Cricket lovers support Bangladesh team online
New trend on mobile: A new format of online game gained popularity in Bangladesh
March 19, 2016 – On the occasion of cricket season, the popular mobile web browser UC Browser with 30% market share in Bangladesh (according to StatCounter), flagship product of UCWeb, an Alibaba Mobile Business Group, has launched its first series of cricket themed web games for Bangladeshi users.
Since its launch on March 7th, over 1.5 million Bangladeshi have participated in the games, creating a new trend in the country on mobile. The web games are based on HTML5, which are smoothly supported by UC Browser.
Talking about the popularity of these games in Bangladesh, Kenny Ye, GM of Global Markets, Alibaba Mobile Business Group said, “Cricket is the favorite sport in Bangladesh and people support their team in different ways. During this cricket season, making use of HTML5 language, a rising technology supporting for the latest multimedia, UC Browser introduced a series of games for people to support Bangladesh team, have fun in guessing match scores and win amazing prizes. "
This series of cricket related games also garnered attention on social media with celebrities including Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed and Nasir Hossain posting about it. UC Browser wanted to create a platform where every Bangladeshi can enjoy and cheer with the team along. Now it’s not like only 11 players are playing in the ground, the whole country is playing with them. To play the game, click here: Support Bangladesh Team.
Apart from the web games, UC Browser also provides UC Cricket to cricket fans across the country. UC Cricket is an in-app cricket content widget in UC Browser, which now provides comprehensive cricket content such as live score, news, videos, live tweets, commentaries, etc.
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About UCWeb
UCWeb Inc. (UCWeb), an Alibaba Group company, is a leading provider of mobile internet software and services. Since its inception in 2004, UCWeb's mission has been to provide better mobile internet experience to people around the world. The flagship product of UCWeb, UC Browser, is available on more than 3,000 different models of mobile devices from over 200 manufacturers, and is compatible with all mainstream operating systems. Serving users in more than 150 countries and regions around the world, UC Browser is now available in 11 languages including English, Russian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese. Additional information about UCWeb and UC Browser can be found at www.ucweb.com.
