 New Zealand's stand-in captain Brendon McCullum hoped Daniel Vettori regains full fitness to lead the team in the first Test against Pakistan starting later this month.© AFP New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has regained the No. 1 bowling spot in ODIs following his performance during the 2-1 series win over Pakistan in Abu Dhabi this month.© ANI Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:15:44 GMTPakistan overcame a late order flurry from New Zealand to win the second Twenty20 international by seven runs at Dubai Stadium here on Friday, taking the two-match series 2-0.© AFP Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:00:43 GMTTeenager Umer Akmal hit a maiden half-century against disciplined New Zealand bowling to lift Pakistan to 153-5 in the second Twenty20 international at Dubai Stadium here on Friday.© AFP  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:15:46 GMTPakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and opted to bat in the second Twenty20 international against New Zealand at Dubai Stadium here on Friday.© AFP Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:44:24 GMTFlamboyant Pakistan all-rounder and captain of the T20 squad Shahid Afridi has said that Younus Khan should not have opted out of the Test series against New Zealand starting next week.© ANI  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:45:43 GMTPakistan overcame their one-day international series loss and maintained their world champion status in Twenty20 cricket with a convincing 49-run win over New Zealand at Dubai Stadium on Thursday.© AFP Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:45:43 GMTOpener Imran Nazir's 58 was the cornerstone of Pakistan's 161 for eight against New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international at Dubai Stadium here on Thursday.© AFP  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:43 GMTNew Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was given the all-clear on Thursday after undergoing a scan on a head injury suffered during the second one-day international against Pakistan, a team official said.© AFP  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:43 GMTNew Zealand won the toss and put Pakistan into bat after their regular captain Daniel Vettori was ruled out with a shoulder problem in the first Twenty20 international here on Thursday.© AFP Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:02:06 GMTYounis Khan vowed to make a successful return to Test cricket in Australia next month after pulling out of the tour of New Zealand starting from next week.© IANS  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:30:40 GMTShahid Afridi described Pakistan's defeat in the one-day series as shameful but was hopeful his players could lift their performance for the two-match Twenty20 series starting here on Thursday.© AFP Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:09:34 GMTIn order to turn the two T20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand into an unforgettable event and attract more people to the stadium to watch the encounter, sports authorities in Dubai have invited renowned Pakistani singer Abrar-ul-Haq and Strin© ANI Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:39 GMTCaptain Daniel Vettori said New Zealand had grown in confidence after winning their three-match one-day series against Pakistan 2-1.© AFP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:15:38 GMTNew Zealand survived Mohammad Aamir's explosive half-century to clinch the series against Pakistan with a narrow seven-run victory in the third one-day international here on Monday.© AFP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:45:39 GMTNew Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and opted to bat in the third and final one-day international against Pakistan at the Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Monday.© AFP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:21:41 GMTNew Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori is hoping that his inconsistent team performs consistently just one more time to win the third and final one-day cricket international against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Monday.© ANI Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:45:38 GMTNew Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris Sunday said he wanted to play limited overs cricket as long as possible as his desire for improvement is still alive.© AFP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:00:37 GMTPakistan captain Younus Khan finds himself under pressure as his team heads into the series-deciding third and final one-day against New Zealand here on Monday.© AFP  Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:37 GMTNew Zealand captain Daniel Vettori believes his team's conscious effort to improve in key areas helped them beat Pakistan and level their three-match series at 1-1.© AFP | 
