Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani stood tall and won the battle against the much-hyped pace unit of Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet.

It was Mumbai's fourth straight win and propelled them three spots from sixth in the 10-team table led by Gujarat Titans.

Batter Anamul Haque Bijoy and left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam, who is yet to make his Test debut, earned a call-up for Bangladesh’s second and final Test against Zimbabwe, starting on April 28 in Chattogram. 

As a set batter, Shanto’s role was vital to give Bangladesh a substantial lead following their second innings.

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).

Abahani maintained their two-point advantage at the top of the table as the title race builds up ahead of the final stages of the Dhaka Premier League Super League stage. Meanwhile national team opener Soumya Sarkar hit a blistering 153 not out for Legends of Rupganj against Agrani Bank at BKSP four to help his side to a big win.

Following the upheaval in relation to the Towhid Hridoy’s suspension which led to Enamul Haque Moni’s resignation as convener of technical committee, BCB director Nazmul Abedeen Fahim has been appointed as convener of the technical committee.

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.

KL Rahul has racked up 40 half-centuries in 12 seasons in the Indian Premier League but few will have given him more pleasure than the one he made for Delhi on Tuesday against Lucknow Super Giants - the team which dumped him unceremoniously last year.

Tension has continued to flare in Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as match officials have sent in a letter to the umpires' chairman on their refusal to sit with match referee Debabrata Paul following heated arguments in match referees' meeting on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s only umpire in the ICC Elite Panel, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, has threatened to quit domestic umpiring scene over alleged inconsistencies in the handling of Mohammedan captain Towhid Hridoy’s ban. 

Md. Ikram Chowdhury, the security coordinator of Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, passed away on Wednesday during the ongoing Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test match.

Zimbabwe won the first Test against Bangladesh by three wickets in a dramatic finish at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Bangladeshi leg-spinner Rishad Hossain took two more wickets for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Tuesday, taking his tally to eight wickets from three matches.

Cricket Australia on Wednesday paid tribute to Test all-rounder Keith Stackpole, who has died aged 84.

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.

Experience seems to have made Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque wiser, but only with his words, not with his execution on the field. 

India's KL Rahul hit an unbeaten 57 to steer Delhi Capitals to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants and get his side back to winning ways in the IPL on Tuesday.