Iftikhar Ahmed

The star-studded XI represents five of the six teams, with no entrant from Karachi Kings

Multan succumb in another cliffhanger as Hunain Shah seals win from final ball

Sultans still at the top and Zalmi move closer to qualification with their fourth win

Arif Yaqoob and Naveen-ul-Haq stepped up at the death to deny table toppers Multan Sultans

Lahore Qalandars lost their third game in a row, as their much-trumpeted pace attack failed to defend yet again

Like the Blackcaps, he gets the most out of his abilities. He is Pakistan's most aggressive batter and their most economical spinner at the World Cup

Teenage spinner befuddles Pakistan before opener lays base for another slice of Chennai history

Right up until the moment they haven't - the story of how Afghanistan never got the memo

Australia were propelled by a team effort as they turned to their part-time spinners to squeeze a little more juice out of this warm-up

Hosts won final-ball thriller while chasing 252 in 42 overs, as Mohammad Rizwan's 86* went in vain for Pakistan

He came in to bat earlier than he's ever done in ODIs, and he turned this challenge and opportunity into a heartwarming maiden hundred

Nepal were bowled out for just 104 in 23.4 overs in the opening match of the Asia Cup

Iftikhar kept Pakistan in the hunt with a valiant 94 not out but it wasn't enough; hosts clinch series 4-1

Haris Sohail suffered a left shoulder injury when he landed awkwardly during a fielding drill

Pakistan recovered from 88 for 7, but just fell short after Tom Latham's 64 carried the visitors to 163

Yousuf, Iftikhar fifties not enough as Gladiators fall short by nine runs in chase of 263

A round-up of the second week of the Bangladesh Premier League

He followed up a 22-ball 52 with two crucial wickets as Pakistan came back from behind to down South Africa in a rain-hit contest

"It always hurts you a bit after losing such a big match. We can't pretend that nothing happened," says Iftikhar Ahmed