Opening batsman Travis Head hopes Australia and England will share a drink after the Ashes winds up in Sydney to revive a tradition that fell by the wayside after the 2023 series.

Oman secured their place in the tournament by finishing second in the ICC Asia-EAP Qualifier behind Nepal.

Known as one of the game's great strokemakers, Martyn became a key figure in Steve Waugh's all-powerful Australian side, hitting 13 centuries and averaging 46.37.

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has picked up a knee injury in Australia's Big Bash League and will return home for rehabilitation ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup starting in February, his team Brisbane Heat said on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed that the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 2026 matches scheduled for Tuesday have been rescheduled to January 4 in Sylhet.

Fast bowler Jofra Archer was included in England's provisional T20 World Cup squad Tuesday, despite suffering a left side strain that ruled him out of the final two Ashes Tests.

Jacob Bethell was not supposed to be England's headline act in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but he looked like a player who belonged when the tourists made their nervous chase for victory against Australia.

Sonam Yeshey, 22, took 8-7 in his four overs during the third men's T20 international at home to Myanmar, who were all out for 45 replying to 127-9.

The country has been experiencing a spell of cold weather over the past few days, and it appears to be leaving its mark on the Sylhet phase of the ongoing 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Pacer Ripon Mondol starred with a four-wicket haul as Rajshahi Warriors registered a comfortable six-wicket victory over Noakhali Express in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain continues to impress in his maiden campaign in Australia's Big Bash League (BBL), picking up 2-34 in four overs on Monday to help Hobart Hurricanes notch up a four-wicket win over Melbourne Renegades.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to launch a new T20 tournament titled the Sonar Bangla Pathway T20 Cricket League 2026, the board said in a press release on Monday.

England's ever-changing attack will have yet another iteration in the Ashes finale in Sydney with Matthew Potts expected to replace injured fast bowler Gus Atkinson for the fifth and final Test.

Rangpur Riders put in a dominating performance in their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) opener against Chattogram Royals to pick up a seven-wicket win at Sylhet International Stadium on Monday.

England beat Australia by four wickets in the final session of day two, with no batter scoring more than 46 across the four innings.

England meekly surrendered the famous urn after just 11 days of play with back-to-back eight-wicket defeats in Perth and Brisbane and an 82-run loss at Adelaide.

Parvez Hossain Emon has batted mostly as an opener in Bangladesh’s T20I side, but with an opener-heavy top order at the moment, Emon could be seen at a new position in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

His most recent international appearance came at Test level against Sri Lanka in Wellington in 2023.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder capped a remarkable 2025 by becoming the most prolific wicket-taker in T20 cricket in a single calendar year, breaking a long-standing record held by Afghanistan’s spin king Rashid Khan.

Just days after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was forced to take over Chattogram Royals in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a similar and equally rare development has unfolded in franchise cricket, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) set to operate Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Multan Sultans from the upcoming season.