Harry Brook struck a typically rapid 58 as England piled up 565-6 before captain Ben Stokes declared on the second day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday.
Mathews, who made his Test debut at the same venue against Pakistan in 2009, has been a cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for over 15 years, excelling as both an all-rounder and a leader.
The 37-year-old star will retire from the longest format after Sri Lanka’s first Test against Bangladesh in June.
Zak Crawley said he was glad to "repay the faith" of team management after ending a run of low scores with one of three England hundreds on the opening day of their one-off Test against Zimbabwe.
Former captains Habibul Bashar, Minhajul Abedin Nannu, and Khaled Mashud Pilot didn't mince words: this isn't just a passing stumble. It's a full-blown crisis in Bangladesh cricket.
Marsh smashed 117 off 64 balls studded with 10 fours and eight sixes to help Lucknow post a formidable 235-2 off 20 overs.
Shakib, who was the only Bangladeshi among the trio of Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Rishad Hossain to make the playing XI, bowled just one over but delivered a tidy spell, conceding only four runs and claiming a crucial wicket of James Vince.
At stumps on the first day at Trent Bridge, an utterly dominant England were 498 for three after number three Pope top-scored with 169 not out at better than a run-a-ball.
India on Thursday completed an emphatic 10 wicket win over England in their day-night third Test in a rare victory inside two days.
Bangladesh Emerging team are set to begin their multi-format series against the Ireland Wolves, the A side of Irish national team with a four-day game at Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium tomorrow.
Veteran batsman Martin Guptill returned to form with a blistering 97 as New Zealand held on for a nail-biting win over Australia in the second Twenty20 international in Dunedin on Thursday.
Axar Patel claimed six wickets as India gained the upper hand in their crucial day-night third Test against England on Wednesday, bowling out their rivals for 112 and then getting within 13 runs of taking the lead.
Axar Patel claimed a career-best 6-38 as he and spin colleague Ravichandran Ashwin skittled out England for 112 on the opening day to put India in charge of the day-night third Test in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Excited fans in Indian face paints streamed into the brand new world's biggest cricket stadium on Wednesday for what promises to be one of the biggest sporting spectacles since the pandemic.
Bangladesh left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman mentioned that he would prefer playing Tests for the country over playing in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sri Lanka's former pace spearhead Chaminda Vaas has resigned as the team's fast bowling coach for the tour of West Indies hours before their departure to the Caribbean over his remuneration, the country's cricket board said on Monday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said that they will be restructuring the design of the central contract so that players can decide which format they want to play before signing the contract. Following ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's decision to skip the upcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka to play in the IPL, the BCB president reinstated that no one is indispensable during a press conference today after the board meeting.
Devon Conway rescued New Zealand from a precarious start with a scintillating unbeaten 99 as the hosts defeated Australia by 53 runs in the opener of their five-match Twenty20 series in Christchurch on Monday.
