Just as Bangladesh had gone to New Zealand and surprised the cricket world with a Test win -- their first on Kiwi soil in any format -- the Tigers will be asked to assail a similar peak as they gear up for the upcoming ODI and Test series away to South Africa this month. ODI captain Tamim Iqbal was hoping of drawing inspiration from that win and hoping members of that Test side in Mount Mauganui will share their experience to give his team more mental resilience before what should be a tough tour.

Bangladesh national team’s team director Khaled Mahmud struck a conciliatory tone over Shakib Al Hasan’s remarks regarding him not being ready to play international cricket while making it clear that the board needs to put a ‘full stop’ to such situations where a senior player can pick or choose what formats he is willing to play right before a series.

Eight South African cricketers with Indian Premier League contracts will play in a one-day home series against Bangladesh before leaving for India.

Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud Shujon talked to the media today and Shakib Al Hasan was the main focus of the discussion. Shakib, who is currently overseas, said on Saturday before leaving the country that he did not enjoy playing the series against Afghanistan and was not mentally or physically ready to play the upcoming series against South Africa.

South Africa have named a largely unchanged One-Day International squad for the three-match home series with Bangladesh on March 18-23, with only all-rounder Sisanda Magala missing out after he failed a fitness test.

What comes next? Will Shakib Al Hasan ultimately tour South Africa or will he only be available for the Test series? Does the team management have any failsafe mechanism in place if the premier all-rounder ultimately sticks to skipping the series?

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan continued to keep the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in limbo regarding his availability for international commitments, saying in his latest salvo last night that he was neither mentally nor physically prepared for the upcoming tour of South Africa.

Bangladesh's premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that he was neither mentally nor physically prepared for the upcoming tour of South Africa because he did not enjoy his performances in the recently-concluded series against Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s spin wizard Rashid Khan had given a heartfelt interview during the innings break of the second T20I at Mirpur today regarding Australia’s legend Shane Warne’s passing away. Later, after the match ended, Rashid left further impressions of how he feels about cricket.

The results of the T20Is stood in stark contrast in terms of margins of victory after Afghanistan won the second T20I at Sher-e-Bangla national Stadium today to share the spoils with Bangladesh. Having won the first T20I by 61 runs, the Tigers' batting capitulated today in the face of some tight and accurate bowling from Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai. But overall, in terms of Bangladesh's batting display in the two T20Is, Liton's 44-ball 60 was the only key difference in the margin of the results. The difference between 155 and 115 was Liton's form with the bat and it raises further questions about the rest of the side's batting effort this series. Leading up to the World Cup in Australia on the back of disappointing losses in the T20 World Cup, Tigers' think tank knows there is a lot of improvement to be made, but more importantly do they know what they are lacking?

Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad mentioned that lack of partnerships cost them the second T20I against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.  

An unbeaten fifty from Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani’s 47-run knock, aided by multiple dropped catches, saw Afghanistan crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second and final T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh managed to throw a target of 116 runs to Afghanistan in the second T20I of the two-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Opener Tamim Iqbal and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the Test squad while uncapped pacer Khaled Ahmed got a maiden call-up in ODIs as Bangladesh announced squads for their three-ODI and two-Test tour of South Africa in March-April. 

Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad was all praise for spinner Nasum Ahmed, whose joint-career best T20I figures helped Bangladesh crush Afghanistan by 61 runs in the first of two T20Is at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan completed 400 wickets in white-ball cricket during Bangladesh's first T20I against Afghanistan in Mirpur today. 

Liton Das shone with the bat, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed replicated his career-best T20I figures while Shakib Al Hasan reached another milestone as Bangladesh thumped Afghanistan by 61 runs in the first of two T20Is at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 

Bangladesh have managed to throw a target of no more than 156 runs to Afghanistan in the second T20I of the two match series at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Murpur today.

In the just-concluded three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, the 'Silent Killer' Mahmudullah Riyad was silent when it came to performances. He also missed a straightforward catch at fine leg to drop Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who went on to make an unbeaten ton in the third ODI as Bangladesh slumped to a seven-wicket loss.

Bangladesh called up opener Munim Shahriar for the T20I series against Afghanistan, following his performances in the recently-concluded BPL. The batter showed that his intent was to remain aggressive with the bat during practice today. T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad later came to the press conference and said Munim has a good chance to make his debut tomorrow.