Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and elected to bowl first in Sunday's key Champions League Twenty20 qualifying fixture against Southern Express at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
The Lahore Lions avoided the lowest total in the history of the Champions League Twenty20, but ultimately slumped to a poor 72-run defeat at the hands of the Northern Districts - in Sunday's key qualifying fixture at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
The Lahore Lions upstaged the Mumbai Indians by six wickets in Saturday's key Champions League Twenty20 qualifying fixture at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
Commanding half-centuries from openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Leon Johnson carried the West Indies to a formidable total of 246 for three on day one of the second and final Test against Bangladesh at the Beausejour Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Saturday.
The Northern Knights got their Champions League T20 qualifying campaign off to a winning start, beating the Southern Express from Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Raipur on Saturday.
The West Indies are playing their 500th Test in St Lucia, already leading the series against Bangladesh one-nil, and will be eager to wrap up the series with a win and record the milestone with a success.
Scotland batsman Calum MacLeod was the driving force behind his side's eight-wicket win against Ireland in Dublin on Friday, scoring an unbeaten century to avoid a series whitewash.
The first three Test matches here all ended in draws, and the last match before the hiatus, in 2006, saw Brian Lara score one of his slowest centuries. The deck was flat and full of runs, so it remains to be seen how it's changed.
Ireland secured a three-wicket win over Scotland in the second ODI in Dublin on Wednesday, thus winning the three-match series and on the brink of a whitewash.
The West Indies required just 18 overs and one delivery to complete a resounding 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh on day five of the first Test at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown on Tuesday.
Fast bowler Craig Young's telling performance on debut led Ireland to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Scotland in Monday's first ODI at The Village in Malahide, Dublin.
Captain Mushfiqur Rahim survived three dropped catches and battled through pain of an injured finger, to carry Bangladesh to 256 for five on day four of the first Test against the West Indies at the Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent on Monday.
A five-fer from spinner Suleiman Benn, and a dire batting display from the Bangladesh order, saw the West Indies well in control at stumps on day three of the first Test in St Vincent.
The big-hitting Mahendra Singh Dhoni's quickfire cameo was not enough to upstage the talented Eoin Morgan's commanding half-century, as England welcomed a tight three-run triumph over India in Sunday's one-off Twenty20 International at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Kraigg Brathwaite converted his century into a double as the West Indies continued to build a big first-innings total against Bangladesh on a rain-affected second day of the first Test.
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis fell four runs short of becoming the first batsman to score four centuries in an ODI series, but it was immaterial as the Proteas beat Australia by six wickets to claim the tri-series trophy.
The West Indies had the upper hand at stumps on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh, only three wickets down and with 264 runs on the board as Kraigg Brathwaite tamed the Arnos Vale deck.
An outstanding century from batsman Joe Root saw England secure a consolation 41-run triumph in a three-one series defeat to India - in Friday's fifth and final ODI at Headingley in Leeds.
Man-of-the-match Faf du Plessis (121 off 140 balls) scored his third century from four innings this triangular series as he steered South Africa to a score of 271 for six that proved 63 runs too many for a spirited Zimbabwe.
The West Indies may not have a permanent head coach at the moment, but they will be confident of doing well against a struggling Bangladesh outfit when they come together to play the first Test, at Arnos Vale in Kingstown, this weekend.
From the scant evidence available, one imagines batting first would be a good idea, to take advantage of what little pace and bounce there is early on, before the deck flattens out, goes dry, and picks up some turn.
India won the fourth ODI against England by nine wickets on Tuesday, easily taming the home bowlers as they chased down the 207 required in less than 31 overs, thanks to an Ajinkya Rahane maiden ODI century.
A valiant 109-ball 126 from Faf du Plessis came in vain as South Africa were bowled out 62 runs short of Australia's 282 for seven at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.
A cool, calm and collected half-century from captain Elton Chigumbura carried Zimbabwe to an almost unprecedented three-wicket victory over Australia in Sunday's key tri-series ODI at the Harare Sports Club.
India won the third ODI against England at Trent Bridge by six wickets on Saturday, taking a two-nil series lead, as Ambhati Rayudu's 64 not out saw them to the 228 required in 43 overs.
