Hosts Sylhet Titans wrapped up their home-leg campaign on a high, defeating Rangpur Riders by six wickets to climb to second place in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Parvez Hossain Emon has batted mostly as an opener in Bangladesh’s T20I side, but with an opener-heavy top order at the moment, Emon could be seen at a new position in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Parvez Hossain Emon (up 21 places to 38th) and Tawhid Hridoy (up five spots to equal 42nd) made gains up the rankings for T20I batters, with Mustafizur Rahman moving up two rungs to eighth on the list for ICC T20I bowlers following Bangladesh’s 2-1 series win against Ireland at home.

Beside showing lapses in batting temperament, Bangladesh batters in both matches gave Afghanistan repeated openings by burning reviews unnecessarily, exposing the side to avoidable risks.

Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim continued his fine run of form in T20Is, guiding the Tigers to a series-clinching nine-wicket win over the Netherlands in Sylhet on Monday.

Mustafizur Rahman came up with his most economic spell ever in T20Is in his return to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, setting the stage for a seven-wicket win for Bangladesh over Pakistan in the first of three T20Is. However, after the game, varying opinions on the pitch grabbed more attention.

Bangladesh won the first of their three T20Is against Pakistan in convincing fashion, clinching a seven-wicket win with 27 balls to spare on Sunday, and it was the contrasting views regarding the surface at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium that drew the most attention at the post-match press conference.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das admitted that his side's knowledge and familiarity with the wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur played a key factor in their commanding seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the first T20I of the three-match series on Sunday.

Bangladesh have only managed to win one bilateral series after going 1–0 down in a three-match contest.

“We need to learn from our mistakes.” This statement is the staple of Bangladesh players, uttered almost every time they lose a game.

“Yes! I remember Tamim bhai’s hundred. It was against Oman — he was hitting so well. I always watch all his matches, so that one stayed in my memory,” Emon said after the match, reminiscing about his idol’s milestone knock in the 2016 T20 World Cup.

"The wicket looked good to bat on. I thought the way Emon played was really amazing to watch,” said Liton during post-match presentation ceremony. Emon smashed a blistering 54-ball 100 — the fastest T20I century by a Bangladeshi. 

Bangladesh are slated to play 16 T20Is against the UAE, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India ahead of the 2025 Asia Cup. An additional six matches against the West Indies and Ireland will follow. With a packed T20 calendar and Shanto’s declining performances in the format, his inclusion in the squad becomes increasingly difficult to justify.

Emon reached his half-century in just 15 balls, eclipsing the previous record held by Shuvagata Hom, who struck a 16-ball fifty in the T20 edition of the DPL back in 2019.

Openers Parvez Emon and Khawaja Nafay smashed half-centuries and put on the highest-ever opening stand in a BPL final to propel Chittagong Kings to 194 for three against Fortune Barishal in the final of the Bangladesh Premier League in Mirpur on Friday.

The latest episode of Pitch Perfect brings you an in-depth discussion of the disappointing plight of the BPL and its future.

The players’ non-payment issue in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is refusing to die down as on Friday Chittagong Kings admitted that they are yet to pay anything to Bangladesh cricketer Parvez Hossain Emon due to “personal reasons”.

Khulna Division off-spinner Mahedi Hasan claimed 5-62 to help his side bowl out Dhaka Metro for 210 in their first innings on day two at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, starting on October 18 in Oman.

All-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz made a return to the T20I side after a 14-month hiatus, while opener Parvez Hossain Emon and left-arm spinner Rakibul Islam were also called up as Bangladesh announced a 15-member squad today for the three-match T20I series against India, starting in Gwalior on October 6.