The first T20 international between New Zealand and England was abandoned Saturday after rain prevented the tourists from defending their score of 153-6.

Rishad Hossain gave Bangladesh their first breakthrough in the 12th over as the West Indies have reached 51-1 chasing 208 in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

For fans, the nostalgia will be palpable — two legends possibly making their final bow in Australian conditions, cheered on by crowds packed with Indian supporters in Perth, Adelaide, and Sydney.

The match is set to begin at 1:30 pm.

The 31-year-old had a strike rate of 302.86, becoming the only woman to score a century at a strike rate of over 300.

The ACB said that the players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana in the eastern Paktika province on the Pakistan border to take part in a friendly match.

Bangladesh opener Mohammad Naim's fortunes went from bad to worse to worst in a span of 72 hours.

South Africa's juggernaut rolled on in the Women's World Cup as they crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in a rain-marred contest in Colombo on Friday.

After a 3-0 whitewash against Afghanistan, Bangladesh must recover quickly to avoid a fifth successive ODI series defeat. The upcoming home series against the West Indies offers a chance for respite, but familiar questions loom over their batting and the Mirpur wickets..While head coach Ph

West Indies Cricket have been going through a tough time. The series loss to Australia at home triggered concern and recent T20I series loss to Nepal and Test series loss to India have deepened woes.

The former West Indies all-rounder also condemned the racial abuse directed at one of his players.

The first 13 matches of the tournament reached over 60 million viewers -- five times more than the 2022 edition -- while total watch time soared to 7 billion minutes, marking a 12-fold increase from the previous tournament.

The three-match ODI series will begin on October 18 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

They join Nepal and Oman who guaranteed their top three spots on Wednesday, completing the final slate of 20 teams for the global tournament.

The lack of depth in the player's pipeline is an oft-repeated cliché in Bangladesh cricket and was on display yet again by Thursday's squad announcement for the upcoming ODI series against West Indies, starting on October 18.

At present, players of the men's national team receive USD 75 as day allowance and USD 50 as tour fee per day during international assignments. In contrast, women's players get USD 50 and USD 25 respectively, except during ICC and ACC events.

When fandom turns sport into an opiate for the masses, an escape for collective frustration rather than a celebration of craft, it’s the image of the nation itself that takes the hit in the long run.

Bangladesh posted their highest ever total against Australia in WODIs but could not pose any challenge to the seven-time world champions, and were handed a crushing 10-wicket defeat in their fifth match of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 in Visakhapatnam, India on Thursday.

The Women's World Cup has achieved record viewing figures with 60 million fans having already tuned in to watch the first 13 one-day matches, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Thursday.

Watch our full analysis on the latest episode of Pitch Perfect as we look back at how Bangladesh found solid footing in ODIs -- and why that fire seems to be fading now.