Matches (29)

The Ashes (1)

WBBL (1)

ILT20 (3)

IND vs SA (1)

Sa Women vs IRE Women (1)

SMAT (17)

NZ vs WI (1)

ENG Lions Tour (1)

Sheffield Shield (3)

ENG

(35 ov) 334 & 134/6

AUS

511

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Schedule Report Videos Series

SS-W

(5/20 ov) 41/0

AS-W

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Schedule Table Series

Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

@OsmanSamiuddin

Low expectations not a worry for chilled-out South Africa

They're in the unusual position of not being favourites at the start of a World Cup, and they're relishing the feeling

28-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin at The Oval

Steyn ruled out of South Africa's World Cup opener

The fast bowler didn't feature in the warm-up against Sri Lanka and only bowled off a few paces at training on Tuesday

28-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin at The Oval

How far can hate take Imam-ul-Haq?

All of Pakistan seemingly loathes him for his privilege. So far that has worked out pretty well for him

26-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin

It's always sunny in Lala land

Game Changer is a madcap, chaotic and often fact-free ride through the mind of Pakistan's most enigmatic allrounder

15-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Mohammad Amir down with suspected chickenpox

World Cup chances dim for paceman, with only two ODIs left for him to make a case for selection

13-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Mohammad Amir seeks Oval encore in bid to revive World Cup prospects

Paceman returns to scene of Champions Trophy glory with hopes of emerging from lean 50-over form

07-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Sarfaraz wants to 'bat four or five', and that can only help Pakistan

The captain moving up the order is good for the team, but the strike rates of the other top-order batsmen needs quite a lot of work

07-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Tale of intrigue as Karachi serves up another thriller

Karachi serves up yet another thriller as Pakistan reach home

22-Apr-2019•The Wisden Verdict by Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

All-time Pakistan World Cup XI

Osman Samiuddin, ESPNcricinfo's senior editor, picks his all-time Pakistan World Cup XI

02-Apr-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Before and after Lahore 2009: Pakistan's cricket in numbers

A look at the decade before the team were forced into exile in the UAE, and the one since

03-Mar-2019•Osman Samiuddin

'Bureaucracy over common sense' - Mani lashes out at Sarfaraz's ban

The PCB chairman held that, "because ICC couldn't get the two players in a room together, they said let's charge him. And that to my mind is utter nonsense."

01-Feb-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Breaking down Babar Azam, the ODI batsman

Everyone knows he's a quality player, and that he has areas to improve on. What are those areas, though, and is he the right man in the wrong team?

01-Feb-2019•Osman Samiuddin and Shiva Jayaraman

PCB insists discussions are "open" for Australia to play in Pakistan

Cricket Australia has said it is not contemplating moving matches from the UAE to Pakistan, but PCB wants a recce done first

13-Jan-2019•Osman Samiuddin

When Babar Azam met Dale Steyn

By some metrics, the young, gifted Pakistan batsman has taken on the greatest fast bowler of this century like nobody ever has

10-Jan-2019•Osman Samiuddin

New Zealand greater than the sum of their parts, again

Kane Williamson's batting was inarguably great, but the captain preferred to focus on the several contributions that made up the series victory

07-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin

Under-fire Sarfraz Ahmed sees possibility of giving up captaincy

'If I make mistakes, or it is because of me that the team is losing then I will definitely think about it, and if there is someone better than me to do the Test captaincy, then he should'

07-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Four hours and 49 minutes of same old Pakistan

Edgbaston, the MCG, Hamilton. Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi. A litany of final-day meltdowns just grew a little longer

07-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

The frictionless genius of Kane Williamson

Up-and-down pitch, sizeable deficit, great leggie at his peak. How do you take those ingredients and score a hundred of seeming inevitability?

06-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin

Yasir Shah fastest to 200 Test wickets, breaks 82-year-old record

The legspinner took just 33 Tests to reach the landmark as compared to Clarrie Grimmett's 36

06-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin

Azhar and Shafiq answer the call, and yet...

This should have been a redemptive day for Pakistan's two senior batsmen, and it very nearly was, until... well, you know what happened next

05-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

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