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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against Hungary to reach 41 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, becoming the all-time leading scorer in qualifying history.

Bangladesh began well but faltered again with the bat, as New Zealand’s Devine and Halliday guided the White Ferns to a 100-run win in Guwahati.

Ireland include five debutants and recall pacers Mark Adair and Josh Little for their November–December Bangladesh tour, facing a stern spin test.

Bangladesh fought hard before Heather Knight’s unbeaten 79 guided England to a tense four-wicket victory in their Women’s World Cup clash in Guwahati.

Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by two wickets in Sharjah on Friday, sealing the T20I series 2-0 with one match left. Shoriful Islam starred with ball and bat.