Mushfiqur Rahim struck an unbeaten 203 -- his third double ton in Test cricket -- on the third day of the one off Test against Zimbabwe. The right-hander already held the record for the greatest number of double centuries for Bangladesh and he celebrated his third double hundred in Test cricket a little differently today.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announce a 15-member squad to be led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza for the 1st and 2nd ODIs of the three-match series against Zimbabwe. Mashrafe last played for the Tigers when the 36-year-old pacer led Bangladesh to an eighth place finish in the World Cup in England last year.

Considerably a good day for Bangladesh as the Tigers manage to score 240 runs for the loss of three wickets before stumps after bundling out Zimbabwe for 265 early on the second day of the lone Test between the two sides at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Zimbabwe’s Craig Ervine notched a cool and composed hundred against Bangladesh in a wicket he said was ‘surprising’. He marked his debut innings as captain by carrying his side throughout Day One of the one-off Test while the other batsmen failed to apply themselves and play a longer innings.

The Bangladesh team management’s mantra to rid the Tigers of their dependency on spin at home was evident as a sporting pitch awaited at the centre of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur during the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe yesterday.

Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the one off Test at Dhaka today.

Test cricket hasn’t really worked out for Bangladesh in the recent times. Tigers have managed to avoid an innings defeat only once in their last six matches. The only time the Tigers were able to avoid a defeat by an innings and more during this period was when they were thumped by 224 runs by rookie Afghans in September last year.

Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo has talked about changing the Test culture of Bangladesh and especially how the team prepares and schedules Test matches while speaking during a press conference at Mirpur today.

Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said that Mustafizur Rahman will not be playing the lone Test against Zimbabwe, starting from tomorrow, even as the left-arm pacer was named in the squad for the Test.

Bangladesh women’s side beat Pakistan by five runs in their World Cup warm-up match at Brisbane today. The earlier warm-up match against Thailand on February 16th was abandoned due to rain. The win will give them the required boost as they gear up for their first T20 World Cup match against India on February 24th.

BCB President Nazmul Hassan says that while Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will be ODI captain for the upcoming series against Zimbabwe, he strongly hints that it would be the 36-year-old’s last series as captain.

Tea: BCB XI reach 227 for five in 52 overs as Tea is called on day two of the warm-up match against Zimbabwe. Tanzid Hasan Tamim is unbeaten on 89 while Al Amin jr. is on 75 as the pair added 158-run in the unbroken sixth wicket stand.

Bangladesh national team are staring down the barrel when it comes to their Test form. The Tigers have lost their last six Test -- five of those ending in innings defeat – and the upcoming Test against Zimbabwe presents a chance to improve in the longest and the hardest format. However, Bangladesh’s reliance on spin have not paid off both home and away in recent Tests.

Zimbabweans recover in the final session of their two-day practice match against the BCB XI at the BKSP-3 in Savar today ahead of the lone Test against Bangladesh, scheduled to begin on February 22.

The fourth day of both the BCL matches ended after nail-biting finishes as South Zone managed to grind out a draw under strenuous circumstances against Central Zone and East Zone scampered to a win against North Zone after Yasir Ali’s stormy ton at Cox’s Bazar today.

Bangladesh women’s T20 team captain Salma Khatun said that her side will take inspiration from the success of the Bangladesh U-19s’ World Cup win last month.

Bangladesh women’s cricket team’s World Cup warm-up match against Thailand women was abandoned today without a ball being bowled.

Bangladesh’s recent failings in the Test format will bolster visiting Zimbabwe with new hope ahead of their lone Test against hosts Bangladesh and Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine stated that they have come here to win but reiterated that he would like his side to be focused on their own strengths instead of focusing on Bangladesh's form.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named the BCB XI for the two-day practice match against touring Zimbabwe, scheduled to be held at BKSP from 18th to 19th February. As many as six U-19 players who recently won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, has been included in the squad.

February 12th has a lot of significance around the world since it is the Birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Darwin Day, International Day of Women’s health, and was also recently declared as “Hug day”. But 12th of February 2020 also became significant for Bangladesh as the country welcomed back their World Cup-winning of U-19 cricket team home with arms open wide.