New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took 6-90 to dismiss Sri Lanka for 309 on day four of the first Test on Sunday with the visitors chasing 275 to win in Galle.

Ravichandran Ashwin struck in his first over of Day 4, ending a dogged stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto with the dismissal of the former.

It would be disappointing for Bangladesh that despite having enjoyed possibly the best seaming conditions of the match on the opening day, they have not made much more of the contest.

A three-member delegation of Cricket South Africa (CSA) arrived in Dhaka yesterday for a routine pre-inspection ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, tentatively scheduled to take place in mid-October.

Although he could somehow escape from a burning car, Pant suffered multiple serious injuries, and it took him 14 months to return to competitive cricket through Indian Premier League (IPL) this year.

While India were batting, a large part of the crowd wore Virat Kohli’s jersey even though he had been dismissed on the second day. However, the crowd were treated to centuries from Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant.

Australia were indebted to Alex Carey as they beat England by 68 runs in the second one-day international at Headingley on Saturday to go 2-0 up in a five-match series.

The win sealed the series for Afghanistan, who had registered a first ever triumph over South Africa in the format after winning the opening ODI on Wednesday by six wickets.

Rashid is already England’s leading spinner in the format, with Moeen Ali (111) and Graeme Swann (104) the only other spinners to take more than 100 men's ODI wickets. Sophie Ecclestone also has 100 ODI wickets for the women's team.

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan appears to be suffering from a finger issue and has been bowling less than usual as a result of it in the ongoing Test match against India in Chennai.

Bangladesh lost four wickets in the last session before bad light put an early end to the day's play as the visitors have reached 158-4 at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test against India chasing a mammoth 515 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today.

Shakib Al Hasan became the oldest Bangladeshi cricketer ever to feature in a Test when the premier all-rounder stepped onto the field on Day 3 of the Tigers' first Test against India in Chennai today.

Claiming that the second day of the Chennai Test between Bangladesh and India yesterday was almost evenly matched may seem absurd, but this notion is not totally out of place, at least in one department.

Afghanistan registered another emphatic victory over South Africa on Friday, beating them by 177 runs in the second one-day international to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Sharjah.

Near the end of second day's play in the Chennai Test, Shakib Al Hasan was squatting at the bowling crease in between deliveries to possibly relax his tired legs. Bangladesh had bowled in the morning session and removed the India tail with relative ease but were then themselves dispatched in 47 overs, leading to another day in the field -- this time under the hot Chennai sun.

Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead of 202 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand on Friday.

Pakistan's cricket board on Friday announced a revised schedule for a series it will hold against England next month, ending weeks of uncertainty including reports it could be moved abroad.

He also became the second Bangladesh pacer after Robiul Islam to bag back-to-back fifers in consecutive Tests.

Hasan eclipsed the figures of four for 108 by pacer Abu Jahed Rahi, registered during a Test in Indore in 2019.

The Tigers started the second day with authority, bundling India out for 376, but the batting did not complement.