Bangladesh batter Mohammad Mithun was the only player from the country to get picked on the first day of the auction of Lanka Premier League 2023.

England have favoured Stuart Broad's experience over Mark Wood's raw pace for the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston as they named their team on Wednesday.

Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott rued the wayward bowling effort from his side, which allowed Bangladesh to be at the drivers’ seat at the end of the first day of the one-off Test in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Bangladesh’s second group game against Sri Lanka A was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain as the two teams shared the points in the ACC Women’s Emerging Asia Cup at the Tim Kwong Recreational ground in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto managed to transcend his white-ball form into Test cricket as the left-handed batter smashed a 175-ball 146 against Afghanistan on the first day of the only Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.  

Australia will head into the Ashes series with their batters occupying the top three spots in the men's Test rankings.

There was a panic in the visiting Afghan camp after the team’s match and training kits did not arrive as expected. While the Afghans, who landed here on June 10, were expecting to get their jerseys the day after their arrival, only half the team’s jerseys arrived and none of the training kits.

Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed 175-ball 146 to help the Tigers pile 362 runs for the loss of five wickets against Afghanistan on the first day of the only Test against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. 

The five-match Ashes series begins in Birmingham on Friday with Lord’s, Leeds, Manchester and The Oval hosting the remaining matches. 

Bangladesh batter Liton Das was undone for a 15-ball nine by left-arm wrist-spinner Zahir Khan leaving Bangladesh five down for 290 after 63.1 overs for 15 runs on the first day of the only Test against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. 

Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto missed out on his 150 as he departed for 146, while Mominul Haque’s lean patch continued as he was nicked off down the leg side for 15 runs on the first day of the only Test against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Despite the wicket of Mahmudul Hasan Joy in the second session, Bangladesh remained in a position of strength on the opening day of their one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 

Bangladesh’s top-order batter Najmul Hossain Shanto brought up his third Test ton on the opening day of the Tigers’ one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Things have gone Bangladesh’s way since losing opener Zakir Hasan early in the innings as the Tigers look to be in control of the proceedings in their one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 

Afgjhanistan’s Nijatullah Masood had memorable start to his Test debut, picking up the wicket of Bangladesh opener Zakir Hasan in his very first delivery.

It is the latest blow to New Zealand's hopes in India with captain Kane Williamson sidelined by a serious knee injury

These two teams have met once before in this format, with Afghanistan claiming victory in that memorable encounter in Chattogram back in 2019. 

In a bid to retain the integrity of international cricket, the cricket governing body is looking to impose certain changes to the franchise leagues

Since receiving Test status in 2017, Afghanistan have only played just six Tests in the last six years, winning three, including a 224-run win against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2019. Interestingly, the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur from today will be Hashmatullah Shahidi and Co.'s first Test in over two years.

The selection of five pacers in the Bangladesh squad was a major talking point ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, slated to begin today at Dhaka. Inevitably, even a day ahead of the match, discussions surrounded the greenish pitch. However, conditions can change pretty fast in Mirpur, but above all else the Tigers were looking for good Test match conditions in order to grow.