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For the briefest of moments at Chittagong, home supporters must have glimpsed a pale parabola of joy as their bowlers broke through a Pakistani top-order fairly bristling with stalwart names

Papua New Guinea's hopes for the ICC Under-19 World Cup were severely dashed on Lincoln Green at Christchurch today when they were stunned by Pakistan in their opening game of the tournament

New Zealand gave itself a boost yesterday when taking a 29-run win from Pakistan in their ICC Under-19 World Cup warm-up game at Lincoln

Yousuf Youhana and Younis Khan hit strokeful centuries as Pakistan feasted on Bangladesh's mediocre attack in the second and final cricket Test here Thursday

Yousuf Youhana and Younis Khan, players who have grown to be stalwarts of the Pakistani middle-order in recent times, struck sparkling centuries to propel their side to a 281-run lead over a baffled Bangladesh at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong.

Pakistani spinners Saqlain Mushtaq and Danish Kaneria shared nine wickets to leave Bangladesh in the dumps on the opening day of the second and final Test here Wednesday

The International Cricket Council (ICC) referee Brian Hastings of New Zealand would see Pakistan opener Shadab Kabir Thursday for showing dissent on the first day of the second Test

Bangladesh looked like continuing their discouraging streak of failures since their inception into Test cricekt in the second Test against Pakistan at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong

Players competing in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand were given a traditional welcome at the formal opening ceremony held in Christchurch today

Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 178 runs in the third day of the first Test in the Coca-Cola series

Swashbuckling knocks from Abdur Razzaq and Rashid Latif put Pakistan in a commanding position, and Bangladesh effectively out of the game, on the second day of the Coca Cola Test series at Dhaka on Thursday

The West Indies upcoming Tests and limited-overs international away series with Pakistan will go ahead after all, following the acceptance of the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB), offer to play in a neutral venue

A horrendous lower-middle order collapse has restricted Bangladesh to 160 after they batted for just two sessions or 53.2 overs

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden will be waiting for a letter from the Pakistan Cricket Board with interest over the next week

The three-day match in BKSP between Bangladesh A and Pakistan ended in a draw today

Waqar Younis, one of the most formidable fast bowlers in the history of Pakistan cricket with 332 Test wickets, visited Bangladesh back in 1994 for two exhibition matches

Leggie Danish Kaneria limited the Bangladesh-A team to 210 in their first innings on the second day of the three-day match at BKSP

Swashbuckling centuries from Younis Khan and Yousuf Youhana put the touring Pakistan team in a very comfortable position as they amassed 312 runs for the loss of only three wickets to declare their innings

Bangladesh-A is taking on a mighty Pakistan squad for a three-day match in BKSP starting from January 5

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