The players' auction returned to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after 12 years yesterday and its comeback was not without surprises as top-order batter Mohammad Naim fetched the highest price among all local players and some young up-and-comers earned bigger bucks than the veterans.

Habibur Rahman Sohan hit the fastest century by a Bangladeshi in a T20 fixture, smashing an unbeaten 100 off just 35 balls in Bangladesh ‘A’ team’s dominating eight-wicket win over Hong Kong in their opening Group A match of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 in Doha on Saturday.

Blistering knocks from Habibur Rahman Sohan and Mosaddek Hossain powered Rajshahi Division and Dhaka Division to commanding wins as the National Cricket League (NCL) T20 resumed in Sylhet after a 10-day break on Friday.

North Zone batter Habibur Rahman Sohan registered the fastest ton in Bangladesh’s List A cricket history when he smashed a 49-ball century against Central Zone in a Bangladesh Cricket League One-Day fixture at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.