Ariful Haque missed out on his century by just two runs when South Zone's Abdur Razzak trapped him leg-before, which was part of the veteran left-arm spinner's seven-wicket haul that helped bundle out North Zone for 293 on the first day of the last round of the Bangladesh Cricket League yesterday.

After losing Tamim Iqbal, their most dependable opener, to a left knuckle fracture sustained in the first match of the Asia Cup against

Bangladesh umpire Tanvir Ahmed, who wrongly no-balled West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas twice in the fourth over of the third and final T20I has admitted that he made a mistake owing to his inexperience.

Bangladesh all-rounders Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad moved up the ICC rankings ladder after the conclusion of the T20I series against West Indies.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been asked by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to pay USD 23 million (approximately Rs 160 crore) before December 31 or run the risk of losing the rights to host the 2023 World Cup and 2021 Champions Trophy, The Times of India reported.

A controversial decision made by match umpire Tanvir Ahmed in the fourth over of the series deciding third T20I between Bangladesh and West Indies halted the match for about eight minutes in Mirpur yesterday.

It seemed like a tornado blew across the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur in the third and series deciding T20I yesterday as Evin Lewis launched a brutal attack on the Bangladesh bowlers before Mahmudullah Riyad brought calm to the proceedings with some sensible and clever bowling, much to the rescue of the Tigers.

Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said that he was trying to keep a lid on things in the dressing room when drama ensued in the fourth over following Liton Das being caught off a no-ball but ironically, it still did damage to Bangladesh as they slumped from a strong position to lose quick wickets after play had restarted eight minutes later.

West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite said at the post-match press conference that every ’50-50 decisions’ from the ODI onwards went Bangladesh’s way.

West Indies have bowled Bangladesh out for 140 runs to win the third T20I by 50 runs and clinch the T20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Bangladesh and West Indies have been fined for slow over-rates in their second T20I in Mirpur, which Bangladesh won by 36 runs on Thursday.

It was a given that the two fifth round Bangladesh Cricket League matches between North Zone and Central Zone at the Shaheed

After an incredible batting display which helped Bangladesh post their highest ever T20I score on home soil, the spinners played a key role to ensure the 36-run victory over the current T20 World champions -- West Indies -- in the second T20I and level the three-match series 1-1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.

Both Bangladesh and West Indies will be looking to finish 2018 on a positive note when they lock horns for their last international fixture of the year in the third and series-deciding T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, beginning at 5:00pm, today.

As Bangladesh take on the West Indies in the series deciding third T20I today, bringing an end to an action-packed calendar year, the one man that stands out in the Tigers' ranks in terms of performance across all formats is Shakib Al Hasan.

The Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan looked visibly under the weather when he came to the press conference yesterday after Bangladesh won the second T20I to level the series. The skipper skipped practice the day before, owing to slight temperature and yet when push came to shove, he performed at his best in the do-or-die clash and in doing so attained an unique feat that is possibly only fitting of Shakib.

ICC has fined both Bangladesh and West Indies for slow over-rate in the high-scoring second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

An all-round performance from Bangladesh's Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan saw the Tigers level the three-match T20I series

Former Australia captain Steve Smith is not eligible to participate in the upcoming sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have decided that letting him play would go against the by-laws.

Central Zone openers Saif Hassan and Nazmul Hossain Shanto strung together a blistering 116-run partnership on the third day to put