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Bangladesh cricketers are standing firm on their decision not to take the field in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), with the Cricket Welfares Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) president Mohammed Mithun making it clear that play will resume only if a key demand is met, local media reported on Thursday.

India all-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The series, scheduled to be played from January 21 to 31, is an important part of India's preparations for the T20 World Cup, which begins on February 7

Of the first 14 matches, 10 have been decided by a margin of just 5 points or fewer, a remarkable 71 per cent of games producing nail-biting finishes, compared to 43 per cent in Season 11 and 50 per cent in both Seasons 9 and 10. The season has already served up four tie-breakers and a dramatic 'Golden Raid' in the first week itself, underlining how the thrill, intensity, and aggression have gone up several notches.

Competing at the Hong Kong Coliseum, Sindhu, the world number 14th, secured the opening game, but lost the match to world No. 27 Line Christophersen of Denmark by 15-21, 21-16, 21-19, as per Olympics.com.

The Yellow and Black showcased great determination in grinding out a well-earned point against Chennaiyin FC at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday in a goalless-draw.

The kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM IST. The Blues are unbeaten in their three games so far, collecting all nine points possible and sitting at the top of the points table. Contrastingly, the Islanders are still chasing their first win of the campaign, having drawn and lost once each in their two games so far.