The Emerging team, however, put up a relatively better fight, taking the match into the fourth and final day. But the outcome appeared almost certain after the third day, when Bangladesh finished on 94 for three in their second innings while following on.

The first Test victory by an innings and 103 runs marked the start of Joe Root's second stint as Test captain but he was seething when addressing the media on Tuesday following another embarrassing disciplinary breach.

A late collapse and rain have left the hosts only 16 runs ahead, with four wickets in hand, heading into the decisive final day in Colombo, a part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2025–27.

Jasprit Bumrah's tenure as the No.1 ranked Test bowler is over as Australia pacer Mitchell Starc claimed the premier position for the first time in his illustrious career on the back of his dominant performance against Bangladesh.

With Nathan Lyon almost as iconic in Australian cricket as the baggy green cap worn by the nation's test players, selectors face a delicate task in managing a proud spinner whose role may be curtailed amid changing priorities.

India enforced the follow-on after bowling out hosts Sri Lanka for 290 in their first innings on day four of their second Test on Wednesday.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who sat out of the first ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 match against England due to a finger injury, is set to make a return for the Lord's Test commencing on August 27.

While Bangladesh’s series against India in September remains in limbo, the Tigers have red-ball and white-ball assignments to look forward to in October. Bangladesh are set to face Afghanistan in the UAE in a series featuring one Test and three white-ball matches.

Bangladesh A’s batting woes continued as they slumped to a massive innings-and-413-run defeat against South Africa A in the opening four-day match at LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria on Tuesday.

The high-flying Bangladesh High Performance team suffered their first defeat of the Top End T20 Series, falling to the Adelaide Strikers Academy by 21 runs at Darwin's Marrara Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

BCB is now more conscious of workload and injury management after both Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam were injured before the two-match Test series in Australia

Sri Lanka were fighting hard to avoid the follow-on when rain brought an early end to play on day three of the second Test against India on Tuesday, with the hosts on 265-8.

The former Bangladesh fast-bowling talks about the culture among Bangladesh’s fast bowlers and a possible return to the Tigers in the future, and more

Joe Root expressed his frustration that a winning return as England Test captain has been overshadowed by another off-field incident that saw Brydon Carse dropped for the second Test against Pakistan.

South Africa legend AB de Villiers believes Bangladesh can put up a strong fight on their upcoming Test tour of South Africa despite the demanding conditions they will encounter.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi, the former Australia pacer and ex-Bangladesh fast-bowling coach breaks down the Tigers' newfound pace mettle, their push for Test consistency, and more.

Although Bangladesh endured a disappointing performance in the Mackay Test, chief selector Habibul Bashar expressed overall satisfaction with their two-match series against Australia, describing the 1-1 draw as a “huge achievement” for Bangladesh cricket.

Fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq will return to Afghanistan's Twenty20 international squad for the three-match series against India after a two-year absence, with the aim of building the side for future events.

Brydon Carse has been withdrawn from the second Test against Pakistan, while an incident outside a nightclub is investigated by the Cricket Regulator, in the latest off-field setback for England.

India took control on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday, posting 503-9 declared before claiming two quick wickets to leave the hosts reeling at 8–2.