A young Razaullah arrived in the northern Pakistani city of Mardan with his two elder brothers, dreaming to make it big in cricket with his thunderbolt deliveries and powerful hitting.

After being named in Bangladesh’s Asian Games squad, the BCB changed its decision and called him back to manage his workload.

Nepal defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ACC Men's Premier Cup 2026 Final and secured their place in next year's Asia Cup.

England overcame a major wobble to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday, sealing a 3-0 series sweep.

Playing his second match of the tournament, Miraz returned 4-23 from four overs to help restrict the defending champions to 126-8 in 20 overs. He had taken three wickets in his first appearance, leaving him with seven wickets for 36 runs from his first two CPL matches.

Debutant Razaullah launched a remarkable late salvo as Pakistan finally showed some fight at Edgbaston on Friday, setting England a target of 130 to seal a clean sweep in their three-Test series.

Women’s cricket has grown rapidly in recent years, and the Asia Cup highlighted not only Bangladesh’s in-game limitations but also the lack of growth behind them, largely stemming from a weak domestic pipeline.

The visitors showed belated grit at the end of a one-sided series to reach 184-3 at lunch on the third day, trailing the home side by 136 runs as they battle to avoid a humiliating 3-0 whitewash.

With the ICC World Cup scheduled to be held in Africa from October 4 to November 21 next year and Bangladesh almost certain to secure a direct berth based on their ranking, preparations for the global showpiece are already underway.

Joe Root's men have totally dominated the three-match contest against the hapless tourists and did not relinquish their grip during a fast-paced second day in Birmingham.

Bangladesh’s chase never looked convincing from the outset, as the batters appeared more focused on avoiding a heavy defeat than seriously pursuing the 150-run target.

Before the new season gets underway, however, the CCDM will organise the 2025-26 Third Division Qualifying League later this month, with 70 Dhaka clubs set to take part.

Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August 2026 after a memorable tour of Australia, alongside England pacer Ollie Robinson and Sri Lanka batter Sonal Dinusha.

Mehedi Hasan Miraj made a dream start to his Caribbean Premier League career, taking three wickets as Guyana Amazon Warriors beat St Lucia Kings by four wickets in Providence today.

Bangladesh pacer Marufa Akter has been in rich form in the Asia Cup, and ahead of Thursday’s crunch semifinal against India, she is hoping the senior players can continue making valuable contributions as they have throughout the tournament.

The latest EOI, issued on September 6, is the second such invitation from the BCB in two months.

A much-changed Pakistan line-up again had few answers to the England new-ball pair of Ollie Robinson (3-15) and Jofra Archer (3-25). Fellow paceman Josh Tongue got in on the act with 4-42, with Pakistan still to reach 200 in five innings this series.

The Bangladesh Under-19s walked away with the GD Trophy, but for head coach Hannan Sarkar, the tournament's true success was the spotlight it provided of the country's cricketing pipeline.

Hermann’s blistering knock included a whopping seventeen fours and three sixes as the Proteas debutant matched the record set by his teammate Matthew Breetzke last year, who also scored 150 on his ODI debut.

Pakistan slumped to 133 all out on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday after the latest in a series of woeful batting displays that have marred their tour of England.