SIXR cricket club has reached the semifinals of the Hua Hin Cricket Sixes cricket tournament in Phuket on Friday.

Sam Curran said Friday he is ready to fill the huge gap left in England's Test side by the international retirement of former captain Ben Stokes if called upon to replace the outstanding all-rounder.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday didn’t include regular captain Litton Das in their 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe after granting the wicketkeeper-batter a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL), scheduled from July 17 to August 8.

Harry Brook said Tuesday it would be a "great honour" to succeed Ben Stokes as England's Test captain even if that meant he was responsible for leading the side in all three international formats.

The defeat, Zimbabwe's biggest-ever victory in Test cricket, came as Bangladesh failed to recover from a batting collapse that saw them bundled out for 140 in the first innings before being dismissed for 185 in just 45 overs in the second, unable to make the hosts bat again.

Zimbabwe put Bangladesh through an embarrassing one-off Test in Harare, registering their biggest victory in Test cricket by thumping the visitors by an innings and 85 runs on Day 3 on Tuesday.

New Zealand captain Tom Latham hailed his side's "old-school" cricket after they became the first team to come from behind and win a three-match Test series in England after thrashing their hosts by 160 runs at Trent Bridge.

With three days remaining, Bangladesh still trail by 230 runs and face a daunting task to save the Test.

This was also England's first series defeat at home in three or more Tests since 2012.

A left-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler, he has scored more than 10,000 runs and taken more than 300 wickets over his career, and is regarded as one of England's greatest ever all-rounders.

Few gave Ireland a chance in the two-match series, but Lorcan Tucker's side humbled India twice in three days, spoiling Shreyas Iyer's debut series as India's 20-overs captain.

Ellyse Perry starred as Australia knocked India out of the Women's T20 World Cup with a six-wicket group stage-win at Lord's on Sunday.

England captain Ben Stokes stunned the cricket world by announcing his upcoming retirement from international duty in the middle of a Test match on Sunday.

Ireland beat 20-over world champions India 2-0 in their two-match T20 bilateral series, as they secured a thrilling one-run win over the white-ball heavyweights on Sunday.

New Zealand women's cricket greats Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine, Australia's Mel Jones and India's Cheteshwar Pujara have also been awarded the honour.

Despite a spirited bowling effort while defending a below-par total, Bangladesh suffered a four-wicket defeat to South Africa in their final Group A match, ending their ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign on a losing note at Lord's on Sunday.

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Stokes will end his England career following the conclusion of the ongoing third Test against New Zealand in Nottingham

The batting collapse followed a familiar script.

The match is set to begin at 3:30pm (Bangladesh time).