Pace bowler Fareed Ahmad kept cool in the last over Friday to foil Asif Khan's aggressive hitting as a depleted Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by four runs in a tri-series match.

England announced Friday they were resting opening batsman Ben Duckett from an upcoming T20 series against South Africa following successive one-day international losses to the Proteas, with Sam Curran recalled for the first time this year.

Taylor played 450 times for New Zealand across all three formats, including 112 Tests.

Fakhar Zaman cracked a robust 77 and spinner Abrar Ahmed registered career-best figures as Pakistan reached the T20I tri-series final with a 31-run win over United Arab Emirates on Thursday.

South Africa's Matthew Breetzke extended his record streak as he became the first batsman in one-day international history to start his career with five consecutive scores of fifty or more.

UAE have announced a 17-member outfit for the upcoming Asia Cup.

National team cricketer Mohammad Mithun was elected as the new president of the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), beating lone competitor Salim Shahed in the election held at the BCB Academy building on Thursday.

"When I got the captaincy, I thought that I have to become like Dhoni."

Pat Cummins says he will do whatever it takes to play the Ashes against England starting in November, with the Australian skipper prepared to "take a few risks" with a back injury that has sidelined him.

For the record book, Bangladesh captain Litton Das' fiifty against the Netherlands in the dead-rubber third T20I in Sylhet yesterday holds some significance. With it, the wicketkeeper-batter overtook Shakib Al Hasan for the most fifties, 14, in the format for the Tigers.

Bangladesh’s final T20I of the three-match series against the Netherlands in Sylhet was abandoned due to rain on Tuesday, denying the Tigers a chance to complete a clean sweep. But captain Litton Das remained upbeat, stressing that both his own form and the team’s collective performances have set Bangladesh up well for the Asia Cup beginning September 9 in the UAE.

Litton Das scored his 14th T20I half-century to surpass Shakib Al Hasan for most fifties by a Bangladesh player during the third and final T20I of the three-match series in Sylhet on Wednesday. 

Pathum Nissanka top scored with a swift 55 as Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in Harare on Wednesday in the first of three Twenty20 internationals.

With 10 candidates already elected uncontested, Thursday's Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) election to be held alongside the Annual General Meeting (AGM) has turned into a formality, saved for the contest for the top post.

Bangladesh’s outgoing specialised power-hitting coach Julian Wood believes that the team is now in a much better shape compared to a month ago and he is expecting the Tigers to challenge their opponents and get good results in the upcoming Asia Cup T20, scheduled to start on September 9 in the UAE.

Netherlands batting coach Heino Kuhn recently talked to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan in Sylhet and spoke candidly about his international career and a very brief stint at the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as well. The excerpts are as follows:

The home side have already sealed the series.

Zimbabwe standout performer moves to top of ODI all-rounder rankings to headline several men's white-ball shuffles.

Marnus Labuschagne is devoting less time to perfecting his technique and is instead taking a more relaxed approach to the game as he bids to reclaim his Test spot for the Ashes series against England, the Australia batter said on Wednesday.

After passing up two opportunities in the series, the Bangladesh team management is finally set to experiment when they face the Netherlands in the dead-rubber third and final T20I at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.