Zimbabwean General Solomon Mujuru died in suspicious circumstances in August 2011. This is an edited extract from his recently published biography by Blessing-Miles Tendi
With Bangladeshi cricket on the rise, victory for the visiting South Africans is by no means assured.
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/ 19 February 2011
Opener Virender Sehwag ignored an injury to smash 175 and lift India to a massive 370-4 in the opening match of the World Cup against Bangladesh.
Irishman Eoin Morgan hammered a gutsy century under pressure to power England to a thrilling victory over Bangladesh in the second ODI on Tuesday.
Bangladesh’s coach has said he fears the postponement of Pakistan’s tour to the country will hit his team’s chances at this year’s Twenty20 champs.
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/ 21 January 2009
Raqibul Hasan scored an unbeaten 52 to guide Bangladesh to a series-levelling six-wicket win in the second ODI against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
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/ 19 January 2009
Raymond Price grabbed 4-22 and hit two boundaries in the last over to lead Zimbabwe to an exciting win over Bangladesh on Monday.
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/ 14 January 2009
Shakib Al Hasan smashed an explosive 92 not out to power Bangladesh to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
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/ 10 January 2009
Elton Chigumbura smashed his eighth one-day half-century before taking a key wicket to help Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 38 runs.
Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 465 runs in the second Test on Tuesday, recording the fifth-highest run margin to sweep the series 2-0.
Sri Lanka lost two quick wickets before reaching 95-2 in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Paceman Mashrafe Mortaza struck twice before Shakib Al Hasan removed Mahela Jayawardene to leave Sri Lanka wobbling at 65-3 at lunch on Saturday.
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/ 31 December 2008
Bangladesh put on one of their best batting performances before suffering a 107-run defeat in the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
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/ 31 December 2008
Bangladesh remained on course for an unlikely victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, despite the loss of Mohammad Ashraful.
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/ 30 December 2008
Skipper Mohammad Ashraful hit an unbeaten half-century as Bangladesh batted defiantly in pursuit of a massive victory target against Sri Lanka.
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/ 27 December 2008
Shakib Al Hasan completed his fourth five-wicket haul in five matches to help Bangladesh dismiss Sri Lanka for 293 runs on Saturday.
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/ 26 December 2008
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan claimed three wickets as Bangladesh left Sri Lanka stuttering at 172 for six before bad light stopped play.
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/ 30 November 2008
South African captain Graeme Smith looked ahead to a world Test championship showdown with Australia after his side crushed Bangladesh by an innings.
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/ 28 November 2008
South Africa’s fiery fast bowling and lively fielding on Friday sent Bangladesh tumbling to their second successive innings defeat.
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/ 26 November 2008
Junaid Siddique and Mushfiqur Rahim hit half-centuries to lead a spirited Bangladesh on the first day of the second Test against SA on Wednesday.
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/ 25 November 2008
Battered by SA’s fast bowlers in the first Test, Bangladesh are likely to face yet another pace barrage in the second Test starting on Wednesday.
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/ 22 November 2008
Fast bowler Dale Steyn led South Africa to victory by an innings and 129 runs on the fourth day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.
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/ 22 November 2008
Determined batting and heavy rain stopped SA’s push for victory on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein on Friday.
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/ 21 November 2008
South African Test spinner Paul Harris will play no further part in the first Test against Bangladesh.
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/ 21 November 2008
The Bangladesh Test is an ideal opportunity for the Proteas to hone their skills ahead of their Australian trip.
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/ 20 November 2008
Bangladesh were forced to follow on after collapsing against South Africa’s pace attack on the second day of the first Test on Thursday.
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/ 19 November 2008
Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla both scored centuries as SA got among the runs on the rain-interrupted opening day of the first Castle Lager Test.
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/ 17 November 2008
South Africa will be seeking convincing wins in their two-Test series against Bangladesh, starting in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
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/ 16 November 2008
Shahadat Hossain and Mehrab Hossain sparked a Bangladesh fightback on the first day of a two-day match against a SAA Challenge XI in Kimberley.
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/ 12 November 2008
The third and final one-day international between SA and Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball bowled in East London on Wednesday.
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/ 9 November 2008
Hashim Amla made a maiden one-day international century as South Africa beat Bangladesh by 128 runs in the second one-day international.
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/ 8 November 2008
Proteas captain Graeme Smith is likely to return to action in the second MTN one-day international (ODI) against Bangladesh at Willowmoore Park.