At stumps on the first day at Trent Bridge, an utterly dominant England were 498 for three after number three Pope top-scored with 169 not out at better than a run-a-ball.

How quickly circumstances change in Bangladesh cricket can be surmised by how Mehedi Hasan Miraz was included in the squad for the tour of Pakistan following Soumya Sarkar’s injury troubles. Miraz was just recently excluded from the squad for the UAE T20I series because his profile did not quite match T20’s requirements.

Soumya had been experiencing right-sided lower back pain over the past week. 

Rishad has made an immediate impact in his debut PSL season, bringing both energy and control to the Qalandars' bowling attack.

The hosts, who had named five uncapped players before the series, showed grit and maturity far beyond their experience, culminating in a thrilling chase of 162 in the final T20I on Wednesday night.

Following a recent ICC rankings update, England surged two places to second, leapfrogging both South Africa and India.

Paul Stirling became the first Irish batsman to reach 10,000 international runs and Andy Balbirnie made a century during a dominant 124-run win over the West Indies in the opening one-day international in Dublin on Wednesday.

Bangladesh skipper Liton Das said that the dew factor played the main role in their series loss against the inexperienced UAE after the Tigers lost the third and final game of the three-match series by seven wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.

In a two-way battle with Delhi for one play-off spot, Mumbai posted 180-5 and then bowled out the opposition for 121 in their home at the Wankhede Stadium.

Bangladesh were asked to bat first in the third and decisive T20I of the three-match series against hosts UAE at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

Bangladesh ‘A’ put on a far more composed batting display against New Zealand ‘A’ on the opening day of the second four-day match at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, following a lackluster showing in the first game in Sylhet.

The Bangladesh U-19 men’s cricket team has kicked off a training camp in Sylhet on Wednesday as part of their preparations for the upcoming tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe. A 25-member squad departed Dhaka for the first phase of the camp, which will focus on fitness and skill development and continue until June 3.

Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana, fielding coach James Pamment and trainer Nathan Keily have withdrawn their names from the upcoming Pakistan tour.

The action-packed series will kick off with the first T20I on Wednesday, 28 May, followed by the second fixture on Friday, 30 May. The third and final T20I is set to take place on Sunday, 1 June.

The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 was the most viewed Champions Trophy ever, recording a growth over the 2017 edition.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's fairytale debut season began with a first-ball six last month and ended with a scintillating half-century on Tuesday as the 14-year-old continues to justify the hype around him in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Continuing its recent trend of investing in emerging players, the PCB has chosen to rest several senior stars.

Before leaving for Pakistan yesterday, the cricketer spoke to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan about his excitement regarding the PSL, reasons behind him not cementing a place in the national T20I side and other things.

Despite posting an imposing 205 for five in the second and penultimate T20I on Monday, the Tigers fell apart in the field, suffering their first-ever loss to the hosts in any format.

The 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who made waves after he struck a record 35-ball century last month, hit 57 off 33 balls as Rajasthan chased down 188 with 17 balls to spare in New Delhi.