Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Donald lauds ‘excellent’ Ebadot

Bangladesh pace bowling coach Allan Donald lauded Ebadot Hossain due to his brilliant bowling effort on the rain-hit third day of their second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Wednesday. With 39 overs having been lost to rain, Sri Lanka ended the day on 282-5, only 83 runs behind Bangladesh’s first innings total of ... Read more

Liton, Mushfiq move up in ICC Test rankings

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das has made valuable gains in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after his fine performance in their drawn first Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram, revealed ICC in a press release on Wednesday. Liton has moved up three places to 17th after notching 88 in Bangladesh’s only

New Zealand cricket squad hit by Covid cases

Three members of the Black Caps tour party – including frontline batsman Henry Nicholls – tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their first warm-up cricket match in England on Friday. New Zealand Cricket confirmed Nicholls, bowler Blair Tickner and bowling coach Shane Jurgensen were in isolation as they prepared for day one of their four-day ... Read more

Chattogram Test finished with the anticipated draw

There were no last-minute surprises as the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ended as an expected draw after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella held their own in the final session on the final day of the contest at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. Thanks to Chandimal and Dickwella’s stubborn stand, Sri ... Read more

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds 46, dies in car accident

In another tragic blow to Australian cricket, Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident, aged 46.The former Australian all-rounder was killed about 50kms outside Townsville on Saturday night. Queensland Police say they are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Townsville. Emergency services attending the

Andrew McDonald named head coach of Australian cricket team

Andrew McDonald has been appointed head coach of the Australian men’s cricket team on a four-year deal. McDonald, 40, had been in the job in an interim capacity following the departure of Justin Langer in February. McDonald joined Australia’s coaching team in 2019 after leading Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades to all three domestic competition ... Read more

Ramiz Raja’s quadrangular T20 idea gaining traction

Ramiz Raja’s proposal for a quadrangular T20 event may have acquired some non-specific support ahead of his presentation of the plans to the ICC Board on Saturday, according to a report on ESPNCricinfo. The report says that the PCB chairman will present an idea for an annual tournament involving Pakistan, India, Australia and England, which will ... Read more

Pak vs Aus: Australia defeat Pakistan by three wickets to win one-off T20I

Australia skipper Aaron Finch scored a timely half-century as they concluded their tour of Pakistan with a three-wicket win over the hosts in a one-off Twenty20 international match in Lahore on Tuesday. Finch, who has struggled for runs and failed to score in the last two games of the three-match one-day international series, returned to form ... Read more

Shakib to miss second Test

Shakib Al Hasan will miss the second Test against South Africa as the ace all-rounder left Dhaka for USA on Friday night due to family reasons, confirmed BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus. ‘Yes, Shakib will also miss the second Test against South Africa as he is leaving for USA tonight [Friday] because of his ... Read more

Shane Warne State Funeral: family, fans and stars bid farewell to Australian cricket legend

Family, friends and supporters of Australian legend Shane Warne gathered to bid farewell to the cricket great during a state memorial service at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Warne passes away a a resort in Thailand this month from a suspected heart attack at the age of 52, sending shockwaves throughout the sporting world ... Read more

Tigresses finish maiden ODI WC campaign with a 100-run loss

Defending champions England claimed their place in the World Cup semifinals while finally sealing New Zealand’s fate on Sunday. A 100-run win over Bangladesh in Wellington gave England their fourth victory in succession after beginning the tournament with three defeats. Their semifinal opponent was yet to be confirmed, with India playing South Africa in

Australia survive scare to beat Bangladesh in women’s cricket World Cup

Unbeaten Australia will enter the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals on the back of seven straight wins following a five-wicket triumph over a gallant Bangladesh in Wellington on Friday. In a match that was reduced to 43 overs per side due to overnight rain at Basin Reserve, Australia overcame an early scare from an ... Read more