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Vaibhav Suryavanshi's U19 World Cup debut turned out to be a forgettable one as the star batter was dismissed for 2 off four balls in a rain-affected match against USA

The Bangladesh players are up in arms against the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The bone of contention is controversial remarks made by its director M Nazmul Islam.

Harleen Deol bounced back from the disappointment of being retired out with a match-winning half century 24 hours later as UP Warriorz downed defending champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets for their first victory of WPL 2026.

UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians Highlights: Harleen Deol bounced back from the disappointment of being retired out with a match-winning half century 24 hours later as UP Warriorz downed defending champions Mumbai Indians

Despite M Najmul Islam's removal from the key BCB post, two matches of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) scheduled for the day were postponed

Earlier, Bangladesh's Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul has claimed that there is "no atmosphere to play" the T20 World Cup in India.

The BCB has been seeking to move their team's matches in the T20 World Cup - co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka - outside India ever since Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) released pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad

India vs USA Highlights, U19 World Cup 2026: Henil Patel shone with a five-wicket haul while Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed for just two runs as India began their campaign with a win.

Henil Patel led a ruthless bowling display with an excellent five-wicket haul, setting up India's six-wicket victory over USA in their rain-hit ICC Under-19 World Cup opener at Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on Thursday.

Shubman Gill, who was vice-captain of the T20I side, was the most high-profile absentee when the national selectors named a 15-member squad for the global showpiece in India and Sri Lanka starting February 7.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape became the first team to secure their place in the SA20 Season 4 playoffs with a resounding 63-run bonus-point victory over Joburg Super Kings

Mustafizur Rahman was given the offer of taking legal action against KKR over his 'non-sporting' release from IPL 2026 but he refused to pursue the matter.

Australia's talismanic bowler Mitchell Starc has been named as the winner of the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for December, following his splendid performance against England in the Ashes 2025-26.

M Nazmul Islam, a top Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official who has been making controversial remarks recently amid Bangladesh T20 World Cup venue row with India, has been sacked

Henil Patel finished with impressive figures of 5/16 from seven overs with one maiden, ripping through the USA middle order.

Mohammad Mithun insisted that players are eager to play once Nazmul is no longer associated with the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

As the India Under-19 head into the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup Zimbabwe and Namibia 2026 on Thursday, ex U19S cricketers Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, and Dhruv Jurel, wished the young squad the very best to embrace the experience and bring the cup home.

After an injury in the first ODI ruled out Washington Sundar for the remainder of the series, Nitish Kumar Reddy got the nod ahead of Ayush Badoni in the playing XI for the second game in Rajkot on Wednesday.