Stand-in skipper Shadab Khan gave an allround performance to guide Pakistan to a consolation 66-run win in the third and final Twenty20 international in Sharjah on Monday but Afghanistan take the series 2-1.

The three-match series, the first bilateral between the neighbours, will be played in Sharjah on March 24, 26 and 27

India are coming off a fine series win over Australia and will be eager to do an encore when they meet against South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match match series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram today.

BCB president reveals that Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was asked to play the T20Is against Sri Lanka but the ODI captain instead wanted to make a comeback into the Test side.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) advertises for the franchise ownership rights of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for a period of four years from 2015 to 2018.

Bangladesh hope their bowling attack can once again contain South Africa, and that their batsmen can find the right blend of discipline and aggression.