Pakistan, who was at 188-2 at the stumps of the second day, resumed their first inning of the second Test after a number of delays in the past 3 days. Read more: Rain washes out third day of play in Bangladesh-Pakistan Test With the match resumed, Bangladesh grabbed big wickets as Khaled Ahmed dismissed skipper … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday said that Aleem Dar, member of ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will team up with Ahsan Raza, who is one of the four Pakistani umpires in the ICC International Panel of Umpires, for the on-field umpiring duties of the first of the three T20I between Pakistan and the West … Read more
LAHORE: Qasim Akram will lead the 15-player Pakistan U19 squad in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup which will be played in January-February 2022 in the West Indies. The Lahore-born Qasim will also captain the team in the U19 Asia Cup that will be played in the UAE later this month. The junior selection … Read more
BRISBANE: Spinner Nathan Lyon believes his team can sweep the Ashes series, saying England will have doubts about their own chances given their poor record in Australia. The tourists have lost nine of their last 10 Tests in Australia going back more than a decade and haven’t won in Brisbane — where the opening Test … Read more
Former Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir on Thursday said that it be great if bilateral series between arch-rivals, Pakistan and India, will take in the near future. He also backed the chairman of the Dubai Cricket Council Abdul Rehman Falaknaz’s offer to host the series in the UAE. The two countries last faced each other … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council on Monday unveiled its growth strategy, developed in partnership with the members, that places women’s cricket at the forefront. The growth strategy will also help strengthen and grow the game across the globe with a vision of making it accessible to more nations, players and fans, the ICC said in … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Dubai Cricket Council (DCC) Abdul Rahman Falaknaz, believes UAE could be the perfect neutral venue for Pakistan-India to hold the bilateral duels saying the game of Cricket brings people together. After hosting the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and then the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup, DCC has expressed … Read more
The Men in Green will look to continue their T20 World Cup form against Bangladesh as both nations will lock horns in their first match of the three-match T20I series today at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The match is set to begin at 01:00 pm PST. Prior to the match, both sides held a … Read more
SYDNEY: Next year’s Twenty20 World Cup will be held across seven venues in Australia, officials confirmed Tuesday, with Sri Lanka and the West Indies forced to play for a place in the Super 12. The tournament, which was supposed to be held Down Under in 2020 but was pushed back two years due to coronavirus, … Read more
The International Cricket Council says Afghanistan has communicated its intent to keep up the women’s game in the country but the world body still awaits more action. Afghanistan’s participation in the ongoing men’s Twenty20 World Cup was under threat after reports emerged of the new Taliban regime not allowing women to play cricket. The team led by Mohammad … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed the match official appointments for the semi-final stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. The first semi-final on Wednesday, between England and New Zealand, would be overseen by on-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena, with Nitin Menon serving as the third umpire, Paul … Read more
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam dethroned England’s Dawid Malan to return to the number one spot in the ICC’s T20 rankings while the team rises to the number two spot. “Pakistan captain Babar Azam has returned to the top of the batting table in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, which were released by the … Read more
ABU DHABI: Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad won the toss and elected to bat against England at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday in the two nations’ first ever meeting in the format. The Tigers, who lost their opening Super 12 match to Sri Lanka, have made one change with Shoriful Islam coming in for Mohammad … Read more
Pakistani opener Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan became the first Pakistani pair to reach to a 1,000-run partnership. The glorious pairing of Babar and Rizwan 😍 They have now become the first #Pakistan duo to stitch 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ runs together in T20 internationals 💪#PAKvNZ #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8zAA8FNqD6 — Cricwick (@Cricwick) October 26, 2021 The duo reached the … Read more
Pakistan made an exceptional start in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a historic win over India by 10 wickets on October 24 at Dubai International Stadium. They followed that victory with another triumph against New Zealand by five wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Haris Rauf was the star of the game with four … Read more
Outstanding performances by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan’s brilliant opening partnership helped Pakistan romped to a 10-wicket triumph, a first-ever at the World Cup level over arch-rivals India on Sunday. Chasing 152 for victory, skipper Babar Azam (68) and wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan (79) steered their team home with 13 balls to … Read more
DUBAI: Fans of India and Pakistan called for “peace” and more cricket between the two Asian giants ahead of the blockbuster clash at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. The arch rivals will lock horns in Dubai in one of the biggest games of the tournament with an expected television audience of up to one billion people. … Read more
As Babar Azam and his men get ready to take on arch-rivals India, in a rare sight politicians from across the spectrum wished the Pakistan team good luck against Virat Kohli and co. Pakistan and India will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign tonight at the Dubai International Stadium. Since 2013 both teams have … Read more
Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden said that the Pakistan-India rivalry is unmatched and it will be tested between the two sides when they will clash on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium. Hayden is currently the batting consultant for Pakistan during the ICC T20 World Cup. He has been transferring his cricket experience on how to … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup is under with the Round One matches. The top two teams from each group of Round One will qualify for the main stage. Tonight Oman will go against Bangladesh at 07:00 pm PST at Al-Amerat Cricket Stadium. Oman had played one match in the group stage against Papua New Guinea and … Read more
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captains Fazal Mahmood and Abdul Qadir have been inducted into the Pakistan Cricket Boards Hall of Fame posthumously. The two stalwarts have joined Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Zaheer Abbas, who were the initial inductees to the PCB Hall of Fame by virtue of being part … Read more
The seventh edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will kick off in Oman and The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today. The first qualifier between co-host Oman and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be played today at 03:00 pm PST. The second qualifier will be played between Bangladesh, which is appearing in the qualifying … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al-Hasan believes that series wins against Australia, New Zealand and Zimbabwe will boost their chances at the T20 World Cup despite a record which shows just one victory at the tournament since 2007. Bangladesh will have to take part in the qualifying round at the 2021 event starting in the … Read more
DUBAI, Oct 14, 2021 (AFP) – New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Thursday said he will be back to full fitness after dealing with a hamstring and elbow injury ahead of the T20 World Cup. Williamson missed the final league match of the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad with a hamstring niggle before joining his national side … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Ramiz Raja is set to meet the chiefs of different cricket boards with the aim to allow Pakistan to host International Cricket Council (ICC) mega evens. PCB chairman will also meet the chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to share his thoughts with them. Ramiz … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday provisionally suspended Zeeshan Malik of Northern Cricket Association under Article 4.7.1 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, which means he cannot take part in any cricket-related activity pending the investigation being carried out by PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit. A spokesman of the PCB said here: “ Article 4.7.1 read as: Where … Read more
Former veteran cricketer Shahid Afridi praised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after they made changes to the squad, especially the inclusion of former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik On his Twitter handle, Shahid Afridi wrote: “Good to see Shoaib Malik recalled for the T20 World Cup,” Afridi wrote on Twitter. “As a senior and experienced player, … Read more
DUBAI: Psychologists will monitor players at the T20 World Cup to help cope with the growing number of mental health cases in coronavirus safety bubbles, cricket’s governing body said Thursday. Pandemic strain has become increasingly apparent in recent months with England’s Ben Stokes on a prolonged mental health break, and other leading players complaining about … Read more
