Bangladesh coach issues World Test Championship challenge
Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons wants his side's batters to look at the possible absence of key players as an opportunity to come into the playing XI and perform.
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Nahida Akter named Bangladesh women's T20I captain
She has been given an initial one-year term, with the ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy next month set to be her first assignment
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Taskin: 'We sometimes collapse quickly under pressure'
Taskin has bemoaned Bangladesh's "noticeable lack of game awareness" after their defeat to Zimbabwe
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Springer replaces Paul on West Indies' Test tour of Bangladesh
Springer earns his maiden Test call-up with Paul withdrawn for "personal and family reasons"
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Hip injury rules Litton Das out of UAE tri-series
Mehidy Hasan Miraz also missed Bangladesh's first game of the tri-series, against Zimbabwe, because of a fever
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Zimbabwe opt to bat; Litton out of tri-series with hip injury
Bangladesh are also without Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who has been down with fever, while Zimbabwe handed debut to Tafadzwa Tsiga
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Sri Lanka crowned champions of Women’s U19 T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan
Sri Lanka crowned champions of the Women’s U19 T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan 2026 after registering a thrilling win over Bangladesh in the final of the tournament played today (16th October) at Faisalabad.
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Sri Lanka youth girls clinch tri-series title
Sri Lanka's young cricketers beat Bangladesh Under-19 by 4 runs in the final of the Under-19 girls' tri-nation Twenty20 cricket tournament played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Pakistan, to win the title this afternoon (16th).
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Zimbabwe look to extend recent dominance over Bangladesh
Litton Das returns to lead as Bangladesh face selection headaches thanks to their bowling depth
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Unbeaten Sri Lanka face final hurdle against Bangladesh tomorrow
Sri Lanka's young women take on Bangladesh in the grand final of the Women's Under-19 Twenty20 tri-series, to be played tomorrow (October 16) at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Having come through the tournament unbeaten so far, the Sri Lankan side have a strong chance of sealing the title with a win tomorrow.
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Sydney Thunder sign Boult for entire BBL 2026-27 season
Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain will join Hobart Hurricanes for a second consecutive season
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Sri Lanka bowl out Bangladesh for 58 to secure another convincing win in U19 Tri-Series
Sri Lanka continued their winning streak with another convincing victory over Bangladesh in the 9th match of the Women’s U19 T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan 2026.
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Sri Lanka Women's youngsters storm to eight-wicket win as Limansa shines in all three departments
Sri Lanka's young women recorded a superb eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh today (14) in the Under-19 Women's T20 tri-nation cricket series being played in Pakistan.
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Swingin' Schutt sets up ODI series sweep for Australia with 4 for 16
With Megan Schutt knocking out the top order, Bangladesh were never really in the contest despite half-centuries from Sharmin Akhter and Shorna Akter
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Atal century, lower-order resistance help Afghanistan hang on to a draw
Bangladesh's missed chances especially in the final hour cost them as they couldn't pick up the last two wickets
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'We should have taken all ten wickets' - Shanto rues missed chances
"I think we ended up drawing the game due to the small mistakes," Bangladesh captain Shanto says after Abu Dhabi draw
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Alzarri Joseph, Shai Hope to miss WI's two-Test series in Bangladesh
Alzarri Joseph has been "withdrawn" to manage his workload while Hope was rested keeping the ODI World Cup qualifiers in February 2027 in mind
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Australia bowl again, Litchfield out with hip complaint; Bangladesh debut for Disha Biswas
Bangladesh made three changes in search of their first win of the series
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