The Asia Cup started nine days later and was won by India, who beat Bangladesh in the final.
[6] The last Test match of Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand was cancelled due to the Christchurch mosque shootings.
[8] On 20 October, the ICC announced a major revamp to the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.
The 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament, which was held in Oman, saw Oman and the United States promoted to Division Two, while Singapore, Kenya, Denmark and Uganda were placed in the CWC Challenge League.
Oman, Namibia, the United States and Papua New Guinea all finished in the top four places, and gained ODI status in the process.
The third and final Test match of the tour was cancelled due to the Christchurch mosque shootings.