Misbah-ul-Haq was poised to overtake Imran Khan and Javed Miandad as Pakistan's most successful Test captain, after his team played the perfect game to finish the fourth day on the verge of victory

For two days New Zealand's bowlers had struggled to create chances as Pakistan amassed their match-defining total, but as soon as they batted, the balance between bat and ball shifted dramatically

The Pakistan batsmen continued their plunder in the UAE, their relentless accumulation spanning 171 overs snuffing out New Zealand's hopes of victory

Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad put on Pakistan's best opening partnership in 14 years - 178 - and the team finished the day on 269 for 1

Plays of the day from the third ODI between New Zealand and South Africa in Hamilton

The third ODI in Hamilton began under overcast skies, and in the 31st over of the game the drizzle had got heavy enough to take the players off. They never came back on

The first-day pitch in Mirpur offered inconsistent bounce and significant turn that a Bangladesh rookie and veteran exploited to trip up Zimbabwe

New Zealand's batsmen will have to improve on their performance in the first ODI against South Africa if they are to keep the series alive after Friday

Plays of the day from the first ODI between New Zealand and South Africa in Mount Maunganui

AB de Villiers and JP Duminy scored unbeaten half-centuries to overhaul New Zealand's total of 230 with six wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare

England have not won successive Tests or a series since the summer of 2013, and this is their last opportunity to score a victory until the 2015 World Cup

England ended a winless run of ten Tests, which began in August last year, in style on the fifth morning in Southampton

England continued to play the near-perfect Test and India were powerless to hinder them

For almost two whole days India's bowlers had laboured on a surface that appeared docile. On the third, James Anderson showed them how it's done

Ian Bell scored his first hundred since August 2013, and Jos Buttler made 85 on Test debut to run India ragged on the second day at Ageas Bowl

Alastair Cook ended his run of poor form with an innings of 95, while Gary Ballance scored his third century of the summer to drive England into a strong position

Dominica's inaugural Twenty20 international was a damp affair, with an ever-present drizzle dousing the intensity of the contest that New Zealand claimed to ensure at least a share of the spoils in the two-match series

Tim Southee and offspinner Mark Craig demolished West Indies for the second time in successive days at Sabina Park to record New Zealand's second Test win in the Caribbean

Tim Southee and the debutant offspinner Mark Craig took four wickets each to skittle West Indies for 262 and secure New Zealand a first-innings lead of 246

Jimmy Neesham and BJ Watling put on 201 runs for the sixth wicket, and all but erased West Indies' hopes of winning Chris Gayle's 100th Test