Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson are facing a probe by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for breaking team rules in the early hours of Monday morning following England's win in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.

Captain Zakir Hasan struck a superb century as Bangladesh Emerging Team cruised to an 85-run victory over Zimbabwe 'A' in the opening one-dayer of the three-match series at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura on Monday.

Mir Shakrul Alam Simanto, who was elected as a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director from the Rajshahi Division, tendered his resignation on Sunday, a day after the BCB elections were held on June 7.

England could face a tricky decision over Jofra Archer's return, with coach Brendon McCullum "hopeful" that the fast bowler will be available for next week's second Test against New Zealand.

Bangladesh will take on Australia in the first ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday, marking Australia's first ODI tour of Bangladesh in 15 years.

India bowled Afghanistan out for 112 in their second innings after debutant spinner Manav Suthar took 6-33 to force the visitors to bat again in New Chandigarh.

Addressing questions about Mosaddek, Miraz downplayed any perceived overlap between their responsibilities.

The wicketkeeper-batter reached his hundred in just 45 balls, breaking the previous record he jointly held with Mosaddek Hossain after scoring a 49-ball century in 2023.

Bangladesh's training session proceeded as usual at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday, with players first undergoing fielding drills on the centre wicket before moving to the academy ground for net practice.

Marsh will, however, fly over to be with the team as he prepares for a comeback in the subsequent Twenty20 series in Bangladesh.

England captain Ben Stokes said the Lord's pitch was "not ideal" for Test cricket after his side thrashed New Zealand by 115 runs on Sunday.

A new Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections were held just eight months after the previous one and, as widely expected, Tamim Iqbal was elected unopposed as board president by the newly formed panel of directors on Sunday.

Debutant spinner Manav Suthar took three wickets to dent Afghanistan's reply after India declared their innings on 564-8 in their one-off cricket Test on Sunday.

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal was elected uncontested as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after no other candidate challenged his nomination following Sunday's board elections, the BCB Election Commission announced in Mirpur.

Gus Atkinson's love-affair with Lord's continued Sunday as England overwhelmed New Zealand by 115 runs to win the first Test.

Sooryavanshi was named in India's T20 squad for the tours to Ireland and England, and the Asian Games, after sweeping the batting honours in this year's Indian Premier League.

Eight months after the last Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election, the country's cricket governing body is set to hold another board of directors' election today. Yet despite a change in administration, the overall picture appears largely unchanged, making this another largely predictable and excitement-free contest.

Bangladesh national women's team suffered a crushing 68-run defeat in their opening warm-up match of the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup at the Loughborough University, Loughborough on Saturday.

All three title contenders -- Mohammedan, Abahani and Prime Bank -- won their respective ninth-round matches on Saturday to keep the Dhaka Premier League title race wide open.

Selectors also fired Suryakumar Yadav as captain, replacing him with Shreyas Iyer for two internationals in Ireland, five matches in England and the Asian Games.