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Amir, Lahore's homecoming king

In his first international match in Pakistan, Mohammad Amir ensured the fans had plenty of reasons to cheer

30-Oct-2017•Danyal Rasool in Lahore

The hidden benefits of Sri Lanka's return to Lahore

The SLC has gone out of its way to ensure the tour goes ahead, and its president Thilanga Sumathipala stands to gain considerable favour

28-Oct-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Twenty-one balls of deja vu

Until today, Usman Khan was best known for a destructive spell of pace and movement in a domestic T20 final. He has now bowled an eerily similar spell in international cricket, and given Pakistan a sweet selection headache when all their pace options are

23-Oct-2017•Danyal Rasool

Sri Lanka suffer 12th straight defeat

All the statistical peaks Pakistan scaled and the statistical troughs Sri Lanka plumbed during the fifth ODI in Sharjah

23-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

Hasan Ali's impressive numbers decoded

The highest wicket-taker of 2017 so far is the fastest Pakistan bowler to 50 ODI scalps

18-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

Five consecutive tons in the UAE for Babar Azam

Babar Azam brought up his fifth consecutive ODI century in the UAE

16-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

Sri Lanka's wretched run in ODIs in 2017

Few teams that have played 20 games or more in any calendar year have had as bad a year as Sri Lanka are having

14-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

The mixed emotions of Asad Shafiq

The batsman leaves Dubai with the relief of having returned to form, the heartbreak of seeing another heroic innings go in vain, and the frustration of needing to wait seven months to play his next Test match

11-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin

Marathon-man Karunaratne buries his first-innings ghosts

The Sri Lanka opener's best knocks have often come in the second innings, when his team is playing catch-up, but the Pakistan series featured a welcome departure from that norm

11-Oct-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Understudy's understudy takes centre stage

Dilruwan Perera might have missed out on selection but instead stepped forward to give Sri Lanka balance and options - and a famous series win

10-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

How Pakistan's winning streak screeched to a halt

Pakistan's invincibility in the UAE came crashing down, but the symptoms had appeared earlier - they've now lost nine of their last 11 Tests

10-Oct-2017•Danyal Rasool

The 5467-day wait to beat Pakistan in UAE

Fifteen years, 5467 days on, Pakistan suffered a Test series defeat in the UAE at the hands of Sri Lanka, who pulled off a feat beyond Australia, South Africa and England

10-Oct-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

End of Pakistan's spotless decade in the UAE

Statistical highlights of the fifty day of the second Test in Dubai between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

10-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

Sri Lanka's first-innings feast, second-innings famine

Statistical highlights of Sri Lanka's third-innings collapse in Dubai against Pakistan

09-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

Babar Azam needs to break the habit

In his short Test career, he has been dismissed close to lunch, tea or stumps too many times and it is hurting Pakistan

09-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

'Tired' Yasir not interested in records

Yasir Shah has continued to be play the role of both workhorse as well as strike bowler ever since Pakistan started playing three fast bowlers more often

07-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Karunaratne's hunger for long innings

Dimuth Karunaratne has played some remarkably long innings recently, and is emerging as a batting leader for Sri Lanka post the Jayawardene-Sangakkara era

07-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

Inside the heart of a Karunaratne classic

Being excluded from the ODI squad seemed not to bother the Sri Lanka opener, as he scored his seventh Test hundred to give his team control of the innings

07-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

Pakistan's curious affair with day-night Test cricket

It's expensive to host in the UAE, the market circumstances are unlike others in the cricket world, and the turnout is negligible. So why does Pakistan insist on playing pink-ball cricket there?

05-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

The truth about Rangaiyya

To the rest of the world, Rangana Herath is a lovable teddy bear of a slow left-armer. To Pakistan, he's a mean-ass, conniving devil who has taunted and harassed them for over a decade

03-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

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