Brathwaite will lead a new-look West Indies team - with fast bowler Alzarri Joseph his deputy in the role of vice-captain and a total of seven uncapped players named among the squad of 15.

Where would Soumya Sarkar be in the next game had he made another poor score, not the 169, against New Zealand in Nelson yesterday? That is the poignant question involving Bangladesh's cricket, viewed through Soumya as the prism.

Pacer Khaled Ahmed's ten-wicket haul guided East Zone to their maiden Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) title with a comprehensive innings and 112-run win over North Zone at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday. The cricketer from Sylhet picked up seven wickets in the second innings to bundle North out for 132 runs. Khaled was also adjudged the player of the tournament as he ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 18 scalps from two matches. With the urge to produce pace-conducive surfaces in order to enhance the quality of cricket in the domestic circuit, the 31-year-old's dominating performance came as a breeze of fresh air. In conversation with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star, the right-arm quick talked about the importance of playing on sporting pitches at home and his own progress among a few other topics. The excerpts of the interview are given below:

Fargana has now contributed to three of four hundreds by a Bangladesh woman across ODI and T20I formats.

Soumya Sarkar’s first century in international cricket after five years was the only bright spot in a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat for Bangladesh against New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series at Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday.

Fargana made 102 off 167 balls and almost carried her through the innings before departing in the final over

Having ended Day 2 at 47 for three with opener Prantik Nawrose retired hurt, South Zone were bundled out for 49 against Central Zone on Day 3 inside just 5.4 overs yesterday at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the final phase of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) four-dayers. .I

Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton has resigned after the country's failure to reach next year's T20 World Cup, the national board said Wednesday.

Despite a negative result for Bangladesh in the seven-wicket loss against New Zealand in Nelson on Wednesday, Tigers batter Soumya Sarker's word of the day was 'positivity' as he said he employed that frame of mind to stay level-headed during tumultuous times as a cricketer following his scintillating 151-ball 169-run knock in the loss.

With the win, East Zone finished with 20 points in the competition, 10 more than runners-up Central Zone

Rashid becomes just the second player from England to hold the No.1 ranking for T20I bowlers after off-spinner Graeme Swann held the top spot back more than a decade ago.

A superb 169 off 151 balls from opener Soumya Sarkar was not enough to end Bangladesh's miserable ODI streak in New Zealand, where they have now lost all of their 18 previous 50-over matches against the Black Caps

The win in Nelson gives New Zealand an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after their 44-run win in the first game on Sunday. The third and final ODI will be played in Napier on Saturday.

On Saturday, Nigar Sultana Joty and her troops registered their maiden ODI win over South Africa in their backyard, winning the first ODI by a comprehensive 119 runs win in East London. It was also Bangladesh's biggest margin win in terms of runs in the format.

Australia's all-formats hero became the most expensive player in the history of the league after attracting the eye-watering bid from Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.

A peek at the records would show that the results at this level for Bangladesh have been very inspiring in the recent past. However, the same quality of performance and achievement has not come through to the national team.

Soumya Sarkar's career-best 169 helped Bangladesh post 291 all out in 49.5 overs in their second ODI against New Zealand at Saxton Oval in Nelson today.

Phil Salt smashed a superb 119 from just 57 balls as England beat West Indies by 75 runs to level their Twenty20 international series 2-2 and set up a decider on Thursday.

Soumya Sarkar's record-breaking ton went in vain as New Zealand won the second ODI by seven wickets

"Bangladesh teams for the last 15 years were used to having Shakib. We are finding it hard to make a combination [without him]."