Alok Kapali

Opener Dawyne Smith’s fine half century and captain Kirk Edwards unbeaten 22 runs helped West Indies beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the Road Safety World Series tie held at the Green Park stadium here on Sunday.

Veterans Habibul Bashar and Khaled Mashud have been left out of Bangladesh's preliminary 30-man pool for the inaugural Twenty20 WC.

Bangladesh cricket plunged into a crisis with six players quitting the national team to join the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League.

It was on this day, 14 years ago, when former Australian pacer Brett Lee became the first player to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket. He achieved the feat against Bangladesh in the inaugural T20 World Cup. The match between Australia and Bangladesh was played at Newlands, Cape Town.

Seven more Bangladeshi players, aligned to Indian Cricket League, have filed applications to return to the official fold, leaving only two players from the country with the 'rebel' league.

Former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar said they are still ready to play for Bangladesh if the cricket board is willing to allow us.

Ahead of the India-Bangladesh final clash, here's a look at the top five highest scores in the Asia Cup in the ODI format.

With 61-run partnership off 22 balls by Harvey and Vignesh, Chennai Superstars defeated Dhaka Warriors by six wickets in the Indian Cricket League.

Shakib Al Hasan bagged four wickets to set up Bangladesh's consolation eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final one-day international.

Dhaka Warriors won their fourth match of the tournament by defeating Ahmedabad Rockets by 13 runs at the Tau Devi Lal stadium. Mohd Rafique led the Warriors' charge returning with figures of three for 31.

Imran Nazir provided the perfect finishing touch to an exhilarating month's Twenty20 action as the curtains came down on the ICL's Indian Championship.

Indian Cricket League unveiled its ninth city-based team, Dhaka Warriors, for its second season starting on October 10.

Lance Klusener turned in an all-round performance to help World XI score a 12-run victory over debutants Bangladesh XI in the first match of the 20s World Series.

The ICLs 20s Indian Championship has provided the fans some very electrifying batsmenship in the month-long tournament, which has reached its final leg.

The legends are coming, not just in a trickle or dozens but in hordes. One could be in for copious quantities of legends cricket in the next three weeks – sometimes same cricketers in different leagues. Road Safety World Series and Legends League Cricket T20 will take over the telly once the Asia Cup ends in Dubai and before the World Cup starts in Australia. If it comes across as an overdose, don’t say we have not warned you.

Bangladesh’s 2017 “spinner hunt” uncovered a teenage Rishad Hossain, who has since evolved into the country’s brightest wrist-spin prospect. Once ordinary, his discipline and learning curve turned him into a key T20 bowler.