Muttiah Muralitharan became just the second bowler in history to reach 700 Test wickets as Sri Lanka rounded off a clean sweep of Bangladesh at Kandy, their 50th win in Tests

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara combined for a 311-run third-wicket partnership to see Sri Lanka out of early trouble on day three at Kandy and finish off on a position from where Muttiah Muralitharan can press for a clean sweep of the series

On a second consecutive day of rain-marred cricket, Sri Lanka made the most of the intermittent passages of play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium

Only 29 overs were possible on a rain-marred first day's play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium but enough for Sri Lanka to continue their domination over Bangladesh

Jamie Alter rewinds The Week That Was June 18 - 24

An indifferent batting performance and an inexperienced bowling attack proved more than enough for South Africa to roll over Ireland in a rain-hit one-off ODI at the Civil Service Club in Stormont

Yuvraj Singh has never been to Ireland but he's confident that it's where India can set the tone for a successful summer and where he can secure a permanent spot in the batting order

With the Twenty20 World Cup round the corner, Ricky Ponting has offered a tempered endorsement of cricket's newest format, saying while the money generated from this format is beneficial to the game, there was a danger of overkill affecting the players

There was nothing fancy about Shaun Pollock's sensational 130, just orthodox shots from an orthodox batsman, writes Jamie Alter

A magnificent 130 from Shaun Pollock allowed Africa XI to harbour hopes of a great escape but Asia XI's tall total allowed them to post a 34-run win in the first Afro-Asia Cup ODI in Bangalore

Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladesh's new captain, can use his confident batting and allround energy to put the spark back into a flagging side

In a game shorn of many big names, one man from Pakistan provided all the star value, writes Jamie Alter

Did the ICC jump the gun in granting status for a series with hardly any advertising or pre-game enthusiasm?

Zaheer Khan spearheaded India's bowling effort as they stormed to an innings-and-239-run win in the second Test in Dhaka

A torrent of runs took India to a mammoth 610 for 3 declared before Zaheer Khan sprung life out of a lifeless surface and helped reduce Bangladesh to 58 for 5 at the close of a bat-dominated day two in Dhaka

India rode on a 175-run opening partnership to end up with the honours on day 1

Mitchell Johnson and Brad Haddin were the only two members of a 15-man squad not to get a game, but they're set to pocket A$180,000 for their vacation in the Caribbean

This was just the way it was for Bangladesh on an ultimately disappointing day that saw them win the toss, stifle an unmotivated West Indies to 67 for 3 after 25 overs, and then let a gettable target of 231 end in another batting disaster.

Jamie Alter reviews the week that was March 26 to April 1

It was a delayed, stop-start affair that was reduced to 21 overs-a-side but will go down as one of the biggest moments in Bangladesh's sporting history, a sweet seven-wicket triumph that surged them into the second stage of the World Cup