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/ 22 October 2007
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said on Monday the team was confident of bouncing back in the one-day series against Pakistan after losing the second match last week. ”Lifting the team after the loss is not difficult at all and it will not be an issue,” said Arthur ahead of the third match on Tuesday.
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/ 20 October 2007
Mohammad Yousuf hit a brilliant century to lead Pakistan to a 25-run victory over South Africa in a day-night international in Lahore on Saturday and level the series 1-1. Yousuf’s 143-ball 117 ensured Pakistan posted a fighting 265-9 before the home team overcame poor fielding to restrict the SA to 240 in 49.3 overs.
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/ 18 October 2007
AB de Villiers and Herschelle Gibbs smashed centuries to help South Africa defeat Pakistan by 45 runs in the first day-night international in Lahore on Thursday. De Villiers notched a brisk unbeaten 95-ball 103, while Gibbs scored 102 to propel the tourists to 294-5 in 50 overs before paceman Makhaya Ntini restricted Pakistan to 249 in 46.3 overs.
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/ 24 September 2007
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s young India team snatched the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship title after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in a rousing final on Monday. The Indians, restricted to 157-5, fought back to bowl out valiant Pakistan for 152 before a sell-out crowd of 32 000 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
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/ 22 September 2007
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A half-century by Imran Nazir and three wickets from paceman Umar Gul helped Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets with seven balls to spare on Saturday to reach the final of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship. Gul was not introduced until the 12th over at Newlands in Cape Town.
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/ 20 September 2007
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Pakistan laboured to a four-wicket win over Bangladesh at Newlands on Thursday to earn themselves a Twenty20 World Championship semifinal date at the same ground this weekend. Pakistan’s win ensured they finished top of group F in the Super Eight stage with three wins in three matches.
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/ 18 September 2007
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A 101 partnership for the fourth wicket by Pakistan’s Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik set up a comfortable 33 win over Sri Lanka in a Super Eight Twenty20 World Championship match at the Wanderers on Monday. Pakistan scored a credible 189/6 in their 20 overs with Sri Lanka only managing 156 for the loss of nine wickets.
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/ 14 September 2007
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Pakistani fast-bowler Muhammad Asif stunned a near-capacity crowd of partisan supporters by taking a wicket in each of his four overs in the Twenty20 World Championship cricket match against India at the Sahara Stadium Kingsmead in Durban on Friday, setting up a grand struggle between the two Asian giants.