Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis slammed his sixth ODI hundred, which guided the hosts to a comfortable 99-run victory over Bangladesh at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Najmul Hossain Shanto announced his decision to step down as Bangladesh Test captain after his side endured a 1-0 series defeat against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday.
Miraz takes over the reins from Najmul Hossain Shanto and will officially begin his tenure during Bangladesh's upcoming three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka next month.
Mustafizur was hit on his left hand attempting a caught and bowled off Australian Josh Inglis on Saturday during the clash between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Pakistan will host Bangladesh for a three-match T20 series starting from May 28, The Bangladesh team is scheduled to arrive in Lahore on May 25, three days before the opener.
Mehidy is only the third Bangladeshi player to ever win the prestigious Men's Player of the Month title, following Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan. This is also the first time he has ever received the award.
In the third unofficial ODI between Bangladesh A and New Zealand A on Saturday in Sylhet, a strange incident led to Bangladesh A conceding five penalty runs, as per Wisden.
Star India spinner Ravindra Jadeja remained at the top, whereas Bangladesh cricketer Mehidy Hasan Miraz rose in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings for all-rounders, as per the ICC official website.
Zimbabwe's pace spearhead Blessing Muzarabani, Bangladesh's versatile all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and New Zealand's right-arm seamer Ben Sears have been announced as the nominees for ICC Men's Player of the Month for April 2025.
All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz became just the third Bangladesh player and 39th overall in Test cricket to score a century and collect a five-wicket haul in the same match as the Asian side completed an impressive innings and 106-run triumph to level the two-game series with Zimbabwe, as per