Mahmudullah

Bangladesh battled hard for long periods of their two-Test series against England, but were prone to dramatic collapses with both bat and ball. Cricinfo picks through the rubble to assess the 13 performers

Plays of the Day from the first day of England's Test match against Bangladesh at Lord's

It was another case of what could have been for Bangladesh as they mixed talent and frustrating naivety to stutter to 330 for 8 on the opening day in Dhaka

It took until the final session on the second day at Chittagong for Bangladesh to produce their first disciplined display of Test cricket in this series

Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad shared five wickets as England built on a commanding batting display by reducing Bangladesh to 154 for 5 at Chittagong

Jamie Siddons, Bangladesh's coach, hopes that England's complacent team selection will "bite them on the bum" in the one-day series

Mahmudullah's ecstatic on-field celebrations were followed by a chirpy press conference after stumps

Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah counterattacked admirably, and the latter completed his maiden Test ton, to take Bangladesh past the follow-on mark on the third day in Hamilton

There is definitely something about Mahmudullah that makes one sit up and take note, and some of those qualities were on display during his unbeaten 96 on the first day in Mirpur

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between Bangladesh and India in Mirpur

A impressive unbeaten 96 from Mahmudullah rescued the Bangladesh innings from utter ignominy, but the starts squandered by other batsmen were threatening to haunt them by day's end, as India knocked off 69 runs from just 13 overs, with Virender Sehwag cr

Has Bangladesh's cricket matured to that level? That one is still asking the question means it hasn't, but they aren't far away

With Bangladesh throwing away their last four wickets and falling behind by one run, India didn't look the gift horse in the mouth and went on to extend their lead with nine wickets in hand

A commendable performance with the bat, followed by an inspired opening burst wasn't enough for Bangladesh to pull off a surprise win against India at the Shere Bangla National Stadium

Shakib Al Hasan was the architect of Bangladesh's success as he delivered a fine allround performance to lead his team to a 52-run win in Dominica

Though the Test squad was made up of replacement players - following strike action by the more reputed names - John Dyson said he was not disappointed with the way they performed

The Bangladeshi spinners, led by Mahmudullah, had a field day to bowl out West Indies for 237 on the opening day's play in Grenada

Bangladesh's spin twins Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah weaved a tantalizing web to strangle West Indies in a 95-run win in Kingstown

Bangladesh have included Mahmudullah and Rubel Hossain in their 15-member Test squad for West Indies