Cricket News

Sri Lanka A took a lead of 72 as Dimuth Karunaratne scored a patient 131

Babar Azam became the third Pakistan player - and eighth overall - to score three consecutive ODI centuries as he top-scored with a 106-ball 117 in Pakistan's commanding 136-run victory over West Indies in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka A struck regularly on either side of a big partnership to restrict West Indies a to 276

Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase were the beneficiaries on the second day of West Indies' drawn warm-up match after getting a workout with the bat in the second innings against Emirates Cricket Board XI

Having won the ODI series, Pakistan will look to whitewash West Indies in successive series' to ease their hopes of automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup

West Indies Women have picked 30-year-old uncapped allrounder Erva Giddings for the first three ODIs of the five-match series against England Women, which starts from October 8

Jonathan Carter and Miguel Cummins gave a good account of themselves on the opening day of West Indians' two-day fixture against Emirates Cricket Board XI in Dubai

West Indies captain Jason Holder has credited Shoaib Malik as the catalyst for Pakistan's series-clinching victory in the second ODI at Sharjah

Pakistan sealed the ODI series with another clinical win against West Indies, built on the back of a 169-run partnership between Shoaib Malik and Babar Azam

While West Indies continued to struggle to get enough runs on the board in spin-friendly UAE conditions, Pakistan would be cheered that many of their younger players are at the forefront of their winning momentum

After a crushing 111-run loss in the opening match of the ODI series, Jason Holder has reiterated that West Indies take all three formats equally seriously, even if their results in Tests and ODIs have been far worse than those in T20Is

Babar Azam's maiden ODI hundred set up Pakistan's 111-run victory via D/L method against West Indies in Sharjah

Zimbabwe Cricket has announced that they will host Sri Lanka for two Tests followed by a one-day tri-series that will also involve West Indies

Having swept past West Indies in the three-match T20I series, Pakistan will sense an opportunity to do likewise in the ODIs, a format in which their recent form has been abysmal

Jeff Dujon, the former West Indies wicketkeeper, has said it would be a "terrible embarrassment" if West Indies were unable to qualify automatically for the 2019 World Cup

The full fixture lists for South Africa's and West Indies' tours of England next summer have been confirmed by the ECB, with ten different counties hosting tour matches in the course of the season

Pakistan completed a 3-0 whitewash of West Indies with a comfortable eight-wicket win in Abu Dhabi that exposed the World T20 champions' weaknesses in conditions not conducive to big hitting

West Indies T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite has pointed out that top-order issues have been the major worry for them in the two matches against Pakistan in Dubai

Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican has been included in West Indies' Test squad for the series against Pakistan in the UAE

After sealing the T20 series, Pakistan will strive for consistency and a rare series whitewash against the misfiring world champions West Indies