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Mohsin lauds Cheema's debut effort

Mohsin Khan, Pakistan's chief selector, has praised fast bowler Aizaz Cheema's performance in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe

06-Sep-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Butcher laments dropped catches

Alan Butcher, Zimbabwe's coach, singled out dropped catches as the reason for his team squandering their chance of being competitive in the latter stages of the Test

05-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Second day was the turning point - Hafeez

Pakistan's senior players credited the bowlers for the team's Test victory over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo

05-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Pakistan ease to seven-wicket win

Pakistan surged to seven-wicket victory in Bulawayo, as Zimbabwe paid the price for throwing away ten sessions of hard work in one poor session on the fourth day

05-Sep-2011•The Report by Nitin Sundar

Waqar praises bowlers for creating pressure

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, praised his bowlers for not giving the Zimbabwe batsmen a chance to settle, thereby triggering a batting collapse

04-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Zimbabwe's fight pleases Taylor

Whatever the result of the one-off Test, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor feels his men have achieved something significant

04-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Taibu stalls Pakistan's victory push

Zimbabwe betrayed the inexperience of a team that hasn't played top-level opposition in over five years to leave Pakistan sniffing victory in Bulawayo

04-Sep-2011•The Report by Nitin Sundar

'Plan is to bat once' - Azhar Ali

Pakistan do not want to bat last in Bulawayo on a pitch that is expected to break up as the match wears on

03-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Patient Pakistan crawl towards first-innings lead

Pakistan accumulated 241 runs on the third day, as the lifeless Queens Park Club pitch joined forces with batsmen lacking in intent and butter-fingered fielders to leave the match meandering towards oblivion

03-Sep-2011•The Report by Nitin Sundar

Mawoyo and Hafeez provide a study in contrasts

In cricket, a combination of opposites is usually the most pleasing one and the differences are often best expressed when they come up against each other

02-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

'I perform well under pressure' - Mawoyo

Tino Mawoyo was not outwardly excited about his unbeaten 163. It was this composure that helped him survive Saeed Ajmal's doosras, which he could not read

02-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Hafeez leads fightback after Mawoyo's marathon

Tino Mawoyo became the third Zimbabwe batsman to carry his bat, to lead Zimbabwe to an impressive 412 on the second day, before Mohammad Hafeez helped Pakistan assert themselves in the final session

02-Sep-2011•The Report by Nitin Sundar

Pitch a challenge for inexperiened attack - Hafeez

The biggest mystery of the day came from the Bulawayo pitch and Zimbabwe's opener Vusi Sibanda said he was surprised that it didn't do much, while Mohammad Hafeez said the challenge would benefit Pakistan's inexperienced bowlers

01-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Gritty Mawoyo makes it Zimbabwe's day

Tino Mawoyo's determined stone-walling set up Zimbabwe's dominance on the first day of Bulawayo, as they finished on 245 for 4

01-Sep-2011•The Report by Nitin Sundar

Taylor searches for settled team

As Zimbabwe climb the next rung on the ladder to Test playing competency, Brendan Taylor had some specific areas that he wants to target, the most important of which is developing a settled Test XI

31-Aug-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Another baby step into the wild for Zimbabwe

ESPNcricinfo previews the Bulawayo Test between Zimbabwe and Pakistan

31-Aug-2011•The Preview by Nitin Sundar

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