An outstanding century from veteran batsman Kumar Sangakkara was the driving force behind Sri Lanka's dominance on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Galle International Stadium on Friday.
Under new captain Angelo Mathews, minus middle-order stalwarts Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera, and hot on the heels of an awkward contract dispute, Sri Lanka tackle a Bangladesh unit lined with similar off-field interference.
Bangladesh's bid to achieve an unlikely berth in the Super Eights stage of the World Twenty20 was stopped dead in its tracks by Imran Nazir's blitz, which powered Pakistan to an eight-wicket win.
New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum became the only batsman to hit two T20 centuries when he recorded 123 against Bangladesh at Pallekele, the Black Caps making 191 for three in their innings and winning by 59 runs in the end.
On an absolute high after defeating South Africa earlier this week, Zimbabwe came crashing back down to earth in the wake of a six-wicket defeat to Bangladesh at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
Hamilton Masakadza's half-century blitz and a superb all-round performance with the ball afforded Zimbabwe an 11-run victory over Bangladesh in game one of the unofficial Twenty20 tri-series in Harare on Sunday.
South Africa's abject showing in Zimbabwe continued on Friday as they lost by three wickets to Bangladesh, just two days after losing to the series hosts, thus potentially missing out on Sunday's final.
Bangladesh bounced back from their humiliating T20I defeat against Scotland with an eight-wicket win over more fancied Netherlands at The Hague on Wednesday.
Thursday's final in Dhaka proved a bridge too far for a brave Bangladeshi unit, whose highs after victory over India and Sri Lanka took a back seat to the lows of defeat against 2012 Asia Cup champions Pakistan.
Bangladesh produced a brilliant all-round performance to book their ticket into the final of the Asia Cup thanks to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Friday saw Sachin Tendulkar end a year-long wait for his 100th international century, but his historic effort was not enough to prevent India from copping a five-wicket loss to Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Umar Gul produced a superb all-round performance as Pakistan got their Asia Cup campaign off to a winning start with 21-run victory over hosts Bangladesh on Sunday.
Taufeeq Umar closed in on a second successive half-century to steady Pakistan on the second day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday.
A 180-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Shahriar Nafees and Shakib Al Hasan gave Bangladesh a respectable score at the close of day one in the second Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan are confident of a two-nil rout of a struggling Bangladesh unit with another solid all-round performance in the second and final Test, starting in Dhaka on Saturday.
For their latest string of batting inadequacy, the home side endured a hefty innings and 184-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in Chittagong on Monday.
Just six wickets separated Pakistan from victory after Younis Khan's double century ensured a massive declaration and the visiting bowlers the opportunity to snipe through four top-order wickets before stumps on day three of the first Test.
If the limited-overs results on Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh are anything to go by, an uphill task and difficult test of mental strength awaits the home side as they go into the Test series.
Bangladesh's batting was again exposed by Pakistan's spinners as they failed to chase down the visitors' modest total of 177 in a 58-run defeat in the third ODI in Chittagong on Tuesday.
The second ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka was a bittersweet affair for Nasir Hossain as his maiden century wasn't enough to help his team to victory.
