Faisal ton powers Pakistan to big lead

Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan piled on the runs, and another old tormentor - Shahid Afridi - scooped on the misery before Faisal Iqbal, the comeback kid, produced a maiden century of the highest class

Pakistan widen the gap between India and victory

After the debacle of the first evening, India's middle and lower order waged a feisty fightback to restore the balance, only for an 109-run opening partnership to give Pakistan control of proceedings once again

Pakistan rattle India after Akmal special

After ten days of bat humiliating ball, and not a result in sight, this blue-riband series exploded to life on an enthralling opening day at the National Stadium in Karachi

Pakistan romp to 341-run victory

Shoaib Akhtar provided the initial incision with the prized wicket of Rahul Dravid, and Mohammad Asif and Abdul Razzaq then produced sterling displays of seam bowling as Pakistan romped to a 341-run victory at the National Stadium

Failing the litmus test

It's paradoxical that one had to reach the last day of the series to see the expected battle unravel

India's frailties exposed by pace

India's much-vaunted batting line-up was utterly embarrassed by a 23-year-old playing his third Test, and an experienced campaigner who rediscovered the edge that once made him such an exciting prospect

Shoaib confirms his fitness

Pakistan's strike bowler, Shoaib Akhtar, has passed himself fit for the third Test against India at Karachi on Sunday

Yet another landmark

Pakistan now have a talent pool to be envied

The genie in the genes

Faisal Iqbal's return to the side for this Test, three years after his last appearance, was less contentious and more stirring and he marked it with a punchy maiden Test hundred

Pakistan's Bonnie and Clyde

The collaboration of Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf spells danger

'Nobody dropped their heads' - Chappell

Greg Chappell was appreciative of India's efforts in the field

Iqbal's second coming

The Indians were subjected to further misery on the third day of the Karachi Test by a batsman who was returning to Test cricket after three years in the wilderness

'We had more variety and mix' - Younis

'A lot went in our favour in this game which could have gone either way'

Faisal repays the faith

Just as one began to believe that the Karachi Test was going to obliterate all memories of the two games gone by, normalcy was restored

'I like bowling to batsmen like Dravid' - Asif

Dravid: 'We could have batted better'

Rahul Dravid has admitted that India's frailties against the new ball were probably what cost them the Test

Pace makes the difference

While India let Pakistan off the hook in their first innings, the Pakistani bowlers kept up the pressure throughout the Indian innings with incisive bowling

A tale of two bowling attacks

On a pitch which at last offered the bowlers some hope, the difference between Pakistan and India was the manner in which their bowlers exploited that assistance

Mosaic of emotions - From hope to disappointment

Around 5:00pm last evening when the crowd was caught somewhere in between delirium and wonder, Sourav Ganguly made his slow walk to the middle to play his first Test innings in 46 days.

Opening gambits and butter fingers

It's been 21 innings and over a year since a Pakistani opening pair put on a stand of over a hundred

Akmal weathers the swing

After feasting on two placid pitches, the Pakistani batsmen were found wanting in footwork and caution but Akmal rose to the occasion with a superbly controlled yet aggressive innings

'The batting wasn't that irresponsible' - Akmal

Kamran Akmal rated this innings alongside his maiden Test hundred at Mohali last year, where he saved Pakistan from defeat on the final day

Pathan bounces back with a bang

There have been several sensational starts to Tests matches, but few may rival what Irfan Pathan engineered today

Whopping victories and collective half-centuries

Stats highlights, Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi

Akmal against the odds

Of the many remarkable things about the day, possibly the most outstanding was Kamran Akmal's hundred

Balls of fire - When Pathan rocked Pakistan

Irfan's sensational hat-trick

Chappell ignites Shoaib action debate

Doubts about Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action resurface

Frittering away a perfect start

So much happened in the day that it took a while to realise that India actually ended it wallowing in quicksand.

Ganguly recall hinges on Inzamam fitness

Sourav Ganguly is likely to make a comeback in the final Test at Karachi, after missing out at Faisalabad

Exposing India's frailties

India might be kicking themselves for several reasons

Two shades of green

It's strange to think that we are here, in the final Test at Karachi, and so little has happened and even less of it on the field