Mountains, glaciers and cricket
In part two of our look at scenic cricket venues in New Zealand that failed to make the World Cup cut: South Island's finestWill Macpherson05-Dec-2014The South Island is home to some of the world's most…
Afridi's 8000, and Misbah's quick fifties
Stats highlights from the Pakistan-UAE ODIS Rajesh04-Mar-2015339 Pakistan's total, their second-highest in a World Cup game; their best is 349, against Zimbabwe in Kingston in 2007.160 The partnership between Ahmed Shehzad and Harris Sohail, Pakistan's…
Bad-boy Dilshan develops good habits
Less flashy, more substantial, maybe a little boring - Tillakaratne Dilshan has matured into one of Sri Lanka's most reliable run-scorersAndrew Fidel Fernando in Melbourne26-Feb-20152:06'We have to come back strong' - DilshanThere is nothing in…
Trans-Tasman switch holds no fears for New India
Now that the quarter-final spot has been sealed, India's World Cup in New Zealand could be, to use an MS Dhoni automobile analogy, the chance to re-tune their engines, unlike their last visit when they…
UAE finish with happy memories
Despite the regret, despite the winless record, despite the obvious disparities between them and the rest, UAE will leave the World Cup having had a good timeFirdose Moonda in Napier15-Mar-2015Inevitably, Ireland was going to be…
Zeroes before heroes
Players who made a pair on debut before carving solid Test careersESPNcricinfo staff14-Jun-2015Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) Tests: 90 Runs 5502 When he retired in 2007, he had six Test double centuries - only Bradman, Hammond…
You go, Joe
And the second question in our pulsating, if glacially slow, quiz on England's series in the West IndiesAndy Zaltzman29-Apr-2015After eight long months, England's agonising winless run in the Test arena finally ended in Grenada. A…
Spirited Bangladesh take giant strides
Rain was a regular occurrence in Chittagong, but Bangladesh still had plenty of positives to take away, none more so than proving to be more than a match for South Africa Mohammad Isam in Chittagong25-Jul-2015Bangladesh…
A case of hit and no run
Plays of the Day from the second day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and IndiaESPNcricinfo staff13-Aug-2015Hit and no run for DhawanWhen Shikhar Dhawan was cracked on the helmet by Nuwan Pradeep, just behind…
Sangakkara's golden duck, Sri Lanka's 50th home win
Stats highlights from the fifth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in ColomboBishen Jeswant29-Jun-20151:43By the Numbers - Dhammika Prasad broke a five-year drought92 Percentage of Test matches that have yielded a…