Batsmen who have stamped their authority on the first Test of a series, and others who have struggled

Stats preview to the second Test between England and Australia, at Lord's

Cricinfo looks at some of the other stats highlights from the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

A match in which fortunes swung wildly finally ended in an emphatic seven-wicket win for Sri Lanka

Fawad Alam, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal fashioned an extraordinary turnaround on the second day at the P Sara Oval, as Pakistan dominated as completely as they had been dominated on the opening day

Sri Lanka have never won a home series against Pakistan, but they took huge strides towards rectifying that statistic with an utterly dominant performance with ball and bat on the first day at the P Sara Oval

Cricinfo previews the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, at Colombo's P Sara Oval

Traditional wisdom suggests facing the new ball is the most difficult proposition in England, but numbers from the last two decades indicate otherwise

Partnerships were crucial to England's success in 2005, and they will be key again in 2009

A look at Australia's batsmen and bowlers at each Ashes venue in England over the years

Pakistan's captain may have announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket, but stats suggest he is the perfect batsman for the format

Cricinfo looks back at some of the important stats from the 2009 ICC World Twenty20

Cricinfo looks at the important numbers ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 final

The statistical highlights from the second semi-final between Sri Lanka and West Indies

Ask any New Zealand cricketer which team he least prefers to play, and the answer will probably be Pakistan

S Rajesh provides a statistical preview to the second semi-final between Sri Lanka and West Indies to be played at The Oval

A look at how the stats stack up for Pakistan and South Africa ahead of their ICC World Twenty20 semi-final

Cricinfo previews the last Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20

Requiring a win to move into the semi-finals, Pakistan accomplished just that with an efficient performance

Less than 18 hours after beating India, West Indies face another tough challenge