Bangladesh cricket team reached Chattogram yesterday ahead of the series-deciding second Test against South Africa starting on Tuesday which could also be the last outing for Najmul Hossain Shanto as the Tigers’ skipper.

It was learnt that the board wants Shanto to continue as skipper and are trying to convince him to revert his decision

The match between Western Australia (WA) and Tasmania at the One-Day Cup, a domestic 50-over competition in Australia, was witness to an extraordinary batting collapse as WA lost eight wickets for just one run to go from 52-2 to 53 all out in Perth today.

With the day's feat, Sri Lanka A Team reached semifinal as the champions of four-team Group A while Afghanistan A team also booked a seat for the semis as the Group A runners-up

Veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi to go past 6000 runs in Test cricket on the final session on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam entertained all with his witty responses in the press conference after the first day’s play of the ongoing first Test against South Africa on Monday.

Mahmudul Hasan Joy survived a close call right before bad light called an early end to the day's play for the second straight day as Bangladesh reached 101-3 at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

Taijul reached the milestone in his 48th Test, whereas it took Shakib 54 Tests, making him the quickest among Bangladeshi players to reach 200 Test wickets.

The ongoing Test between Bangladesh and South Africa is being held with minimum crowd attendance and heavy security.

The ball tracking technology was unavailable for a brief period in the opening session of the ongoing first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today due to an internet connectivity problem, during which South Africa opted and lost a review.

The remaining two ODIs will be held on Wednesday and Saturday.

Bad light forced a slightly early end to the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, a day in which a total of 16 wickets fell and the visitors finished as the happier of the two sides with a lead of 34 runs. 

For the second time this year, South Africa suffered heartbreak in the final of an ICC T20 World Cup, this time the women’s team falling short against first-time champions New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE yesterday.

“We have never won against South Africa but this is a big opportunity for us,” Shanto reminded.

Cricketing activities took centre-stage for the first time in three days in Mirpur yesterday as both Bangladesh and South Africa national cricket teams completed intense training sessions ahead of the opening Test of the two-match series, scheduled to start on October 21.

Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant closed a daunting deficit and moved India into an 82-run lead against New Zealand on a rain-curtailed day four of the first Test on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s newly appointed head coach Phil Simmons said he was offered the job around 10 days ago and saying yes to the opportunity was not a ‘hard decision’.

Faced with feuding owners, a bloated squad and intense pressure to drag Chelsea out of their malaise, Enzo Maresca has defied expectations by restoring order at chaotic Stamford Bridge.

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has re-joined the Bangladesh team as their spin bowling coach for their forthcoming two-Test series against South Africa set to begin in Dhaka on Monday.

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