After an impressive display on the opening day, it was once again all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who shone with the ball before skipper Mominul Haque’s century put Bangladesh A on top of their Sri Lankan counterparts on the Day 2 of their second and final four-day match at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

The Bangladesh women’s A team suffered an eight-wicket hammering at the hands of their Indian counterparts in the first of a three-match one-day series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.

Bangladesh A team all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who finished their first four-dayer on a high by bagging a fifer, also started the econd and final four-day match against their Sri Lankan counterparts positively at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

Joe Root, England’s Test captain, has not been involved in the selection of a new coach for the team, but knows what he wants from any prospective candidate: a focus on Test cricket and the infusion of new energy.

Bangladesh cricket superstars Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal were among six Bangladesh players to have registered for England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB’s) inaugural draft for The Hundred.

The 21st edition of the National Cricket League (NCL) is set to begin from October 10 and, at least inferring from the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) stated plan regarding the first-class tournament so far, it can be expected that this edition will see the start of a more intense brand of cricket.

Bangladesh players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal were among six Bangladesh players to have registered for England Cricket Board’s (ECB) inaugural draft for the Hundred tournament.

Although Mahmudul Hasan Joy missed his century by just a solitary run, the Bangladesh Under-19s secured a comfortable six-wicket win over their New Zealand counterparts in the second of the five-match one-day series at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln yesterday.

Bangladesh Under 19 team register a comfortable six-wicket victory against their New Zealand counterparts in the third game of the five-match one day series at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln today.

Less than two days after his final workday at the Bangladesh Cricket Board after earlier handing in his resignation, veteran coach and mentor to the country’s top cricketers, Nazmul Abedin Fahim, returned to his previous workplace -- Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan

Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes returned to cricket yesterday after a gap of almost a month and a half. For a player like Imrul, who has been in and out of the team, it is always a challenge to seal a place in the Tigers’ squad.

With Bangladesh cricket gradually acquiring a measure of prominence at international level, the sport in the country has mass appeal and is considered a viable profession by parents of budding cricketers.

Bangladesh women’s cricket team players Nigar Sultana and Rumana Ahmed have been included in the ICC Women’s Global Development Squad that will play six T20s against Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) teams in Australia between October 9 and 14.

Mehedi Hasan Miraz shone with the ball on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial Test between the visiting Bangladesh A team and their Sri Lankan counterparts, but the game ended in a draw in Hambantota yesterday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan had announced on September 11 that the board would stage the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on its own from December 6 and name the domestic T20 tournament after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to commemorate the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary.

The first round of beep tests for Bangladesh domestic players yielded positive results at the indoor stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Although most players passed the beep test, there were some notable failures. Batsman Mohammad Ashraful, all-rounder Nasir Hossain, left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, Elias Sunny and Arafat Sunny fell short of the required score of 11.

Bangladesh women’s cricket team’s Nigar Sultana and Rumana Ahmed has been included in the ICC WOMEN’s GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT SQUAD which will play against Women’s Big Bash League’s teams.

Batsman Mohammad Ashraful, all-rounder Nasir Hossain, left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak and Elias Sunny fail the first round of the beep test conducted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) at the Indoor Stadium in Mirpur today.

Shakib Al Hasan’s Barbados Tridents ensured playoffs berth with a 24-run win over St Lucia Zouks at the Kensington Oval, Barbados today.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB] will rely on reports from the concerned ministry and security agencies to reach a decision regarding whether or not to send the men’s national team to Pakistan in January next year.