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
Former English skipper and commentator Michael Vaughan lauded Pakistan captain Babar Azam for his blistering 196-run marathon off 425 balls during the last day of the second Test against Australia. Vaughan believes Babar is ”brilliant across all formats.” Babar has been displaying world-class batting ever since rising to the top ranks as a batsman, especially … Read more
On the fifth and final day of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi, captain Pat Cummins bowled opener Abdullah Shafique four runs short of a century, giving Australia a long-awaited breakthrough. With the score on 249, Cummins struck eight minutes before noon, ending an amazing third-wicket stand of 228 between Shafique and Pakistan skipper … Read more
Pakistan faces a big task in preserving the second Test against Australia, but opener Abdullah Shafiq believes the hosts will prevail, according to The News. Abdullah, who hit 71 not out in a stunning 171-run third-wicket stand with skipper Babar Azam, predicted that Pakistan would fight back on the last day of their 506-run chase. … Read more
In view of the deteriorating political situation in the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started considering alternative plans for the ODI and T20I series against Australia. Rawalpindi will host three ODI and the only T20I matches after the test series. According to the schedule, the ODI series will start on March 29 in … 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: A wet outfield meant there was no play possible before lunch on the fourth day of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Rawalpindi on Monday. Australia were 271-2 in their first innings when rain stopped play Sunday with 21 overs remaining. With water still visible on parts of the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium … Read more
Nick Hockley, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket Australia (CA), said he is enjoying his time in Pakistan as the three-match Test series against Pakistan began on Friday. According to the CA official, Pakistan is a welcoming country, and the current visit will help repair the relationship between the two cricket boards. “Today is … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisal Hasnain on Friday termed the Australian team touring Pakistan after a gap of 24 years and playing the first Test at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, as a historic day for Pakistan cricket, saying the cricket fans have waited for two decades to see the Kangaroos and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Rain spells may disrupt the third and fourth day of the historical Test match between Pakistan and Australia amid the prevailing inclement weather of Rawalpindi. Talking to APP on Thursday, Spokesperson of Pakistan Meteorological Department Dr Zaheer Ahmad Babar said weather would remain partially clouded on Friday and Saturday in the twin cities of Rawalpindi … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Australia’s first Test in Pakistan in 24 years starting Friday is threatened by rain, but even storm clouds failed to dampen the mood of rival captains Pat Cummins and Babar Azam on the eve of the match. Rain forced both teams to cancel their practice sessions Thursday, but the forecast is clear for Friday … Read more
Ashes-winning Australia will face unfamiliar conditions, heavy security and unpredictable, but talented, opponents when they begin their first Test in Pakistan for 24 years on Friday. Having landed in Islamabad just three days ago to be immediately engulfed in “head of state-level security”, the Australians have had little time to acclimatise to conditions in Rawalpindi, … Read more
Australia will play their first Test in Pakistan for 24 years under heavy security when their three-match series begins in Rawalpindi on Friday. Here, AFP Sport recalls five memorable past Test between the two nations as they renew a rivalry which stretches back over 66 years: – 1956: Crawl in Karachi – The first … Read more
Australian spin great Nathan Lyon said Wednesday he was relishing the challenge of bowling against one of the world’s top batsmen, Babar Azam, in the first Test against Pakistan starting this week. The 34-year-old is the highest wicket-taker in the Australia squad with 415 from 105 Tests, and boasts a record of 95 victims in … Read more
Star Australian batsman Steve Smith said Tuesday he was “feeling good” after recovering from concussion and hopes to replicate his big scoring from the Ashes during Australia’s tour of Pakistan, their first in 24 years. The 32-year-old fell heavily and banged his head attempting a boundary catch in the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in … Read more
The excitement for the Australia series in Pakistan is at an all-time high, with tickets for the first three days of the Rawalpindi Test match already sold out. After nearly two decades, the Australian team has returned to Pakistan, and the visit promises to be unforgettable. Cricket fans around the country are ecstatic at the … Read more
The last time Australia toured Pakistan, they trounced a strong home side by an innings at Rawalpindi. What was most perturbing for Pakistanis at the time was that while the pair of Mushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq together bowled 82.5 overs in the match to concede 227 runs for four wickets (with left-arm spinner Mohammad … Read more
ICC elite umpire Aleem Dar and PCB international umpire Ahsan Raza will be the on-field umpires for the historic Test series between Pakistan and Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced today. ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will lead the Playing Control Team, the statement further added. Madugalle, the former Sri Lanka captain, is … Read more
