Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad have been shorlisted for the 2019 IPL auctions, scheduled to take place on December 18. In total 10 Bangladesh players’ name was registered for the the IPL auctions and the franchises had until December 10 to submit their shortlist.

The second ODI between Bangladesh and the West Indies was in many fans’ mind the last game of captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The skipper himself said that while it was an emotional matter to deal with, he did not yet decide whether he was retiring but did admit that watching the fans become emotional would have made him emotional as well.

Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal reached the milestone of 12,000 runs in three formats combined.

West Indies opener Shai Hope played the innings of his life as his unbeaten 146 authored a thrilling four-wicket win with two balls remaining in the second ODI against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The visitors' first win on the tour levelled the three-ODI series at 1-1, with the series decider to come in Sylhet on December 14.

A lack of firepower in the latter stages of Bangladesh's innings coupled with dropped catches in crucial situations and a magnificent unbeaten century from Shai Hope snatched a four-wicket win for the West Indies in the second ODI in Mirpur yesterday, levelling the three-match series 1-1.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said that the Tigers fell short by 15-20 runs while batting but in the end the dropped catches hurt them as well.

It was Shai Hope’s tremendous century that proved to be the difference in the do-or-die fixture for the West Indies as they turned things around to level the ODI series 1-1, going into the third ODI in Sylhet.

The inclusion of former Australia skipper Steve Smith in the Comilla Victorians squad for the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier

West Indies level series 1-1 after Shai Hope's terrific 146-run-knock -- the batsman's career-best knock -- gave the West Indies a four-wicket victory in a tight match.

“See, with white ball cricket we are very very strong. White ball cricket can be T20s, can be 50 overs, we are very strong and we have the skill level. Every player in this team has experienced success with international cricket. That makes a bigger role for the players.”

There were dark clouds surrounding Bangladesh cricket in 2014 as the Tigers were going through one of the toughest periods in international cricket.

Sportspeople like to say that their focus is only on the game at hand or the next game, but with the 2019 World Cup in England less than six months away, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's words and decisions strongly hinted that the Bangladesh skipper has one eye on cricket's greatest prize.

Darren Bravo was making a comeback to the West Indies side after two years. Tamim Iqbal was playing his first match for Bangladesh

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim scored an unbeaten 70-ball 55 which helped the Tigers win the first ODI against the West Indies in Mirpur yesterday.

The Bangladesh Under-23 team came out on top of their must-win ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup group stage final against the Pakistan Under-23 team with a convincing 84-run victory, which secured their place in the semifinals, at the National Stadium in Karachi yesterday.

There was a lot of talk prior to the start of the three-match ODI series against West Indies about whether Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza would be able to keep his focus on cricket after his involvement in politics.

The logic behind Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's backing of pacers in the ODI format was validated yesterday, and it was the inspirational cricketer who led from the front in his milestone 200th international match for Bangladesh in the first ODI against West Indies.

The spinners dominated proceedings in Tests, picking up all 40 wickets in the two-match Test series against the Windies and skipper Mashrafe, despite saying that the pacers will dictate terms in the ODIs, started with spinners from both ends as Windies came out to bat.

Questions were raised about whether Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will be able to maintain his focus on the game with the upcoming elections in mind. The cricketer proved that cricket was always his biggest target as he picked up the player-of-the-match award against the West Indies today, leading Bangladesh with passion.

Bangladesh Under-23 secure a place in the semifinal of the emerging Asia Cup after defeating hosts Pakistan Under-23 by 84 runs in their must-win final group-stage game today at the National Stadium in Karachi.