Three of Rashid's brothers also tied the knot on the same night.

The Youth and Sports Adviser reassured that the interim government would provide the necessary protection for the 37-year-old all-rounder.

The momentum for women's cricket in Bangladesh would have had a far bigger boost had they been staging the event as planned.

The area around Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior, set to stage the first of three T20Is between Bangladesh and hosts India, is on “high security alert” ahead of the venue’s first-ever international exposure.

“It’s blown with the wind, so Sachin’s name isn’t there. We had left it like it was in the game,” said scorer Sunil Gupta while looking at the dilapidated scoreboard at the Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior.

Pakistan produced a superb all-round display to beat Sri Lanka in the second match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

“We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. We had in our minds that this is our moment. Means a lot,” said an emotional Joty, for whom it was more special as it was her 100th T20I match, during a post-match presentation ceremony. 

At 24, she is also the second-youngest woman to achieve this feat, behind Rwanda’s 20-year-old all-rounder Henriette Ishimwe.

In the format, the Tigers last faced India during the T20 World Cup in June, losing by 50 runs, and have not played a match since the tournament. The two sides have faced off in 14 contests, with India winning 13 times.

Bangladesh opted to bat in the opener of the ninth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup against Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

While approaching the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in a cab, checkposts more than one kilometre away were stopping vehicles. None were being allowed through.

In August, the ICC charged Jayawickrama for failing to report an approach to fix matches and obstructing an investigation.

Ahead of the Tigresses' T20 World Cup campaign, here we look at some of the interesting facts:

It will be a special occasion for Nigar Sultana Joty when the Bangladesh skipper leads her team onto the Sharjah Cricket Stadium for the opener of the ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against Scotland today.

Aggression to take wickets has to come through, and reacting to changes in batters’ mindset, in order to face up to unique challenges modern Test cricket provides.

Jos Buttler will return as white-ball captain for England's tour of the West Indies starting later this month after a long injury lay-off, selectors announced on Wednesday.

Victory allowed the Proteas to avenge a shock T20 loss to the same opponents last weekend.

“Bangladesh is a crazy nation when it comes to cricket, with the emotion of the sport acting as an incredible tool for unity. If we perform well here, it will definitely have a positive impact on the Bangladeshi people.”

The new stadium in Gwalior has hosted domestic T20 cricket before, but this will be the first instance of an international match at the venue.

The tournament, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, gets underway on Wednesday 3 October when host nation Bangladesh face Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.