India enter the T20 World Cup with a burning desire to shatter their streak of near misses in world events, having come agonisingly close in recent tournaments only to falter at the final hurdle

“Of course, as a bowler I want to see the title ‘highest wicket-taker’ besides my name,” the leg-spinner said in a video posted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on social media today.

"My mom is watching from home," said Afghanistan's Gurbaz, who left the tournament midway through to be with his ailing mother back home and returned for the play-offs.

Holder sustained his injury during the County Championship 2024 and will require a recovery period that has effectively ruled him out of the tournament.

In a Beirut car park, migrant workers cheer as their teams face off in a cricket tournament, a moment of respite in crisis-hit Lebanon, where working conditions are often tough.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh captain was pleased with the way his team had responded to the two losses in the week.

West Indies, who are co-hosts of the T20 World Cup which gets under way on June 1 in the United States, will face South Africa again on Sunday to conclude the series.

England captain Jos Buttler won man-of-the-match after he smashed 84 off 51 balls to set the hosts a target of 184.

Could the Tigers spiral down further? The omens would suggest a very bleak answer for fans of a cricket-crazy nation.

"Sometimes when you win against a big side, they say oh it is a fluke. But beating them twice, back-to-back, winning the series is not a fluke."

The second T20I match between Bangladesh and USA will take place at the Prairie View Cricket Complex, Texas today.

The match was meant to be the launchpad for reigning champions England's defence next month of their T20 World Cup title in the Caribbean and the United States.

“We didn't bat well. We started well in the beginning but in the middle we lost couple of wickets, so I think if we can score more 20 runs then it would be a decent total,” Shanto said in post-match presentations.

Pathirana was grabbed by Colombo Strikers for a record $120,000.

Lanka Premier League (LPL) side Colombo Strikers have picked Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed for his base price of USD 50,000 in the players’ auction

The match will begin at 9:00 pm Bangladesh time and fans from Bangladesh can watch the match live on Nagorik TV and on Tofee app.

“During bad times, you shouldn’t overthink. When you are in a bad phase, the more you think about it, the worse things will get for you,” Liton said

Any match that finishes in a tie will see a Super Over be played and if the Super Over is a tie, with subsequent Super Overs played until there is a winner.

The 25 members of the HP squad will report at the BCB today. The training camp in Dhaka will kick off tomorrow and come to a conclusion on June 14.

“We should win against South Africa and Sri Lanka,” said Mashrafe after a press conference on the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Kabaddi tournament