Matches (18)

CPL (2)

Men's Hundred (3)

Top End T20 (4)

AUS vs SA (1)

Women's Hundred (3)

One-Day Cup (5)

SLK

(14/20 ov) 143/3

STKNP

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Schedule Table Series

MO-M

98/8

TR-M

(74/100 balls, T:99) 101/3

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Schedule Table Report Series

Verdict

Failing the litmus test

It's paradoxical that one had to reach the last day of the series to see the expected battle unravel

01-Feb-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Karachi

Pakistan's Bonnie and Clyde

The collaboration of Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf spells danger

31-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

Faisal repays the faith

Just as one began to believe that the Karachi Test was going to obliterate all memories of the two games gone by, normalcy was restored

31-Jan-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Karachi

Opening gambits and butter fingers

It's been 21 innings and over a year since a Pakistani opening pair put on a stand of over a hundred

30-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

Exposing India's frailties

India might be kicking themselves for several reasons

30-Jan-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Karachi

Frittering away a perfect start

So much happened in the day that it took a while to realise that India actually ended it wallowing in quicksand.

29-Jan-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Karachi

Akmal against the odds

Of the many remarkable things about the day, possibly the most outstanding was Kamran Akmal's hundred

29-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

Crumbs of comfort

25-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Bring on the green tops

The thrilling contests in the last Ashes series gave cricket a new constituency, attracting even those who cared little for the game. Bore draws, like the one in Lahore and that expected here, will only succeed in alienating even the faithful

24-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Dhoni's no Gilly clone

Over a century ago, Alice James wrote: "The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape."

23-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Exceptions to the ennui

Until the afternoon, nearly halfway through this series, Test cricket had been at its most hateful. In any case, batting practices an unhealthy hold over modern day cricket, but in Lahore and Faisalabad, it has become a deathly choke

23-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Horses for courses

Pakistan's bowling remained equally committed and entertaining on a pitch which still sells runs

22-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Damage control

For India, this was always going to be a day for damage control, and despite magnificent innings of contrasting tempos from Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq, they had every reason to be pleased with their efforts

22-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Brave gambit

The fact that Zaheer Khan and RP Singh turned out to be India's best bowlers on the day vindicated the management's brave decision

21-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

The big game hunter

Sehwag has rarely let India down on the big occasion. The fact that he makes for such compelling viewing is merely a bonus

15-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

A suspension of disbelief

Sometimes on days that defy comprehension, you can only look to statistics to help you begin to understand what actually passed

14-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Lahore

Courage after the disaster

A refreshingly positive response from Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid was the only saving grace on another day when India's bowling came from the Chamber of Horrors

14-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Bludgeoning a blunt attack

On a pitch that could best be described as comatose, Younis Khan played the dazzling lead, reprising Virender Sehwag's effort of 22 months ago

13-Jan-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Smith proposes Ponting disposes

Australia were buoyed by Graeme Smith's courageous and positive declaration, and when the sun came out and the pitch flattened they cantered to a 2-0 series victory

06-Jan-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

The Kallis effect

South Africa needed more from their deputy and their winning bubble may have burst. Kallis has managed to be a great batsman without being a thoughtful one

05-Jan-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

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