Before the South Asian cricketing nations Bangladesh and Pakistan lock horns, let’s take a look at the relative strengths and weaknesses of the teams.

Bangladesh and Pakistan team for three formats during the April 17-May 10 two-nation series.

Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and key Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz may steal the spotlight as the two sides meet in the first of three-match ODI series at Mirpur on Friday.

Bangladesh and Pakistan met on any cricket field for the first time in 1986 when they played in the John Player Gold Leaf Trophy, which later took the name ‘Asia Cup’, at Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. In the multilateral one day international (ODI) match, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets.

Pakistan must avoid a 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh to maintain its 7th place ranking in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings when the two sides face off in the first of 3 ODIs starting in Dhaka on Friday.

The five most memorable encounters between Bangladesh-Pakistan.

Pakistan cricket team arrives in Dhaka to play a series consisting of six matches – three one-day internationals (ODIs), two Tests and a T20.

Former Australia captain Richie Benaud, the celebrated 'voice of cricket', dies at the age of 84 after battling skin cancer, prompting a flood of tributes from around the world.

The 37-year-old left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper won the award after a stellar 2014 that saw Sangakkara score an all-time record 2,868 international runs in the calendar year, including a triple century.

Cops say in report that they have not found any evidence in support of film actress Naznin Akter Happy’s rape allegation against cricketer Rubel Hossain.

Aussie captain Clarke announces the New Zealand-Australia Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne will be his final ODI.

When Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and the ladylove of Virat Kohli, reached SCG to cheer her beau in the India-Australia semi-final match, Indian fans had reasons to believe the star batsman would dazzle with his bat. But reality did not match the expectation.

See the highlights of the heavyweight semifinal clash between India and Australia at the World Cup in Photos, Videos & more

Four-time ace Australia shove out defending champions India at the Sydney Cricket Ground and book a date with New Zealand for the World Cup finals on Sunday. It has been an all-round performance from hosts Australia – piling 328 riding on the century of Steven Smith and then defending the total competently in bowling and fielding.

See the highlights of the World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and South Africa at Auckland

In a cracking semifinal of World Cup 2015 reduced by rain and dragged right down to the wire, New Zealand scrapes past South Africa to qualify for the final at Eden Park

WE shall know soon enough which is the champion nation of contemporary one-day cricket.

Tigers return home to a rousing welcome by several thousand of cricket fans at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka

Pakistan will tour Bangladesh in April for a full series involving all three formats with the Pakistan government giving the board the green signal

Before Bangladesh left for Australia in January, the players and coaches routinely mentioned that the team's primary target was to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.