Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took four wickets each as India fought back in the fifth and deciding Test against England at the Oval on Friday.

Argentine football superstar Messi will reportedly play a seven-a-side exhibition cricket match alongside some of the biggest names in Indian cricket at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium as part of his promotional tour of India in December.

The Bangladesh High Performance (HP) unit had been holding a joint training camp with the ‘A’ side under the Bangladesh Tigers programme in Chattogram.

Bangladesh U-19s made the final of the U-19 tri-nation series in Zimbabwe after a thumping eight-wicket win over hosts Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday.

New Zealand won the first test against Zimbabwe inside three days, securing victory at the Queens Sports Club by nine wickets after skittling out the hosts on Friday.

England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett shared a blistering stand in the fifth and deciding Test against India at the Oval on Friday before Akash Deep sparked the latest flare-up in a controversial series.

Gus Atkinson took a five-wicket haul on his England return as India collapsed to 224 all out in the fifth and deciding Test on Friday despite the hosts being without the injured Chris Woakes.

Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates will participate in a tri-series of Twenty20 international matches to tune up for next month's Asia Cup followed by the World Cup next year.

The Pakistani spin specialists halted the West Indies' chase of 179 to ease to a 14-run victory under the lights in Lauderhill, Florida.

India battled hard on the opening day of the fifth Test despite the absence of Bumrah among four changes to the side that drew the fourth Test of the series in Manchester.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials are considering adding some overseas flair in the country's first-class competitions – National Cricket League (NCL) and the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) – a move that has already caused some controversy, and brought forward arguments both for and against it.

Recalled fast bowlers Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue did the damage as India struggled to 204-6 at stumps on Thursday's opening day of their series-decider against England at the Oval.

Bangladesh U-19s stumbled to their first loss in the U-19 tri-series in Zimbabwe, losing to South Africa by five wickets at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

India star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the fifth and deciding Test at the Oval on Thursday as stand-in England captain Ollie Pope won the toss and elected to field.

England and India head to The Oval today for the fifth and decisive Test of a tightly contested series.

A group match between the two teams was also called off earlier this month in the veterans' competition sanctioned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

English power-hitting coach Julian Wood is no stranger to Bangladesh cricket, having coached Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) sides Chattogram Challengers and Sylhet Sunrisers before. But his forthcoming stint in the country will be different as for the first time he will be working with the national side for a three-week camp on power-hitting from August 10 to September 3.

Both teams battle fatigue after five Tests in seven weeks, with vital World Test points at stake.

Six teams in English cricket's controversial Hundred competition have now been sold to private investors, with deals for the Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets still to be formally completed, officials announced Wednesday.

“We will take a decision [on Bumrah] tomorrow; the wicket looks very green. So we will see how it turns out,” said Gill in the press conference on the eve of the match.