West Indies missed out on an ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 qualification by the barest of margins, despite winning their final game inside 11 overs.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” for Bangladesh in Test cricket last year, as simultaneously they had their best ever year in Tests in abroad and the worse possible one at home.

For many years, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have possessed a great rivalry in cricket. The African side had a big edge over Bangladesh across formats during the early phase of the rivalry. However, in the last 12 years, the scenario has taken a complete U-turn with the rise of Bangladesh on the cric

Bangladesh qualified for the Women’s ODI World Cup for the second consecutive time by the barest of margins despite a seven-wicket defeat against Pakistan in their last match of the qualifying campaign in Lahore on Saturday.

Tickets, sold only at the stadium counters this time from 9:00 am today, saw no real rush. Even by afternoon, sales staff were seen idling, with only a trickle of buyers despite prices ranging modestly from Tk 50 to 500.

While the Tigresses still have a glimmer of hope due to their superior net run-rate, the situation became more tense as West Indies made a strong push in their last group match against Thailand.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed said they are going through a ‘tough time’ after failing to sell media rights for the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test series and thanked the BTV for stepping in to telecast the first Test in Sylhet starting tomorrow.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Zimbabwe will realise how lethal Nahid Rana can be when they face him in the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium beginning on Sunday.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's home stadium woes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) continued with a third defeat of the season and like in their previous two matches, it was a former player of the team that played a big role in their downfall.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Scotland have begun discussions over the formation of a joint Britain cricket team ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, the Scottish board's chief executive Trudy Lindblade said on Friday.

Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons yesterday said that he does not want to smother Zimbabwe with spin, rather he wants to face them on a 'proper wicket' in the first Test in Sylhet starting on Sunday.

Punjab Kings bowlers steamrolled through the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batting order to secure a five-wicket victory in a rain-reduced IPL match on Friday.

The tournament’s hybrid model, however, means that despite India's hosting rights, Pakistan’s matches is unlikely to take place on Indian soil. 

Bangladesh go into their final game of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers against Pakistan today knowing that their fate is still in their hands. If Bangladesh win today, they will ensure a second consecutive berth in the ODI World Cup behind already-qualified Pakistan.

Zimbabwe’s veteran batter Sean Williams said that he and his side is not sweating too much over Bangladesh’s pace sensation Nahid Rana ahead of the two-Test series, saying they are prepared to face the speedster.

Zimbabwe last won a Test series against Bangladesh in 2011, and their most recent Test victory over the Tigers came in 2018.

The decision arrives against the backdrop of the BCB's ongoing struggle to secure a media rights partner for the two-match series, scheduled to begin in Sylhet on April 20 before the action moves to Chattogram.

The Mumbai Indians batters and bowlers starred in a comfortable four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Bangladesh footballers Afeida Khandokar, Shaheda Akhter, and cricketers Sumaiya Akhter and Sharmin Sultana are set to accompany Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus on his Qatar tour.

Abahani Limited, Legends of Rupganj, and Gulshan Cricket Club emerged victorious in their respective rain-curtailed encounters.