Bangladesh will tour Australia for a two-Test series in August for the first time in 23 years, ending one of the longest gaps in the Tigers’ red-ball history.

Pacer Nahid Rana and all-rounder S M Meherob Hasan delivered impressive spells as North Zone registered their second consecutive victory in the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) one-day competition with a six-wicket win over South Zone at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium on Thursday.

Bangladesh’s ace pacer Taskin Ahmed last played an ODI in October last year. Since then he has been primarily playing T20s. Taskin today appeared in his first 50-over game in a while in the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) one-day tournament and returned figures of two for 46, bowling his full quota of overs.

Previous foreign coaches were based outside the country and typically joined the squad during training camps in the UAE or India before international tournaments.

South Africa all but secured a T20 World Cup semifinal berth.

New Zealand are in pole position after their 61-run win over Sri Lanka on Wednesday lifted them to three points with a strong Net Run Rate of +3.050.

The 19-year-old became the youngest centurion in a T20 World Cup match last week when he made a scorching 110 off 65 balls.

A defeat to England after a washout against New Zealand means Pakistan's fate is not entirely in their hands.

Cricket Australia said the first of two Tests against Bangladesh would kick off on August 13 in the Northern Territory capital, the first such match there since July 2004 when they hosted Sri Lanka.

"It does feel good to have achieved something like that, but as a team, we haven't really accomplished anything yet," said Hetmyer, who was named player of the match.

If the pitch again plays slow and tacky, expect a tense, low-scoring duel.

Ahead of every major sporting event, analysts, ex-players and fans alike come up with predictions about how the tournament will pan out. Debates rage over which team will get knocked out early, who will proceed to the next phase and, eventually, who will lift the trophy.

The West Indies blew away T20 World Cup surprise packages Zimbabwe by a colossal 107 runs in Mumbai on Monday as Shai Hope's team opened their Super Eights campaign with a dominant victory.

The loss not only ended India’s 12-match winning streak in the tournament but also severely damaged their net run rate (NRR), which has dropped to -3.800.

Zimbabwe, who could not even qualify for the 2024 edition, sprung stunning victories against former world champions Australia and Sri Lanka in the first round to finish atop of Group B.

After knocking out Australia from the group-stage and marching onto the second round as group champions, Zimbabwe will faceoff against fellow unbeaten side West Indies in their Super Eights Group 1 opener in Mumbai today.

The experienced left-hander lit up Ahmedabad with a blistering 63 off just 35 deliveries.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today imposed a ban on former women’s team selector and manager Monjurul Islam from all cricket-related activities following the findings of an Independent Inquiry Committee which probed the harassment allegations brought by women’s team cricketer Jahanara Alam.

Australia coach Andrew McDonald is adamant the players he took to the Twenty20 World Cup were good enough, but the evidence suggests otherwise with a rebuild looming before they co-host the next tournament with New Zealand in 2028.

In that game in Bridgetown, India had come out on top by seven runs in a thrilling final to lift their second ever T20 World Cup title.