Pacer Nahid Rana stood out during Bangladesh’s fitness test at the National Stadium today.

Dropped Australian Test star Marnus Labuschagne says he is determined to bounce back and prove the doubters wrong, putting his hand up to open in the Ashes series against England.

Speaking to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, the 34-year-old all-rounder shared her concerns over dwindling domestic opportunities and a future she fears is slipping away.

“Siraj was full of hunger and passion – it was an incredible effort,” Akram told Telecom Asia Sport.

However, as fixtures for the forthcoming NCL T20 have already been finalised, Dhaka Metro will still compete in the T20 edition, scheduled to start on September 14.

With this emphatic victory, the Kiwis under stand-in captain Mitchell Santner, secured a 2-0 series win.

England paceman Chris Woakes is considering rehabilitation rather than surgery on his dislocated shoulder in a last-ditch bid to make himself available for the upcoming Ashes tour of Australia.

Hasan Nawaz made a triumphant ODI debut, going 63 not out on Friday to power Pakistan over West Indies by five wickets in their ODI series opener.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to hold a board meeting today to discuss key agendas, including appointing a sports management and consultancy firm to organise the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Australian white-ball skipper Mitchell Marsh says he will open the T20 batting with Travis Head for the foreseeable future as the team looks for stability at the top leading into next year's World Cup.

In the past few months, the women's cricketers of Bangladesh have faced gross neglect from two of the leading cricketing entities in the country – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) – in two different instances.

Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra hit centuries as New Zealand produced a relentless batting performance on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on Friday.

Bangladesh U19s finished top of the table after their 160-run win over Zimbabwe U19s in the last league fixture of the tri-nation series at Harare Sports Club today. Bangladesh registered five wins in six matches and will take on South Africa in the final on August 10th.

The flashpoint appears to be the activities of the Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), which has not involved any women cricketers in its recent activities.

Ali has represented Pakistan in 35 T20Is since making his debut in 2020 as well as two ODIs.

Formed in 2015 after being carved out of Dhaka division, Mymensingh remains the only administrative division yet to be included in the country's premier domestic first-class competition.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in discussions to bring former head curator Tony Hemming back into the fold, a top board official confirmed to The Daily Star on Thursday.

Glenn McGrath has backed Australia to secure a 5-0 clean sweep in the 2025-26 Ashes, predicting another dominant display on home soil when the series begins in November.  

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor top-scored in his first Test match after a lengthy ban but could not prevent New Zealand dominating the first day of the second Test on Thursday.

Struggling Test opener Sam Konstas was picked Thursday for Australia A's red-ball tour of India next month, with chief selector George Bailey saying the experience will be invaluable.