Indian cricket authorities have petitioned the country's top court to make match-fixing a criminal offence in a bid to ramp up the pressure on illegal bookmakers and bent players.

South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday to draw the series 1-1 with Simon Harmer taking a maiden five-wicket haul.

Soumya Sarkar and Saif Hassan put on a show in the opening partnership in Bangladesh’s third ODI against West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.

Bangladesh posted 296 for 8 in the series-deciding third and final ODI against West Indies in Mirpur on Thursday, thanks largely to the Soumya-Sarkar-Saif Hassan opening stand of 176 off just 152 deliveries.

Babar Azam was Thursday recalled to Pakistan's Twenty20 international squad for two home series, nearly a year after the batsman was axed.

A pitch darker than my future, and offering sharper turn than an Agatha Christie thriller, greeted the West Indies at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium for yet another all-important bilateral three-match ODI series.

After falling into the spin trap they had laid themselves in the second ODI, Bangladesh are heading into today's third and final match of the series against the West Indies short of confidence as the visitors have seemingly cracked the code on how to win in the Mirpur turner.

Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Das is expected to return to competitive cricket through the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies, scheduled to begin on October 27 in Chattogram.

Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland starred with the bat as unbeaten Australia completed a convincing six-wicket win over Ashes rivals England on Wednesday in the Women's World Cup.

There were concerns over the first division league taking place after various clubs had wanted to boycott the leagues over circumstances related to BCB elections. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) held a meeting primarily with First Division clubs and CCDM chairman Adnan Rahman Dipon later informed that the meeting’s results were positive and the situation over clubs’ participation was set to be solved.

Zimbabwe won a Test by an innings for only the third time when they defeated Afghanistan by an innings and 73 runs at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday, with two days to spare.

The Mirpur pitch -- resembling a puzzle board with uneven bounce, variable pace and turn from both ends -- has reduced the contest to a battle of spin and survival.

Senuran Muthusamy and Kagiso Rabada hit fighting half-centuries as South Africa took a crucial 71-run lead over Pakistan on day three of the second Test in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

The ongoing impasse over the Asia Cup trophy -- which India declined to collect during last month’s closing ceremony due to heightened tensions with Pakistan -- remains unresolved.

After Sunday's defeat in Perth, the three-match series moves to Adelaide on Thursday before concluding in Sydney on Saturday.

As Joty and company prepare to sign off with the October 26 fixture against India, their campaign has underlined that their biggest battle remains psychological.

The two sides will meet again on Thursday in the series decider at the same venue.

South Africa posted their highest total in World Cup history.

With ball and bat, Rishad has been the brightest performer for Bangladesh in the ongoing three-match series.

Asked whether such surfaces as those being served in Mirpur were conducive to good cricket, the West Indies spinner was straightforward.