Mashrafe Mortaza

After a sequence of one-sided games, the fifth and final one-dayer at Dhaka went down to the wire as Bangladesh scampered home by three wickets against Zimbabwe, sweeping the series 5-0

A comprehensive all-round effort helped Bangladesh defeat Zimbabwe by 43 runs in their inaugural Twenty20 international at Khulna

The injured Bangladesh fast bowlers Mashrafe Mortaza and Syed Rasel will be fit for the Champions Trophy, the coach Dav Whatmore has confirmed

Injured Bangladesh fast bowlers Mashrafe Mortaza and Syed Rasel will miss the first of two practice matches ahead of the team's departure for the Champions Trophy

Bangladesh are facing fitness concerns over two of their leading fast bowlers before the start of next month's Champions Trophy in India. Both Mashrafe Mortaza and Syed Rasel have suffered freak injuries.

Mashrafe Mortaza's career-best figures of 6 for 26 led Bangladesh to a convincing six-wicket win over Kenya to take the series 3-0

Mashrafe Mortaza held his nerve to steer Bangladesh to a frenetic two-wicket win, and with it the series, in the second one-day international at Bangladesh

An incisive spell from Mashrafe Mortaza, miserly acts from the spinners and Mohammad Ashraful's quick-fire half-century overwhelmed Kenya in the first one-day international at Nairobi

Following Shivnarine Chanderpaul's heroics, Cricinfo looks back at similar one-day thrillers

Mashrafe Mortuza made a superb start to his African safari, taking 5 for 29 as the Bangladeshis beat a Zimbabwe Board XI by five wickets in a warm-up match at Harare's Alexandra Sports Club

A relieved Ricky Ponting praised his team's ability to enact come-from-behind victories after the great Test escape while his counterpart Habibul Bashar claimed moral victory

Bangladesh crushed Kenya by 131 runs in the opening ODI of this four-match series at Bogra, and the margin of victory would have been greater had they not taken their eye off the ball in the final stage of a one-sided contest

Bangladesh have recalled Mushfiqur Rahim, who has recently captained the Under-19 side at the World Cup, for the Test series against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh's dream season began with their first Test win in five years since their debut, followed by a one-day win over Australia and the emergence of some young exciting talent

Cricinfo and Wisden writers pick their best and worst moments from 2005

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Sri Lanka has no plans to experiment with his team against Bangladesh

Mashrafe Mortaza has been sent home with a persistent back injury

Mortaza elevated to the Asian squad