Bangladesh have a poor T20I record against Pakistan, winning just 3 out of 19 encounters and losing 16.

“Our aim is to play positive, attacking cricket, the kind that teams across the world are adopting. But it’s important that we do so smartly. We will play fearless cricket, not careless cricket,” Salman emphasised. 

The task, however, will not be an easy one, especially with the Tigers missing the services of three of their frontline pacers.

The opening T20I of the three-match series starts at 9 pm Bangladesh time at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today.

Bengaluru chased down 228 to go second in the 10-team table in the last league match of this season and set up a meeting with table-toppers Punjab Kings on Thursday.

Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons insists the team remains upbeat, saying morale is high despite the shock loss to the UAE.

Chasing a mountainous target of 427, Richmond's hapless batsmen lasted a mere 5.4 overs before their innings concluded in what statisticians might generously describe as a collapse.

The governing council of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today announced that franchises who have complied with player payment obligations last season will receive a portion of ticket sales revenue.

Newly-appointed pace bowling coach Shaun Tait and spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed have joined the Bangladesh team in Lahore ahead of their three-match T20I series against the hosts, scheduled to start on May 28.

It was 2005 when an 18-year-old Mushfiqur, a surprise inclusion in Bangladesh’s squad for their maiden tour of England, debuted at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. 

In a journey that defies belief, Raza---still wearing the fatigue of Test cricket ---touched down in Lahore a mere ten minutes before the toss.

The 43-year-old Dhoni has been linked with retirement but chose to keep his cards close to his chest after the game.

Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu-led selection committee has called up right-arm fast bowler Khaled Ahmed as a replacement for the upcoming tour.

"As a young kid, when you start playing cricket, you dream of playing for India, and playing Test cricket is the ultimate honour. To be named captain is a great responsibility, and I'm looking forward to the challenge."

Sai Sudharsan finds it "surreal" to be included in India's Test squad for the team's tour of England next month and is ready to bat anywhere in the line-up, the 23-year-old said.

Mustafizur Rahman overtook Shakib Al Hasan as the most successful Bangladeshi bowler in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with his three-wicket haul for the Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings in Jaipur yesterday.

The first group of Bangladesh cricketers left UAE for Pakistan yesterday for a three-match T20I series against the hosts, set to begin in Lahore from Wednesday.

Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took a Test-best 6-81 as Zimbabwe, following-on, were dismissed for 255 on the third day of four in what was the African nation's first Test in England in 22 years.

Bangladesh 'A' team suffered a 1-0 series defeat to their New Zealand counterparts in the two-match four-day series after the second unofficial Test ended in a draw at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.

The country’s first six-hitting contest, SIXR Cricket Carnival Volume One, was held at the Kalabagan Krira Chakra ground in the capital on Saturday.