Captain Nigar Sultana Joty wore both pride and pain on her face after the narrow loss, praising her young side’s spirit.

He was the eldest of five cricketing brothers, four of whom played Test cricket.

Talent, or at least the perception of having talent, can get you a much longer leash than others in Bangladesh cricket: Tanzid Hasan Tamim’s brief ODI career so far, is a testament to it.

Known for her hard-hitting in domestic cricket, Bangladesh all-rounder Shorna Akter had long struggled to showcase her abilities in international cricket.

Spinners dominated on a turning Gaddafi Stadium pitch as all the day's 11 wickets went to slow bowlers.

The hosts won the first Test, in Ahmedabad, by an innings and 140 runs.

It was once again a case of so close yet so far for Bangladesh women in the ICC Women's World Cup in India, this time with a heartbreaking three-wicket defeat against South Africa in Visakhapatnam on Monday. 

South Africa left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy took 6-117 on Monday, including three wickets in four balls, as Pakistan collapsed from 362-5 to 378 all out on day two of the first Test in Lahore.

There was a time when Bangladesh’s most consistent format was One-Day Internationals (ODIs). But judging by recent performances, this is now the format where they seem most out of rhythm.

Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was "probably less likely than likely" to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to a shred of hope.

Kane Williamson was missing from the New Zealand squad named on Monday for the Twenty20 series against England later this month because of a "minor medical issue", coach Rob Walter said.

The series is already gone, but Tuesday’s third match will be important for Bangladesh, who are languishing at 10th in the ICC ODI rankings and have only one ODI series left to get into the top nine to secure direct entry for the next ODI World Cup.

The contest not only showcased top-class batting from both sides but also rewrote several record books in women’s cricket.

Meanwhile, South Africa medium-pacer Tumi Sekhukhune said her side are wary of Bangladesh’s spin-heavy attack.

Alyssa Healy led from the front with a blistering century as Australia sealed a thrilling three-wicket win in their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 clash against India, chasing down 331 with an over to spare. The game went right down to the wire but despite losing wickets at crucial stages, Australia held their nerve to cross the finish line.

She comes from Barisal, from a home where cricket wasn’t supposed to be a daughter’s dream.

The NCL T20 final did not quite live up to expectation that the tournament was set to spark off as defending champions Rangpur retained the title after hammering Khulna Division by 8 wickets.

Pakistan rode on a brilliant 93 from Imam-ul-Haq to reach 313-5 after a brief fightback from South Africa on the opening day of the first Test in Lahore on Sunday.

The West Indies did not lose a wicket after tea to be 173-2 in their second innings at the end of day three of the second Test Sunday after following on, but they still need 97 runs to make India bat again.

In the same match in Vizag, the 29-year-old left-hander also became the fifth batter to score 5000 runs in women’s ODIs.