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India Beat Pakistan in a Battle More Sentimental Than Real

 February 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Any sporting contest between India and Pakistan becomes an emotional battle that defies the true consequences of a normal game played between two normal sides. Everyone is affected in the two countries. For them, winning against each other is an ultimate achievement. They don’t mind being disqualified in the tournament as long as they could […]

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New Zealand

New Zealand Finish Pakistan’s Slaughter at Napier to Win ODI Series

 February 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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The pitch at McLean Park was full of runs and Brendon McCullum unhesitatingly opted to bat first after winning the toss in the second ODI against Pakistan last Tuesday. McCullum himself led the charge by forcefully blasting 31 off 43 in the first wicket stand. Then Guptill, Williamson and Ross Taylor picked up from where […]

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New Zealand

New Zealand Hand Over 7-Wicket Defeat to Pakistan in the first ODI at Wellington

 February 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup season has already begun with several nations engaging themselves in short-series before the warm-up games. The idea is to have as much practice as possible. Pakistan landed in New Zealand in the last week of January for precisely this reason. They played two games against New Zealand Board President’s […]

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New Zealand

New Zealand End Their UAE Tour With 3-2 ODI Series Win Against Pakistan

 December 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was a hard-fought tour for New-Zealanders at the UAE, in which they tied both the test and T20 series 1-1 but had an upper hand in the ODI series with a victory in the final ODI at Abu Dhabi. The resurgent Pakistan side faced the Kiwis in the desert after their creditable performance against […]

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Pakistan Cricket news

Pakistan Rule in the Desert, Go 2-1 Ahead in the ODI Series Against New-Zealand

 December 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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Pakistan and New Zealand have been equally matched in their various contests in UAE since the first week of November. After Pakistan won the first test, the two teams had a drawn second test but New Zealand came back strongly in the third test to amass 690, powered by skipper McCullum’s 188-ball 202 and Kane […]

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Cricket

Pakistan Thrash New Zealand for a Massive Victory in Abu Dhabi’s First Test

 November 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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 The Pakistani test-cricket juggernaut looks unstoppable. As if to prove that their victory against Australia was no fluke, Pakistan steamrolled New Zealand in the first test at Abu Dhabi. They played such authoritative game that the Kiwis were not allowed any respite from start to finish. From mounting a first innings score of 566/3, they […]

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Cricket

Australians Made to Bite Dust by a Resurgent Pakistan in Test Matches at UAE

 November 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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It all began before Dubai’s first test. Australia faced Pakistan A at Sharjah in a 4-day game, beginning October 15. Having won the ODI series 3-0 earlier, Australia wouldn’t have thought much of this match. Going into the longer version of the game was like extending their winning streak against he younger Pakistanis, before the […]

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West Indians

Marauding West Indians Crush Pakistan to Set Up Semifinal Clash with Sri Lanka

 April 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the last league game played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur on Tuesday Apirl 1 2014, West Indies inflicted a humiliating 84-run defeat on Pakistan in a match, which had its twists and turns. When West Indies elected to bat after winning the toss, they must have envisioned a total which Pakistan […]

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Pakistan, India Win Their Matches in Contrasting Styles at Mirpur

 March 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Two big games were played at Mirpur’s Shere Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. In the first, Pakistan pulled off a marvelous victory over the highly talented Australians, by mounting a reasonably big total, after a rather slow and poor start. In the second game, India’s bowlers provided the second successive example of sensible bowling to […]

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Indian Cricket

Dominating India Beat Pakistan in Group-2 Opener Sans Any Thrills

 March 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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In cricket, hockey, wrestling and other sports, India-Pakistan encounters have traditionally drawn great attention, regardless of where the matches were held. The Group-2 opener at Mirpur on March 21, 2014 was expected to enthrall the spectators, TV viewers, Social Media crowd and anyone, who had the smallest of interest in cricket. In Shere Bangla National […]

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