The logo unveiling ceremony of Youth Festival and the unmasking of the mascot for Bangladesh Premier League T20 2025 took place at the Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka on Sunday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today - 1 December - marked the beginning of Jay Shah's tenure as ICC chairman.

Defeated New Zealand captain Tom Latham insisted Sunday his side did not need extra fielding practice, despite dropping eight catches in the first Test as England romped to an eight- wicket win.

"Very happy with the way we performed throughout the week," said England captain Ben Stokes after his side took a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.

For the second successive game, Bangladesh women’s team batters showcased a level of consistency that is usually missing from them and guided the team to a five-wicket win in the second WODI against Ireland to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Mirpur yesterday.

Sabbir scored 116 off 137 balls and shared a 109-run opening stand with Habibur Rahman (57).

Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen, the destroyer in Sri Lanka's record-low first innings of 42, took four for 73 to finish with match figures of 11 for 86. He was named player of the match.

Opener Shadman Islam brought up his fifth Test fifty as he and Shahadat Hossain helped Bangladesh steady the ship following two early wickets on Day 1 of the second and final match of the series against hosts West Indies at the Sabina Park in Jamaica today.

Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen, the destroyer in Sri Lanka's record-low first innings of 42, took four for 73 to finish with match figures of 11 for 86.

A half-century from Fargana Hoque and useful contributions from Sharmin Akhter and Nigar Sultana Joty guided Bangladesh women’s team to a five-wicket win against Ireland in the second WODI and as the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

Bangladesh women’s team restricted Ireland to 193-6 in their 50 overs in the second WODI of the three-match series and require 194 to win the match and take an unassailable 2-0 lead at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

A sustained seam attack by Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse following a belligerent batting effort saw England on the verge of wrapping up the first Test at stumps on day three in Christchurch on Saturday.

Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood was on Saturday ruled out of the second Test against India in Adelaide, with seamers Sean Abbott and Brendon Doggett added to their squad.

Bangladesh women are set to play against their Irish counterparts in the second ODI in Mirpur today, hoping to continue the improvement curve seen in their batting in the first ODI, to seal the three-match series.

England took an imposing 151-run first innings lead over New Zealand in the first Test Saturday on the back of a majestic 171 from Harry Brook.

The second and final Test between Bangladesh and the West Indies will begin today in Jamaica with the visitors likely to shake up their playing eleven after suffering a crushing 201-run defeat in the opening fixture last week.

 England captain Jos Buttler wants to explore the prospect of giving up the gloves and focusing on his batting under incoming white-ball coach Brendon McCullum as the wicketkeeper-batter eyes Champions Trophy success after two failed World Cup defences.

Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma hit centuries to put South Africa in an impregnable position before their bowlers dismissed five Sri Lankan batsmen on the third day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Friday.

Skipper Azizul Hakim Tamim struck a brilliant hundred to help the Bangladesh Under-19 team to a 45-run win over Afghanistan in their opening fixture of the ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE today.

The Ireland women’s cricket team players experienced the quintessential Dhaka ride when they rode rickshaws at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Several players were passengers and a few even tried to pedal about the stadium premises. Gaby Lewis’ troops will eye a comeback in the ongoing three-match ODI series tomorrow after losing the first match by 154 runs in Mirpur on Wednesday. Photos: Firoz Ahmed