Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, has confirmed that there was a request made to the BCB president Nazmul Hassan to reduce Shakib Al Hasan's suspension

Mushfiqur Rahim has expressed his shock at not being consulted by the chief selector Faruque Ahmed before picking the 15-man squad for the upcoming Asia Cup

Misbah-ul-Haq has said that Pakistan's blend of experienced players and newcomers has had success and the team remains confident of successfully defending their Asia Cup title

Kusal Perera's well-paced maiden ODI century helped Sri Lanka clinch the ODI series 3-0 and Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said the opener had shown maturity to set up the win in the absence of the team's senior players

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Mirpur

The 3-0 win was just reward for their ability to turn corners, even in the direst situations as they showed in the first two ODIs

Shakib Al Hasan has had discipline issues in the past, and had he been pulled up earlier this latest incident may not have occurred

The defeat to Sri Lanka in the ODI series will not make Bangladesh panic, according to their coach Shane Jurgensen, ahead of the Asia Cup and World Twenty20

Sri Lanka have always had one of Dilshan, Sangakkara and Jayawardene in their ODI team since 1999. They will have to play the final ODI in Bangladesh without them

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews praised Kumar Sangakkara for his century on Thursday, which helped the side beat Bangladesh by 61 runs and claim the series 2-0

Following their 61-run defeat in the second ODI, a frustrated Mushfiqur Rahim has said Bangladesh's players don't listen to instructions

Plays of the day from the second ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara's 17th ODI century set up a 61-run win for Sri Lanka, who wrapped up a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh

Shamsur Rahman said that the senior members in the side have been talking about how to handle pressure situations, and how to get over the line

Sri Lanka are aware of Sachithra Senanayake's value as a spinner and a lower-order batsman, and have persisted with him despite other options

A victory in Mirpur on Thursday will give Sri Lanka the ODI series, in addition to their Test and Twenty20 trophies in Bangladesh

As the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20 draw closer, Bangladesh need to shake off the problems that have hurt their performances in the limited-overs games against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews called Perera's match-changing 80 not out "absolutely brilliant" and praised Perera's all-round abilities

Mushfiqur Rahim said the plan was to use away-going deliveries instead of ones that came in towards Thisara Perera

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews called Perera's match-changing 80 not out "absolutely brilliant" and praised Perera's all-round abilities