The T20 World Cup reported its first COVID-19 case as Ireland all-rounder George Dockrell was identified as "potentially positive" for the virus ahead of their match against Sri Lanka, in Hobart on Sunday.
Debutant Fawad Alam hit a maiden Test century as Pakistan battled back against Sri Lanka on the second day of the second Test on Monday.
A slew of records were broken as Pakistan recorded a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka after chasing down a mammoth 345 in their ICC World Cup match in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Australia's 417-6 against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015 was the previous highest total in the men's World Cup.
Australia humiliated Sri Lanka by an innings and 201 runs to win the second Test before tea on day three at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, and seal their three-match series 2-0.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Sunday.
Namibia registered a stunning 55-run upset victory over Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup
Armed with a potent bowling attack, Afghanistan initially felt more comfortable defending totals but their batters have shown maturity as they have taken the side to back-to-back victories, chasing totals.
This chase is only the fifth instance of a 150-plus run-chase carried out in T20Is successfully without any loss of wicket.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa on Monday revealed that he has been suffering from back spasm for the last couple of days, but that could not come in his way of producing a match-winning effort against Sri Lanka in the World Cup in Lucknow.
Captain Rohit Sharma scored 83 and Shubman Gill made 70 as India ended their innings at 373-7 after being put in to bat first.
Mitchell Santner admitted it was 'shocking' to clean up Virat Kohli on a full toss, in Pune, on Friday.
Pakistan were facing defeat at 36 for three wickets in their second innings at the close on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday after being set a formidable winning target of 510 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara completed back-to-back centuries to fire Sri Lanka to a 129-run victory over Kenya in the Sharjah Cup on Sunday.
Virat Kohli etched another record to his name as he became the fifth-highest run-scorer in history of One-Day Internationals.
South African fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel ripped through the Sri Lanka batting lineup to seal a 153-run win in the first Test on Sunday as Hashim Amla started his captaincy in fine style.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked a classy 98 not out as Sri Lanka easily beat hosts West Indies by 57 runs in their Group F Super Eight match in the Twenty20 World Cup in Bridgetown on Friday.
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 76 runs to set up a best-of-three final against Australia
Joe Root expressed his gratitude to Graham Thorpe, a former England captain and one of the finest batters of his generation.
Gill praised Indian pacers and Shreyas for their outstanding effort.
Tillakaratne Dilshan's blistering century was instrumental in Sri Lanka kicking-off their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy on a winning note at the Centurion on Tuesday. The dashing opener scored 106 off 92 deliveries as Sri Lanka beat No 1-ranked South Africa by 55 runs in a rain-affected opening Group B match.
Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went past the legendary Kapil Dev's 434 Test scalps on Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday to become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game.
India must quickly move on from Friday's shock defeat against New Zealand to revive their fortunes in the women's T20 World Cup, batter Jemimah Rodrigues said.
Afghanistan easily beat Sri Lanka in the World Cup match in Pune on Monday and Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was quick to attribute his team's confidence to the triumphant run-chase against Pakistan.
India racked up 199-2 riding blistering half-centuries by opener Ishan Kishan and number three batsman Shreyas Iyer.
Sachin Tendulkar scored a superb 138 and Harbhajan Singh claimed five wickets as India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the tri-series final.
Dismissed for 62 in the first innings, the tourists, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings of 451 for 6 declared, were 69 for 4 at close on day 2 of the second Test.
Shahid Afridi claimed four wickets as Pakistan beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 11 runs in their Group A World Cup match in Colombo on Saturday.
IMAGES of the Group A T20 World Cup match played between Sri Lanka and Netherlands at the Simonds Stadium, in South Geelong, Australia on Thursday
Images from Day 4 in the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Monday
India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 International to take an unassailable 2-0 lead
Michael Vandort top scored with 82 as Sri Lanka reached 218 for five in their second innings after being asked to follow-on in the first Test against Australia.
England fast bowler James Anderson took five wickets to inspire the hosts to a crushing victory over Sri Lanka by an innings and 88 runs in the first Test in Leeds on Saturday.
Rangana Herath claimed his maiden Test hat-trick as 21 wickets tumbled on a frantic second day with hosts Sri Lanka closing in on a series-clinching victory against Australia in the second Test in Galle on Friday.
Pakistan produced a clinical display to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets and storm into the final of the Asia Cup. Their second successive victory put them in the final of the tournament for the first time in 12 years.
Images from the 9th ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia played in Hobart on Friday.
The Indian swing master broke a few records en route this dream performance in a title-winning effort.
New Zealand have reached the final of the last two World Cups and beat India to reach the title-decider in 2019, Ferguson's breakout tournament.
Images from the 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka played in Vizag on Sunday
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