In the first of three day-night internationals in Lahore, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and put Australia to bat. Pakistan’s pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is out after injuring his knee while batting on Monday. Mohammad Wasim Junior, a fast bowler, and Zahid Mahmood, a leg-spinner, are making their ODI debuts. Already-depleted Australia … Read more
Cricket Australia (CA) has decided to bring in Matthew Renshaw as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh, who was injured during a training session this morning, for the first ODI against Pakistan. CA further added that Rinshaw will travel to Pakistan and complete a three-day necessary isolation before joining the squad. Congratulations, Matt Renshaw! He joins … Read more
Australian white-ball skipper Aaron Finch lauded Pakistan’s pace attack ahead of one day internationals series, adding that the Men in Green have a good number of world-class players, both in bowling and batting. During an online press conference, Finch praised the national team’s bowlers and said that they have Shaheen Shah Afridi, who he considers … Read more
The Australian cricket team suffered a huge blow ahead of the first ODI against Pakistan as all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis were ruled out of the squad. Marsh will not be available for the first ODI amid a hip flexor injury, Cricket Australia stated. He sustained the injury during a training session yesterday. … Read more
Despite losing the historic Test against Australia at home by 1-0, national players performed exceptionally great, giving hard times to the Kangaroos. Despite criticism from fans and cricket analysts regarding team selection and the “lack of a winning recipe,” some players stood out. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on its official Twitter account, shared a … Read more
Australian batsman Steve Smith has been rested for the white-ball series against Pakistan amid discomfort in his left elbow. Aussies selectors believe that they have enough batting power to cover up for Smith’s batting expertise. Recently Smith became the fastest batsman to reach 8,000 Test runs. However, the selectors have decided to add legspinner Mitchell … Read more
Australia grabbed the historic Test series win against Pakistan on Friday. The Aussies won the last match of the three-match series by 115 runs on the final day. The Kangaroos are touring Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. Throughout the series, jubilant throngs of Pakistani cricket fans have packed to stadiums in Rawalpindi, … Read more
Australia has given the target of 351 runs to Pakistan in the deciding third Test match at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore where the Aussies declared their inning on the fourth day at 227-3 ahead of the tea break. Opener Usman Khawaja remained unbeaten on 104 and Travis Head at 11 before the skipper Pat Cummins … Read more
Australian opener Usman Khawaja scored a century while Steve Smith became the fastest man to reach the 8,000 Test runs milestone as the Kangaroos scented a series-clinching victory against Pakistan in Lahore. Australia is 202-2 ahead of tea break during the fourth day of the third and final Test match. Khawaja is unbeatean at 100 … Read more
LAHORE: Australia reached 97-1 at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final Test in Lahore, after David Warner was bowled after a quickfire half-century and became entangled in a pitch argument. At the break Usman Khawaja was on 44 and Marnus Labuschagne yet to score as visitors added 86 runs in the … Read more
The Australian national ODI and T20I team landed in Pakistan Thursday to play three ODIs and the Only T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore against Pakistan. The team arrived at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore today. The white-ball team skipper Aaron Finch, Sean Abbott, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Ellis, Ben McDermott, Ben Dwarshuis, Marcus Stoinis … Read more
Pakistan restricted Australia to 391 runs in the deciding third Test match at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Resuming at 232-5, Australia added 159 runs with Cameron Green scoring 79 and Alex Carey 67. For Pakistan, the pace duo of Naseem Shah (4-58) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (4-79) were the main wicket-takers. The series is tied … Read more
LAHORE: Alex Carey and Cameron Green each hit solid half centuries Tuesday to take Australia to 320-5 at lunch on the second day of the third and deciding Test against Pakistan in Lahore. Carey was unbeaten on 60 and Green 56 as the pair frustrated Pakistan during an unbroken 114-run partnership for the sixth wicket. … Read more
Australian skipper Pat Cummins decided to bat first in the third and final Test match of the series against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The visitors kept the same team that drew the second Test in Karachi last week, while Pakistan brought in fast bowler Naseem Shah in place of all-rounder Faheem Ashraf. The … Read more
Pakistan cricket team displayed a spectacular performance in the last inning against Australia to draw the second Test match at the National Stadium, Karachi. One of the main highlights of the inning was skipper Babar Azam’s astounding century. Pakistan made history by playing the most number of overs to draw a five-day Test match. The … Read more
KARACHI: After Pakistan batted their seamers into the ground in the draw at Rawalpindi, Australia is expected to field two spinners in Saturday’s second Test in Karachi. The momentous event — Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998 — was overshadowed by a pitch that vice-captain Steve Smith termed as “dead,” as Pakistan scored 728 runs … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has shed some of the burden of being the nephew of a legend with a century in each innings against Australia in the drawn first Test. The 26-year-old’s uncle is former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, but Imam’s exploits in the drawn Rawalpindi Test have now given him recognition in his own right. … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first in the first home Test match against Australia at Rawalpindi. 🤩#BoysReadyHain l #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/i8dPy6PwEc — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 4, 2022 Pakistan Squad Pakistan will be represented by captain Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Ahmed, wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani skipper Babar Azam believes the absence of Hassan Ali and Faheem Ashraf might have disturbed the team’s combination a bit, but hoped that the top order was in good form to give tough time to Australia. “The absence of Hassan and Faheem has disturbed our combination a bit as Faheem contributed both in … Read more
Azhar Ali, a Pakistani batsman, is excited to be joining Worcestershire in the County Championship this season. In a video published by Worcestershire, Azhar expressed his excitement at the new endeavour. Have a look 🗣 𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 | خوش آمدید اظہر 💚 #WeAreWorcestershire | 🍐 #Pears@AzharAli_ @TheRealPCB — 🏆 Worcestershire … 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
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: 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
Former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali has reached England to represent Somerset County Cricket Club after the Test series against West Indies. After reaching England Azhar went into quarantine. He surprised his fans with a live cooking show on Instagram. He went live on a social media platform and cooked daal while responding to his fans’ … Read more
Former Zimbabwe cricketer and renowned coach Andy Flower has declined the offer to coach the Pakistan team. As per sources, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ehsan Mani was looking to replace current head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, with Flower. Flower is currently the head coach of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans, Caribbean Premier … Read more
The second day of the second test between Pakistan and the West Indies was abandoned due to heavy rain at the Sabina Park on Saturday without a single ball bowled. The national team will continue on the third day with 212 runs on the scoreboard. The national team has lost four wickets. After the loss … Read more
