Former Australia captain Steve Smith is not eligible to participate in the upcoming sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have decided that letting him play would go against the by-laws.

Central Zone openers Saif Hassan and Nazmul Hossain Shanto strung together a blistering 116-run partnership on the third day to put

It was a sheer eye-catching batting display from Bangladesh opener Liton Das as the right-hander's 34-ball 60 laid the foundation for a 211-run total, the Tigers second highest score in T20Is.

In what was a perfect example of how a stable start from the batsmen could lay the platform for a big total, Bangladesh did almost everything right as they posted their highest-ever T20I total of 211 for five while batting first against the West Indies in the second T20I in Mirpur yesterday.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan picked up the player-of-the-match award today with his career-best figures with the ball and a crucial innings with the bat. After the first T20, he was visibly frustrated with the batting by the Tigers and there was a belief that the batsmen had gotten some hard talk from the skipper after the match.

Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad starred in a 91-run stand – the highest fifth-wicket stand for Bangladesh in T20s --which allowed Bangladesh to post a big total. The partnership brought back memories of that wonderful partnership the duo starred in against New Zealand at Cardiff, a partnership which snatched a memorable win for Bangladesh during the ICC Champions Trophy.

Bangladesh have won the second T20I by 36 runs to level the T20 series against the West Indies after captain Shakib Al Hasan followed up his exploits with the bat to bag five wickets with the ball in the do-or-die second T20I at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.​

Australia’s former captain Steve Smith will not be able to play the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this season after the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided that letting him play would go against the by-laws of the BPL council.

The fifth round of the Bangladesh Cricket League rolled onto the field on the second day after there was no play on the opening day due to rain.

Bangladesh will desperately be looking to stage a comeback and keep their hopes in the series alive when they take on a spirited West Indies in the second match of the three-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Much like the weather, it was a rather calm and cool atmosphere at the home of cricket in Mirpur yesterday ahead of the second and crucial T20I encounter between Bangladesh and West Indies today.

The strategy of tackling short balls by going on the counterattack backfired for Bangladesh as they fell to an eight-wicket defeat against the West Indies in the first T20I in Sylhet.

Bangladesh T20 and Test skipper was not present during the practice session and the press conference today due to feeling a slight temperature, according to BCB sources.

Soumya Sarkar said that despite the Bangladesh top-order succumbing to short deliveries during the first T20 against the Windies, the players were not concerned since there attitude towards the short stuff was a brave one.

As far as game plans and application are concerned, Bangladesh have been unable to live up to their potential in the shortest format of the game when compared to ODIs over the years.

Bangladesh T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan was fined 15 per cent of his match fee and also received a demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first T20I against West Indies in Sylhet on Monday.

Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim found no takers during the IPL auctions today. Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah Riyad’s names were registered prior to the auctions. However, he may still find a team when the unsold players are put up for auctions later on.

Australia cleaned up India's lower order through a barrage of hostile bowling before lunch on the fifth day to secure a series-levelling 146-run victory in the second Test on Tuesday.

The fifth round of the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League gets underway today at two different venues -- the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi and the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura.

West Indies proved yesterday just why they are a feared side in T20I cricket. They are not the best T20I side in the world by any means, as their ranking of seventh shows, but on their day the World Twenty20 champions are unstoppable.