Cummins rules out four-pronged pace attack for Ashes opener

Skipper Pat Cummins has poured cold water on Australia fielding four frontline fast bowlers during the Ashes series against England, saying it was "very unlikely" spinner Nathan Lyon will be overlooked.
25 October 2025

Williamson cuts back on NZ workload amid family priorities

Batting great Kane Williamson says a changed "life situation" will reduce his availability for New Zealand as he prepares for his first international match since March.
25 October 2025

Rana takes four as India bowl out Australia for 236

Paceman Harshit Rana grabbed four wickets to bowl out Australia for 236 in the final one-day international as India strive to prevent a whitewash of the three-match series.
25 October 2025

Barishal Division's Fazle suffers heatstroke on NCL opening day

Barishal Division cricketer Fazle Mahmud suffered heatstroke during the opening day of the 27th National Cricket League 2025-26 at the Khulna Divisional Stadium on Saturday.
25 October 2025

Miraz’s captaincy taking a toll on long-term vision?

Under the captaincy of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh's success rate stands at just 23 percent -- three wins in 13 matches. Even Miraz's own performance graph has dipped, both as a batter and a bowler, since being entrusted with the ODI armband.
25 October 2025

Overcooked turners, undercooked faith

While walking off the ground after the post-match presentation for the third ODI between Bangladesh and the West Indies on Thursday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul jokingly told the media personnel present there, "You can't call it a paddy field today."
25 October 2025

A compromise that ended up making cricket the casualty

The 13th edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has seen an unusual casualty list -- not of players, but of matches.
25 October 2025

Time to let Soumya be Soumya

You’ve probably seen that image: an elephant, a fish, and a monkey all told to climb a tree. It’s often used to show how the education system unfairly judges everyone by the same test, leaving some to shine and others to feel inadequate. The image makes its point perfectly. But its lesson shouldn’t stop at the classroom door.
24 October 2025

NCL four-day competition gets underway tomorrow

The 27th edition of the National Cricket League’s (NCL) four-day format will get underway tomorrow across three cities and four venues in the country. As in previous editions, a total of eight teams will feature in the 2025-26 season of the prestigious domestic first-class competition.
24 October 2025

Relieved India eye success in CWC semis

It is the first time India have qualified for the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup since 2017.
24 October 2025

Soumya, Saif show how it's done

A sense of disbelief was palpable at the press box at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur after Bangladesh openers Soumya Sarkar and Saif Hassan unleashed a batting carnage against the West Indies in the series-deciding third ODI yesterday.
24 October 2025

Mandhana, Rawal tons make India clinch last semi-final spot

Centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal powered India to a 53-run win over New Zealand and into the Women's World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
23 October 2025

Bangladesh were better than us in all 3 disciplines: Sammy

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy admitted that Bangladesh outplayed his side in all three departments, resulting in their 2-1 series defeat in the three-match ODI series in Mirpur.
23 October 2025

‘Mashrafe and Tamim bhai are supporting me a lot’

Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz said that he has been getting advice from former captains Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal during his captaincy stint.
23 October 2025

Bulbul hints at backing away from three-captain stance

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) may be moving away from the policy of having three separate captains for three formats, the board president Aminul Islam Bulbul hinted today.
23 October 2025

Records at a glance after Tigers snap winless streak in style

Bangladesh sealed a 2-1 series victory over the West Indies with a commanding 179-run win in the third and final ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
23 October 2025

Short, Connolly star as Australia beat India to seal ODI series

A composed 74 from Matt Short and a maiden half-century by Cooper Connolly steered Australia to a two-wicket win over India on Thursday, sealing the three-match one-day series with a game to go.
23 October 2025

Litton returns to lead in T20Is against Windies

Regular skipper Litton Das has returned to lead Bangladesh as the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the opening two T20 Internationals against West Indies.
23 October 2025

Bangladesh seal West Indies series with crushing 179-run win

Bangladesh ended their streak of four consecutive ODI series defeats in emphatic fashion
23 October 2025

BCCI seeks to criminalise match-fixing 'to protect cricket'

Indian cricket authorities have petitioned the country's top court to make match-fixing a criminal offence in a bid to ramp up the pressure on illegal bookmakers and bent players.
23 October 2025