Match Analysis

Sweat, sweeps and salvation for Australia

In the year of ball-tampering and bans, a weakened team found a way to survive more overs than any Australian side before them to snatch a dramatic draw

11-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

Samiuddin: Don't tell Bilal Asif he's not a Test cricketer

Before the first Test there were a lot of questions around why Bilal Asif shouldn't be in the Pakistan side. In one spell he showed why he should be

09-Oct-2018•Osman Samiuddin

New team writes fresh chapter of old story

Australia's issue surrounds the production line of talent, and the way young players are schooled. They once led the world in this respect, and now lag behind many

09-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

Haris Sohail breaks through with innings of unhurried intelligence

He learned plenty about batting at Test level during Pakistan's tour of the UK without quite making the big scores to show for it. Now, in Dubai, he made all that learning count

08-Oct-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

Marnus Labuschagne's leggies re-open an old question

Australia's fingerspinners have learned to adapt to Asian pitches that offer turn or inconsistent bounce. On flat tracks like Dubai's, however, they lack the cutting edge that a specialist wristspinner can bring

08-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

Life, the universe, and Mohammad Hafeez

Here today, gone tomorrow, and back again, he's made enough comebacks for all of us to have a favourite. Which one is yours?

07-Oct-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

Against the ropes, Langer's Australia persevere

After going wicketless in the first two sessions on a flat pitch in inhospitable weather conditions, the bowlers hit back to make inroads into Pakistan's line-up

07-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

Calm self-belief takes Ravindra Jadeja to long-awaited milestone

Batting with the confidence of a man who averages 50 over the last two years, the hometown hero shepherded the tail expertly to reach his maiden Test hundred

05-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Kohli's focus the next lesson for carefree Pant

The pitch, the opposition, the heat were all peripheral to Kohli's single-minded pursuit of runs - while Pant made batting fun to watch

05-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Boy wonder Shaw's joyride continues

His punches belong in a boxing ring. He cuts with glee. And his flicks are 'tracer bullet' stuff

04-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Erratic Bloemfontein pitch could find itself in the dock

This isn't the first time the surface at the Mangaung Oval has come in for criticism

03-Oct-2018•Liam Brickhill

Middle order mars Liton Das' special day

Right through the Asia Cup, Bangladesh's middle order had made up for their misfiring top order. In the final, the roles were reversed

28-Sep-2018•Mohammad Isam

India's spinners tease Bangladesh into a trap

Bangladesh sprang a surprise with an unusual opening pair, who added a century stand, but Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav combined to throw them off their plans

28-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Mustafizur, Mashrafe thrive in the clutch

No Tamim? No Shakib? No problem. Trust Mashrafe's captaincy and Mustafizur's bowling to get the job done

27-Sep-2018•Mohammad Isam

Lancashire's batting black list the prime cause for relegation

There were flashes of promises - notably the development of Tom Bailey and Matt Parkinson - but Lancashire failed to produce the runs required for Division One survival

25-Sep-2018•Paul Edwards at the Ageas Bowl

How Mahmudullah and Imrul Kayes thwarted Rashid Khan

Coming together with Bangladesh 87 for 5, the sixth-wicket pair added 128 runs

24-Sep-2018•Mohammad Isam

Pakistan dance to captain Rohit's tunes

His astute decision-making helped India restrict Pakistan to a manageable total

23-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Rudderless batting against India emblematic of Bangladesh's larger problem

Mosaddek Hossain, Liton Das and Mohammad Mithun have shown promise but are unable to put on consistent performances to provide back up for the senior batsmen

21-Sep-2018•Mohammad Isam

Rejuvenated Jadeja capitalises on first opportunity on return

Since being left out of the ODI side last year, he warmed the bench for three Tests in SA and four in England, but didn't wait to perform as soon as he returned to the 50-overs game

21-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Bhuvneshwar finds rhythm, Bumrah redemption against Pakistan

India's first-choice pacers worked in tandem as one stifled the openers and the other reaped tangible rewards by dislodging them early

19-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

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