Bangladesh dropped down one spot to No.10 in the ICC ODI rankings as the West Indies replaced them at No.9 following their ODI win over Pakistan on Sunday.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan acknowledged a dilemma over the fifth bowler and said they would take a late decision on their team combination for Tuesday's series decider following their defeat in the second one-day international on Sunday.

"We’ve been playing together as a group now for a while, so there’s not a great deal of instruction from the coaches,” said Tim David in Darwin.

It was the Caribbean side’s first win against Pakistan in more than six years, their previous success coming at the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in Nottingham.

"Great way to start the series," skipper Mitchell Marsh said after Australia's ninth T20 victory in a row.

“Siraj was full of hunger and passion – it was an incredible effort,” Akram told Telecom Asia Sport.

However, as fixtures for the forthcoming NCL T20 have already been finalised, Dhaka Metro will still compete in the T20 edition, scheduled to start on September 14.

With this emphatic victory, the Kiwis under stand-in captain Mitchell Santner, secured a 2-0 series win.

Hasan Nawaz made a triumphant ODI debut, going 63 not out on Friday to power Pakistan over West Indies by five wickets in their ODI series opener.

In the past few months, the women's cricketers of Bangladesh have faced gross neglect from two of the leading cricketing entities in the country – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) – in two different instances.

Taylor, 39, debuted in May 2004 against Sri Lanka. 

A little over a year ago, all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin inadvertently exposed the sorry state of the players' pipeline in Bangladesh when he told the media, "To be honest, there are 20-25 players in Bangladesh who are capable of playing international cricket… Opportunities will come if I can stay fit."

England pacers Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue have also attained their career-best positions.

“And every player, along with the team management, has the same aim- to win the trophy,” he added.

"Test cricket needs a certain amount of balance."

Afghanistan are drawn alongside Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong in Group B of the Asia Cup.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials had meetings with five sports management companies today for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and even though the board is undecided on which company to appoint, the meetings have reinforced its belief that the franchises going forward have to take more responsibility.

England, and Stokes in particular, have shown huge faith in Shoaib Bashir, a 21-year-old off-spinner unable to hold down a regular place in a county side but who has now taken 68 wickets in 19 Tests at 39.

Bangladesh are placed fifth, with just four points and a points percentage of 16.67%.

"There are moments like this when you feel the journey is worth it," Gill said at the post-match press conference.