Opener Shadman Islam brought up his fifth Test fifty as he and Shahadat Hossain helped Bangladesh steady the ship following two early wickets on Day 1 of the second and final match of the series against hosts West Indies at the Sabina Park in Jamaica today.

Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen, the destroyer in Sri Lanka's record-low first innings of 42, took four for 73 to finish with match figures of 11 for 86.

A half-century from Fargana Hoque and useful contributions from Sharmin Akhter and Nigar Sultana Joty guided Bangladesh women’s team to a five-wicket win against Ireland in the second WODI and as the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

Bangladesh women’s team restricted Ireland to 193-6 in their 50 overs in the second WODI of the three-match series and require 194 to win the match and take an unassailable 2-0 lead at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

A sustained seam attack by Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse following a belligerent batting effort saw England on the verge of wrapping up the first Test at stumps on day three in Christchurch on Saturday.

Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood was on Saturday ruled out of the second Test against India in Adelaide, with seamers Sean Abbott and Brendon Doggett added to their squad.

Bangladesh women are set to play against their Irish counterparts in the second ODI in Mirpur today, hoping to continue the improvement curve seen in their batting in the first ODI, to seal the three-match series.

England took an imposing 151-run first innings lead over New Zealand in the first Test Saturday on the back of a majestic 171 from Harry Brook.

The second and final Test between Bangladesh and the West Indies will begin today in Jamaica with the visitors likely to shake up their playing eleven after suffering a crushing 201-run defeat in the opening fixture last week.

 England captain Jos Buttler wants to explore the prospect of giving up the gloves and focusing on his batting under incoming white-ball coach Brendon McCullum as the wicketkeeper-batter eyes Champions Trophy success after two failed World Cup defences.

Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma hit centuries to put South Africa in an impregnable position before their bowlers dismissed five Sri Lankan batsmen on the third day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Friday.

Skipper Azizul Hakim Tamim struck a brilliant hundred to help the Bangladesh Under-19 team to a 45-run win over Afghanistan in their opening fixture of the ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE today.

The Ireland women’s cricket team players experienced the quintessential Dhaka ride when they rode rickshaws at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Several players were passengers and a few even tried to pedal about the stadium premises. Gaby Lewis’ troops will eye a comeback in the ongoing three-match ODI series tomorrow after losing the first match by 154 runs in Mirpur on Wednesday. Photos: Firoz Ahmed

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said talks were continuing to settle uncertainty around next year's Champions Trophy, sources told AFP, after India refused to travel to host nation Pakistan.

The visitors are keen on improving their batting, particularly at the top of the order.

Posting on X, Afridi stressed on the fact that Pakistan had repeatedly toured India despite strained relations between the two nations, particularly since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

After England's woeful start the 25-year-old Brook, in partnership with Ollie Pope, went on the attack.

For more than five months, pace bowler Anamul Haque had to patiently wait for an opportunity to play a professional game.

Marco Jansen bowled South Africa into a dominant position as Sri Lanka crashed to 42 all out, their lowest total in Test cricket, on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Thursday.

Kamran Ghulam struck a maiden one-day international century as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 99 runs in Bulawayo on Thursday to seal a 2-1 series victory.