Australia captain Pat Cummins is expecting the upcoming series against India to be a survival of fittest as his team look to avenge consecutive losses on home soil when the two nations go head-to-head over five Tests from late November.

The qualification scenario for the semifinals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is becoming clearer by the day, although no team is yet certain of a spot in the final four.

It rained in Hyderabad yesterday afternoon, a day before the third and final T20I between Bangladesh and India, but soon it ebbed away giving way to sunshine, although not for very long.

Delhi coach Davendra Sharma has wrought many gems. Mayank Yadav, the quick who drew attention hitting 156kph-plus in the last IPL, is the latest to come through the Delhi club where Davendra coaches. The veteran coach spoke to The Daily Star's Abdullah Al Mehdi on the secret of Mayank's pace, the young speedster's idols and the club he grew up in during an exclusive interview. The excerpts are as follows:

Mahmudullah Riyad, the last of Bangladesh’s long-serving five pillars still active in T20Is, will bid adieu to the format today as Bangladesh look to restore some pride against India in the third and final T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Defending champions Australia hammered "embarrassing" Pakistan by nine wickets to extend their winning streak to 14 in the Women's T20 World Cup and close in on a semi-final spot on Friday.

India have named a strong squad for the three-match ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand at home.

Bangladesh fielding coach Nic Pothas on Friday admitted that their batting unit has been below par in the ongoing T20I series against India. The South African didn't either shy away from giving India bowlers the credit for their lethal performance in the opening two games of the series.

Bangladesh batter Imrul Kayes has questioned the player grading process considered when sorting players into categories in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

Aiden Markram will replace Temba Bavuma as South Africa captain for the first Test against Bangladesh later this month, Cricket South Africa said on Friday.

Latham took over as permanent test captain from Tim Southee last week and said touring India, who have not lost a Test series at home in more than a decade, was a "great challenge".

The hosts had flexed their muscles in the early part of the Test with 556 in the first innings but found themselves under the gun trailing England by 115 runs at the end of the fourth day and they folded under pressure.

Thursday’s crunch game between West Indies and Bangladesh had a big impact on the qualification permutations at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

The newly awarded franchises -- Dhaka Capitals, Durbar Rajshahi, and Chittagong Kings -- can recruit two local players from any category as a direct signing from the local players’ draft list.

Low strike rates and an inability to clear the ropes more frequently have long been Bangladesh’s stumbling blocks in the shortest format.

England's rising batting star Harry Brook said he was delighted he had finally eclipsed his father's highest club score, when he hit a triple hundred against Pakistan in Multan on Thursday.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council came up with some fresh decisions ahead of the upcoming 11th edition players’ draft, scheduled to be held at a hotel in the capital on October 14.

Bangladesh are all but out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after suffering a demoralising eight-wicket defeat to former champions West Indies in the two teams’ penultimate Group B match in Sharjah on Thursday.

England notched up their highest total in 86 years thanks to Harry Brook's triple century and Joe Root's double ton, declaring on 823-7 before Pakistan collapsed to a perilous position on the fourth day of the first Test on Thursday.

England's Harry Brook hit his maiden triple century on the fourth day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan on Thursday.