Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam picked up two wickets in two overs to Afghanistan batters Afsar Zazai and Bahir Shah in the 19th and 21th over of the innings respectively in the first session on day four of the only Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National on Saturday.

Bangladesh pacer Ebadot Hossain struck in the third over of the day to remove Afghanistan batter Nasir Jamal to leave Afghanistan on 56 for three in the morning session on day four of the only Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. 

“It’s our government who has to decide, just like when it comes to India, it’s their government that decides when they go to play. There is no point asking us if we will play in Ahmedabad," said Sethi

Whitehouse, playing for Bromsgrove Cricket Club against Cookhill this month, removed six opposition batsmen in six balls and across two overs took eight wickets without conceding a run.

England were 393-8 at Edgbaston, with Joe Root unbeaten on 118 and in superb touch after leading a revival from a mid-innings slump, when Stokes called a halt

Najmul Hossain Shanto struck his second ton inside three days, picking up his fourth Test ton and in the process becoming just the second Bangladeshi score centuries in both innings of a Test match. Shanto achieved the feat with Mominul Haque batting at the other end, the batter who was first to record the feat for the Tigers. Their lean patches may have certain similarities, but for Shanto it was all about delivering after a show of faith and letting his bat do the talking for him.

When Tests come as sporadically as they do for Bangladesh and when you are a one-format player passionate about Tests, getting into a groove can be difficult.

It was another day of sheer domination and individual milestones with Bangladesh sensing a victory by the end of the third day’s play as Afghanistan prepare to resume the fourth day on 45 for two in chase of a record 662-run target in the lone Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Mominul and Shanto have some similarities when it comes to dealing with criticism and overcoming tough periods in their career.

Bangladesh ensured their spot in the semifinal of the ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Cup Asia Cup after their last group game against UAE got washed out due to rain in Hong Kong on Friday.

Afghanistan managed to keep away any further damage on day three of the one-off Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday after losing two wickets in the final session of the day followed by the loss of skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, who walked off retired hurt after getting hit by a bouncer on his helmet.

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi walked off the field retired hurt in the third session on day three of the one-off Test against Bangladesh after being hit on the head by a Taskin Ahmed bouncer at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Bangladesh pacers Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed began proceedings with a bang with the ball as they removed both the Afghanistan openers—Ibrahim Zadran and Abdul Malik—in the first two overs of the innings to leave the visitors two down for seven in the third session of the third day of the only Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Mominul went more than two years without getting a Test century, having scored 11 hundreds in the first eight years of his Test career.

Mominul Haque, the batter who joined Shanto in the middle after Zakir’s dismissal, had the feat of scoring two centuries in the same Test. Mominul had scored 175 and 106 in the same Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram back in 2018.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha suggested that Bangladesh currently have one of the best sides in its history and can do something special at the upcoming Asia Cup.

Najmul Hossain Shanto got dismissed for 124 runs as Bangladesh took their lead past 500 runs in the second innings of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mirpur on Friday.

Conventional cricketing wisdom has been turned upside down by England coach Brendon 'Baz' McCullum and captain Ben Stokes in a scintillating run of 11 victories from 13 Tests

The beauty of Test cricket comes from the intense battle between bat and ball, a battle that forms the core of cricket's muse. Without it, Test cricket can have a dreary tone. When it comes to Mirpur wickets, Test matches have always been a drab affair. The carry for pacers is missing. The conditions usually do not allow swing and the grass on the surface lends to a slower surface rather than a seaming one where deliveries zip around

"I think this is the first time we got such a pitch and I think we were fortunate enough to be able to play with three seamers in such conditions. We tried our best to bundle out the opponent cheaply and it feels good to be able to successfully execute our game plan," Ebadot said