Bangladesh will be looking to maintain their upward curve in Twenty20 Internationals by winning their fourth consecutive T20I bilateral series at home and also clinch a first-ever T20I series against Sri Lanka when they take on the visitors in the final T20I at the Sylhet International Stadium today.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana was ruled out from the third and final T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Saturday due to injury.

Friends United and Chirantan 34 have won the titles of Jahangir Nagar University 50-ball cricket tournament today.

Sri Lanka team manager Mahinda Halangoda claimed that the visitors have moved past the incident in the second T20I where Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar was not given out following a review after the on-field umpire had raised his finger to a caught-behind appeal.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold a board meeting on Saturday to approve the report of the CEO and CFO in order to hold the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) later this month, confirmed BCB’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus on Friday.

“I think that title helped us get the attention of the people in Bangladesh and others. So, after that I think a revolution began,” said Joty

Bangladesh women’s cricket team led by Nigar Sultana Joty celebrated International Women’s Day at the Government Coronation School in Khulna where the Tigresses took part in several activities to inspire the students of the institution to take up sports. The Tigresses played cricket with the students at the school ground, gave pep talks, signed autographs and took selfies.

Centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill helped India entrench their control of the final Test against England with a 255-run lead on Friday.

Coach Hathurusingha said, “It’s not about this pair but correcting what we have done wrong in the past. 

Williamson, playing his 100th Test, could only manage 17 before he was trapped in front by Hazlewood.

The night belonged to the 22-year-old Gurbaz, whose first ODI century came on debut against Ireland in Abu Dhabi in 2021.

"In abroad, they give women's sports the same amount of importance as men's sports. I don't know if the men's and women's sports are getting the same importance, but the situation has improved a lot."

Bangladesh have not had a stable opening pair in a while. Even looking at the records over the last two years, there have been 13 different opening pairs turning up for the Tigers. The need for a stable opening stand has been felt, especially as taking advantage of field restrictions is paramount to success in the shortest format of the game.

Jaiswal's was the only wicket to fall on ay one for India, with the opener dismissed for a quickfire 57. However, he rewrote the record books during the feisty innings.

Fast bowler Southee and batsman Williamson will both make their 100th appearances at Hagley Oval in Christchurch with hosts New Zealand chasing a first Test win over Australia since 2011 to mark the occasion.

Yadav returned figures of 5-72 and, along with fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who took four wickets in his landmark 100th Test, bowled out the tourists in just 57.4 overs at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium

The Bangladesh team members practiced at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today following the series-levelling win over Sri Lanka in the second of the three T20Is but it was prominently the ODI side members partaking in the session.

The dearth of legspinners in the country is so acute that when Rishad Hossain was picked recently by the national team for the Ireland series, there were doubtful gazes from the cricket fraternity over how long he would be continued.

Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar said that he was confident that he had not edged the ball, clarifying why he never hesitated to review his initial caught-behind decision during the Tigers’ second T20I against Sri Lanka in Sylhet yesterday.

Seamer Mitchell Starc said Australia's bowlers aim to ensure New Zealand world-class batter Kane Williamson doesn't stay long at the crease on his 100th Test appearance.