Bangladesh dominated proceedings on Day 2 as they picked up the wicket of captain Hamilton Masakadza after declaring their innings at 522 for 7. Zimbabwe openers had negotiated fiery spells from Mustafizur Rahman and newcomer Khaled Ahmed but Taijul Islam picked up the Zimbabwe captain in the 14th over. Four more overs of play took place before stumps on Day 2. ​

Three things are constant in life: death, taxes and a Bangladesh batsman being asked after a big innings whether it was the best of his career.

Mushfiqur had recently missed out on a ton during the Asia Cup, falling on 99 against Pakistan in the do-or-die virtual semifinal match. He said that any batsman would get nervous when batting in the nineties.

Mushfiqur Rahim was the first Bangladesh batsman to reach the magic landmark of double hundred in Test cricket and after scoring another double hundred today, he believes that it is possible for a Bangladesh batsmen to score triple hundred in the coming years.

Bangladesh wicket-keeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim gave a humorous account of his stay at the crease along with Mehedi Miraz today. Mushfiqur shared a 144-run eighth-wicket partnership with Miraz and it allowed him to go on and make the highest individual score for a Bangladesh batsman in Test cricket.

There was a lot at stake for Bangladesh coming into the second and potentially series-saving Test against Zimbabwe on the back of eight consecutive sub-200 scores in their last four Test matches, all of which they lost.

Despite picking up two wickets late in the day, Bangladesh were the clear winners of the last two sessions courtesy of Mominul Haque's 161 and Mushfiqur Rahman's unbeaten 111 as the Tigers finished the first day of the second Test with five down for 303 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

If things go as planned and injury does not sideline the country's most popular cricketer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza leading up to next year's ICC World Cup, Bangladesh might present an MP [Member of Parliament] at the global showpiece event.

Tigresses did well to restrict defending champions West Indies to 106 for 8 at Guyana National Stadium but crumbled to the lowest ever score in Women’s World T20 as they were bowled out for just 46 -- their third lowest score, to lose by 60 runs.

When Ariful Haque was picked in the eleven for the first Test against Zimbabwe, there were a lot of questions over his role as the number seven batsman in the line-up. But it was the debuting Ariful who stood above all other Bangladesh batsmen during their disastrous 151-run defeat at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

The Bangladesh Under-19 team faced a 19-run defeat in the Duckworth-Lewis- Stern method against their Sri Lankan counterparts in the fifth and final youth ODI to lose the five-match series 2-1 in Katunayake yesterday.

The alarming size of the elephant in the room is a reflection of the esteem with which Mahmudullah Riyad is held by the Bangladesh team, the media and the fans. The elephant has a name and a number -- Hamilton 2010. One of Bangladesh cricket's best batsmen, and perhaps its most elegant, has not hit a Test century since his maiden ton in the Hamilton Test against New Zealand in February 2010.

All-rounder Ariful Haque was Bangladesh’s best batsman in the first Test against Zimbabwe where the other batsmen failed to make an impact leading to Bangladesh losing the match inside three and a half days. Ariful said that his domestic form had given him confidence to play his maiden Test match.

After the six-wicket defeat against Rajshahi in the last round Barishal Division were demoted to Tier-2 in the National Cricket League while Dhaka Division were promoted to Tier-1 after they managed to draw against Sylhet Division yesterday.

Even as the national Test team suffer heavy defeats at the centre of the public glare, away from the spotlight the engine room of

Tushar Imran, the highest-scorer in domestic first-class cricket, has been among the runs in the longer version and after the batting failure in Bangladesh’s defeat against Zimbabwe in the first Test, Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes was asked whether there were any plans to give Tushar an opportunity in Tests.

Junaid Siddique remained unbeaten on a ton as Rajshahi chased down the required target of 283 against Barishal Division in the Tier 1 match at Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi to win their sixth National Cricket League title.

Can Bangladesh's ignominious defeat to bottom-ranked Zimbabwe in the Sylhet Test be termed as just a bad day at the office?

Bangladesh Under-19s will conclude their Sri Lanka tour tomorrow by taking on the hosts in the fifth and series-deciding Youth ODI at Katunayake.

Batting remains the biggest concern as the Bangladesh women's cricket team suffered an eight-run defeat against their Pakistani counterparts on Tuesday due to a poor batting performance in the second and last warm-up match before the ICC Women's World T20 in West Indies gets underway.