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Pakistan Cricket News December 2005

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Pressure on Pakistan - Harbhajan

India spinner Harbhajan Singh says the pressure will be on home side Pakistan when the two teams meet for a three-match Test series in January. Harbhajan said: "The last series held in Pakistan was won by India and this time they will be under heavy pressure to ensure it does not happen again. "We have improved a lot under new coach Greg Chappell's guidance and our unity has only improved further." Harbhajan missed India's last series in Pakistan due to a finger injury. He acknowledged Pakistan might be enjoying good form - especially after beating England 2-0 - but felt India had the tools to unseat them. India Cricket Live

Wasim in call for lively wickets

Former star cricketer Wasim Akram has advised Pakistan to prepare bouncy tracks in the home series against India to unnerve the visitors' batsmen. "Pakistan have a transformed Shoaib Akhtar who can rock the Indians on hard pitches, said World Cup-winner Wasim. "With his pace and accuracy Shoaib can target any Indian batsman, and none more so than Sourav Ganguly." Wasim's left-arm pace brought him 414 Test wickets for Pakistan and a world record haul of 502 in one-day internationals. And he is looking for Pakistan to win a Test series on home soil against India for the first time since 1984, a year before his debut. He said: "Pakistan are better organised than a year ago and can avenge their 2004 home defeat, but for that they will have to play positive.

Swap for two Pakistan-India ODIs

Pakistan have decided to swap the venues for the first two one-day internationals against India in February for security reasons. The first match will be played in Rawalpindi on 6 February and the second in Peshawar two days later. The opener was originally slated for Peshawar and the second, in Rawalpindi, would have been three days later. But police in Pindi informed the Pakistan Cricket Board they would have staff shortages on 9 February. That is when the 10-day period of Muharram (month of mourning) starts. Security officials had warned much of their manpower would therefore have to be focused on sensitive places in and around Islamabad and Rawalpindi. India Cricket Live

Pakistan star Razzaq in hospital

Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq could miss the start of the home Test series against India after being admitted to hospital in Karachi. Razzaq is suffering from a severe chest infection and has less than three weeks to recover before the opening Test match in Lahore on 14 January. "It is a terrible blow to me to fall ill just when India is due to arrive. "I am feeling very weak and doctors say it will take time before I can resume playing cricket," he said. "But I am keeping my fingers crossed that I am able to regain full fitness before the first Test." Razzaq recently missed an entire Test series against England, which Pakistan won 2-0, before returning to action in the one-day internationals.

Pakistan ready to dish out visas

Pakistan will issue nearly 8,000 visas for Indian spectators to watch the forthcoming cricket series between the two countries, it has been announced.
The Indian team are due to arrive on January 6, and will play three tests and five one-day internationals. Limited daylight is likely to affect the Test matches, as happened in the recent home series against England. But a Pakistan spokesman said: "We have to deal with it. This is the only time of year we can hold our home season." India Cricket Live

India begins Pakistan inspection

A five-member Indian delegation arrived on Christmas Day to assess security at cricket grounds before the team's tour of Pakistan in January.
"We will tour all the venues of the series," said Yashovardhan Azad, a senior police official. India will start their tour on 5 January 5 and are scheduled to play three Tests and five one-day games. India's government has cleared the tour but concerns remain, particularly over violence-plagued Karachi. England recently played a one-day international in the southern city but refused to play a Test match there. India are due to play a Test and a one-day international in Karachi. They also have some concerns about Peshawar, where they are due to play a one-dayer.

Pakistan agree new Sri Lanka rota

Pakistan will play two Tests and three one-day internationals in March and April in Sri Lanka, a Pakistan Cricket Board official has confirmed. "We have received the itinerary from the Sri Lankans," said director of cricket operations Saleem Altaf. The Tests have been proposed in Colombo and Kandy and the one-dayers in Dambulla and Colombo. Tests have been added to an original itinerary featuring just one-dayers to make up for Asia Cup postponement. In the rejigged schedule, Pakistan would land in Colombo on March 12 with the one-dayers preceding the Test matches. India Cricket Live

Pakistan appeal over Shabbir ban

Pakistan have appealed against a one-year ban imposed on paceman Shabbir Ahmed for having an illegal action. The 29-year-old was suspended after an assessment by experts at the University of Western Australia confirmed he the suspicions of umpires. Under new International Cricket Council guidelines, a bowler is allowed to straighten his elbow up to 15 degrees. Shabbir was reported for the second time in a year in the first Test against England in Multan in November. He was reported and suspended earlier in the year but returned to the international scene after remedial work and analysis showed he had made the necessary adjustments. Under the new ICC process, a bowler reported and found guilty of bowling illegally for a second time within two years of the first period of suspension receives a mandatory one-year ban. But the Pakistan Cricket Board insists Shabbir was not breaking the rules with every delivery. India Cricket Live

Inzamam happy with series effort

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said his team had not taken the dead rubber lightly after losing the final one-day international against England. Pakistan lost by six runs in Rawalpindi but took the series 3-2. Inzamam said: "Yasir Hameed and Mohammad Yousuf got us off to a good start but after that England bowled really well. "It was'nt an easy wicket to bat on. We needed to buckle down. We didn't do that and England fought hard." Inzamam missed the final match with a groin strain. Also rested was pace bowler, Shoaib Akhtar, who afterwards revealed he had played in the first four games against medical advice. "The doctors advised me to take six weeks rest after I bruised my ankle during the Test series, but I played in pain," he said. "I played with the injury simply because we are a very united team at the moment and I wanted to be part of the one-day series." Shoaib continued: "I think we played very well to beat a side who had come here after winning the Ashes. The boys worked very hard for this series and deserve this success." Pakistan's next assignment is three home Tests and a best of five one-day series against India in the New Year. "India are a great team but hopefully we'll continue this performance and play well," said Inzamam. "We played very well against England and won comprehensively. We are working hard as a team and are all looking forward to the series against India," Shoaib added.

England in Pakistan 2005-06 ODI Series

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England complete exciting victory
Pak wins series 3-2

England ended their tour on a high with a six-run win in Rawalpindi following a mid-innings collapse by Pakistan.
James Anderson took 4-48 and Ian Blackwell three wickets in successive overs as Pakistan lost five wickets for 25 runs and were restricted to 200-9.
Yasir Hameed (57) and Mohammad Yousuf (54) put on 101 but fell to loose shots, and the rest followed suit.
Vikram Solanki top scored with 49 in England's 206-9 - debutant Mohammad Asif taking 2-14 for the home side.
Fifth one-day international, Rawalpindi: England 206-9 (50 overs) beat Pakistan 200-9 (50 overs) by six runs
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Pakistan hang on to clinch series

Pakistan beat England by 13 runs in Rawalpindi to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the one-day series. Kabir Ali and James Anderson put on 33 for the final wicket but Anderson was caught in the slips at full-stretch by Younis Khan with 11 balls left. England looked favourites after dismissing Pakistan for 210, captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hitting 81 not out. But, with the exception of Andrew Flintoff and Ian Blackwell, England's top order was again rooted out cheaply. The final game of the tour is at the same venue on Wednesday.
Fourth one-day international, Rawalpindi: Pakistan 210 (47.2 overs) bt England 197 all out (48.1 overs) by 13 runs
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England collapse to record defeat

England equalled their heaviest defeat ever with a 165-run loss in the third one-day game as Pakistan's Kamran Akmal hit his second successive century. Put in to bat, the hosts reached 353-6, the most ever conceded by England, with Akmal hitting 109 and Abdul Razzaq 50. Shahid Afridi blasted 31 from 14 balls and Inzamam-ul-Haq 45 from 35.
England never looked like matching the total and were bowled out for 188 in 42 overs, with Shoaib Malik taking 3-29 and Ian Bell the top scorer with 37. England's last defeat by such a margin was at the hands of West Indies in 1994. he result in Karachi leaves them 2-1 down in the series with two to play.
Third one-day international, Karachi: Pakistan 353-6 (50 overs) beat England 188 all out (42 overs) by 165 runs
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Pakistan cruise to Lahore victory

Shoaib Akhtar's 5-54 and Kamran Akmal's 102 helped Pakistan crush England by seven wickets in the second one-dayer.
Akmal hit 15 fours and a six in his second one-day century as they reached a target of 231 with six overs left. Liam Plunkett's maiden fifty for England rescued the tourists after Shoaib helped reduce them to 130-8. 231 was not likely to tax the home side as Flintoff and Harmison served up plenty of wide deliveries for left-hander Butt and wicket-keeper Akmal to carve away on the off-side. A cut from Akmal flew over a despairing Blackwell on the third man boundary, while Butt smacked Harmison straight back over the bowler to the long-on boundary. Butt's 48-ball knock, which featured eight boundaries, was ended when Flintoff found a way through his defences but the runs continued to come freely. There was something of a shock when Collingwood's slower ball beat Younis Khan's attempt to turn it on the leg-side and, with Mohammad Yousuf content to nudge the ball around, the run rate slowed a little. But Akmal was determined to keep playing his shots and was quick to punish width from Plunkett and Harmison as he reached his century off 108 balls. The torment for England did not end after he hooked Harmison straight to Solanki at mid-wicket as captain Inzamam-ul-Haq tucked into the bowling.
Second ODI, Lahore: Pakistan 231-3 bt England 230 by seven wickets
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England triumph in one-day opener

England achieved their highest one-day total on foreign soil to win the opening match of the one-day series against Pakistan by 42 runs.
Andrew Strauss anchored the innings with 94 and Kevin Pietersen (56) and Andrew Flintoff (72 not out) produced the big-hitting to carry them to 327-4. Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik all made half centuries in reply. But Pakistan were all out for 285 as super-sub Liam Plunkett claimed 3-51.
The result ended a seven-match winning streak for Pakistan in limited-overs internationals and gave England a much-needed lift after being beaten 2-0 in the Test series.
First one-day international, Lahore: England 327-4 (50 overs) beat Pakistan 285 (46.5 overs) by 42 runs

England in Pakistan 2005-06 Test Series

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Brilliant Pakistan crush England
Pak wins series 2-0

Pakistan bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Danish Kaneria struck their best form as England collapsed to defeat by an innings and 100 runs in Lahore. The tourists slumped from 201-2 at lunch to 248 all out 70 minutes after the interval to lose the three-match Test series by a 2-0 margin. Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood put on 175 for the third wicket but their good work was wasted by their team-mates. Paceman Akhtar took 5-71, with leg-spinner Kaneria claiming 4-52. At lunch, it seemed Pakistan's victory hopes were dwindling. Mohammad Yousuf, who hit a sparkling 223, was man of the match. India Cricket Live

Defiant England hang on for draw

England survived a nightmarish batting collapse to secure a draw with Pakistan in the second Test in Faisalabad.
Ashley Giles and Geraint Jones shared an obdurate stand of 30 for the seventh wicket until bad light ended the day. Chasing a notional 285 to win, England were 20-4 at one point before Kevin Pietersen (42) and Andrew Flintoff (56) put on 80 for the fifth wicket. Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq had hit his second century of the match before declaring on 268-9. The result leaves England 1-0 down with the final Test in Lahore next week, ending a run of six series victories stretching back to 2003. India Cricket Live

Pakistan win as England collapse

Pakistan bowled England out for 175 after lunch on the final day to win the first Test in Multan by 22 runs.
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria finished with 4-62, while Shoaib Akhtar took 3-49 and Mohammad Sami 2-31.
Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell added 40 to the overnight 24-1 but after they were caught off Kaneria the tourists folded.
Only Geraint Jones (33) provided any real resistance as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series, which continues in Faisalabad on Sunday.
Pakistan's Salman Butt, who scored 196 runs in the Test, was named Man of the Match.

Editor: Nishanth Gopinathan.