Mohammad Hafeez

Lahore Lions beat Southern Express by 55 runs in game five of the Champions League T20 2014 qualifying tournament, a result which means the Sri Lankans are out.

In his latest article for Cricket World, first-class cricketer Jibran Khan Niazi explores the deep love Pakistan has for the game of cricket, despite a number of setbacks.

Following his side's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh, Mohammad Hafeez has resigned as Pakistan's captain in the shortest format of the game.

Watch as Dwayne Bravo expresses his delight that he and Darren Sammy were able to set up an ICC World Twenty20 victory for the West Indies over Pakistan, which left Mohammad Hafeez a disappointed man.

Looking ahead to tomorrow's ICC World Twenty20 game against Bangladesh, captain Mohammad Hafeez says Pakistan must win both of their remaining games to qualify for the semi-finals.

Watch as captains George Bailey and Mohammad Hafeez give their post-match reactions to Pakistan's 16-run ICC World Twenty20 win over Australia.

At any ICC tournament, specifically in the T20 format, most will pick Pakistan as their first or second favourites.

Mohammad Hafeez stroked an unbeaten 80 as Pakistan, who had been set 302 to win, drew the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi.

Pakistan have made three changes to their Test squad for the forthcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka in the UAE.

Mohammad Hafeez hit his third hundred of the series and helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the fourth ODI on Wednesday.

A second century of the series from Mohammad Hafeez led Pakistan to a convincing 113-run win in the third One-Day International against Sri Lanka in Sharjah.

An opening One-Day International that Pakistan should have won comfortably was turned into something spectacularly close in Sharjah by Sri Lanka's eighth-wicket pair of Seekkuge Prasanna and Sachithra Senanayake.

Afghanistan showed just why they will be such dangerous opposition at next year's ICC World Twenty20 by pushing Pakistan all the way in a one-off Twenty20 International in Sharjah.

A century partnership between Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal helped set up a six-run win for Pakistan over South Africa in the second and final Twenty20 International in Cape Town.

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore says his side desperately need to improve their batting, from the top order to the lower order ahead of the series against South Africa.

183 proved enough for South Africa to triumph in the first ODI on Wednesday, while 209 was sufficient for Pakistan to record a comfortable 66-run win tonight in Dubai.

Pakistan recovered from a ponderous start to comfortably win the second One-Day International at Harare Sports Club and so square the series heading into Saturday’s decider.

Marlon Samuels hit an impressive century for the West Indies but his efforts were in vain as Pakistan won the fourth One-Day International in Saint Lucia by six wickets.

In a humdinger of a match, Pakistan beat India by five wickets in the first Twenty20 International at Bangalore. Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik steered their side home, after the match see-sawed more than once at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first, something Indian skipper MS Dhoni said he would have done as well. For the visitors though, the decision didn't pay any dividends.

Pakistan have named their squads to tour Sri Lanka, handing the Twenty20 International captaincy to Mohammad Hafeez and confirming Misbah-ul-Haq as Test skipper. Fast bowler Mohammad Sami and batsman Faisal Iqbal have also been handed recalls to the Test squad after lengthy absences while Misbah will also lead the One-Day International team.