Pakistan v South Africa 2007-08

Salahuddin Ahmed responds to Miandad's comments

Pakistan's chief selector hits back at criticism

Nov 1, 2007: Salahuddin Ahmed, Pakistan's chief selector, has lashed out at Javed Miandad's criticism of the national selection committee in the wake of the one-day series loss against South Africa

South Africa in Pakistan, 2007-08

Miandad slams national selectors

Oct 31, 2007: Javed Miandad, the former Pakistan captain, has slammed the national selectors for persisting with older players while ignoring new talent, which he felt led to the ODI series loss against South Africa

ICC player rankings

Yousuf climbs ODI rankings

Oct 30, 2007: Mohammad Yousuf, the Pakistan batsman, has climbed to eighth place in the ICC player rankings for ODI batsmen after an excellent performance in the one-day series against South Africa

Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Lahore

Smith terms series wins "fantastic"

Oct 30, 2007: Graeme Smith hailed his side's Test and one-day series victory over Pakistan as an "unbelievable achievement"

Turning the label around

Oct 29, 2007: For once, South Africa are on the right side of a choke

Plays of the Day

Comebacks, catches, and two-in-ones

Oct 29, 2007: Osman Samiuddin looks back at the plays of the day in the fifth ODI between Pakistan and South Africa

Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Lahore

Passing on the choker tag

Oct 29, 2007: Pakistan threw it all away in a manner to rival the best efforts of their opponents, South Africa

Geoff Lawson interview

Players have gelled well with Malik - Lawson

Oct 29, 2007: Geoff Lawson reflects on his brief stint as coach of Pakistan and looks ahead to the tour of India

Coach has no plans to duplicate Australian system in Pakistan

Players far from being fit - Lawson

Oct 28, 2007: Though reasonably happy with progress of the side had made in terms of fitness, Lawson said there were still some areas to work on

Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Lahore

Shoaib set to return in decider

Oct 28, 2007: Two-all with the decider to play: from a five-match series you can't ask for much more

Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Lahore

Pakistan choke in sight of victory

Oct 26, 2007: South Africa's fast bowlers engineered a dramatic comeback to help clinch the fifth ODI in Lahore by 14 runs, and with it, the five-match one-day series

Pakistan v South Africa, 4th ODI, Multan

Call in the pinch-hitter

Oct 26, 2007: Shaun Pollock suits the role of the pinch-hitter, technically competent enough to bat at various tempos and in different situations. With that in mind, it wasn't such a surprise to see him coming in one down here

Pakistan v South Africa, 4th ODI, Multan

Pollock and Smith ensure series-levelling win

Oct 26, 2007: A clinical South Africa levelled the five-match series 2-2 with a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in Multan

Allrounder Afridi's stunning run

Oct 25, 2007: Shahid Afridi has always been known for his occasional bursts of explosiveness, but in 2007 he has been far more immense, with both bat and ball

Pakistan v South Africa, 4th ODI, Multan

Kallis crucial as South Africa fight to stay in series

Oct 25, 2007: South Africa must win in Multan if they are to maintain their record of never having lost a bilateral ODI series against Pakistan

South Africa concerned over situation in Karachi

Final ODI shifted to Lahore due to security concerns

Oct 24, 2007: The final ODI between Pakistan and South Africa has been shifted to Lahore from Karachi following security concerns raised by the tourists

South Africa in Pakistan, 2007-08

Asif unlikely for last two ODIs

Oct 24, 2007: Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, is likely to be rested from the last two one-day internationals to be played against South Africa on October 26 and 29

South Africa in Pakistan 2007-08

Karachi ODI remains uncertain

Oct 23, 2007: South Africa will assess the security situation in Karachi before any final decision is taken on the status of the last ODI, scheduled in the port city for October 29

Pakistan v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Faisalabad

All-round Afridi powers Pakistan win

Oct 23, 2007: A Shahid Afridi-inspired Pakistan took a 2-1 series lead in festive Faisalabad

Pakistan v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Faisalabad

Festive occasion for serious clash

Oct 22, 2007: Both teams head into the third ODI looking to gain a 2-1 lead in the series