Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has made a notable leap of 17 places to break into the top 10. He now sits in the joint-ninth position with India’s Arshdeep Singh, both on 653 rating points.

For now, the home win is a welcome boost.

Jaker Ali’s gritty half-century and Shoriful Islam’s career-best spell laid the foundation, before the hosts held their nerve to fend off a furious late onslaught from Faheem Ashraf and sealed an eight-run win -- clinching their first-ever T20I series victory over Pakistan with a match to spare.

"I'm very grateful to end my career here playing in front of my own crowd, family and friends," Russell said.

With rain in the forecast and the series finely poised, the Old Trafford Test promises high-stakes cricket, fierce individual battles, and possibly a defining twist in a riveting contest.

Jaker Ali’s 48-ball 55 proved to be a match-winning knock for Bangladesh in their eight-run victory over Pakistan in the second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, and the right-handed batter later revealed that he had gone out to bat with a specific message from skipper Litton Das.

Ben Stokes has again criticised over-rate rules after England were docked two World Test Championship points following last week's win against India.

“We know that we can't fill the void of the lives that were lost, but at least from our side, this series is dedicated to them.”

A brilliant fast-bowling display and some power-hitting from Jaker Ali saw Bangladesh win the second T20I by eight runs and clinch the three-match series 2-0 with a game in hand, despite a nervy ending that threatened a comeback for Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.  

Bangladesh middle-order batter Jaker Ali said he focused on taking the game deep and waiting for deliveries in his hitting zone, following a match-defining half-century that guided the Tigers to a historic T20I series win over Pakistan.

Several fans expressed dismay at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday after discovering that food and water brought from outside was no longer permitted inside the venue -- a reversal of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) earlier decision that had allowed it for just one match.

New Zealand’s bowlers set up a comfortable seven-wicket win against South Africa in their Zimbabwe Twenty20 international tri-series match at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.

Middle-order batter Jaker Ali scored his fourth T20I fifty and left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam notched up his career-best figures as Bangladesh clinched a thrilling win in the second T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan in Mirpur and sealed the series with a 2-0 lead. 

With the series tied at 1-1 ahead of the Lord’s Test last week, the closely fought third Test between England and India saw plenty of drama on the field.

In respect to the victims, the BCB has announced a series of commemorative measures during Tuesday’s second T20I between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Brook said England decided to respond in kind after the visitors' heated verbal exchanges with Duckett and Zak Crawley when England faced a single over from Jasprit Bumrah at the end of the third day.

The planned meeting in Dhaka(July 24-25) is under threat after India, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan expressed unwillingness to attend, raising serious concerns about quorum.

After England battled to a fiery 22-run victory in the third Test at Lord's, the teams will lock horns again with the series on the line in Manchester on Wednesday.

The win in today’s game, however, will enable the Tigers to win their first T20I series over Pakistan after 10 years, while it will also help them register their first victory in a T20I series involving multiple matches.

India's Mohammed Siraj expects fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to feature in the vital fourth Test against England at Old Trafford this week.