The big news: England fall like nine pins

Bangladesh scripted history as they beat England in the second Test in Dhaka by 109 runs on Sunday. Chasing 273, England were 100/0 before Mehedi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan combined to demolish England for 164. This is Bangladesh's first ever Test win against England.

Seventeen wickets fell in the day as Bangladesh reached a total of 296. Adil Rashid led the way with 4/52 but Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Zafar Ansari also took crucial wickets. However, all these bowlers were out for a duck in their second innings as Mehedi finished with figures of 6/77, a total of 12 wickets in the Test, and Shakib with 4/49 on a slow wicket. England were on course for a win but were outdone by a splendid and historic performance by Bangladesh.

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  2. West Indies were in command at the end of the first day of the third Test at Sharjah with Shannon Gabriel and Devendra Bishoo bagging seven wickets amongst themselves to dismantle Pakistan for 255/8 at the end of day’s play. Gabriel (3/58) was on target with Bishaoo (4/74) ripping through the middle order. For Pakistan, Sami Aslam (72), Younis Khan (51), Misbah-ul-Haq (53) and Sarfraz Ahmed (51) scored half centuries.
  3. Sri Lanka had complete control on day two of the first Test against Zimbabwe in Harare. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 537 runs with Kusal Perera and Upul Tharanga smashing tons. Zimbabwe end the day on a strong note, losing just one wicket for 88 runs. 
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