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.

India batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad on Monday smashed an unprecedented seven successive sixes in one over of a 50-overs domestic match -- courtesy of a no-ball.

North Zone sealed a nervy three-run win to clinch the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League one-day tournament beating South Zone in the final which was a day-night affair at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. 

Opener Ibrahim Zadran smashed 106 to set up an emphatic 60-run victory for Afghanistan in the opening one-day international against Sri Lanka on Friday.

Strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will definitely miss the much-awaited three-match Test series against England starting next month after being left out of the 18-man squad announced by Pakistan on Monday.

Australia wrapped up the three-match one-day international series with a comprehensive 72-run win over England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Batter Theunis de Bruyn has been recalled to the South African squad for a three-Test tour of Australia in December and January, Cricket South Africa announced on Monday.

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Opening batsman Marcus Harris was Tuesday recalled to Australia's Test squad for two clashes against the West Indies, while Travis Head retained his place despite poor recent form.

Sri Lankan cricket authorities said on Sunday that Danushka Gunathilaka, a member of their team for the T20 World Cup tournament in Australia, had been arrested in Sydney over an alleged sexual assault.

Pakistan managed to register their first win of the T20 World Cup as they brushed aside the Netherlands by six wickets in a must-win affair at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday.

West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase and middle-order batsman Shamarh Brooks were on Saturday recalled to the squad for their two-test series in Australia, while former captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul's son Tagenarine earned his maiden call-up.