Currently, BCB is asking Tk three crore from each BPL franchise as a bank guarantee, which they wanted to confirm by December 24 after extending the deadline multiple times and reducing the amount on each occasion.

Pakistan’s ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will play for reigning champions Fortune Barishal in the upcoming 11th edition of Bangladesh Premier League T20, scheduled to start on December 30.

The theme song, titled "Elo BPL...", was enhanced by Professor Yunus’s addition of two powerful lines: "Come, let's change the country, let's change the world."

The logo unveiling ceremony of Youth Festival and the unmasking of the mascot for Bangladesh Premier League T20 2025 took place at the Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka on Sunday.

Iftekhar Rahman Mithu, chairman of BCB's umpires' committee for the last three years, in an interview with The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, expressed his concern regarding the recent increase in code of conduct violations by players in the ongoing National Cricket League while also admitting umpiring errors that have led to such a rise. Here are the excerpts of the interview:

While talking about Bangladesh cricket, many often lament that despite being a Test nation for around two-and-a-half decades, the country has failed to cultivate a domestic cricket culture. This assertion, however, is not quite true.

The tournament, which will run until February 7 next year, will be held in three venues – Dhaka (Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur), Chattogram (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium), and Sylhet (Sylhet International Cricket Stadium) -- and the matches will be telecast live on T Sports, Gazi TV, the T Sports App, and RabbitholeBd App.

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed admitted that the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s premier franchise T20 tournament, is yet to find solid ground after 10 seasons.

The sponsors have announced plans to use perimeter and LED boards for better branding in the upcoming BPL.

"The more things change, the more they stay the same," a quote from French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr from the mid-1800s, comes to mind hearing the pre-tournament talks ahead of the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), set to begin on December 30.

"It was a weekend that kept giving, one that will go down as one of the greats," the news website Stuff said.

Kerr finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 15 and collected both the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament Awards.

For the second time this year, South Africa suffered heartbreak in the final of an ICC T20 World Cup, this time the women’s team falling short against first-time champions New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE yesterday.

Neither New Zealand nor South Africa have won a T20 World Cup title across the men's and women's tournaments.

New Zealand saw off the danger of Deandra Dottin to book their place in the Women's T20 World Cup final with a nail-biting eight-run win over West Indies in Sharjah on Friday.

South Africans will face either West Indies or New Zealand who meet in the second semi-final on Friday.

Joseph smashed 52 for her first T20 international half-century and skipper Matthews hit a 38-ball 50 as West Indies overhauled England's 141-7 with 12 balls to spare.

Pakistan’s chase quickly unravelled as they were bowled out for just 56 in 11.4 overs -- the second-lowest all-out total in Women's T20 World Cup history and their lowest in the competition

The 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is set to begin from December 30 with the game between Fortune Barishal and Durbar Rajshahi at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Here, we present you the updated squad list of all seven franchises.

India were left hoping old rivals Pakistan can rescue their Women's T20 World Cup dreams after suffering an agonising nine-run loss to defending champions Australia on Sunday.