Shanaka is the latest international player to be suspended after leaving the PSL and joining the Indian league, which runs almost simultaneously, after Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani got a two-year ban earlier this month.

Both players are scheduled to return home today to join the national team camp ahead of the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted a one-day extension to the No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued to Peshawar Zalmi pacers Shoriful Islam and Nahid Rana for their participation in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Bangladesh opener Parvez Hossain Emon has been ruled out of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to a shoulder injury, which also casts a shadow over his participation in the national team’s home T20I series against New Zealand later this month.

Peshawar Zalmi rode on a devastating spell from Nahid Rana to hammer Karachi Kings by 159 runs -- the biggest win ever by margin of runs in the tournament -- in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) clash in Karachi on Thursday.

The Bangladesh leg-spinner finished with figures of one for 36, struggling to contain the scoring rate as Islamabad reached the target in just 14.2 overs.

Fakhar could face a ban of at least one PSL match if found guilty.

Karachi Kings edged Lahore Qalandars by four wickets in a tense, low-scoring Pakistan Super League clash at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, as Bangladesh duo Parvez Hossain Emon and Mustafizur Rahman, both representing Lahore, produced mixed returns.

Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah is facing disciplinary action after a since-deleted post on his X account appeared to mock Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s high-profile appearance at the Pakistan Super League’s opening game between Quetta Gladiators and Hyderabad Kingsmen on Friday.

Organisers of the T20 tournament last weekend said that matches would be played without spectators, and at just two venues instead of six, because of the war in the Middle East.

Defending champions Lahore Qalandars made a commanding start to Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026, crushing debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen by 69 runs at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.

For years, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Mustafizur Rahman were Bangladesh’s only regulars in franchise-based T20 leagues around the world before leg-spinner Rishad Hossain joined their ranks with recent appearances in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Big Bash League (BBL).

Based on assurances received from the Bangladesh Mission in Islamabad, BCB stated that there are no prevailing security or safety concerns for players set to represent various franchises in the tournament.

Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana shared a Facebook post captioned “Eid Finish,” featuring teammates Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, and Parvez Hossain Emon onboard their flight ahead of departure.

The Pakistan Super League will be held on schedule from March 26 but without crowds and only at two venues to save resources due to the Gulf crisis, the country's cricket chief announced Sunday.

Bangladesh players are off vacationing after the ODI series triumph against Pakistan and while most of them will reassemble after the Eid-ul-Fitr to prepare for the home white-ball series against New Zealand, the plans for the six Pakistan Super League (PSL)-bound players will be different.

Mustafizur, who previously represented the franchise in 2016 and 2018, will once again wear the Qalandars’ colours. The deal was finalised at PKR 6.44 crore (BDT 2.81 crore approximately).

Days after Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was removed from the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has “welcomed” the left-arm pacer for the 11th edition of the franchise-based T20 tournament.

Just days after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was forced to take over Chattogram Royals in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a similar and equally rare development has unfolded in franchise cricket, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) set to operate Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Multan Sultans from the upcoming season.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is expected to take place from March 26 to May 31, according to a report by ESPNCricinfo, although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has yet to officially confirm the schedule or announce the dates