Bangladesh managed to avoid whitewash in the three-match series against Afghanistan with a seven-wicket win in the third and final ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chattogram yesterday.

Shakib once again highlighted his place in the upper echelons of cricketing superstars.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not entirely certain whether Tamim Iqbal will return to the team as the captain of the ODI side, the board’s chairman of the cricket operations committee Jalal Yunus hinted today.  

Liton gave full credit to his bowlers for the easy win to cap off what was otherwise a disappointing series for the home side.

Following back-to-back defeats, sandwiched between Tamim Iqbal’s retirement saga, the Tigers meant business on the day as they operated proceedings in all departments with full authority – led by pacer Shoriful Islam who grabbed a four-wicket haul.  

Tickets are available on match days and two days before match days -- from 9.30 am to 7.30 pm (BST). That means, fans can grab their tickets for the first T20I from tomorrow, July 12, morning.  

Bangladesh lost opener Mohammad Naim and Najmul Hossain Shanto early in their chase of a modest 127-run total in the third and final ODI against Afghanistan at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. 

Despite valiant efforts from the bowlers and skipper Nigar Sultana Joty with the bat in hand, Bangladesh women’s team suffered an agonising eight-run defeat against their Indian counterparts in the second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 

Azmatullah Omarzai scored a battling half-century, yet Afghanistan were bowled out for 126 runs in 45.2 overs in the third ODI in Chattogram on Tuesday.

Bangladesh restricted India to 95 for eight in 20 overs – India’s lowest score against the women in red and green – in the second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.

The visitors, who opted to rest marquee spinner Rashid Khan for the dead rubber, were 14 for three after six overs. 

The visitors, though, had the luxury to rest premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan alongside young quick Mohammad Saleem. m. Abdul Rahman and Zia-ur-Rehman replace them in the XI.

“Zaka Ashraf will bring up the issue of why can’t Pakistan’s matches in the World Cup be played at neutral venues when the Indian team can’t travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup,” he said

David Warner's hopes of choosing the manner of his retirement from international cricket have dimmed after the Australian opener's twin failures in the defeat by England at Headingley and Mitchell Marsh's successful return to the side.

Following defeat in a rather one-sided first game, Bangladesh women's cricket team will be looking to stay alive in the three-match T20I series when they take on India in the second match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Wood was named player-of-the-match in Leeds after a fine all-round display where the Durham express quick returned match figures of 7-100

The word one could be looking for to describe Bangladesh's status in the ongoing Afghanistan series is desolation. The team may have suffered sour defeats before but after recent records established them as a high-flying ODI side, they have now stumbled at home with a series defeat and the team morale has taken a hit.

Bangladesh and Afghanistan appear to be at opposite ends of the spectrum heading into the third and final ODI at Chattogram today. A confident Afghanistan are living in the present while Bangladesh appear to be hoping for the future, characteristic of Bangladesh cricket's culture when things do not go their way.

Bangladesh will look to avoid a whitewash as they take on Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.

Afghanistan’s bowling coach Hamid Hassan said that his side was one step ahead in terms of playing positive cricket, an aspect of their performance the former cricketer believes helped their cause in unsettling Bangladesh as the visitors cemented a maiden ODI series win over the Tigers.