Australia leaves India with the world’s number-one ranking in one-day cricket and will return to the subcontinent for this year’s World Cup with confidence after edging the hosts 2-1 in the series.

New Zealand completed an innings and 58-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second test in blustery Wellington on Monday to sweep the series 2-0 as the South Asian side’s resistance finally broke late on day four.

Australia’s Mitchell Marsh is confident the abundance of all-rounders in their squad will serve them well in India, both in the upcoming one-day series and at the 50-overs World Cup later this year.

The Fiji women’s cricket team suffered its second loss in the inaugural Pacific Island Cricket Challenge today.

England crashed to a 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh in their Twenty20 series as a half-century by Litton Das and some tight bowling helped the hosts secure a 16-run victory in the final match in Mirpur.

Fiji Women’s Cricket defeated Samoa today in the inaugural Pacific Island Cricket Challenge at Albert Park in Suva.

Fiji’s main aim at the Pacific Island Cricket Challenge is to improve its ranking.

India maintained their vice-like grip on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series victory against Australia after the fourth and final test ended in a stalemate.

The Fiji men’s cricket team were defeated by Papua New Guinea by eight wickets in the Pacific Island Cricket Challenge.

Both the Fiji women’s and men’s sides won their respective games at the inaugural Pacific Island Cricket Challenge at Albert Park in Suva on the weekend.

All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz delivered with bat and ball as Bangladesh stunned world champions England by four wickets in a second successive upset to clinch the three-match Twenty20 series with a game to spare in Mirpur.

Virat Kohli ended his agonising wait for a test century with a painstaking 186 as India racked up 571 to claim a lead of 91 in the fourth and final test against Australia.