Mohammad Rafique

West Indies scraped their way to an unconvincing one-wicket win in the opening one-dayer against Bangladesh in St Vincent

Mohammad Rafique was voted by Bangladesh sports journalists as the best sportsman of 2003

After a truncated opening day, the match is very much in the balance

Tapash Baisya gave Bangladesh a dream start with a wicket with his very first delivery of the match, but Zimbabwe quickly regrouped with a century stand for the second wicket, as the first Test finally got underway at Harare

Dhaka went to the top of the points table with a convincing win over Chittagong, while Sylhet came back from behind to clinch a close victory against Rajshahi

On paper at least, the only thing that could possibly prevent England from winning would be fatigue, borne of the most brutal fitness regime they have ever been subjected to

Andrew Miller watches as Bangladesh have a stinker

Mohammad Rafique has been fined half of his match fee for taunting England batsman Mark Butcher on the first day of the second Test at Chittagong

Michael Vaughan led England to a seven-wicket victory after Matthew Hoggard and Man of the Match Stephen Harmison wrapped up the Bangladesh second innings early on the final morning at the Bangabandhu Stadium

Ever since they went to Australia and avoided being slaughtered, rumours have been circulating of an upturn in Bangladesh's fortunes

Bangladesh put up a magnificent account of themselves in the Test series, but are likely to find the going tougher in the one-day series

Match winner: Inzamam-ul-Haq reaches his hundred on his way to 138* © AFP The masterclass of Inzamam-ul-Haq, who shepherded Pakistan to a one-wicket win over Bangladesh, received due acknowledgement at Multan, his home town

Dav Whatmore's blood pressure must be shooting through the roof

Strange as it may sound, both Bangladesh and Pakistan have reason to look forward to the third Test at Multan, which starts on Wednesday (Sept 3)

Twelve wickets tumbled in a pulsating day of Test cricket as Bangladesh grabbed the initiative, and then saw it slip away in the final 75 minutes of play

Rain washed out the morning session, and the rest of the day was a dampener

The old fellow (!) Khaled Mahmud, the diminutive all rounder and an ex-member of the National Squad, is given the task to lead the Bangladesh-A team that are heading off for India on October 13, 2001

Mohammad Rafique has not joined the Bangladesh-A camp still