Captain AB de Villiers has shown pride in his team after winning the one-day series against Pakistan, hailing a comeback after losing to Sri Lanka.

Former champions India beat SA by one run but still crashed out of the T20 as Pakistan went through to the semifinals by virtue of a higher run rate.

Sri Lanka sent defending champions England packing at the T20 as they reached the semis along with the West Indies after a dramatic night of action.

West Indies and hosts Sri Lanka earned hard-fought wins in an exciting start to the Super Eights round in the World Twenty20 on Thursday.

Saeed Ajmal took four wickets as Pakistan kept their nerve to pull off a 13-run win over New Zealand in the World Twenty20 group D match on Sunday.

Pakistan’s bowlers have sealed a 71-run win in the final Test against England to embrace a 3-0 Test series whitewash against their opponents.

England are desperate to avoid the humiliation of a series whitewash against an strong Pakistan team in the third and final Test.

England’s pace-cum-spin attack has delivered the goods to keep Pakistan down to 256-7 on the opening day of the second Test.

Paceman Umar Gul took 4-63 to help Pakistan beat the world’s best Test team, England, by 10 wickets in the first Test inside three days.

The International Cricket Council has announced that the ICC World Test championship due to be played next year will not be held until 2017.

Lasith Malinga has pushed Sri Lanka to a 25-run victory against Pakistan by taking three wickets in the second ODI to level the five-match series 1-1.

Younis Khan said his team will continue to keep things simple as they look to double their series lead in the second one-day match against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan’s captain Misbah-ul Haq vowed to remain positive in his bids to win the series against Sri Lanka as the teams prepare for their third Test.

Kumar Sangakkara hit his eighth double hundred while Prasanna Jayawardene notched up a fighting century to salvage a draw for Sri Lanka.

Suspended Pakistan cricket star Shahid Afridi’s lawyers have filed a petition in court against sanctions imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi has announced his retirement from international cricket after a row with coach Waqar Younis.

Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of brilliance and controversy, announced his retirement from international cricket.

Skipper Shahid Afridi took five wickets to help Pakistan overcome a scare at the hands of Canada and clinch a hard-fought 46-run win.

Lasith Malinga recorded his second World Cup hat-trick and scored 6-38 to spark Sri Lanka’s crushing nine-wicket win over Kenya in the World Cup.

Shahid Afridi took five wickets and Umar Akmal scored one of four half-centuries as Pakistan crushed Kenya by 205 runs on Wednesday.