Pakistan debutant Abrar Ahmed spun a spell over England Friday, grabbing seven wickets as the tourists were dismissed for 281 on the opening day of the second Test in Multan.

Australia took four wickets to leave the West Indies reeling Friday in the day-night second Test after Travis Head crunched 175 and Marnus Labuschagne became the second-fastest man to 3,000 Test runs behind Donald Bradman.

Mustafizur had just won it for Bangladesh! And I was there for it.

The Bangladesh cricket team flew to Chattogram today to play the third and final ODI and the first Test of the two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Bangladesh scripted another famous ODI series win over India as the Tigers clinched the second match of the three-match series by five runs taking an unassailable 2-0 lead at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

It was at the lowest point of Bangladesh’s innings, with the Tigers tottering at six for 69 in the 19th over that Mehedi Hasan Miraz – saviour of the first ODI against India -- came to the crease.

Bangladesh pacer Ebadot Hossain picked up the prized wicket of India's Virat Kohli in the second over of the innings, while Mustafizur Rahman scalped the other opener Shikhar Dhawan to leave India two down for 13 runs in the second ODI of the three-matchs series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday

India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan believes his side will bounce back in the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh despite a shock defeat in the opening match.

Although Bangladesh edged India in the most dramatic of finishes on Sunday, they would have to look back at some of the habitual mistakes they made while pursuing what should've been a straightforward chase.

As I mentally prepared to leave the stadium last night, I saw Miraz continue to play with a deftness and an attitude that I wish could be formalised and replicated by all eleven team members.

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz became the thorn in India's path as the right-handed batter scored an unbeaten – to rareguard Bangladesh to a thrilling one-wicket win over India in the first ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Sunday.

Bangladesh national cricket team were motoring on with skipper Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan stitching up a 48-run stand before the former brushed one down the leg side to the wicketkeeper off Washington Sundar in the 20th over putting the Tigers in a spot of bother in pursuit of India's 186.

Bangladesh will take on India in the opener of the three-match ODI series starting on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting was taken to hospital on Friday after suffering a heart problem while commentating during day three of Australia's first test against West Indies at Perth Stadium, reports in the Australian media said.

Pakistan's pitches belonged in "the dark ages", the country's top cricket official said Friday, after England plundered runs on a lifeless wicket in Rawalpindi.

In absence of injured Tamim Iqbal, opener Liton Das will be leading Bangladesh in their upcoming three-match ODI series against India this month.

Bangladesh suffered a double blow ahead of their ODI series against India as skipper Tamim Iqbal was deemed doubtful for the series, starting on Sunday, owing to a groin injury, while speedster Taskin Ahmed has been sidelined for the opener due to a recurring back problem.

England became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match Thursday, putting Pakistan to the sword in Rawalpindi.

Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran smashed 162 to register his team's highest ever individual score, bringing the tourists to 313-8 against Sri Lanka in their final one-day international on Wednesday.

England's cricketers, including skipper Ben Stokes, have been struck down with a  suspected stomach bug on the eve of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, despite the touring party bringing their own chef.