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Hold back your best player

Selectorial wizardry and logic decoded

18-Mar-2015•Andy Zaltzman

Why it pays to be a left-arm quick

They create awkward angles for right-hand batsmen and can use the threat of the incoming delivery, which help keep the batsmen quiet

18-Mar-2015•Aakash Chopra

Build, build, blast off

In contrast to previous World Cups, this time most teams seem to have followed a strategy of constructing an innings till about the last quarter and then launching an all-out attack

17-Mar-2015•Sharda Ugra

The tournament of the short ball

The bouncer has turned out to be the weapon of choice for the leading bowlers of the World Cup so far

17-Mar-2015•Brydon Coverdale

First World Cup ton by Pakistan wicketkeeper

Stats highlights from the last match of the group stages, between Pakistan and Ireland in Adelaide

15-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Pakistan's death bowlers step up again

At one stage Ireland seemed poised to set Pakistan a target in the region of 270, but Misbah-ul-Haq attacked with his fast bowlers to keep them down to far less

15-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Mooney has a sore throat

Plays of the day from the Group B match between Ireland and Pakistan in Adelaide

15-Mar-2015•George Dobell and Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Sarfraz hundred puts Pakistan in quarters

15-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pakistan, WI and Ireland in numbers game

Here's what the teams need to do to go through to the quarter-finals

14-Mar-2015•S Rajesh

Wahab Riaz and the tale of the Pakistani bouncer

In the high art of Pakistani fast bowling, where the short ball is mostly used as a warning, Wahab's uncomplicated, extreme pace is an indulgence that stands out

11-Mar-2015•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan pick up pace as Waqar loosens reins

Early into the World Cup, Pakistan's campaign was in danger of disintegrating quickly. But Waqar Younis' approach of allowing the side time to settle has helped them pull things together and find momentum

08-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

Pakistan body language holds clue to win

Pakistan's intensity levels in the field against South Africa were sky high; on display was the kind of confidence and aggression they would need to get a second wind in the tournament

07-Mar-2015•Nikita Bastian in Auckland

Ireland need one point to qualify; WI dependent on others

A look at what Pakistan, Ireland and West Indies need to do to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals from Group B

07-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

South Africa feel de Villiers' negative vibe

AB de Villiers felt a lack of "electric vibe" before South Africa's match against Pakistan - and his post-match disgust revealed that things only got worse

07-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Street-smart Sarfraz excels on second debut

Apart from keeping Pakistan's start steady at one end, Sarfraz Ahmed also freed up Umar Akmal to be used elsewhere, to provide his team the balance it lacked till now

07-Mar-2015•Devashish Fuloria in Auckland

Sarfraz's six, and South Africa's chasing woes

Stats highlights from Pakistan's stunning win against South Africa in Auckland

07-Mar-2015•S Rajesh

Steyn takes flight, and a battle of Goliaths

Plays of the Day from the Pakistan v South Africa World Cup 2015 Group B match, in Auckland

07-Mar-2015•Nikita Bastian in Auckland

Pakistan find a way past AB de Villiers

07-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pakistan face up to their bogey team

South Africa's bowlers and batsmen have had great success against Pakistan, who are 0-3 in World Cup contests between the two sides

06-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Welcome win but mind the cracks

On Saturday Pakistan face South Africa in Auckland knowing that they have solved none of their long-standing issues - particularly a fragility within their top order - and that they will benefit from none of the good fortune they received here

04-Mar-2015•George Dobell in Napier

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