Despite playing more than 30 matches in the lead-up to the ICC Under-19 World Cup, Bangladesh failed to reach the semifinals.

Pakistan sealed a 22-run victory over Australia on Thursday in the first of the three-match T20I series, being played as a build-up to next month’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Despite talks of Pakistan boycotting the upcoming T20 World Cup, set to be held in Sri Lanka and India from February 7 to March 8, reports have emerged that the team has already booked flights to Colombo for the marquee event.

India batter Ajinkya Rahane said Pakistan “does not have the guts” to pull out of the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka and India from February 7 to March 8.

Sri Lanka will deploy elite armed units to protect teams at next month's T20 World Cup, part of enhanced security measures with a special emphasis on matches between perennial rivals India and Pakistan, officials have told AFP.

Molineux, 28, will captain Australia in the three T20 internationals against India, with Healy skippering the side for the three ODIs and the sole Test.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is currently beset by multiple issues, which former national captain Khaled Mahmud Sujon -- who has held many positions within the board in the past -- addressed in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi.

Santner led the bowling attack with figures of 3 for 26 as New Zealand dismissed India for 165, pulling one back after the hosts had sealed the five‑match series in the third game.

After confirming their place in the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Bangladesh batter Sobhana Mostary has made it clear that the team’s “mission isn’t complete yet,” as they now aim to lift the trophy in the ongoing qualifying tournament in Nepal.

Pakistan take on Australia in a three-match Twenty20 international series starting in Lahore from Thursday, despite doubts over their participation in next month's World Cup in cricket's shortest format.

A Sri Lankan court handed the British owner of a Premier League team a four-year suspended sentence on Wednesday over match-fixing in the domestic T20 cricket tournament, a judicial official told AFP.

Had everything gone according to plan, this would have been one of Phil Simmons’ busiest periods. He would have travelled with the Bangladesh team to the World Cup venue and begun final preparations ahead of the global tournament.

Bangladesh continued their unbeaten run with a 39-run win against Thailand in their third Super Six match at Mulpani.

India captain Ayush Mhatre has sent a message of intent as they shift their attention to an U19 World Cup blockbuster against rivals Pakistan.

The captain confirmed it was a tribute to Austin but insisted the celebration was simply about "celebrating tonight with the boys" as England clinched the ODI series 2-1.

This year, the ICC prohibited domestic air travel during the tournament, requiring teams, officials, and staff to move by bus.

Harry Brook's blistering 57-ball hundred proved the difference as England romped to a famous 53-run victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday to clinch the series and end the hosts' five-year-long unbeaten ODI home run.

Harry Brook bludgeoned a whirlwind century off just 57 balls to put England firmly in the box seat in the series-deciding third ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, as the tourists piled up a commanding 357 for three.

“I believe politics should be eradicated as it’s detrimental to humanity."

South Africa great AB de Villiers said that Bangladesh’s exclusion from the upcoming T20 World Cup presents a “bad look” for cricket and that the situation should never have been allowed to reach such a stage.