , Michael Vandort, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardena, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Dammika Prasad,...

...match though couldn't prevent Bangladesh from losing by an innings. "I'm now more mature to handle this bowler while Ash [Mohammad Ashraful] had a good record against Sri Lanka as he's got some runs against them. He proved that nothing is impossible," he said. Mushfiqur...

...that match though couldnt prevent Bangladesh from losing by an innings. Im now more mature to handle this bowler while Ash (Mohammad Ashraful) had a good record against Sri Lanka as hes got some runs against them. He proved that nothing is impossible, he said. Mushfiqur...

...with the upper hand, and ultimately helped take the match into a fifth day. Solve the Ashraful riddle The captain, Mohammad Ashraful, is still Bangladesh's most likely match-winner, and while his form has improved marginally in limited-overs cricket, his...

...opener Kayes and Saghir Hossain for the second wicket gave them a solid start. Shakib made a 54-ball 59 and captain Tushar Imran also chipped in with a half-century as Khulna made 355 at 4.65 runs an over. Medium-pacer Ziaur Rahman took the wickets of Javed...

... Muralitharan’s best performance against Bangladesh came in 2007 when he finished with 12 for 82 in the third and final Test in Kandy to complete his team’s 3-0 series victory. Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful said his team could not afford to focus on...

...three pacers and one specialist spinner as left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr. might feature as 12th man. Top order batsman Rajin Saleh and left-arm pacer Sajedul Islam are likely to be out of the final squad. Speaking at a pre-match press conference this (Thursday)...

...opponents. They collapsed to 38-3 and needed two half-centuries from late order batsmen Tillakaratne Dilshan and Prasanna Jayawardene to restore their pride. Sri Lanka finally scored 316 runs in their only innings of the drawn game. Jayawardene was duly worried...

...practice session yesterday morning at the stadium while Sri Lanka team practised in the afternoon at the same venue. Mohammad Ashraful, the skipper of Bangladesh team hopes that his players will show their best performance and shall keep consistency with their...