Former South Africa captain Dean Elgar is set to retire after the two-match Test series at home against India. 

Walter Chawaguta has been named the interim head coach of the Zimbabwe men's senior national team for the Sri Lanka tour.

Bangladesh take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI in Napier tomorrow, hoping to salvage something from the already conceded series. The game will begin at 4:00 am (Bangladesh time).

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said he would like to see more team effort rather than one or two individual performances in order to avoid another white-ball series whitewash against New Zealand.

The Pakistan-born opener was reprimanded by cricket's global governing body on Thursday for wearing the armband during the 360-run win over Pakistan in the series-opener in Perth.

Despite being named in the original squad, Williamson will undergo further rehabilitation after knee surgery last April, while Jamieson is nursing a hamstring injury, the Black Caps said.

England were bowled out for 132 in the decider and while West Indies never got into their rhythm, Hope held their reply together and then won the game with a powerful six over extra-cover off the second ball of the final over.

Rajshahi's Hossain Muhammad Aftab, better known as Shahin, earned the nickname 'Bat Doctor' during his school days, for his uncanny ability of fixing any issues related to a cricket bat.

Left-arm opening bowler Arshdeep Singh was named player of the series.

Sanju Samson hit a maiden international century for India in the series-deciding third one-day international against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl on Thursday.

Khawaja had the messages "Freedom is a human right" and "All lives are equal" on his boots in the colours of the Palestinian flag during training before the opening test of the three-match series last week, which the hosts won by 360 runs in Perth.

Sydney Sixers all-rounder Tom Curran has been handed a four-match ban for intimidating an umpire before a Big Bash League game, the team said on Thursday.

Zimbabwe Cricket said Thursday that two national players had been suspended for "recreational drug use".

England coach Matthew Mott said test captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer will be given every chance to prove their fitness before next year's Twenty20 World Cup.

Pakistan suffered a setback Thursday with pace bowler Khurram Shahzad ruled out of their series against Australia after pulling up sore following a heavy defeat in the first Test.

Brathwaite will lead a new-look West Indies team - with fast bowler Alzarri Joseph his deputy in the role of vice-captain and a total of seven uncapped players named among the squad of 15.

Where would Soumya Sarkar be in the next game had he made another poor score, not the 169, against New Zealand in Nelson yesterday? That is the poignant question involving Bangladesh's cricket, viewed through Soumya as the prism.

Pacer Khaled Ahmed's ten-wicket haul guided East Zone to their maiden Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) title with a comprehensive innings and 112-run win over North Zone at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday. The cricketer from Sylhet picked up seven wickets in the second innings to bundle North out for 132 runs. Khaled was also adjudged the player of the tournament as he ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 18 scalps from two matches. With the urge to produce pace-conducive surfaces in order to enhance the quality of cricket in the domestic circuit, the 31-year-old's dominating performance came as a breeze of fresh air. In conversation with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star, the right-arm quick talked about the importance of playing on sporting pitches at home and his own progress among a few other topics. The excerpts of the interview are given below:

Fargana has now contributed to three of four hundreds by a Bangladesh woman across ODI and T20I formats.

Soumya Sarkar’s first century in international cricket after five years was the only bright spot in a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat for Bangladesh against New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series at Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday.