Australia vs Pakistan: David Warner's unbeaten 335-run knock was one of his finest in Test cricket after returning from the ban for ball tampering scandal.

David Warner played a majestic 166-run knock, the highest individual score of World Cup 2019, which helped Australia reach a massive total of 381 in 50 overs.

The duo, who are serving international bans for ball tampering, faced off in the BPL opener in Dhaka.

Australia claimed their first Test win at Perth since the ball tampering scandal.

Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned for ball tampering in South Africa.

Cricket Australia handed down a one-year suspension each for Steve Smith and David Warner, while Cameron Bancroft got a nine-month ban.

Steve Smith scored a total of 185 runs in the seven matches he played for the Barbados Tridents in the CPL.

David Richardson declared that ball tampering and bad behaviour is threatening "cricket's DNA" and would not be tolerated by fans.

Sri Lanka's sports minister called on the International Cricket Council to establish "simple, clear rules" Wednesday after skipper Dinesh Chandimal was punished for ball tampering.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday unveiled tougher sanctions for ball tampering and sledging in a bid to improve on-field behaviour in the sport.

Ranatunga said the island's cricket officials were to blame for the misconduct that saw Sri Lanka's skipper, coach and manager penalised during the second Test against the West Indies.

The Sri Lankan team management has accepted that they breached the ICC's playing code.

Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended for one Test and fined 100 percent of his match fee after being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball

Kraigg Brathwaite's defiance and more inclement weather ensured a draw on the final day of the second Test between the West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Monday.

Match officials charged Dinesh Chandimal with changing the condition of the ball after video footage appeared to show him applying artificial substance to the ball.

Mitchell Starc says that Steve Smith's "leadership group" remark affected other reputations.

Accused of being the chief architect behind the ball tampering incident, Warner was banned from playing international and domestic cricket for a year along with former skipper Steve Smith.

In the wake of the ball tampering incident by Australian cricketers against South Africa, ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson has called for "stricter and heavier sanction" for any such act as well as showing lack of respect for the game.

After the ball-tampering scandal, the fans want to see a complete overhaul that'll bring respect and trust back to Australian cricket.

Former Australia batsman and national selector Mark Waugh said he wouldn't hesitate to pick the three players banned in the wake of the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal once they have served their bans, but added in the same breath that these are "tough times" for Australia's Test team.