Rows of empty seats glowed under the lights, as if waiting for voices that never came. The ground, where once thousands roared at every wicket and every run, now echoed only with the wind.

Colombo's wet spell showed no signs of letting up as the Women's World Cup fixture between Pakistan and New Zealand was washed out at R. Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.

Zimbabwe will feature in next month's Twenty20 international tri-series in Pakistan after Afghanistan withdrew over political tension with the host country, officials said Saturday.

West Indies skipper Shai Hope on Saturday admitted that the lack of adaptability from their batters cost them the opening ODI of the three-match series against hosts Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.

Even Doctor Strange, who had traversed timelines to find a comparable wicket, concluded that no other pitch came close to such dark perfection.

23-year old Rishad Hossain attained the best figure by a Bangladesh spinner in ODIs, bagging six wickets for 35 runs against West Indies in the first ODI on Saturday to get Bangladesh back on winning track in ODIs following a 3-0 thrashing by Afghanistan.

“In the end, it was a great knock by Rishad,” Miraz said at the post-match presentation. 

The first T20 international between New Zealand and England was abandoned Saturday after rain prevented the tourists from defending their score of 153-6.

Rishad Hossain gave Bangladesh their first breakthrough in the 12th over as the West Indies have reached 51-1 chasing 208 in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

For fans, the nostalgia will be palpable — two legends possibly making their final bow in Australian conditions, cheered on by crowds packed with Indian supporters in Perth, Adelaide, and Sydney.

The match is set to begin at 1:30 pm.

The 31-year-old had a strike rate of 302.86, becoming the only woman to score a century at a strike rate of over 300.

The ACB said that the players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana in the eastern Paktika province on the Pakistan border to take part in a friendly match.

Bangladesh opener Mohammad Naim's fortunes went from bad to worse to worst in a span of 72 hours.

South Africa's juggernaut rolled on in the Women's World Cup as they crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in a rain-marred contest in Colombo on Friday.

After a 3-0 whitewash against Afghanistan, Bangladesh must recover quickly to avoid a fifth successive ODI series defeat. The upcoming home series against the West Indies offers a chance for respite, but familiar questions loom over their batting and the Mirpur wickets..While head coach Ph

West Indies Cricket have been going through a tough time. The series loss to Australia at home triggered concern and recent T20I series loss to Nepal and Test series loss to India have deepened woes.

The former West Indies all-rounder also condemned the racial abuse directed at one of his players.

The first 13 matches of the tournament reached over 60 million viewers -- five times more than the 2022 edition -- while total watch time soared to 7 billion minutes, marking a 12-fold increase from the previous tournament.

The three-match ODI series will begin on October 18 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.