The second match of the three-game series, in January 2010, saw Australia recover from posting 127 in their first innings to win by 36 runs, after dismissing Pakistan for 139 second time around. Akmal came in for criticism and his performance was scrutinised after he dropped Mike Hussey three...

The people that travelled through the hills to watch the first one-day international in Pallekele witnessed a Pakistan team in shambles: they saw a glut of extras, three dropped catches, the worst possible display of end-over bowling, and a batting implosion from a shell-shocked team. They also...

Pakistan broke Australia's 34-match winning streak after edging them out by four wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup in Colombo on Saturday. It was Pakistan who had last inflicted a World Cup defeat on the defending champions - 12 years ago at Headingley - and they required 41 overs to...

Enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is unlikely to play any further role for Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. Shoaib, 35, announced on Thursday that he will retire after the tournament. The bowler seems to have lost favour with the team management, including skipper Shahid Afridi,...

Pakistan stormed into the semi-finals after crushing the West Indies by 10 wickets at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium. Pakistan needed just 20.5 overs to reach their paltry target of 113 as Mohammad Hafeez made 61 off 64 balls and Kamran Akmal 47 off 61. Their spinners had done the damage earlier in...

Pakistan beat West Indies by 10 wickets in the first quarterfinal of the 2011 ICC World Cup. West Indies were bundled out for 112 courtesy a great bowling performance from Pakistan. The sub-continent team chased down the target in 20.5 overs.

Muhammad Yousuf has decided to retire from all forms of competitive cricket after being dropped from the list of centrally contracted players by the PCB. Sources close to the senior batsman said Yousuf has decided against taking part in any domestic or local cricket competitions as he was...