Bangladesh's impressive performances in the ODI series against Australia have been rewarded in the latest ICC rankings, with Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed all making significant progress in the bowlers' standings.
Bangladesh Women's hopes of building momentum in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup suffered a major setback as Australia Women comprehensively beat them by nine wickets on Wednesday.
Australia overcame a few late jitters to defeat Bangladesh by four wickets in the opening T20I of the three-match series in Chattogram, chasing down 132 with 10 balls to spare.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh believes his side can put their disappointing ODI campaign behind them and bounce back in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das remains a doubt for the opening T20I against Australia as he continues to recover from a calf muscle injury, prompting the hosts to add experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to the squad.
Bangladesh have recalled experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to their squad ahead of the three-match T20I series against Australia, which gets underway in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has been withdrawn from the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh as the visitors shift focus to the shortest format following their 2-1 ODI series defeat.
Bangladesh have strengthened their position in the ICC ODI rankings following their historic 2-1 series victory over Australia.
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud enjoyed a dream County Championship debut, claiming a match haul of nine wickets to power Kent to a commanding 140-run victory over Lancashire in Blackpool.
Stand-in captain Najmul Hossain Shanto praised Bangladesh’s fighting spirit despite a one-wicket defeat to Australia in the third ODI in Mirpur on Sunday, saying the team showed the character needed to compete at the highest level.
Bangladesh Women registered their highest successful run chase in ICC Women's T20 World Cup history, defeating the Netherlands Women by six wickets with five balls to spare in Birmingham on Saturday.
Shoriful Islam produced a career-defining spell of fast bowling, but his heroics were not enough as Australia pulled off a dramatic one-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third ODI at Mirpur on Sunday.