West Indies captain Jason Holder has been ruled out of his side's tour of Bangladesh with a shoulder injury. Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite will captain the team in his absence on the near month-long tour.

Test cricket is a hard game, but one of its kinder aspects is that it gives players two chances to make their mark. For debutant Mohammad Mithun that second chance in Bangladesh's second innings was desperately needed.

The 151-run win in Sylhet was Zimbabwe's first Test win after five years and also their first overseas win in 17 years, which also happened to come against Bangladesh.

One run needed off the last ball and Mahmudullah Riyad laces it through cover for two to spark celebrations. Similar scenes of high-pressure runs being scored by the cool Mahmudullah Riyad are etched in the Bangladeshi cricket

Bangladesh's spinners struck twice late on the fourth day yesterday to keep the upper hand created by skipper Mahmudullah Riyad's long-awaited second Test hundred in the hosts' quest for a series-saving win in the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

After the second day, double-centurion Mushfiqur Rahim had laughed when he said that it was a funny experience to bat with Mehedi Hasan Miraz. “It felt like he was batting on 200 and I was the one on 30,”

He might be portrayed as a funny character providing batting tips to a senior batsman who is heading towards a double hundred or celebrate his captain's Test ton by accompanying him in a sajda, but young Mehedi Hasan Miraz certainly does not lose focus with his own job.

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan – recovering from a finger injury -- started light batting practice in the nets yesterday. He said that he was feeling better but added that it would take time to get fully match fit.

Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain will spearhead a BCB XI side against the touring West Indies side in two-day warm-up match at Chattogram’s MA Aziz Stadium on 18 November.

A day that seemed to be going Zimbabwe's way ended with smiles for the hosts as Bangladesh, riding on their spinners, managed to bounce back in the final session of the third day of the second Test yesterday.

What could have been a good day for Bangladesh cricket fans turned into a sour one as chief selector Minhajul Abedin informed yesterday that Tamim Iqbal has sustained a side strain injury. Minhajul was hopeful for the left-handers return ahead of the upcoming series against West Indies but this latest turn of events threw a spanner in the works.

Salma Khatun's side continued their poor batting show in the ICC Women's World T20 as Bangladesh suffered a seven-wicket defeat against England in their second group match at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at Gros Islet, St Lucia on Monday.

Test cricket must seem like an unfair arena for Bangladesh's debutant pacer Khaled Ahmed. In his second over he bowled a beautiful outswinger that had the Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza edging a regulation catch to first slip. Potential joy turned into despair as Ariful Haque dove wildly from second slip and dropped the catch in front of a bemused Mithun.

Never really comfortable in the spotlight, Taijul Islam has been thrust into it because of his sublime performances in the three innings so far in the two-Test series against Zimbabwe.

In October 2017, when Bangladesh were conceding huge totals in exchange for a few token wickets that were more batting errors than bowling inspiration, South African pace legend Allan Donald had said that the Tigers lacked creativity when trying to bowl sides out or break partnerships in Tests.

Brendan Taylor struck a brilliant ton against the odds today and his innings helped Zimbabwe out of a tricky position on day 3 but the batsman acknowledged that it was going to be a monumental challenge to even draw the game. He opined that Mushfiqur Rahim’s double ton yesterday had made the difference and spoke of his admiration for the Bangladesh’s wicket-keeper batsman.

Bangladesh did not have the best possible day on the field with a number of catches being dropped on day 3 but Taijul Islam’s incredible effort on the field to remove centurion Brendon Taylor, was one instance where the Tigers pounced on a half chance.

Bangladesh women's cricket team lost against England by seven wickets in a rain-affected fixture of the Women's World T20 in St. Lucia on Monday.

During a conversation before the start of the Test series against Zimbabwe, Mushfiqur Rahim's wife Jannatul Kifayet said all of a sudden: “I won't be surprised nor satisfied if you score a hundred, as I know you can do that. I want to see you scoring even more.”

It was the perfect platform for skipper Mahmudullah Riyad to overcome his long lean patch in the longest format of the game as he resumed batting on the second day with a comfortable cushion of runs and with centurion Mushfiqur Rahim at the crease.