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Dew not a factor as Jayasuriya spins Sri Lanka to victory

On an interesting third day's play Asim Kamal made 99 on his Test debut, Paul Adams took seven wickets in an innings for the first time ..

Taufeeq Umar scored 111, his fourth Test hundred to help Pakistan to close on 275 for 4 against South Africa

The two Shoaib's - Malik and Akhtar - revived Pakistan and restricted South Africa to 320 for 9 on the opening day of the first Test at Lahore.

Wasim Akram got a rousing send-off in his farewell match as a Pakistan XI team, of which he was the captain, beat a World XI line-up by 44 runs in a charity game at Lahore

Pakistan gained the psychological edge in this dress rehearsal of Saturday's Paktel Cup final as they overhauled Sri Lanka by six wickets with seven balls to spare

The senior Pakistan side, captained by Shoaib Malik, cruised to victory over the Rest of Pakistan in a one-day charity game at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium to raise funds for tsunami relief and the recent Baluchistan flood disaster

Pakistan romped to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over India in the second Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Since the first morning of the Lahore Test, things have gradually fallen into place for a Pakistan side which was in a shambles only a week earlier

Of all the reasons why we love Test cricket, the most compelling one is the way it reveals itself and yet holds back so much

Asim Kamal's classy and defiant 73 laid the platform, and the much-maligned pace attack then took centre-stage as Pakistan closed in on an emphatic series-equalling victory

Pakistan's disciplined batting approach showed just what is possible if discipline and circumspection replace recklessness

After a childhood full of misgivings and apprehensions, I have spent an adulthood wondering how it would feel to set foot in Pakistan

On a day of hard grind, Pakistan's batsmen put together a disciplined, no-frills performance to eke out a first-innings lead and end the day in a position of considerable strength

India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has been fined 60 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his country's second Test match in Pakistan

Umar Gul bowled a magnificent spell that reduced India to 147 for 7, and then, Yuvraj Singh stroked a glorious 112 to take his side to 287

Before the second Test started, Dravid and Inzamam-ul-Haq came together to join children in holding a banner with the slogan "Bowl out Polio" written on it

Yuvraj Singh and Umar Gul, the stars of the show, spoke to the media after the first day's play at Lahore

At seven down, with less than 150 on the board, a Pakistan attack of older vintage might have expected, reasonably, to scuttle a previous Indian batting line-up for under 200

Pakistan v India, 2nd Test, Lahore