Five Test wins in a row, made up of away victories over West Indies in Guyana in August, two in Bangladesh in October and two more over Sri Lanka, means South Africa top the table of Test results over the last two-year cycle and are within touching distance of a place in the final at Lord’s from June 11-15.

Trott, who has been in charge of Afghanistan since 2022, took them to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in June.

Bangladesh successfully defended their title, beating India by 59 runs in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

There are a few areas the Tigers must improve to bounce back in the second fixture of the three-match series today.

The recently-concluded three-match WT20I series against Ireland marked the end of a forgetful year for the Bangladesh women’s team, which witnessed an extraordinary downfall in their performance in both white-ball formats compared to the preceding year.

With the series level at 1-1, it is now effectively a three-match series as the BGT lives up to its reputation for bringing excitement to Test cricket. 

In the wake of India's 10-wicket thrashing inside three days in the second Test at Adelaide on Sunday, there will be a growing clamour for Shami to be parachuted into Brisbane for the third test against the hosts.

The pink-ball Test in Adelaide between Australia and India saw tempers flare during a high-stakes five-match series with significant World Test Championship implications.

The ICC Champions Trophy is set to arrive in Bangladesh today as part of its global tour and will stay in the country from December 9-13, giving fans a chance to see the coveted trophy up close.

Keshav Maharaj took five wickets as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs on the fifth day of the second Test at St George's Park on Monday.

A hattrick of fours from Laura Delany in the last three balls of the match crushed Bangladesh women's team's hopes of achieving a consolation victory as Ireland completed a 3-0 clean-sweep over the hosts with a four-wicket victory in the third and final WT20I at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. 

India's second Test drubbing in Adelaide showed that captain Rohit Sharma was failing to bring the aggression needed to beat Australia on their own turf, leading cricket luminaries said.

After being thumped by 295 runs in Perth, the hosts responded emphatically at Adelaide to wipe out Rohit Sharma's men inside three days and leave the five-match series evenly poised at 1-1.

"Family comes first in this environment and we're all really excited for Dev and his wife Kim to welcome their first child," said coach Gary Stead.

"[On their total] we were satisfied. 294 is a very good score on this kind of pitch. Credit to them, especially Hope and Rutherford. They got a partnership on this wicket. It was a tough day for our bowlers,” said Miraz during post-match presentation ceremony. 

Chances of Taskin Ahmed waking up super early in St Kitts, take time out of his preparation for the first ODI against West Indies to watch the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup in the UAE yesterday are quite slim.

Bangladesh U-19 paceman Iqbal Hossain Emon said that the Asia Cup triumph was not the end of the journey and hoped to bring the U-19 World Cup which will take place in January in South Africa.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday unveiled the trophy for the first edition of NCL T20 tournament.

The win was highlighted by pacer Iqbal Hossain Emon's outstanding performance, earning him both Player of the Match and Player of the Series honors.

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus congratulated the Bangladesh team for winning the ACC U-19 Men’s Asia Cup for a second time today.