Rony Talukdar and Shamim Hossain were the returnees, while Towhid Hridoy, Rejaur Rahman Raja, and Tanvir Islam received their maiden T20I call-up.

England batter Dawid Malan defied the odds on a difficult pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka to take his team to a three–wicket win over Bangladesh in what transpired to be a tense contest in the first ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam picked up his third scalp of the match when he dismissed England all-rounder Chris Woakes for seven to leave England seven down for 161 in the 39th over in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

The game is finely in the balance as England lost six wickets for 141 runs after the completion of 35 overs, with a well-set Dawid Malan and Chris Woakes at the crease

Earlier, Taijul Islam joined the party as he picked up two wickets followed by Shakib Al Hasan's one scalp to leave England three down for 45 runs in the 13 over in pursuit of the Tigers' 209.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan brought the Tigers their first breakthrough in the opening over of the innings as he sent back Engalnd's Jason Joy for four in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Aiden Markram hit a century on his return to Test cricket but the West Indies mounted a strong fightback on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.

Brendon McCullum has promised that England will keep faith with their attacking game during the Ashes despite Tuesday's extraordinary one-run loss to New Zealand in Wellington.

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha was not interested to talk about the Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal issue. He wanted to look forward to the future leadership of Liton Das and Mehidi Hasan Miraz. The 54-year-old veered away from those issues and in the build-up to the series asserted that Bangladesh would have the upper hand in the contest.

Bangladesh Cricket Board was humbled by a silly mistake they committed on Tuesday when they couldn't figure out the difference between the flags of the United Kingdom and England.

"Crazy, just crazy," Spain head coach Corey Rutgers said

Australia won the Women's T20 World Cup for the sixth time when they beat South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands on Sunday.

Newly appointed Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha's first assignment in charge of the Tigers will demand his wits to help outplay the reigning world champions England at home. 

Taijul Islam’s inclusion in the ODI squad for the series against England had raised a few eyebrows as Nasum Ahmed, who has featured regularly in the T20 format, was excluded from the setup. 

Australian middle-order batsman Travis Head said being dropped for the opening Test in India came as a surprise

Former Bangladesh captain and current selector Habibul Bashar believes that the Tigers have what it takes to beat reigning world champions England in the upcoming white-ball home series starting on March 1.

Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins on Friday pulled out of the third Test against India after flying home mid-tour to spend time with his seriously ill mother.

Australia captain Meg Lanning described it as "one of the best games I have played in" after her team gained a five-run win over India in a thrilling Women's T20 World Cup semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.

Najmul Hossain Shanto has managed to navigate troubled waters with perhaps the best tool there is: performance.

England cricketer Danni Wyatt revealed Thursday the "terrifying" moment when Cape Town's famed Table Mountain cable car lost power and left her hovering helplessly above the ground.