Bangladesh’s hopes of winning gold had already ended, and they failed to retain their bronze medal after suffering a 31-run defeat to Pakistan in the women’s cricket third-place playoff at the Asian Games.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin has been ruled out of the Asian Games cricket event due to a right hamstring injury.
Bangladesh’s Asian Games squad played an intra-squad practice match in Mirpur as part of their preparations for the tournament. Litton Das led Team A, while Nurul Hasan Sohan captained Team B.
Smriti Mandhana became the highest run-scorer in women's T20 international cricket on Sunday as India crushed Bangladesh by 114 runs in the Asian Games semi-finals with fellow opener Shafali Verma hitting her maiden hundred.
Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana will miss the one-off Test against Afghanistan as he continues his recovery from injury, while Taskin Ahmed has also been rested for the match, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed with the announcement of the Test squad.
The Bangladesh national cricket team will tour Nepal in March 2027 for a three-match T20I series, with the matches set to be dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in Nepal’s recent devastating floods.
The 2026-27 domestic cricket season in Bangladesh will begin with the four-day National Cricket League (NCL), with the opening round scheduled to start on October 3 across four venues.
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins has rejected suggestions that a lack of preparation contributed to their unexpected nine-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the opening Test of their two-match series last month.
Bangladesh have begun preparations for the upcoming Asian Games with a training camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, although several players were absent from Sunday’s opening session.
Nepal have formally proposed a bilateral series against Bangladesh in 2027, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also taking a positive view of the proposal.
Nepal have proposed playing a T20I series against Bangladesh as the country continues to recover from devastating floods that have claimed more than 1,000 lives and left over 5,000 people missing.
Former Bangladesh pace bowling coach Shaun Tait has praised Hasan Mahmud’s impressive run in English county cricket, describing the Bangladesh fast bowler as a “quality bowler” while also addressing reported interest in fellow pacer Nahid Rana from Big Bash League franchises.