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01-Jun-2003•Taha Noor

Pakistan lodge complaint against umpire Harper

The Pakistan team has lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a decision made by umpire Daryl Harper during the tri-nation Bank Alfalah Cup in Sri Lanka

29-May-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Any other umpires out there?

Against the backdrop of more and more live cricket broadcasts from around the world, television footage has highlighted several controversial incidents

27-May-2003•Suhael Ahmed

Fleming leads New Zealand to victory in Bank Alfalah Cup

Happy captain: Stephen Fleming poses with the Bank Alfalah Cup © AFP New Zealand's long summer came to an end with a comfortable four-wicket victory against Pakistan in the final of the Bank Alfalah Cup - their first major limited-overs win

23-May-2003•Charlie Austin

'Pressure is the key' - Fleming

Stephen Fleming, after a triangular series dominated by low-scoring and closely fought matches, believes that the final of the Bank Alfalah Cup between New Zealand and Pakistan will be won by the team that is best able to cope with the extra pressure

22-May-2003•Charlie Austin in Dambulla

Shoaib banned for two matches

Shoaib Akhtar has been fined 75% of his match fee and banned for two one-day internationals for ball-tampering

21-May-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka: handicapped by fear

Sri Lanka's awesome one-day record at home over the last five years has taken a beating

21-May-2003•Charlie Austin

New Zealand bowl first

New Zealand won the toss and, in keeping with the tournament trend, elected to bowl first in the final group-stage match of the low-scoring Bank Alfalah Cup

20-May-2003•Charlie Austin

Pakistan into the final with 22-run victory

Powered by a rapid 74 from Shoaib Malik - the highest score of the tournament - and some incisive pace bowling from Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami, Pakistan clinched a 22-run victory over New Zealand in the last group match of the Bank Alfalah Cup,

20-May-2003•Charlie Austin

New Zealand squeak a thrilling victory

New Zealand clinched a nailbiting nine-run win against Sri Lanka in another low-scoring thriller, thanks to a career-best bowling performance from Daniel Vettori, to cement their place in the final of this Bank Alfalah Cup

19-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Murali the star as Sri Lanka edge a low-scoring thriller

The first three matches of the Bank Alfalah Cup may have been a fast bowler's paradise, but in the fourth match it was Sri Lanka's spinners who claimed the limelight

18-May-2003•Charlie Austin

Crucial game for Sri Lanka

After a four-day break for Vesak, Sri Lanka's festival of lights, the Bank Alfalah Cup resumes on Sunday with all three teams still in the hunt for a place in the final

17-May-2003•Charlie Austin in Dambulla

News may not be as bad as feared for Shane Bond

All may not be lost for New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond who returned home to Christchurch from Sri Lanka today

16-May-2003•Lynn McConnell

Shoaib under no pressure, insists Latif

The threat of being dropped has not weighed on Shoaib Akhtar's mind during the current Bank Alfalah Cup, according to the Pakistan captain, Rashid Latif

15-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Bond returning to New Zealand for scan of back injury

Fast bowler Shane Bond is to return to New Zealand from Sri Lanka for an assessment and possible treatment of his back injury

14-May-2003•Lynn McConnell

Sri Lanka sneak a win against New Zealand

When the teams arrived in the morning, with the ground cloaked in drizzle and the pitch wrapped in tarpaulins, Sri Lanka feared the worst

13-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Heavy rain forces matches to be shifted to Dambulla

Organisers of the Bank Alfalah Cup have decided to play all the remaining matches of tournament at Dambulla after heavy monsoon rain in Colombo

13-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Bond fears lengthy lay-off

New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond could be facing a long lay-off as a result of a back injury he picked up during Sunday's ODI against Pakistan

12-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Statistics offer hope of New Zealand improvement

New Zealand's lack of consistency in recent years in its one-day cricket has been behind its mid-table placing on the world rankings, but increasingly there are signs of a change for the better

12-May-2003•Lynn McConnell

Jayasuriya set to play despite tonsillitis

Sanath Jayasuriya will play in Sri Lanka's crucial match against New Zealand on Tuesday but team officials are concerned over his health after his fourth bout of tonsillitis in three months

12-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

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