The latest slip-up came courtesy of Zimbabwe, who secured a gripping three-wicket win in fading light -- an outcome that, in truth, should never have been on the cards.

KL Rahul has racked up 40 half-centuries in 12 seasons in the Indian Premier League but few will have given him more pleasure than the one he made for Delhi on Tuesday against Lucknow Super Giants - the team which dumped him unceremoniously last year.

Tension has continued to flare in Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as match officials have sent in a letter to the umpires' chairman on their refusal to sit with match referee Debabrata Paul following heated arguments in match referees' meeting on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s only umpire in the ICC Elite Panel, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, has threatened to quit domestic umpiring scene over alleged inconsistencies in the handling of Mohammedan captain Towhid Hridoy’s ban. 

Md. Ikram Chowdhury, the security coordinator of Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, passed away on Wednesday during the ongoing Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test match.

Zimbabwe won the first Test against Bangladesh by three wickets in a dramatic finish at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Bangladeshi leg-spinner Rishad Hossain took two more wickets for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Tuesday, taking his tally to eight wickets from three matches.

Cricket Australia on Wednesday paid tribute to Test all-rounder Keith Stackpole, who has died aged 84.

The Mohammedan captain was initially handed a one-match suspension and four demerit points for his first offence in altercating with on-field umpires. Later, his criticism of umpiring led to another sentence of three demerit points, which should equate to seven demerit points and two match suspensions.

Heavy rain and a storm hit Sylhet last night, leaving the outfield damp and unfit for play at the scheduled start time of 9:45 am.

In one of his first interviews since sustaining severe facial injuries in the accident in 2022, Flintoff admitted he initially found it hard to return to public life.

Experience seems to have made Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque wiser, but only with his words, not with his execution on the field. 

India's KL Rahul hit an unbeaten 57 to steer Delhi Capitals to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants and get his side back to winning ways in the IPL on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani remains confident that his side are ahead of Bangladesh despite the Tigers leading by 112 runs after a rain-affected Day 3 of the opening Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque said the Tigers are aiming for a 300-run target, though they would settle for a slightly lower total after bad light brought an early end to Day 3 of the first Test against Zimbabwe in Sylhet on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old left-arm spinner played a vital role in helping the Tigresses clinch one of the two World Cup spots, taking six wickets across the six-team tournament.

Former Australia Test batter and TV commentator Michael Slater was sentenced to four years' prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges but will walk free after serving more than a year in custody.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto led from the front with a composed unbeaten 60, anchoring the innings with calm authority.

Bumrah won the honour in the men's section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player of the tournament as India won the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.

There are so many incidents happening in tandem around Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that sometimes issues get swept under the rug without coming into notice.