Bangladesh ODI captain Liton Das anticipates an even contest as the Tigers take on India in the first of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National stadium in Mirpur tomorrow.

Bangladesh lost their Super 12 encounter against India in the T20 World Cup on Wednesday despite Liton Das’s exquisite innings. The batter would’ve felt hard done by for not coming away with a win but he did leave the Adelaide Oval with a gift to treasure.

Bangladesh batter Liton Das’s stellar year continued as the right-hander managed to become the highest-ever-run-getter for Bangladesh in a calendar year following a flying 27-ball 60 in Bangladesh’s Super 12 loss against India in the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday said his team's "lack of experience" in handling close matches made them come up short in a rain-hit thriller against India at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan reminded everyone of the recurring theme that has dominated recent India-Bangladesh T20Is after the Tigers pushed India to the brink again before spiralling to an anticlimactic finish in the T20 World Cup.

The Adelaide Oval is a venue that has a special place in the hearts of Bangladesh fans as the Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Tigers pulled off a famous victory against England in the 2015 World Cup.

The way Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan handled questions related to tactics in the pre-match press conference today -- ahead of Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup opener against the Netherlands tomorrow -- became a testament to the notion that the Tigers have miles to go before they become a formidable side in T20s.

Bangladesh have lost the toss for the fifth time in five games on their tour to Zimbabwe. The Tigers, who lost the first ODI by five wickets, were asked to bat first by Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva in the second ODI in Harare on Tuesday.

Before the first ODI, Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal was of the opinion that the Tigers were favourites going into the three-match series against Zimbabwe. But he did warn that Bangladesh would have to play their best cricket to beat the hosts.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board's desire to reform and start afresh in the T20 format appears to have taken a backseat, with disaster management more of a concern ahead of this month's T20 Asia Cup as the national team's injury list continues to grow.

Bangladesh star fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is likely to be rested out of precautionary measure in the second ODI of the three-match series against hosts Zimbabwe on Sunday.

After a 2-1 defeat in the preceding three-match T20I series, Bangladesh needed to bounce back in their favoured ODI format and Tamim Iqbal and his troops did exactly that, continuing their dominance in the 50-over game in the first of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday.

The country's three renowned athletes - cricketer Liton Das, shooter Abdullah Hel Baki and weightlifter Sabira Sultana - have been named as the recipients of the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council (NSC) Awards in the sportsperson category.

It was a one-man show from Mosaddek Hossain as the Bangladesh off-spinner restricted Zimbabwe to 135 for 8 in the second T20I in Harare yesterday.

Liton Das became the sixth Bangladeshi to score 1000 runs in T20I during the first of the three-match T20I against Zimbabwe on Saturday.

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal set his sights firmly on the 2023 World Cup in India, which, in his opinion, could be the final destination for the four seniors in the Bangladesh side, who will likely play their last World Cup together.

Tamim Iqbal hit the winning runs to score his 53rd fifty and Bangladesh lived up to favourites tag with a convincing nine-wicket victory in the second ODI against the West Indies at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Wednesday and emphatically sealed the three-match series with a game in hand.

When the International Cricket Council (ICC) unanimously gave Bangladesh full membership and made the country the tenth Test-playing nation in June 2000, the immediate reaction from then Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Saber Hossain Chowdhury was that it would inspire Bangladesh's cricketers to strive harder towards their goals.

Bangladesh are staring at the prospect of defeat inside three days after closing day two of the first Test on Friday at 50 for two in their second innings, needing 112 more runs to make the West Indies bat again.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan said he had no explanation for the batting debacles after Bangladesh were bowled out for just 103 runs in 32.5 overs on day one of the first Test at Antigua against the West Indies.