Bangladesh's spinner Nahida Akter surpassed Salma Khatun's record of 52 wickets to become the side's leading wicket-taker in Women's ODI after she snapped two wickets during the first ODI against Australia Women at Shree National Bangla Stadium on Thursday.
Outstanding performances from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Fazalhaq Farooqi guided the Afghanistan side to victory against Ireland in the first ODI of the three-match series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Afghanistan player Mohammad Nabi has ended Shakib Al Hasan's long tenure as the number one all-rounder in the ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings after his fine century in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Pallekele
Sri Lanka legendary opener Sanath Jayasuriya congratulated opener Pathum Nissanka after the batter's historic double ton against Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series on Friday, saying that he was privileged to see his record get broken live from the stadium.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
The series will also include three T20Is and three ODIs. The white-ball leg of the series will start from March 4 onwards with the first T20I at Sylhet. The first ODI will take place on March 13 at Chattogram. Sylhet will be hosting the T20Is while Chattogram will host all ODIs.