Pakistan book a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a comfortable seven-wicket victory (D/L method) over Zimbabwe in a rain-hit Group A match in Pallekele.
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Pakistan v Zimbabwe latest score
Latest score from the World Cup Group A match in Pallekele.
Pakistan v New Zealand as it happened
Ross Taylor smashes a stunning 131 not out to help New Zealand beat Pakistan by 110 runs and take over the lead of Group A at the Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan edge past plucky Canada
Skipper Shahid Afridi takes 5-23 as Pakistan survive a scare to beat Canada by 46 runs in their World Cup Group A match in Colombo.
Efficient Pakistan beat Sri Lanka
Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi star as Pakistan earn an 11-run World Cup Group A win over Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Live – Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka fall behind the required run rate in their reply after an unbeaten 83 from Misbah-ul-Haq helps Pakistan to 277-7 from their 50 overs in Saturday’s World Cup Group A match in Colombo.
Pakistan cricketers to fight bans
Lawyers acting for Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir file appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their bans for alleged spot-fixing.
Zimbabwe plan NZ & Pakistan Tests
Zimbabwe will follow up a return to Test cricket against Bangladesh in May by hosting tough encounters against New Zealand and Pakistan later this year.
Broad dismisses Pakistan rivalry
Stuart Broad says England will not let any bad feeling over last summer’s Pakistan controversy affect them when the two sides meet again on Friday.
ICC opposes Butt TV pundit role
The ICC objects to banned batsman Salman Butt being employed as a pundit during the Cricket World Cup.
Butt investigated before spot-fixing affair
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt was investigated by the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit in May 2010, three months before the Lord’s and Oval spot-fixing affair broke.
Pakistan Board backs players’ ban
The Pakistan Cricket Board have backed the ICC anti-corruption tribunal which has banned three Pakistan cricketers for spot fixing.
Butt disappointed by cricket ban
Salman Butt says he is disappointed by the 10-year ban imposed on him by the ICC for spot-fixing.
Long bans for Pakistan cricketers
An International Cricket Council tribunal finds Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir guilty of corruption, with the trio each receiving bans of at least five years.
Afridi named as World Cup captain
Shahid Afridi will lead Pakistan in the cricket World Cup after captaining his country to a one-day series victory in New Zealand.
Pakistan cricketers face charges
Three members of the Pakistan cricket team and an agent are to face corruption charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announces.
Worcs capture off-spinner Ajmal
Worcestershire sign Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal as their overseas player for the second half of the 2011 season.
Decision delayed on Pakistan trio
An International Cricket Council decision on the three Pakistan players accused of spot-fixing is deferred until 5 February.
Asif denies role in no-ball row
Mohammad Asif, one of three Pakistan players accused of spot-fixing, insists he was not part of any plot to bowl deliberate no balls.
Butt ‘baffled by agent accuracy’
Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt tells the spot fixing inquiry he has no idea how his agent predicted when no-balls would be bowled against England.
Pakistan trio face Doha tribunal
Cricket’s anti-corruption tribunal involving Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir opens in Doha.
Pakistan omit Kaneria and Shoaib
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and former captain Shoaib Malik are passed over by Pakistan’s selectors in the preliminary World Cup squad
Pakistan trio head for tribunal
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir says he is confident of proving his innocence at the six-day anti-corruption tribunal in Doha which starts on Thursday.
Pakistan players not yet cleared
Pakistan delay naming squads for the tour of New Zealand because certain players have not been cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s integrity committee.
Pakistan and S Africa draw series
Misbah-ul-Haq hits an unbeaten 58 as Pakistan draw the second Test with South Africa and the series finishes 0-0.
Rehman checks S Africa’s progress
Pakistan spinner Abdul Rehman scores a maiden Test 50 and takes three wickets to damage South Africa’s hopes of winning the second Test in Adu Dhabi.
Pakistan resist S Africa pressure
Azhar Ali and Captain Misbah-ul-Haq lead the Pakistan fightback to dent South Africa’s hopes of enforcing the follow-on on the third day of the second Test.
South Africa on top in Abu Dhabi
Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers both hit tons as South Africa recover from a poor start to take control on day one of the second Test against Pakistan.
Haider set to hold Lashings talks
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, who fled to the UK last week, will hold talks with Kent club side Lashings on Monday.
Younus hits ton in Pakistan draw
Younus Khan hits an unbeaten 131 as Pakistan secure a draw with South Africa in the first Test in Dubai.
South Africa pair punish Pakistan
Jaques Kallis and Hashim Amla hit centuries as South Africa press for victory in the first Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
Morkel puts Pakistan in trouble
Morne Morkel took 5-54 as South Africa built a sizeable lead after three days of the Dubai Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan fight back in Dubai Test
Pakistan dismiss South Africa for 380 and then reach 1xx-2 in reply to leave the first Test in Dubai in the balance.
Smith stars as SA punish Pakistan
South Africa put Pakistan’s bowlers to the sword on day one of the first Test with captain Graeme Smith making exactly 100.
Haider ‘making stand over fixing’
Pakistan cricketer Zulqarnain Haider says he fled to London and went public with his match-fixing concerns to help stamp corruption out of the sport.
ICC sets spot-fixing hearing date
The International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption Tribunal will hear the case into spot-fixing charges against three Pakistan cricketers from 6-11 January, 2011.
Cricketers don’t trust ICC – May
Cricketers shy away from reporting corruption because they do not trust the authorities, says international players union chief Tim May.
Haider wants to ‘live in peace’
Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider is seeking asylum in the United Kingdom and has confirmed he is retiring from international cricket.
Pakistan’s Haider seeks UK asylum
Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider claims asylum in the United Kingdom, BBC Sport understands.
‘Threatened’ Haider mulls U-turn
Zulqarnain Haider says he would play for Pakistan again, having retired after claiming he had been threatened by match fixers.
Haider retires following threats
Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider retires from international cricket after reportedly receiving death threats.
Pakistan’s keeper arrives in UK
Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider arrives in London after earlier reports that he was ‘missing’.
South Africa win Pakistan decider
Veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis plays a big role as South Africa win the final one-day international against Pakistan to claim the series 3-2.
Pakistan v South Africa latest score
Pakistan take on South Africa in Dubai in the deciding match of their one-day series, with wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider having failed to turn up for the match.
Pakistan star disappears in Dubai
Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider vanishes in Dubai ahead of the deciding match against South Africa, his team manager says.
ICC ‘impressed’ with PCB measures
The International Cricket Council says it is impressed by the moves being made by the Pakistan Cricket Board to protect the integrity of the game.
Pakistan edge ODI to level series
Pakistan beat South Africa by one wicket to level the one-day international series at 2-2.
Pakistan suspend trio’s contracts
The Pakistan Cricket Board suspends the central contracts of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif who are under investigation for alleged spot-fixing.
S Africa edge thrilling one-dayer
South Africa narrowly avoid a second successive last-over defeat by Pakistan to win a thrilling third one-day international in Dubai.
Butt and Amir attack ICC ruling
Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir have hit out at the International Cricket Council’s decision to reject their appeals against provisional suspensions imposed on them.