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Spinners thrive, minnows flounder, sixes flow

The Women's World Cup witnessed several statistical highlights. Cricinfo looks at some of the interesting numbers from the tournament

24-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

A great advertisement for women's cricket

The pitches, slower at the end of Australia's summer season, aided spin but did not let the bowlers to dominate the batsmen; the two-week format allowed each side a minimum of four games

24-Mar-2009•Nishi Narayanan

Bates smashes her way into England's concerns

Suzie Bates' total was the highest for a female New Zealand batsman, beating Karen Le Combers' 135 not out against Ireland in 1996

19-Mar-2009•Jenny Roesler in Sydney

England and New Zealand emerge favourites

Australia, India, New Zealand, England, West Indies and Pakistan have made it to the Super Six of the women's World Cup. We look at how the teams fared in their group stage and where they stand going into the Super Six

13-Mar-2009•Nishi Narayanan

'Cricket won't be played in Pakistan in the foreseeable future'

Reactions to the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, which has put in doubt Pakistan's status as an international sporting venue

03-Mar-2009

Happy venue for Younis and Akmal

Stats preview to the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Lahore

28-Feb-2009•S Rajesh

High scores, and joy for Akmal

Stats highlights from the last day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Karachi

25-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Captains rewrite record books

Stats highlights from the fourth day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

24-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Rusty Pakistan face stern test

Statistical preview to the two-Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

20-Feb-2009•Siddhartha Talya

Latif's labour of love

Rashid Latif's cricket academy, which has been close to a decade in the making, is an epitome of Karachi's unique cricket ethos

11-Feb-2009•Osman Samiuddin

A terrible day at the office

Perhaps it was just that the shock of it was too much, but Shoaib Malik's press conference after Pakistan's heaviest defeat (in terms of runs) was surprisingly - and happily - free of rancour

24-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Seamers shine in spinners' shadow

The only thing better than defeating opponents is crushing them. And the only thing better than that is to do so at their own game

24-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Akmal unworthy of selection

Nothing illustrates more aptly the emptiness of whatever method and merit there is to Pakistan's current thinking than the continued selection of Kamran Akmal as a first-choice wicketkeeper

24-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Flexibility could hurt Dilshan

Dilshan has been a constant for many years now, a significant part of many of their successes and evolution. But what exactly is he, what is his role?

22-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin

Another wow from Rao

Is it sacrilegious to suggest that what Pakistan needs more of is a Rao Iftikhar Anjum and less of the flash that we've become accustomed to? Rao is as far removed from the bling of Pakistan's pace lineage as is possible.

20-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

'Bring sanity to the schedule'

Sanjay Manjrekar, Ian Chappell and Tony Greig on the issues facing cricket in 2009

02-Jan-2009•Sanjay Manjrekar

Isolation ward

Fewer scandals, but zero Test cricket - a more depressing year than 2007

01-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin

Lahore Badshahs v Pakistan

A fan dreams of a clash between the two teams that have brought Pakistan much joy over the last week

20-Nov-2008•Saad Shafqat

Home and away

County cricket's finest overseas signing talks of how he had to leave his country to get his due, and the change religion has made to his life and career

14-Oct-2008•Sriram Veera

Where's Yousuf?

An ICC panel picked the best Test and ODI teams of the year based on performances in the last 12 months. There's no disagreeing with their wisdom but, had they gone by statistics alone, would their choices have been a bit different

11-Sep-2008

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