Pakistan on Monday became the only team to register 18 wins in a single calendar year, beating their previous best of 17 wins in 2018, as the Men in Green thrashed West Indies in their latest encounter at the National Stadium, Karachi. Read more: Pak vs WI: Pakistan win by 63 runs against West Indies … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh has detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Saturday. The Omicron variant was detected in two female cricketers of the Bangladesh Cricket Team, the health minister said, adding the cricketers returned to the country recently from Zimbabwe. They are now in institutional isolation at a … Read more
LAHORE: Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board, Ramiz Raja has congratulated the national men’s team on a successful two-month tour of the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh on which they won eight of the nine T20Is and two Tests, adding empowering Babar Azam has yielded the desired results and has brought consistency. Pakistan, for the first time … Read more
Pakistan won the Test match series by 2-0 against Bangladesh, despite the rain-hit match where a complete day was missed due to bad weather and wet pitch. Bangladesh were all out for 87 in their first inning, after which Pakistan forced the host to take follow-on. Sajid Khan shone once again with his impressive figures … Read more
DHAKA: Pakistan were four wickets from winning the second Test against Bangladesh after ending the resistance of Mushfiqur Rahim in Dhaka on Wednesday. Mushfiqur put two decent partnerships together, with Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan, before an uncanny run-out on the stroke of tea on the fifth day. Mushfiqur made 48 as hosts Bangladesh … Read more
DHAKA: Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi claimed two wickets each after Pakistan enforced the follow-on in search of victory on the final day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. The hosts were 72-4 by lunch on the fifth day and still need either 141 runs to bring Pakistan back to the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Abid Ali and Anam Amin have been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month in men’s and women’s categories, respectively. Abid and David Warner of Australia have been shortlisted in the men’s category for the ICC Player of the Month awards along with New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee, while left-arm spinners … Read more
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
The third day of the second test match between Bangladesh and Pakistan has been called off due to persistent rain and a wet outfield. The match officials made the decision at 02:00 pm local time, with no chance of the weather improving for the day. However, this has failed to keep the Babar Azam-led unit … Read more
DHAKA: Rain triggered by a weakened cyclone washed out the third day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka on Monday. Match officials called off play at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 2:00 pm, with no chance of the weather improving for the day. Only 63.2 overs of play were possible over … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has suggested a three-pronged strategy for strengthening the economy, a statement said. Referring to heavy fall in the KSE-100 Index, LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir said that it was temporary and the investors should not worry and expressed the hope that the stock exchange would start … Read more
CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh on Friday won the toss and chose to bat in the first of two Tests against Pakistan in Chittagong. Bangladesh gave a first cap to Yasir Ali while Abdullah Shafique will make his debut for the visitors. Squads Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (capt), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem … Read more
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque urged his team-mates to ignore criticism and concentrate on the job at hand ahead of the Test series at home against Pakistan beginning on Friday. The hosts kick off the new Test Championship cycle with the two-match series against Pakistan starting in Chittagong, having never beaten the visitors either at home … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz believes Pakistan would need to rely on specialized cricketers instead of all-rounders in the next Twenty20 Cricket World Cup to be played in Australia. “In Australia, Pakistan will need specialized batsmen and specialized bowlers. When it comes to all-rounders, you have to be good enough like Jacques Kallis who used … Read more
CENTURION: A below-strength South African team will be seeking a clean sweep when they play the Netherlands in a three-match one-day international series starting at SuperSport Park on Friday. The series forms part of the International Cricket Council‘s World Cup Super League which is a qualifying tournament for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Hosts India and the best-placed seven … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s struggling cricket team are battling injuries ahead of the formidable challenge of hosting Pakistan for a two-Test series beginning on Friday in Chittagong. Star players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal are sidelined, added to a lack of confidence in the camp after losing eight straight Twenty20 internationals, meaning Pakistan will start as overwhelming favourites. … Read more
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz, who hit the winning boundary in the third t20I against Bangladesh, said he was not looking at the bowler as Mahmudullah bowled. The last over was full of drama and twists in Dhaka as Pakistan lost three wickets when the match began to reach its conclusion. With only two required off … Read more
Opting to bat first, Bangladesh set up the target of 125 in 20 overs against Pakistan in the third T20I match. In response Pakistan chased the target in 20 overs, winning by 5 wickets. Bangladesh’s opener Mohammad Naim played brilliantly scoring 47 off 50 balls including 2 sixes and 2 fours. Shamim Hossain was the … Read more
Bangladesh has set up the target of 125 in 20 overs for Pakistan in the third T20I in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s opener Mohammad Naim played brilliantly scoring 47 off 50 balls including 2 sixes and 2 fours. Shamim Hossain was the second-highest scorer of the inning scoring 22 off 23 balls with 4 fours. Pakistan’s Shahnawaz … Read more
Pakistan fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani made his way to Playing XI for the third T20I against Bangladesh today in Dhaka. With his debut in the T20I, he will make history as he becomes the first cricketer from Larkana to feature in a T20I for Pakistan. Before the match, Dahani asked his mother to pray for … Read more
The Pakistan cricket team will be looking for a clean sweep against the hosts Bangladesh today as both teams will meet each other in the final T20I match of the three-match series in Dhaka, scheduled to start at 01:00 pm PST. Bangladesh had troubled the Pakistani batsmen with their destructive bowling but their insipid batting … Read more
Pakistan veteran all-rounder Shoaib malik praised the national team for their unity and achievements during the team dinner on Sunday. Pakistan has won the T20I series with the last match to be played today at Dhaka. The national team had dinner night instead of a practice session to lighten up ahead of the final T20I … Read more
Pakistan veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik will not be a part of the squad for the last T20I against Bangladesh due to his son, who is ill, in Dubai. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed in a statement that Malik will not be available for the third T20I. Iftikhar Ahmed will be replacing Malik in the … Read more
Pakistan Test squad has left for Bangladesh to play two-match Test series against the Tigers. Taking to their official Twitter handle, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared some photos of the squad ahead of their departure. Members of Pakistan Test squad leave for Bangladesh #BANvPAK #HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/VnWNCnfSvI — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 20, 2021 On … Read more
Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman struck an unbeaten half-century as his side made light work of beating Bangladesh by eight wickets in their second Twenty20 international in Dhaka on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead. Fakhar hit 57 off 51 balls and put on 85 runs with Mohammad Rizwan (39) for the second wicket, guiding Pakistan … 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
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the final 12-member squad for the first T20I against Bangladesh. The first T20I will be played between the two sides on November 19 at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. The match is scheduled to start at 1400 local time. In the final 12-member squad, Imad Wasim and Asif … Read more
LAHORE: National selectors on Monday announced the Pakistan men’s cricket team for the two Tests against Bangladesh, which will be played in Chittagong (26-30 November) and Dhaka (4-8 December). Opener Imam-ul-Haq, middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam and off-spinner Bilal Asif have been named in the 20-player squad, replacing Haris Rauf, Imran Butt, Shahnawaz Dahani and Yasir … Read more
