Bangladesh star Soumya Sarkar's participation in the series against Afghanistan is in doubt as he faces UAE visa complications.

Shubman Gill's India will be heavy favourites when they play a home two-Test series starting Thursday against a West Indies side struggling with injuries and a pale shadow of the team that once dominated cricket.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das has apologised to fans after the team fell short of their Asia Cup 2025 target, admitting it was heartbreaking to miss the last two games through injury.

India go to the October 5 match in Colombo with history clearly favouring them.

Speaking to private television Channel24 over the phone on Monday night, Asif Mahmud made the declaration following a heated exchange on social media.

Each side arrives with at least one batter capable of shaping their fortunes and their contributions could make all the difference.

Shathira Jakir Jessy is set to create history in the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka by becoming the first woman umpire from Bangladesh to officiate in a senior World Cup.

Bangladesh are set for their second appearance at the ICC Women’s World Cup, beginning September 30 in Guwahati, having debuted in 2022 with a solitary group-stage win.

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Josh Philippe will replace Maxwell in the squad for the three matches against the Black Caps at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Nepal produced a stunning performance to bowl the West Indies out for just 83 in the second T20I in Sharjah on Monday and claim a 2-0 victory in their first-ever series against a Test-playing country with a game to spare.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday said the team's all-round depth gives them a "high chance" of winning the Women's Cricket World Cup title, especially as they play on home soil.

Chattogram Division clinched their second successive victory in the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL) T20, beating Rajshahi Division by 30 runs in their third-round match at the Sylhet Outer Stadium on Monday.

The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur will host the West Indies for a three-match ODI series, starting on October 18, while the subsequent three-match T20I series will be staged at the Birshreshtha Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram.

Australia have plenty of motivation to become the first team to win consecutive Women's Cricket World Cups since 1988, and a powerhouse squad to achieve the feat.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, starting on October 2, with Soumya Sarkar replacing the injured captain Litton Das for the series. However, the persistent problem of a fragile middle order, as exposed in the Super Four match against Pakistan during the Asia Cup, remains a cause for concern in the lead-up to next year’s T20 World Cup.

Woakes took 192 wickets in 62 Tests and scored more than 2,000 runs at an average of more than 25.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul and vice-president Nazmul Abedeen Fahim are set to be elected uncontested from Dhaka in the upcoming board of directors election after the Election Commission rejected the nomination of councillor SM Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan on Monday.

Political tensions spilled over into cricket in the Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan on Sunday in Dubai and even though the contest is already over, India winning the tie by five wickets, both sides have continued trading barbs.

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi on Monday warned India against “dragging war” into sports, saying that doing so only exposed India’s “desperation.”