Skipper Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance, which included his maiden T20I five-wicket haul, helped Bangladesh bounce back to level the three-match series as the Tigers registered a comfortable 36-run win over the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Despite Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance, including a maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is, that led the Tigers to a series-levelling 36-run win in the second T20I against the West Indies, there was a sense of anger about the champion cricketer yesterday.

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.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan picked up the player-of-the-match award today with his career-best figures with the ball and a crucial innings with the bat. After the first T20, he was visibly frustrated with the batting by the Tigers and there was a belief that the batsmen had gotten some hard talk from the skipper after the match.

Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad starred in a 91-run stand – the highest fifth-wicket stand for Bangladesh in T20s --which allowed Bangladesh to post a big total. The partnership brought back memories of that wonderful partnership the duo starred in against New Zealand at Cardiff, a partnership which snatched a memorable win for Bangladesh during the ICC Champions Trophy.

Bangladesh have won the second T20I by 36 runs to level the T20 series against the West Indies after captain Shakib Al Hasan followed up his exploits with the bat to bag five wickets with the ball in the do-or-die second T20I at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.​

Australia’s former captain Steve Smith will not be able to play the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this season after the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided that letting him play would go against the by-laws of the BPL council.

The fifth round of the Bangladesh Cricket League rolled onto the field on the second day after there was no play on the opening day due to rain.

Bangladesh will desperately be looking to stage a comeback and keep their hopes in the series alive when they take on a spirited West Indies in the second match of the three-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Much like the weather, it was a rather calm and cool atmosphere at the home of cricket in Mirpur yesterday ahead of the second and crucial T20I encounter between Bangladesh and West Indies today.

The strategy of tackling short balls by going on the counterattack backfired for Bangladesh as they fell to an eight-wicket defeat against the West Indies in the first T20I in Sylhet.

Bangladesh T20 and Test skipper was not present during the practice session and the press conference today due to feeling a slight temperature, according to BCB sources.

Soumya Sarkar said that despite the Bangladesh top-order succumbing to short deliveries during the first T20 against the Windies, the players were not concerned since there attitude towards the short stuff was a brave one.

As far as game plans and application are concerned, Bangladesh have been unable to live up to their potential in the shortest format of the game when compared to ODIs over the years.

Bangladesh T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan was fined 15 per cent of his match fee and also received a demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first T20I against West Indies in Sylhet on Monday.

Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim found no takers during the IPL auctions today. Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah Riyad’s names were registered prior to the auctions. However, he may still find a team when the unsold players are put up for auctions later on.

Australia cleaned up India's lower order through a barrage of hostile bowling before lunch on the fifth day to secure a series-levelling 146-run victory in the second Test on Tuesday.

Bangladesh were thoroughly outgunned by T20 world champions West Indies in the first T20I yesterday at the Sylhet International Stadium and that the visitors chased Bangladesh's total of 129 all out with 55 balls and eight wickets to spare showed the extent to which the hosts were dominated.

The gulf in hitting ability between Bangladesh and West Indies seen in the first T20I in Sylhet yesterday can best be depicted by numbers. In chase of 130, the first six overs of West Indies' innings yielded 7, 23, 15, 13, 15 and 18 runs.