Bangladesh headed into day five of the second Test with high hopes of pulling off a plausible victory charge, but were promptly undone by a string of shoddy selection and Devendra Bishoo's maiden Test five-wicket haul.
Bangladesh removed a sizeable chunk from their pursuit of a 508-run target in the second Test, but lost three wickets in the process to leave the West Indies with the advantage at stumps on day four in Dhaka.
The West Indies rode to 355 all out on the back of Kirk Edwards' century before Fidel Edwards' five-for reduced Bangladesh to 204 for seven and a deficit of 151 runs at stumps on day two of the second Test in Dhaka on Sunday.
With 10 half-tons resigned to the past, Azhar Ali on Thursday landed his maiden Test century as Pakistan moved to 281 for four and a lead of 42 at stumps on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dubai.
Pakistan had the better of the opening Test, but their bowlers may struggle to get themselves up for the challenge again on another graveyard of a pitch.
A rain-affected first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies predictably ended in a draw, but it was the hosts who walked away from it with their tails up.
Four wickets on debut from left-arm spinner Elias Sunny put Bangladesh on top in the first Test at Chittagong as they reduced West indies to 144 for five.
Young and old combined for Australia on Wednesday as they claimed a comfortable 93-run win via the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first ODI against South Africa at SuperSport Park.
Trounced in the series opener, South Africa turned the tables on Australia with a convincing win in Sunday's second ODI at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.
Kumar Sangakkara hit a big unbeaten hundred, but Sri Lanka will still go into the final day of their first Test against Pakistan with a lot of work to do if they're to avoid defeat.
