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Sports Desk: Five-time world champions Brazil will take on Chile in the Latin American World Cup qualifier tomorrow (Friday, March 25) morning. Neymar is returning to the Brazil national team with a match against Chile. The poster boy has not been in the squad for the last three matches of the Selecao due to injury. Brazil has already confirmed the World Cup in Qatar. Tito's team is at the top with 39 points in 15 matches. Argentina has confirmed its participation in the World Cup from the second position with 35 points in the match. Chile, meanwhile, have 19 points from 16 matches. If they want to go to the World Cup, they have to win the last two matches. We have to look at Peru in fifth place and Uruguay in fourth place. The match will start at 5:30 am Bangladesh time on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil will then face Bolivia on March 30 in La Paz.

 Sports Desk: In the history of Bangladesh cricket, such a scene was rare before, a fast bowler is picking up the award for the best of the series. History has changed Taskin Ahmed. After almost 12 years, he took 5 wickets as a pacer of the visiting team on South African soil. This right-handed pacer became the best in the series with the best match. About eight years as the period. He played 46 matches in between. He has taken 4 wickets several times. But after the debut ODI, Taskin Ahmed could not get the taste of 5 wickets. The wait - in our estimation, many days - was over. After taking Fifa for the second time in his ODI career, the right-arm pacer of Bangladesh revealed the secret behind his recent success. Taskin, who won the match at Centurion on Wednesday, was given the gift of bowling by Taskin, who joined the national team three years ago. With just 35 runs in 9 overs, he caught five Proteas batsmen. On his memorable day, Bangladesh got the satisfaction of winning the hi...

 Sports Desk: Bangladesh cricket team made South Africa's Centurion a paradise on Wednesday. The Tigers under the leadership of Tamim Iqbal Khan have done the impossible. Winning the series for the first time in history by playing great on South African soil. Taskin Ahmed has become the pioneer of that victory. Even before the T20 World Cup, Mashrafe bin Mortuza gave him a guru initiation on the field. Tamim-Liton also showed great skill in batting. After the historic victory, Tamim Iqbal posted a picture on his wall. Where it has been seen that four greats of Bengal cricket Shakib-Tamim-Mushfiq-Riyadh are shoulder to shoulder. Such a picture after many days must have moved and thrilled the Bangladeshi cricket fans. There is also a bit of forgotten memory. Many may have unknowingly said, aha! It would have been better if there was mash in the picture. Someone has also said through social media that Mashrafe should be missed. Bangladesh played under the leadership of Mashrafe in the...

Sports Desk: Lungi is the national dress of Bangladesh. Many people say that this favorite garment is very comfortable and also 'dangerous'. Bengalis cannot forget about this dress even after going abroad. So it is not uncommon to see Bengalis wearing lungi in exile. Bangladeshi fans wearing lungi were also seen in the gallery during the third ODI between South Africa and Bangladesh held at Centurion's SuperSports Park on Wednesday. However, there may have been other motives behind the wearing of lungi by these supporters. Because the name of the star pacer of South Africa is Lungi Ngidi! Lungi supporters also brought a banner. So that the lungi was written with the picture of NGD, 'We love lungi'. Who knows if the wicketless lungi with 24 runs in 5 overs in the third match saw this banner? Bangladesh won the first ODI series on South African soil with a huge victory of 9 wickets in yesterday's match. South Africa's innings collapsed to just 154 for 5 off 35...

 Sports Desk: In the last 20 years, Tests, ODIs and T20s have not been won by Bangladesh in any format in South Africa. The Tigers made history by winning the series as well as their first win in Africa this year. After winning the series, head coach Russell Domingo hugged captain Tamim Iqbal on the steps of the dressing room. He hugged Liton Das and talked for a long time. On his way back to the hotel, he was seen getting off the bus and dancing. Tamim said that the head coach has shown great faith in winning this series. After winning the series, he is now burying the belief of winning the World Cup. The streak of Bangladesh winning the series by beating South Africa in Centurion on Wednesday is still fresh. This is the talk of the country. Bangladesh went to play the first Test in Durban on Thursday with fond memories of winning the ODI series. Earlier, ODI captain Tamim told the media that the rest of the coaches, including the head coach, had contributed, "When I came back fr...

 Sports Desk: Australia lost 3 wickets for 26 runs in the great spell of Salma Khatun. Then Nahida Akhtar hit. He lbw Tahlia McGrath (3) with the ball in the first over. Australia's 4 batsmen returned for 41 runs. Salma took 3 wickets from 12 balls Bangladesh took 3 wickets in 26 runs in the bowling of Salma Khatun. The team that went for 22 runs without wickets lost three wickets to add four more runs. The former Bangladesh captain returned the ball to Alyssa Healy in the sixth over. Aji opener was caught by Jahanara Alam for 15 runs. In her next over, Salma dismissed Australian captain Meg Lanning for zero. The spinner took the third wicket in his next over, catching Rachel Haynes (6) by Farzana Hawke. Salma took 3 wickets in 12 balls. Bangladesh gave a target of 136 runs to Australia The South Africa-West Indies match did not take place after the 11th over due to rain in Wellington. Bad weather on Friday. The match between Bangladesh and Australia was also threatened to be cance...

 Sports Desk: Portugal has saved the dream of playing in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a relief win against Turkey. The cloud of fear was deposited. Still, of course, not completely cut. However, in the first of the two steps, Portugal did its job properly. Cristiano Ronaldo's country will have to win only one match to get a place in the World Cup. Portugal beat Turkey 3-1 in the semi-finals of the World Cup qualifiers against Turkey. They scored two goals in the beginning playing aggressively. Later, Turkey narrowed the gap and feared, they also had the opportunity to draw equality. But it did not happen because he missed the penalty. Portugal took the lead in the 15th minute of the match. Otavio sent the ball into the net after Bernardo Silver's shot hit the post from outside the D-box. Then the goal scorer assists. In the 42nd minute, he got the ball from him and got entangled in the net. Turkey reduced the gap in the second half. After giving and taking the ball with his...

 Sports Desk: The Indian Premier League (IPL) starts tomorrow, Saturday. Kolkata Knight Riders will take the field against Chennai Super Kings on the first day. But how can Kolkata be the first XI? Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins have not yet joined the team. Which foreigners are in the first XI? Benkatesh Ayyar: In the last IPL, Benkatesh was in great rhythm. He also took place in the Indian team. Even if he plays in the middle order there, he is more likely to be seen as an opener again in the IPL. Ajinkya Rahane: Ajinkya Rahane can start with Benkatesh as the opener. Finch has not yet joined the team. Rahane will want to take a place in the team before he comes. After being dropped from the Indian team, this IPL is a big stage for Rahane to prove himself. Shreyas Ayyar: He is the captain. Earlier, Shreyas had said that he would like to play at number three. He was kept in that place. Although Shreyas can play anywhere in the middle order. Nitish Rana: If Shreyas plays at number three, ...

 Sports Desk: The World Cup of the Euro Champions Qatar ended in the qualifying round. For the first time in their history, Italy will not play in two consecutive games. North Macedonia took another step towards the dream of winning the battle on the other side. From the beginning to the 90th minute, only the team that stopped the ball made a bet in the end. The play-off semi-final was won 1-0 on Thursday. Italy's campaign to return to the World Cup ended at home after digesting the goal in added time. Italy beat North Macedonia hard from the start at home. They didn't let the runners-up in Group J get out of their own half. Only three of Italy's 15 shots in the first half were on target. The picture was the same in the second half. Tipu and Preeti were shot dead, RAB has got some information Even then opportunities come, opportunities go, but exploitation no longer becomes Italian. Added five minutes then the second minute goes by. Italy was preparing for the extra time. J...

 Sports Desk: South African batsman Zubair Hamza has been temporarily banned after being caught in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-doping code. The 26-year-old batsman will not be able to play any form of cricket until a full verdict is reached. The ICC said in a statement on Friday that Zubair Hamza had been sampled for doping tests on January 17 this year. The presence of furosemide was found there. Which is one of the prohibited items under Section S5 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code. For this reason, Zubair will have to face severe punishment. Zubair, 26, made his international cricket debut against Pakistan in early 2019. He was the 100th Test cricketer in South Africa to return to cricket. He played his only ODI against the Netherlands last year. All in all, his international career was limited to 8 Tests and only one ODI. Zubair Hamza removed his name from the current series against Bangladesh citing personal reasons.

 Sports Desk: Is Mahendra Singh Dhoni's time coming to an end in IPL too? The question resurfaced shortly after he left the captaincy on Thursday. Although this question has been raised many times in the past, Dhoni himself has failed. But this time he has not yet given a direct answer to this question. However, Kashi Bishwanathan, CEO of Chennai Super Kings, responded to this speculation in a newspaper. "I don't think it's his last season," he said. He will play more. ” Note that Dhoni is 40 at the moment. According to his close ones, he can retire after playing for Chennai next season. Bishwanathan also opened his mouth about why Dhoni gave the responsibility of captaincy to Jadeja. "We always respect Dhoni's decision. We had and will continue to be a pillar of strength. Apart from Jadeja, everyone else will help. That is why he has taken this decision so that he can smoothly hand over his responsibility to Jadeja. He has always loved CSK as a captain a...

Sports Desk: The calculation of numbers is quite confusing. Despite being at the top of the points table, almost all of the remaining 12 teams have a chance to overtake Bangladesh. However, considering the current situation in the points table, the strength of the teams and the opponents, it can be said that the direct World Cup game of Bangladesh is almost certain. After winning the historic series 2-1 against South Africa by getting 20 points, Bangladesh has a chance to be in the top four of the points table. The Tigers are at the top of the points table in the Super League with 120 points. Advertising The Super League started on May 1, 2020. Initially, the cut-off time was March 31, 2022, but due to the Corona epidemic, now all the matches of the Super League have to be completed by May 2023. Each team will play a total of eight series (24 matches) in the Super League. Bangladesh has played six series (18 matches). There are only two series left. There has been some uncertainty abou...