The West Indies’ enthralling one-wicket win over Pakistan at Kingston was only the 15th such instance in more than 144 years of Test cricket. Here is a brief look back at each of these memorable victories. England beat Australia, Fifth Test, The Oval, 1902 Target and fall of ninth wicket: 263, 248/9The tenth-wicket pair: George […]
Read More Record Book – One-wicket victories in TestsAs the 2019 World Cup rolls on, we continue our five-part series on the matches that shaped the 1999 edition of the tournament, after having begun the nostalgic ride in Part 1. Tendulkar’s courageous century – India v Kenya, Group A, Bristol Following defeats to South Africa and Zimbabwe, India’s chances of going […]
Read More Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 2Pakistan are set to begin their twelfth ODI series in New Zealand from Saturday. Since 1972-73, when they played each other in their first ever ODI at Christchurch, the two teams have clashed 44 times in New Zealand, with the hosts winning 26 ODIs to the visitors’ 15. This includes two games played at […]
Read More Specials – Best of the ODIs: Pakistan in New ZealandThis was the third Test of Bangladesh’s first full tour of Pakistan. The hosts had unsurprisingly sealed the series by winning the first two Tests, but it did not come as easy as expected. In the first Test at Karachi, Pakistan were set a tricky 217 to win while in the second Test […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – Pakistan v Bangladesh, Multan, 2003
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