The spotlight remained on India's Pant, 26, after the wicketkeeper-batsman took the field as captain of Delhi after 14 months away from top level cricket. "Really emotional time for me," Pant said at the toss after Delhi were invited to bat first.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka fast-bowling coach Dharshana Gamage thinks "300-plus us a good score to defend".

Imad Wasim announced his retirement from international cricket in November 2023 but has made a U-turn after a brilliant Pakistan Super League (PSL) season.

Bangladesh women's cricket received another boost as the International Cricket Council (ICC) added four Bangladeshi woman umpires to its official roster for the first time.

In total, the three bowlers made 84 runs while the other specialist bowler in the team, Nahid Rana, remained unbeaten on 0.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling consultant Eric Simons heaped praise on Bangladesh’s ace left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman, who returned his best-ever figures in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to help the defending champions claim a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament opener on Friday.

Bangladesh lost their final four wickets in the second session for 56 runs to be bundled out for 188 in 51.3 overs, conceding a 92-run first innings lead to Sri Lanka

Rana’s very first delivery in international cricket was at 146 km/h, which for a 21-year-old pacer who picked up the cricket ball after turning 18, was quite remarkable.

After an eventful opening day of the Sylhet Test yesterday, Bangladesh find themselves in a vulnerable position against Sri Lanka, paying dearly for the on-field and tactical errors they made on the day.

The ability to evolve has saved Test cricket from the doom people have been envisioning for over a century.

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman returned figures of 4-29 to set up a six-wicket win for defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is expected to play the second Test of the ongoing two-Test series against Sri Lanka, slated to begin from March 30 in Chattogram.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafzur Rahman notched up his best IPL figures as he picked up four wickets for 29 runs in his debut match for Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai on Friday.

Bangladesh bowling coach Andre Adams asserted that there were no demons on the pitch after the end of Day 1 of the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Friday.

Bangladesh pacer Mutafizur Rahman was included in Chennai Super Kings' eleven for their opening Indian Premier League fixture against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on Friday.

Dhoni had previously stepped away from the role in 2022 with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja taking charge.

The series will be contested at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

A pivotal opening session awaits Bangladesh tomorrow.

Langar returned to coaching after a two-year hiatus.

Chennai Super Kings will begin their Indian Premier League (IPL) title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in what could be MS Dhoni's final year in the lucrative Twenty20 competition after he stepped down as captain on Thursday.