If there ever was an award in cricket for stating the obvious after a defeat, Bangladesh ODI captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz would be up for it for the reasoning he provided following the loss against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

All-rounder Avishek Das Aronno’s quickfire knock powered Khulna Division to the final of the National Cricket League (NCL) T20 after they beat Chattogram Division by four wickets in DLS method in the first qualifier at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

The West Indies have announced their squads for this month's white-ball tour of Bangladesh.

With the prospect of captain Pat Cummins being fit for the Ashes receding by the day, Australia's hopes of retaining the urn may rest on managing one of the biggest shake-ups to their leadership and bowling against England in years.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) board of directors' election on October 6 has divided the 76 clubs in Dhaka Metropolis into two distinct camps, as while some 40 of them have called for a domestic boycott, the others have adopted compliant silence.

The Caribbean side will play six white-ball fixtures against Bangladesh.

Despite being called up for Bangladesh's three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, which got underway on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, opener Mohammad Naim is yet to join the team in the UAE as he has not received his visa.

The right-hander has been in consistent form since the Asia Cup, and his latest performance helped him achieve his career-best T20I ranking.

Bangladesh will look to turn around their fortunes in the 50-over format and build on the momentum from their recent T20 success.

Paul Stirling will captain Ireland during the T20I portion of the series, while experienced batter Andrew Balbirnie will lead the side across the two Test matches in Sylhet and Dhaka with a total of five new faces included and in line for a Test debut.

Bowling hero Fahima Khatun admitted as much, speaking after her side's four-wicket defeat against England.

After a short, four-month tenure where he had to navigate with only a handful of directors, Aminul Islam Bulbul now has a full-fledged Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) following the October 6 elections.

Knight, later named player of the match, was caught on 13 before third umpire Gayathri Venugopalan overturned the on-field decision despite describing the replays as “inconclusive”.

The Tigresses, buoyed by a win over Pakistan in their opening match, kept England on a tight leash for much of the innings. 

The Caribbean side is set to arrive in Dhaka on October15 to play a three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, followed by three T20 internationals in Chattogram.

Aminul Haque, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader and former captain of Bangladesh football team, alleged of government interference and undue pressure from sports adviser in the Bangladesh Cricket Board elections, which took place on Monday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has recently appointed Salma as the country's first woman selector.

Renshaw, who last played a Test match in February 2023 -- also against India -- is in line for his ODI debut at the age of 29.

The board of directors' election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ended without any surprises yesterday as former national captain Aminul Islam Bulbul was re-elected unopposed as president for the next four years.

Aminul Islam Bulbul has been re-elected unopposed as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) by the newly elected board of directors, election commissioner Kazi Nazrul Islam confirmed The Daily Star.