Opener David Warner was among four big names who returned Wednesday to Australia's squad for a two-match Twenty20 series against the West Indies, with the World Cup on home soil next month.

Sabbir Rahman was called back into the squad for the Asia Cup last August after over two years despite not much of impressive performances in the domestic circuit.

Dropped catches and general misfielding almost proved ruinous for Bangladesh in the first T20I against the UAE at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, with the visitors pushed till the end in a nervy encounter.

After 17 overs, Bangladesh were 126 for five and in chase of Bangladesh’s target, UAE reached the end of 17th over on 124 but they lost eight wickets to get there. Yet, in the end they pushed the Tigers right down to the wire in the last over before Shoriful Islam picked up two wickets in the last over to see the Tigers scrape to a seven-run win at Dubai International Stadium yesterday.

Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan mentioned that wins in their two-match T20I series against the UAE will help them gain confidence that could help the side in their next major assignments. 

Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara will travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup in a squad largely unchanged from the island nation's surprise Asia Cup win, selectors said Friday.