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Ollie Pope succumbs to the chaos as batting questions refuse to abate

Stand-in captain falls to brilliant catch, but all-or-nothing innings have been feature of his year

08-Oct-2024•Matt Roller

'Situation bowling' the secret to Sadia Iqbal's rise to the top

She's had an impact in both the World Cup matches she has played so far and, for a brief while over the last week, was the No. 1 T20I bowler in the world

08-Oct-2024•Firdose Moonda

Salman, from pressure absorber to pressure transmitter, all with a wide grin

His century in Multan was a reminder that Pakistan can still be on the right side of Test-match rejoicing

08-Oct-2024•Danyal Rasool

Shan Masood's statement of intent sets out Pakistan's stall for the series

Aggression is captain's watchword as he takes lessons of 2022 and drills them back at England

07-Oct-2024•Matt Roller

India and Pakistan fans turn up the volume in Dubai - in record numbers

The vibe so far this tournament has been good in Sharjah too, with the UAE's expats coming out to cheer their sides on - a Sri Lankan papare band included

06-Oct-2024•Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda

Chris Woakes faces his overseas demons as England place faith in attack leader

England seamer set to return to Asian Test conditions for first time in eight years

06-Oct-2024•Matt Roller

India's early setback set to raise the temperature of Pakistan clash

The rivalry has seldom lived up to its billing in women's cricket, but Sunday promises to be different

05-Oct-2024•Shashank Kishore

The good news for Pakistan? England have problems. The bad news? Pakistan have bigger ones

England aren't quite the force they were on their all-conquering 2022-23 tour. That, however, is no consolation to a struggling Pakistan side

04-Oct-2024•Danyal Rasool

After changes in lifestyle, Fatima Sana wants to be as quick as Shabnim Ismail

Pakistan captain also wants to improve her batting ahead of the T20 World Cup, even as she looks up to her coaches' experience of playing in the UAE

03-Oct-2024•Firdose Moonda

Women's cricket is the ideal playground for swing

Because of the slower pace of the game, big, banana swing is far more common in the women's game, almost defining its entire vocabulary

03-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Could this be the closest-ever Women's T20 World Cup?

There isn't a whole lot of buzz around Dubai and Sharjah just yet, but seldom has the field looked so even ahead of a major women's tournament

01-Oct-2024•Shashank Kishore

FAQs: The first ever women's T20 World Cup at a neutral venue

Why is the tournament being staged in the UAE amid the October heat, you ask? Read on to have this and other questions you might have answered

01-Oct-2024•Shashank Kishore

Can anyone challenge Australia and India in Group A?

The teams and their stars, their strengths and their weaknesses, and, really, how far are they likely to go?

28-Sep-2024•Alex Malcolm, Andrew McGlashan, Srinidhi Ramanujam, S Sudarshanan

Ten years since the end of Saeed Ajmal and the doosra: where's offspin at?

The skill thrives thanks to R Ashwin and Nathan Lyon, but the magic that the wrong'un wielded is all but gone

28-Sep-2024•Osman Samiuddin

It's 4am, do you know how high your ceiling is?

We love using real-life metrics to understand our beloved game better

16-Sep-2024•Alan Gardner

South Africa begin T20 WC prep with spin test against Pakistan

Pakistan will look to create consistency and work on their batting ahead of the big event

15-Sep-2024•Firdose Moonda

The Champions Cup: can it live up to the hype?

Investment into domestic cricket is always good but is this new 50-over tournament going to bring about real change or is it just a vanity project?

11-Sep-2024•Danyal Rasool

The PCB is even more disastrous than usual. Here are the numbers to prove it

Even for Pakistan, their recent administrative churn has been excessive, and the instability is reflected in the team's performances

09-Sep-2024•Osman Samiuddin

An underdog story with shawarma, pulaos and a whole lot of Pakistani hospitality

Our Bangladesh correspondent enjoys the cricket, but even more so the food and sights of Islamabad and Lahore

06-Sep-2024•Mohammad Isam

Stump Mic: The good, the bad, and the Pakistan Cricket Board

Osman Samiuddin and Danyal Rasool join Kaustubh Kumar to discuss the repercussions of Bangladesh's stunning 2-0 sweep

05-Sep-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

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