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Hafeez wants improvements in domestic pitches, support staff

Mar 28, 2013: Following the poor results in South Africa, Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has called for improvements in country's domestic circuit, which will help produce complete players

Pakistan news

'We need to improve a lot' - Misbah

Mar 26, 2013: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has called the results of the South Africa series a disappointment and accepted that his team needed significant improvements

ICC news

De Villiers joins Amla at the top of ODI rankings

Mar 25, 2013: AB de Villiers has joined Hashim Amla at the top of the ICC ODI rankings following an excellent series with the bat against Pakistan, which South Africa won 3-2

South Africa v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Benoni

Fragile batting lets Pakistan down again

Mar 24, 2013: Even in the final match of the tour, Pakistan's concern was the same as in their first match: the batting was not up to standard

South Africa v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Benoni

De Villiers special takes South Africa to series win

Mar 24, 2013: AB de Villiers racked up his third half-century in the series, in which he also scored a hundred, to guide South Africa to victory in their chase in Benoni with six overs to spare, sealing a 3-2 win for the hosts

South Africa v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Benoni

Big day for Benoni with series on the line

Mar 23, 2013: The preview of the final ODI between South Africa and Pakistan in Benoni

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

Batting fightbacks on 'slow pitch' please Misbah, de Villiers

Mar 22, 2013: South Africa's AB de Villiers said the conditions at Kingsmead weren't that "difficult" to deal with, but losing set batsmen at the wrong time cost the team some runs

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

Injured Smith unlikely for Benoni decider

Mar 21, 2013: Graeme Smith is unlikely to play a part in the fifth and final ODI against Pakistan in Benoni on Sunday due a recurrence of an ankle injury during South Africa's defeat in the fourth ODI in Durban

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

Farhat and Misbah help Pakistan make it 2-2

Mar 21, 2013: Pakistan laboured in pursuit of a modest target to level the series but a combination of rotten luck and determined South African bowling played its part in their struggles

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

South African concerns over Kingsmead again

Mar 20, 2013: Ahead of the crucial fourth ODI, South Africa's management appears a little worried about the 'subcontinental' wicket in Durban, but AB de Villiers has said he was not the "kind of guy who worries about stuff like that"

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

South Africa look to seal series at tricky Kingsmead

Mar 20, 2013: The preview for the fourth ODI between South Africa and Pakistan in Durban

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

Important to get used to winning under pressure - Peterson

Mar 19, 2013: A win in Durban seals the series for South Africa and they are keen to wrap it up with a game to play as they build for the Champions Trophy

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

Bowlers set to enjoy Kingsmead

Mar 19, 2013: With conditions in Durban set to assist the swinging ball, the fourth ODI could be one for the bowlers

Pakistan in South Africa, 2012-13

De Kock replaces du Plessis for last two ODIs

Mar 19, 2013: Faf du Plessis has been ruled out of the remaining two ODIs against Pakistan and the first four weeks of the IPL with back trouble

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

Tanvir called in as cover for Irfan, Gul

Mar 18, 2013: Left-arm fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been called up to the Pakistan one-day squad as cover for Mohammed Irfan and Umar Gul

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

SA stay cool to take series lead

Mar 17, 2013: AB de Villiers insisted his side kept their cool in the face of a Shahid Afridi onslaught to close out the win to take them 2-1 up in the series

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

Mohammad Irfan suffers upset stomach

Mar 17, 2013: Mohammad Irfan, the Pakistan fast bowler, suffered an upset stomach during the third ODI in Johannesburg and could be in doubt for the fourth ODI in Durban on March 21

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

Amla, de Villiers set up South Africa victory

Mar 17, 2013: South Africa were pretty and effective in pink as they took the series lead in a thriller at the Wanderers

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

Momentum key in quick turnaround

Mar 16, 2013: The preview for the third ODI between South Africa and Pakistan in Johannesburg

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Centurion

First ten overs decided the match - Misbah

Mar 16, 2013: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said his team had effectively won the second ODI in Centurion in the first ten overs of the South Africa innings, when the hosts had lost four wickets