Mushfik returned four for 43 and had help from Ariful Islam, who scalped three, to help bundle out City Club for 197 after Mohammedan posted a 241-run target.

Sri Lanka are fired up to fight against rivals Bangladesh in their strongest format when their one-day international series begins this week, coach Chris Silverwood said Tuesday.

Pant crashed his Mercedes SUV north of New Delhi before dawn in December 2022.

“Win or lose, the most important thing is whether we are playing as a team or not,” Shanto told the media in Chattogram today.

"If you bring in a new opener and you gave them four Test matches, and then said, 'okay, we're going to shift that after four Test matches', would you think that's fair or unfair?"

"I think all roads will lead to Mitch, so just got to get that ticked off in certain areas," said McDonald. 

After losing to Sri Lanka in the T20I series, Bangladesh are eager to reply in kind in the ODI series, beginning from March 13 in Chattogram.

The Dhaka Premier League got underway across venues in the city yesterday and the big clubs made their presence felt, picking up easy wins.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was focused on helping an out-of-form Mustafizur Rahman come back to life in training at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday. The left-arm pacer had an abysmal T20I series against the Lankans as he conceded 42, 42, and 47 runs in the three matches respectively while bagging just two wickets at an economy rate of 10.91 which did little to justify his pedigree as a white-ball specialist.  Photos: BCB

Pat Cummins once again played a crucial role with the bat in hand as Australia chased down 279 in the fourth innings of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Tamim has also informed that he will not be playing Tests anymore because of his physical state and fitness issues

It’s not mandatory that if you are captain you have to come out to bat. Observe the situation and whether there are better players and hitters in the dugout,” Akram said in a TV programme

"It was pretty tense," said Cummins, who scored 32 not out and hit the winning runs with a four to the point boundary.

"A lot of good will come out of this tour. I'm 100% positive about that," McCullum told BBC Sport.

The opener hit three fours in his short stay before getting caught off pacer Hasan Murad.

The ODIs will take place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on March 13, 15 and 18 respectively.

Ben Sears (4-90) revived New Zealand hopes of a first home win over their neighbours in 31 years when he removed Marsh and Mitchell Starc in successive balls but Carey and skipper Pat Cummins (32) got Australia across the line on 281-7.

Members of the Bangladesh national team will not be available immediately for the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL), starting from today across three venues, but the hype around the lone fifty-over club-based domestic competition of the country will not be dulled as star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal are set to feature from the beginning of the tournament.

Bangladesh might have missed out on the opportunity to seal their maiden T20 series against Sri Lanka in Sylhet on Saturday, but in the sense of preparation for the forthcoming ICC Twenty20 World Cup, the 2-1 series loss to the visitors was not a complete bust.

Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third T20I against Sri Lanka in Sylhet on Saturday.