South Africa skittled New Zealand's tail to dismiss their hosts for 211 and take a shock 31-run first-innings lead on day two of the second test at Seddon Park on Wednesday.

Skipper Mitch Marsh paid tribute to Warner and the impact he has made on Australian cricket in all formats of the game.

Joseph overcame other top performers in Tests during the month: England’s Ollie Pope and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood.

Who authorised the selection of the national selector became a pertinent question yesterday after vice-chairman of cricket operations committee and national team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon expressed surprise at the manner of Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu’s appointment.

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was rested from the upcoming multi-format series against Sri Lanka at home as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced squads for the white-ball series with a number of changes.

Dazzling all-round displays from Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi Hasan and the mystifying leg-spin of veteran Imran Tahir stormed Khulna Tigers in a 78-run win in a Bangladesh Premier League fixture in Chattogram yesterday. 

Three of Bangladesh’s finest cricketing talents caught up with each other at the heart of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday, ahead of a Bangladesh Premier League fixture between Rangpur Riders and Khulna Tigers. Rangpur Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was busy with his side’s bowling coach Mohammad Rafique when former captain Mohammad Ashraful, now working as a TV analyst, decided to catch up with his former national teammates. Photos: Firoz Ahmed 

Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) announced yesterday that the next edition of the List-A competition Dhaka Premier League (DPL) will not have any foreign players as most clubs were uninterested to bear the expense of overseas recruits.

Ben Stokes will earn his 100th Test cap when he leads England against India in the third Test beginning Thursday in Rajkot, with both sides having to contend with the absence of key players.

The hosts won the first match in Hobart by 11 runs and sealed the series with a 34-run victory at Adelaide.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was left out of the T20I and ODI squads for the upcoming Sri Lanka series starting on March 4.

South Africa were tottering at 150-6 early in the final session.

Jacks scored an unbeaten 108 off 53 balls while skipper Liton Das hit a brisk 60 off 31 balls and Moeen hit a quickfire 53 not out off 24 balls

Russell (71 off 29 balls) and Rutherford (unbeaten 67 off 40) led the fightback with both posting their highest T20 scores in a 139-run partnership.

Lipu said, “There will be freedom, it was discussed with me... Since it’s team selection, obviously captain and coach will be involved.”

Comilla matched Rangpur Riders’ score of 239-4 which they hit against Chittagong Vikings in the 2019 edition at the same venue.

“We were advised, on returning to India, that there was paperwork discrepancy with Rehan Ahmed's visa,” the ECB said in a statement on Tuesday morning.

“I am the vice-chairman of cricket operation, still I didn’t know anything. This is what surprised me the most”

For years, there have been murmurs about the selection panel not having complete freedom to choose the players that they want.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) held the ninth board meeting of the incumbent board yesterday where changes made in captaincy and the selection panel were the biggest highlights.