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.
Mohammedan Sporting Club will miss several of their top cricketers in the Super League phase of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL), but are still hopeful of becoming champions.
The first Test will commence at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on April 20.
Bangladesh will look to maintain their winning momentum as they face Scotland in their third ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier match today at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm (Bangladesh Time).
The Zimbabwe cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday for a two-match Test series against hosts Bangladesh.
Ritu Moni’s grit and resilience, paired with captain Nigar Sultana Joty’s composed half-century, powered Bangladesh to a stunning win—marking their second triumph in as many games.
Karun Nair led Delhi's pursuit of 206 with a scintillating 89 but once he departed, the wheels came off their innings and the Capitals were all out for 193 - losing their last three wickets to a hat-trick of run-outs in a bizarre finish.
Afghanistan had 25 contracted women cricketers in 2020, most of whom have resettled in Australia with humanitarian visas due to restrictions at home under the hardline Taliban government.
Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans have pledged to donate 1 lakh Pakistani Rupees for every six hit and wicket taken by the team in the ongoing season to the Palestine Children Relief Fund.
Bangladesh wheelchair cricket team has been invited to take part in the inaugural Wheelchair Cricket World Cup 2025, set to take place from September 30 to October 9 in Lahore and Faisalabad in Pakistan.
Abhishek Sharma has a habit of scribbling something every morning and it appeared the Sunrisers Hyderabad opener wrote his own script on Saturday when he blasted 141 off 55 balls to end his team's losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
