Author Archives: Nick Sadleir

A supremely well-measured 153-run partnership between captain Misbah ul-Haq (80, 93b, 7×4, 2×6) and Imran Farhat (93, 144b, 8×4, 1×6) took Pakistan towards an all-important victory as they equalized the series 2-2 in Durban. With only a decider at Willowmoore … Continue reading →

Colin Ingram (105*, 104b, 10×4) starred as South Africa claimed a thumping 126-run win over Pakistan in Bloemfontein in the first of a five-match ODI series. Ingram took the hosts to a massive 315/4 (50 overs) after they were put … Continue reading →

Until today this had been a torrid tour for the Pakistan cricket team but in bouncing back from a 3-0 Test whitewash and a rained out T20 in Durban, the visitors thrashed an inexperienced South Africa by 95 runs in … Continue reading →

Day Four Were South Africa brilliant or did Pakistan balls it up? While the hosts showed signs of brilliance at Newlands one would have to say that they were let off the hook by some very mediocre passages in play … Continue reading →

Dale Steyn achieved the astonishing career-best match figures of 11 for 60 in 37 overs as Pakistan were bowled out for 268 before lunch on day four. Graeme Smith’s second-innings declaration on the morning of day three seemed arrogant and … Continue reading →

It certainly wasn’t the first time in the last year or so that South Africa have had a poor start on the first day of a series and then turned it around to obliterate their opponents on the second day. … Continue reading →

Pakistan took all the honours on Day one at the Wanderers where they bowled South Africa out for a mediocre 253 runs. All of SA’s top seven managed solid starts but none went on beyond 50 and Mohammad Hafeez’s career-best … Continue reading →