Pakistan beat the West Indies by eight wickets on the fourth day of the second and final Test at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Wednesday to level the series.

Hridoy blazed an unbeaten 54 off just 21 balls, reaching his half-century in only 20 deliveries, the quickest fifty of this season's LPL.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) chief selector Habibul Bashar confirmed that Litton came through both batting and wicketkeeping drills unscathed

The three-time champions confirmed Rishad's signing on Wednesday as one of two overseas additions to their squad, alongside Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who will also make his first appearance in the tournament.

Bangladesh HP will face Nepal, New Zealand A and hosts NT Strike, while also taking on Australian domestic and Big Bash League academy sides representing the Hobart Hurricanes, Victoria and Adelaide Strikers.

Former opener Hannan Sarkar believes that experience should help Bangladesh put up a stronger fight this time.

Experienced pacer Mitchell Starc can further elevate his status among the all-time greats when Australia host Bangladesh in a two-match ICC World Test Championship series this month.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday clarified its position regarding International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, whose contract with the board ended in April this year.

Hannan, Bangladesh's highest run-scorer during the Tigers' only previous Test tour of Australia in 2003, believes restraint outside off stump will be crucial

Asked whether England had a problem with alcohol, Stokes rejected the suggestion.

The pacer will undergo further assessments after a week before entering the main phase of his recovery, with the rehabilitation period estimated at eight weeks from the date of injury.

Babar, the only visitor to emerge with any credit from a disastrous second innings of the first Test when he finished unbeaten on 58, was again unbowed on 86.

South Africa last co-hosted the tournament in 2003, alongside Zimbabwe and Kenya. They will stage the 2027 tournament alongside Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Bangladesh Men's Emerging Team registered their first victory of the ongoing tri-series in South Africa, beating USSA by 26 runs via the DLS method in their second match at Tuks Oval in Pretoria on Monday.

Bangladesh Emerging Women's Team suffered a 38-run defeat to South Africa in the third one-day match, conceding the three-match series 2-0 in Pietermaritzburg on Monday.

Auqib Nabi yesterday became the first cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to be named in the India Test squad when he was called up for the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka. The first Test begins in Galle on August 15.

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of this month's two-test series against Sri Lanka as he continues to recover from a left knee injury, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.

The experienced left-arm spinner was particularly pleased with the facilities in Darwin, saying they had allowed the team to complete a full range of training activities on the opening day.

The BCB has chosen to manage the remaining risk rather than wait for complete certainty. If Litton is not ready for the opening Test, the second Test remains a realistic target.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India said Bumrah "has not yet fully recovered from the left knee injury sustained during the ODI series against England" last month.