With the final wicket of the day, Miraz—playing his 52nd Test—also became only the third Bangladeshi to reach 200 wickets (after Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan).
The latest slip-up came courtesy of Zimbabwe, who secured a gripping three-wicket win in fading light -- an outcome that, in truth, should never have been on the cards.
The Mohammedan captain was initially handed a one-match suspension and four demerit points for his first offence in altercating with on-field umpires. Later, his criticism of umpiring led to another sentence of three demerit points, which should equate to seven demerit points and two match suspensions.
Heavy rain and a storm hit Sylhet last night, leaving the outfield damp and unfit for play at the scheduled start time of 9:45 am.
In one of his first interviews since sustaining severe facial injuries in the accident in 2022, Flintoff admitted he initially found it hard to return to public life.
Bumrah won the honour in the men's section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player of the tournament as India won the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Bangladesh ended the day on 57 for one in their second innings, still trailing by 25 runs after Mehedi Hasan Miraz took five wickets to help bowl Zimbabwe out for 273.
Bangladesh took two more wickets post-lunch, but a half-century from Sean Williams helped Zimbabwe take a 22-run lead as they reached 213-6 at Tea break on Day 2 of the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
Batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan on Monday returned to India's central contract list after a year's absence, the cricket board said, while wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was promoted to Grade A.
While the Tigresses still have a glimmer of hope due to their superior net run-rate, the situation became more tense as West Indies made a strong push in their last group match against Thailand.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed said they are going through a ‘tough time’ after failing to sell media rights for the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test series and thanked the BTV for stepping in to telecast the first Test in Sylhet starting tomorrow.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Zimbabwe will realise how lethal Nahid Rana can be when they face him in the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium beginning on Sunday.
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons yesterday said that he does not want to smother Zimbabwe with spin, rather he wants to face them on a 'proper wicket' in the first Test in Sylhet starting on Sunday.
The tournament’s hybrid model, however, means that despite India's hosting rights, Pakistan’s matches is unlikely to take place on Indian soil.
Zimbabwe’s veteran batter Sean Williams said that he and his side is not sweating too much over Bangladesh’s pace sensation Nahid Rana ahead of the two-Test series, saying they are prepared to face the speedster.
The Mumbai Indians batters and bowlers starred in a comfortable four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Abahani Limited, Legends of Rupganj, and Gulshan Cricket Club emerged victorious in their respective rain-curtailed encounters.
Bangladesh’s two-Test series against Zimbabwe is set to commence in Sylhet on Sunday at a time when fan interest on any sort of cricketing engagement between these two sides is arguably at an all-time low.
Left-arm quick Starc kept Rajasthan down to 188-4 in response to Delhi's 188-5 and then returned to bowl another disciplined over at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
