A fired-up Pat Cummins bagged five wickets and 10 in the match to earn Australia a nail-biting 79-run win in the second Test and clinch the series against a battling Pakistan Friday.

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain said his side were determined to go for the kill before rain forced the second of the three-match T20I series against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday to be called off.

Set 317 for victory, the visitors put up a stellar fight as they chased their first Test triumph in Australia since 1995.

The in-form quick also scalped the wicket of Finn Allen in his second ball of the day.

Bangladesh's bid to win a T20I series in New Zealand will have to wait till Sunday after the second match of the series was called off due to rain.

After two years of intense lobbying, cricket finally got the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) seal of approval to be part of the 2028 Los Angeles Games having last featured in the world's biggest sporting extravaganza in 1900.

If Bangladesh are not to not find sombre answers to this then they might need to act on what Pothas said, especially on the part where he mentioned "leaving the team alone" in order to let the players keep on "just playing".

Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the final Test of the series against India, Cricket South Africa confirmed after the conclusion of the first game on Thursday. Bavuma sustained an injury while fielding on Day 1 of the Test match and as a result, played no further part in the game after scans revealed a hamstring strain.

The Bay Oval at the city of Mount Maunganui had cemented a special place in Bangladesh cricket history for having staged the Tigers’ maiden Test victory over New Zealand at the beginning of last year.

Captain Rohith Sharma, who was dismissed cheaply in both innings, said India would regroup and come back strongly despite having missed the chance to take the series.

Virat Kohli was the only batsman to test the home attack on the third day, top-scoring with 76 before being the last man out.

North Zone batter Habibur Rahman Sohan registered the fastest ton in Bangladesh’s List A cricket history when he smashed a 49-ball century against Central Zone in a Bangladesh Cricket League One-Day fixture at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.

The Tigers are leading the hosts 1-0 in the series with a five-wicket win in Napier

Play was briefly held up in the second Australia v Pakistan test on Thursday after third umpire Richard Illingworth got stuck in a lift at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

“We are enjoying it, we are enjoying the challenge and we are enjoying watching these young guys flourish,” Pothas said

Mitchell Marsh hit a counter-attacking 96 in a fighting rescue mission with a dogged Steve Smith Thursday to help Australia build a 241-run lead and regain control of the second Test against Pakistan.

Fahim acknowledges the team's potential under Shanto's leadership but questions the wisdom of persisting with Shakib.

Mahedi, playing his first T20I for the Tigers in almost 14 months, claimed two wickets for just 14 runs with his off-spin

The left-hander now has scored a ton at all Test venues in South Africa.

Earlier, KL Rahul scored 101 for India – his eighth Test century and his second in successive matches in Centurion.