There were some nerves during their chase, but Lahore Badshahs eventually overcame Hyderabad Heroes to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three finals in Ahmedabad. Having won three of their previous encounters, Hyderabad, the

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has warned his players not to get carried away by the four-wicket win against West Indies in the first ODI in Abu Dhabi. "We have to be consistent," Malik told the Dubai-based daily Khaleej Times. "We lack that and we need

Punjab took control of their match with a commanding display on the second day. Two more batsmen scored centuries, to add to Adnan Raza's open-day ton, as they piled up 526 before two early wickets increased the pressure

Those who say 50-overs cricket has lost its ticker needed to look no further than the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi for a humdinger. In a throwback to the days of Sharjah classics, Pakistan overcame a sluggish start and a middle

Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan captain, has said Kamran Akmal, with his last-over heroics that allowed Pakistan to edge past West Indies in the first ODI, had "snatched a win from the jaws of defeat". Pakistan were chasing 295

The Abu Dhabi Cricket Council has offered to step in as host for Pakistan's home series against India scheduled early next year, if concerns over security in Pakistan

An incisive display from North West handed them control on the opening day as they skittled Sind for 96 in Peshawar. Shakeel-ur-Rehman and Junaid Khan took three wickets apiece after the new ball had done the early damage. By the close North West

The IPL's drugs tribunal has set November 29 as the date for hearing Mohammad Asif's appeal in Mumbai. The tribunal, comprising former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, the former vice-chancellor of India's Maharashtra University of