The distance from the record was just 8 runs. Indian left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana did not take long to reach that coveted milestone. With a pair of boundaries at the start of the match, she touched the unique height of the world record. Surpassing New Zealand legend Suzie Bates, the Indian batter is now the highest run-scorer in the history of international women's T20 cricket.
Italy and Inter Milan legend Sandro Mazzola, one of the defining figures of the club’s golden era, has died at the age of 83, the club announced Saturday (September 19).
Farhan Ali Wahid, Zidan Yusuf and Shuki Itfusa, three expatriate footballers, have secured places in the final squad for the ASEAN Cup by proving themselves in the national team camp despite not yet getting the chance to play in the red-green jersey. Bangladesh is leaving for Indonesia with these three new faces to take part in the competition.
Bangladesh has been placed in a tough group in the FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival 2026 to be held in Azerbaijan. In Group ‘G’, Bangladesh is with Portugal, Wales, Indonesia, Burundi and Fiji.
Two more individuals have been banned over corruption allegations in the latest edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Earlier, at the beginning of this month, three people, including former director of Aminul Islam's board Mokhlesur Rahman, were punished. This time, Chattogram Royals owner Abdul Qaiyum and Durbar Rajshahi manager Amin Khan have been temporarily banned from all cricket-related activities.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to a proposal for the Bangladesh national team to tour Nepal for a three-match T20I series in March 2027. The series will be dedicated to those who lost their lives in Nepal’s recent devastating floods. The three T20Is are scheduled to be played in Kathmandu on March 26, 28 and 30 next year.