Ben Stokes was given the all-clear to captain England in their one-off Test against Zimbabwe later this month as he was named in a 13-man squad announced Friday.

The series will be Bangladesh's first meeting with the UAE in a bilateral T20I series since 2022. 

Rajasthan coach Rahul Dravid had urged caution when it came to praising or criticising the youngster, saying he was bound to have both success and failure in his career -- a prediction that has proven true.

Rohit Sharma shined with the bat and Karn Sharma spearheaded a fine collective bowling effort as Mumbai Indians cruised to a massive 100-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, officially ending their opponents' chances of reaching the playoffs.

The Women's T20 World Cup final will be played at Lord's on July 5, 2026, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.

Punjab Kings all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a finger injury, the franchise said on Thursday.

“If we can’t stick to our planning even against lower-ranked sides, how can we expect growth in Test cricket? I’m not against offering spin-friendly conditions, but why against Zimbabwe? Why did we lose confidence after one loss?”

“I’ve been travelling the world for cricket in various roles as a player, an administrator, and a selector since I was 16 so it’s time to go home.”

Bangladesh turned things around in the Test series against Zimbabwe, winning the second and final Test by a resounding margin of an innings and 106 runs in Chattogram yesterday.

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz had a point to prove in the second Test against Zimbabwe, and he did just that on Day 3 of the Chattogram Test yesterday.

With six wins in 10 matches, Punjab leapfrogged into the second spot.

Reapplying tried and tested methods in Chattogram after the defeat in Sylhet worked wonders for Bangladesh as they made easy work off Zimbabwe in the second Test, rolling them over by an innings and 106 runs inside three days and levelled the two-match series 1-1 today.

Azizul Tamim’s unbeaten half-century and a strong all-round bowling performance powered the Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team to a commanding 39-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third match of their six-game Youth One Day International (YODI) series at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Wednesday.

What does the latest 400-plus score really mean for Bangladesh? A flash of competence. A suggestion of potential. Never a guarantee, though.

Sunil Narine turns 37 next month and has been a key player for Kolkata Knight Riders for more than a decade but the Trinidadian is showing no signs of slowing down after delivering a match-winning performance in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

Miraz became the second Bangladeshi to the landmark and the sixth fastest overall.

The first two matches will be held in Faisalabad while the last three matches will be played in Lahore.

Mehedi Hasan Miraz was batting on 76 with Tanzim Hasan Sakib on 29.

Mixed martial arts will make its Asian Games debut next year in Nagoya, Japan, while cricket will remain on the programme after its controversial return at Hangzhou, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said.

The top four teams at the end of the league phase will move into the play-offs of the popular and lucrative T20 tournament.