Abdullah Al Mehdi

The pressure of playing in front of their home crowd transformed into inspiration yesterday as Chittagong Vikings snatched victory by 11 runs in a tight match against Dhaka Dynamites at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

While Rangpur Riders and Comilla Victorians have gathered momentum at the business end of the group phase, Chittagong Vikings failed to fire in front of their home crowd, losing their third game on the trot at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.

A two-week layoff is a long time in a T20 tournament like the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), where matches are played almost every day.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) continues after a day's break with the evening match between Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's Rangpur Riders and Shakib Al Hasan's Dhaka Dynamites promising to be a treat for those expecting a fiery match between the two finalists of the previous edition.

When Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza spoke to the press ahead of the announcement of the squad for the Test and ODI series against New Zealand on January 23, he had mentioned a few names from amongst those in the Bangladesh team who were making a mark in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this season.

Rangpur Riders laid siege to table-toppers Chittagong Vikings' Chattogram base at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium last night in a high-voltage game,

Following a day's break, the Bangladesh Premier League resumes today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, where league leaders Chittagong Vikings will face the formidable Rangpur Riders after Rajshahi Kings take on Sylhet Sixers.

Former Australia vice-captain and Sylhet Sixers' new skipper David Warner showed his jovial side yesterday before the official event to announce his captaincy. He came on time but had to wait for coach Waqar Younis's arrival and took to casual conversation with reporters.

BCB chief selector says that Mohammad Ashraful is not in BCB's plans at the moment and the selectors will have to evaluate his fitness and performances in the domestic circuit for at least a year before they can start thinking of him.

This is probably the last chance our eyes will have to feast upon the beauty that is Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta at the most prestigious of international tournaments – the FIFA World Cup. He has often been compared to a ballerina skating on ice. He zooms past defenders like they were not even there and his control on the ball is magnetic. There is grit and steel in his character that is often overlooked due to his calm demeanour.

Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Dinesh Chandimal said that Chandika Hathurusingha's 'confidence tonic' played a big role in their

Lionel Messi has so far surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo when it comes to El Clasico clashes and Madrid based media Marca suggests that Messi is the king of El Clasico encounters.

We take a look at Bangladesh's high points in their rivalry with India ahead of the Champions Trophy semifinal.