England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould has dismissed suggestions the governing body wants to cut any of the 18 first-class counties adrift as a "totally mad conspiracy theory".

Speedster Mayank Yadav bowled the quickest ball of the new IPL season at 156.7 km/h (97.4 mph) in a fiery spell to power Lucknow Super Giants to a 28-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Bangladesh evaded a sixth successive under-200 total in Tests as they ended the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Tuesday at 268 for seven. It was the Tigers’ first 200-plus total in four attempts in the ongoing two-match series against the Lankans as they got bundled out for 188 and 182 in the first Test in Sylhet and were skittled out for 178 in the first innings of the match in progress. However, Bangladesh are on the brink of another big-margin loss as they would need nothing short of a miracle to escape defeat against the Lankans who set a daunting 511-run target. Photos: Firoz Ahmed 

The 32-year-old said he was skipping the tournament in the United States and the West Indies to make sure he could be a fully-fledged all-rounder in Test cricket.

Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque said his 55-ball half-century involved ‘calculative risks’ rather than an aggressive mentality after the left-handed batter got dismissed while trying to hit a boundary in the last over before Tea on Day 4 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Tuesday. 

Abahani extended their unbeaten streak to eight matches as they beat archrivals Mohammedan comprehensively by eight wickets at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.

The Australia women’s cricket team will meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a meet-and-greet event at the Gono Bhaban on Wednesday.

"I'm working hard and focusing on building my bowling fitness back up to fulfil a full role as an all-rounder in all formats of cricket," Stokes, England's Test captain, said in a statement.

Despite a record hattrick from left-arm pacer Fariha Trishna, Bangladesh suffered a ..run defeat against six-time T20 world champions Australia in the second T20I in Mirpur on Tuesday. 

Bangladesh pacer Fariha Trishna became the third cricketer in women’s cricket to clinch more than one hattrick in career after she attained the feat for the second time, notching a hattrick off the last three deliveries of Australia's innings in the second T20I at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.

Mumbai replaced Rohit, who leads India in all formats, as captain before the IPL season started last month after the Pandya returned from Gujarat

Two important matches of the Dhaka Premier League have been postponed due to heavy traffic on the Dhaka-Aricha highway owing to a road accident, confirmed an official of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis.

Chandimal, who made 59 in the first innings and nine in the second innings, returned home on the fourth day of the match

The Lankans, who resumed the day's play on 102-6. added, 55 runs in the first hour of play before declaring the innings

Shaheen and Naqvi met yesterday at the Pakistan team’s training camp in Kakul

Relentless pressure, meticulous planning and near-perfect execution from the bowlers have put Sri Lanka in the driving seat against Bangladesh three days into the ongoing Chattogram Test, making the hosts look completely out of depth in comparison.

In 276 Test innings, Bangladesh have now been bundled out for less than 200 in 102 innings.

Boult claimed three wickets including Rohit in the space of four deliveries.

The former England captain took a subtle jab at Mumbai Indians fans.

Bangladesh opener Zakir Hasan admitted that his side suffered a comprehensive failure in the batting department but did mention the wind playing a part in the Tigers’ dismissals on Day 3 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Monday.