Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pakistan vs West Indies: Badree praises Fawad for his outstanding performance

Pakistan vs West Indies: Badree praises Fawad for his outstanding performance

West Indies former bowler Samuel Badree praised Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam for achieving the milestone after scoring his fifth century in eight Test matches since his comeback after 11 years of hiatus. On his Twitter handle, after Alam scored his fifth Test century to help Pakistan move towards victory in the second Test, Badree appreciated … Read more

Pakistan vs West Indies: Visitors dominate second test, set target of 329

Pakistan vs West Indies: Visitors dominates second test, sets target of 329

The second Test between Pakistan and West Indies will enter its final day today. The match is scheduled to start at 08:00 PM. West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pakistan scored 302-9 in the first inning. In return, the hosts could only score 150 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi shined on the … Read more

Pakistan vs West Indies: Faheem, Shaheen strikes early to keep up hope of victory alive

Pakistan vs West Indies: Faheem, Shaheen strikes early to keep up hope of victroy alive

Pakistan will enter the fourth day of the second Test against West Indies with high hopes, as the national team put the hosts on the edge after outstanding bowling by Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Shah Afridi on Sunday. Fawad Alam brought up yet another century with 124 unbeaten. This helped Pakistan rise up to a … Read more

West Indies win the toss & opt to bowl first against Pakistan in the 2nd Test

West Indies win the toss & opt to bowl first against Pakistan in the 2nd Test

West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and this time also chose to bowl first on the first day of the 2nd Test against Pakistan at Sabina Park on Friday.

After scrambling to an exciting one-wicket win in the 1st Test at the same venue 5 days earlier, the West Indies have made one change by including a fast bowler Alzarri Joseph further boosting their pace attack over left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican.

Pakistan has also made a change and removed an experienced wrist-spinner Yasir Shah, who went wicketless in the 1st Test and added a left-arm orthodox slow bowler Nauman Ali.

West Indies are looking for a first Test series victory over Pakistan for 21 years.

The visitors are expecting to repeat the efforts of the 2005 and 2011 tours of the Caribbean when they lost the 1st encounters.

Squad:

West Indies:

Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Kieran Powell, Nkrumah Bonner, Roston Chase, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Joshua da Silva (wicketkeeper), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales.

Pakistan:

Babar Azam (captain), Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Abbas.

 

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Babar Azam rises to 8th position in the ICC Test rankings

Babar Azam rises to 8th position in the ICC Test rankings

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has enhanced his position in the ICC Test batting rankings after showing his quality performance in the recent series with West Indies.

In the latest weekly ICC update, which includes performances in the first Test in Kingston, shows Babar Azam rise to 8th position from 10th position among batters after scores of 30 and 55, on the other hand, Faheem Ashraf and Fawad Alam have also increased 4 slots each to reach 48th and 55th positions, respectively.

In the ICC list, Pakistani pacers included are Hassan Ali (15), Mohammad Abbas (17), and Shaheen Shah Afridi (18).

Unfortunately, not a single Pakistani all-rounder is included in the top 10 ICC list.

England skipper Joe Root’s brilliant form in the current Test series against India has helped him to surge to the 2nd spot in the rankings.

Joe scored beautiful 180 runs in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test match against India at Lord’s ground and was one of the few bright spots in the host’s 151-run defeat. He was placed at the 5th position before the start of the series but 2 centuries in 2 matches has brought him within striking distance of Kane Williamson’s top spot.

Indian Kananur Lokesh Rahul has also made huge improvements in the batting charts, rising 19 spots to 37th position in the batting rankings.

James Anderson’s 5 wicket haul in the first innings helped him gain 1 spot to 6th position in the ICC bowling rankings. Mark Wood and Mohammed Siraj also raise in the rankings, gaining 5 and 18 spots respectively. Mark currently ranked 37th with Mohammed at 38th.

After his dazzling all-around display during the Pakistan series, Jason Holder broke into the top 10 of the ICC bowling rankings, gaining 2 positions to 9th. He also gained 5 spots in the batting rankings, rising to 43rd Position.

Jayden Seales was also a big gainer, rising 39 places to the 58th spot in the bowling charts after his 8 wickets in the match.

 

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Pakistan vs West Indies: Babar announces 19-player squad for test series

Babar Azam uphappy with squad announced for T20 WC

Pakistan on Wednesday announced a 19-player test squad for two-match test series against West Indies, which will commence from August 12 at Sabina Park. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam confirmed the playing members during his pre-test press conference. “It has been agreed to release Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz so that they can return to Pakistan … Read more

Rizwan Celebrates in Style After Historic T20I Record

Mohammad Rizwan: Some players want rest before T20 World Cup

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan celebrated in style after becoming the first batsman in history to score the most T20I runs in a year. Rizwan’s achievement was met with festivities from his teammates, including a cake to commemorate the achievement and congratulations notes from his peers. He was praised by his teammate as Shaheen Shah Afridi … Read more

Muhammad Amir backs up Shaheen Shah Afridi after his wicketless performance

Amir Afridi

Former cricketer Mohammad Amir came out in support of left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, after he went wicketless in the Pakistan Vs England ODI match, on Tuesday. Amir defended the fellow cricketer in his recent tweet and said, “In my opinion, Shaheen Afridi is one of the finest bowler and the best Pakistan has currently. … Read more

PSL 2021: Lahore Qalandars win against Peshawar Zalmi By 4 Wickets

Lahore Qalandars

Lahore Qalandars have won the second PSL 6 match against Peshawar Zalmi by 4 wickets.

The spectacular bowling attack by Lahore Qalandars restricted Peshawar Zalmi to 140 runs in the second electrifying clash of Pakistan Super League edition six (PSL 6)  at National Stadium Karachi.

The brilliant performance was given by Shaheen Shah Afridi once again in his four overs that include 1 maiden, 14 runs, and 3 wickets. 4-1-14-3 and 16 dot balls.

PSL 2021

The spectacular bowling attack by Lahore Qalandars restricted Peshawar Zalmi to 140 runs in the second electrifying clash of Pakistan Super League edition six at National Stadium Karachi.

Now, Lahore Qalandars need 141 runs to win against Zalmi. Brilliant performance was given by Shaheen Shah Afridi once again in his four overs that includes 1 maiden, 14 runs and 3 wickets. 4-1-14-3 and 16 dot balls.

Opener Imamul Haq and Kamran Akmal started the innings for Zalmi. Imam was sent to the pavilion right after, getting caught out by Ben Dunk off Shaheen Shah Afridi’s first ball of the match.

Imam ul Haq was replaced by Shoaib Malik. The Peshawar franchise lost their second wicket when Kamran tried to flick a boundary, only for it to land straight in the hands of the perfectly positioned fielder.

Haider, who replaced Kamran on the pitch, got out on his first ball as well, caught by Dunk off Salman Mirza’s ball.

Malik lost his wicket in the eighth over, caught out by Dunk.

Ravi Bopara (34 off 33) and Sherfane Rutherford (24 off 21) then stabilized their side’s innings, putting runs onto the scoreboard through to the 15th over.

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PSL 2021 LQ Vs PZ: Lahore Qalandars need 141 runs to win

PSL 2021

The spectacular bowling attack by Lahore Qalandars restricted Peshawar Zalmi to 140 runs in the second electrifying clash of Pakistan Super League edition six at National Stadium Karachi. Now, Lahore Qalandars need 141 runs to win against Zalmi. Brilliant performance was given by Shaheen Shah Afridi once again in his four overs that includes 1 … Read more

Watch Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi Livestream

Lahore Qalandars

Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars are playing against each other in the second match of country’s biggest cricket Pakistan Super League (PSL) at National Stadium in Karachi. The match between the two teams started at 2:00pm, with the Qalandars winning the toss and opting to field first. Qalandars finished runners-up during the previous season while … Read more

PSL 2021: Qalandars bowling against Zalmi after winning the toss

psl 2021

The second high voltage clash of Pakistan Super League Sixth edition is underway at Karachi National Stadium between Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars. In the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader, runners-up of the previous edition – Lahore Qalandars are clashing against Peshawar Zalmi. Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bowl against the Peshawar … Read more

Photos: Sarfaraz Ahmed celebrates son’s birthday with famous cricketers

Sarfaraz Ahmed's son birthday

To all the cricket fans, how will you feel to celebrate your birthday bash with all your favorite cricketers? Well, Sarfaraz Ahmed’s son Abdullah Sarfaraz had!

Pakistani cricketer Sarfaraz Ahmed had celebrated his son’s birthday with all the fellow cricketers. Babar Azam, Hassan Ali, Yasir Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Muhammad Rizwan, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Faheem Ashraf and Azhar Ali all came to celebrate his birthday.

Taking to Instagram, Sarfaraz shared photos from his son’s birthday bash and wrote,

“Happy birthday mere jan thanku guyz for coming special thanks to aina anabiya Fatima aimal noriza ibtesam faham azan azlan and Mustafa.”

The photos from the event are making rounds on different social media platforms, have a look!

Sarfaraz Ahmed also shared a video from the birthday bash in which his son Abdullah could be seen cutting the cake surrounded by all the cricketers and their children.

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Shaheen Shah Afridi undergoes concussion test after helmet blow

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Pakistan bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi declared fit by the team doctor after clearing the concussion test. According to the details, Afridi underwent the concussion test following the blow he had received on his helmet by a rising delivery from Neil Wagner on the last day of the first Test against New Zealand Dr Sohail Ahmed … Read more

Shaheen Shah Afridi takes 4 on 4 for Hampshire

shaheen shah afridi

Pakistani Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled a spectacular spell in the vitality blast on Sunday taking 4 wickets in four bowls for Hampshire against Middlesex. Shaheen Shah Afridi also becomes the first Pakistani bowler to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match. The pacer accounted for the wickets of Thilan Walallawita, … Read more

ICC T20I Rankings: Babar Azam remains on top with 869 points

Babar Azam captain

Pakistan Cricketer Babar Azam continues to be the number one ranked T20 batsman in International Cricket Council ICC Ranking. Babar Azam is at the top of the rankings with 869 points. 📈 @MRFWorldwide ICC T20I Rankings after the #ENGvPAK series: 👉 Babar Azam remains on top👉 Dawid Malan enters top five Updated rankings: https://t.co/H7CnAiw0YT pic.twitter.com/I48ApCdiTV … Read more

“It is too early to compare Shaheen, Naseem with Wasim and me”, says Waqar Younis

Pakistan cricket team’s bowling coach Waqar Younis believes it is too early to compare the young yet talented players Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi with him and Wasim Akram. While talking to reporters via teleconference, Younis said, “Both of them are talented in their own skin. No doubt, they are future stars of Pakistan … Read more

7 More Pakistani Cricket Players Tested Positive For COVID-19

7 More Pakistani Cricket Players Tested Positive For COVID-19

CEO of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that seven more players of Pakistan cricket team tested positive for COVID-19. According to the details, Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan and Wahab Riaz tested positive for the coronavirus. Wasim held a videoconference with the local media today and briefed about … Read more

Shaheen Afridi wants to carve his name as a star performer in Test cricket

Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi wants to carve his name as a ‘star performer’ for Pakistan in Test cricket. While talking via teleconference on Wednesday, the 20-year-old bowler expresses his gratitude towards Pakistan’s cricket team and tell how lucky he feels to represent Pakistan at such a young age. Shaheen said, “My performances have … Read more