England declared their first innings on 599 for six wickets on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and invited England to bat first.
Nothing would have been more satisfying for Bangladesh than the way they have finished the five-match series against Zimbabwe with Naeem Islam sealing a thrilling win with his maiden one-day half-century on Thursday. The Tigers had already clinched the series and wanted to use the final match to give some of their fringe players, who are important for team combination, a good going as they did not have enough opportunities in the previous four matches.
Bangladesh are all set to relish their chance to wrap up the five-match Grameenphone ODI series over Zimbabwe with a match to spare when they will face off the old foes at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong tomorrow.
Bangla-desh stand the chance of taking a lead against an injury-hit Zimbabwe after a comprehensive win to equal the series when they play the third match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The day-night match will begin at 2:30pm and will be aired on Bangladesh Television and Neo Sports.
A tiger that escaped from a magic show briefly roamed the streets of Las Vegas Friday night before it was recaptured. No one was hurt.
A resident reportedly saw the big cat belonging to the Fernando Brothers Magic Act in the city's north-west around 9 p.m. and called the police.
For being hot weather the tigers are busy to cool themselves by sinking in water.
Source : Focus Bangla
The Bengal Tiger is one of the largest cats in the world, second only to its cousin, the Siberian tiger. Bengal Tiger in Dhaka Zoo.
A tiger came out in Thakurgoan, and the villegers killed the tiger.
The visiting Sri Lanka took the upper hand on the second day of the first Test of the Grameenphone Test Series when they piled up a satisfactory 293 in the first innings against Bangladesh
at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.
In reply, Bangladesh are tottering at 177 for the loss of nine wickets before the bails were drawn for the second day.
Bangladesh national cricket team leaves Dhaka for Pakistan on Saturday with a hope to move to the 2nd round of the Asia Cup beginning on June 24.
Placed in group A of the Asia Cup, the Tigers will play their first match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 24 and take on Sri Lanka on June 25, both at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
