Taylor blitz flattens shoddy Pakistan

Pakistan were still swooning from Ross Taylor's blitz when they came out to bat, and the seamers destroyed the top order

A cringe at the death

Pakistan's serene progress to the World Cup quarter finals suddenly became a shambles in the final ten overs of the New Zealand innings

'Don't think we should panic' - Waqar

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has said the team is not going to panic after their embarrassing defeat to New Zealand

Umar may replace Kamran as wicketkeeper

Pakistan will consider using Umar Akmal as a wicketkeeper in their remaining group games in a bid to offset the disastrous glovework of his elder brother Kamran

New Zealand v Pakistan, World Cup 2011, Pallekele

Vettori hurts right knee during New Zealand win

New Zealand's triumph over Pakistan might have come at considerable cost as they sweat on the fitness of their captain Daniel Vettori, who hurt his right knee during the victory

Taylor century blows Pakistan away

New Zealand v Pakistan, World Cup 2011, Pallekele

Pakistan in a bind over Kamran

Problems with the bat could prompt Pakistan to retain Kamran Akmal despite his wicketkeeping woes

New Zealand v Pakistan, Group A, Pallekele

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How Taylor destroyed Pakistan

The key numbers from a stunning debut game for Pallekele, which became the 178th venue to host an O

Hafeez confident of better openings

Pakistan's need for a substantial opening stand is growing and Mohammad Hafeez is confident he and Ahmed Shehzad can deliver

Good Ross, bad Ross

There are two sides to Ross Taylor: the side that attempts too many strokes early, and the one that can be absolutely devastating. In Pallekele, both sides cohabited the same innings

Calamity Kamran seems undroppable

How to approach this politely? Ian Chappell was pretty polite. "If his batting was as good as Don Bradman's," he said on air, "he couldn't score enough runs to make up for what he costs them with his keeping."

Our batting must improve - Misbah

Misbah-ul-Haq believes Pakistan can, and must, improve further if they are to orchestrate a strong challenge for the World Cup

Vettori aims to stop Pakistan's march

The New Zealanders played a warm-up match at the venue back in August, making them one of the few international sides with experience in Pallekele

Happy birthday Rose Taylor

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Pakistan's encounter with New Zealand