Great Southern End renamed to SK Warne Stand
The Great Southern End at Melbourne Cricket Ground has been renamed to the S.K. Warne Stand. Warne, 52, passed away in Thailand due to a suspected heart attack. His 700th wicket came from the same end in 2006.
'That would seem a very appropriate acknowledgement of Shane Warne,' said Lachlan Henderson, Cricket Australia chair. 'He's been an icon of the game, obviously with St Kilda Cricket Club, Victoria, our Australian team for so many years. He also played cricket all around the world. So it's a very fitting tribute.'
Bangladesh lose to Afghanistan by 8 wickets
Afghanistan drew the T20I series following an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second T20I at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Azmatullah Omarzai and Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed three wickets each to bowl out Bangladesh for 115. Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored for them with 30.
Afghanistan then rode on a 99-run stand between Hazratullah Zazai (59) and Usman Ghani (47) to complete the chase in 17.4 overs.
Azhar's century put Pakistan on top
Azhar Ali carried on from where he left on Day 1 to score 185 and put Pakistan in a commanding position in the first Test match, in Rawalpindi. Australia finished the day on 5/0 after Babar Azam declared on 476/4.
Pakistan's overnight batters, Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar, ensured a wicketless first session for Pakistan. Pat Cummins provide a breakthrough by pinning Imam leg-before on 157.
Sri Lanka finish Day 2 on 108/4
The Indian bowlers pushed Sri Lanka into a spot of bother by the Indian bowlers, who reduced them to 108/4 by stumps on Day 2. Sri Lanka still trail by 466 runs, with two new batters in Charith Asalanka and Pathum Nissanka at the crease. For India, R. Ashwin claimed two wickets.
Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 175 propelled India to a massive first-innings total. Jadeja found support from Ashwin (61) as India declared on 574/8.