Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pakistan Champions’ brilliant win in world championship of legends

Pakistan Champions' brilliant win in world championship of legends

England: Pakistan Champions delivered a stellar performance in the World Championship of Legends, securing a one-sided 10-wicket victory over Australia Champions. On Tuesday, in the ongoing tournament in England, Pakistan won the toss and elected to field, inviting Australia to bat first. Australia’s batting lineup crumbled against Pakistan’s bowling attack, collapsing for just 74 runs … Read more

Sohaib Maqsood: Over-Excitement makes us lose against India

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Pakistan never felt under tension against India. Says Pakistani cricketer Sohaib Maqsood. Sohaib, who addressed Pakistan in 29 ODIs and 26 T20s, is playing for Bagh Stallions in the second season Kashmir Premier League. He accepts that the justification for the green shirts’ reliable loss against India in World Cup matches is on the grounds … Read more

Sohaib Maqsood believes he should be in T20 World Cup squad

Sohaib Maqsood

Maqsood aims to return to the T20I side. He was left out due to injury. He said he did not do well in his natural number. Sohaib Maqsood, a right-handed middle-order hitter, is fully confident in his chances of making Pakistan’s T20I team. Maqsood told his followers via Twitter that his career has been hampered … Read more

Sohaib Maqsood urges fans to pray for his ailing mother

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Right-hand batsman urgers his fans to pray for his mother. He asked his fans on Twitter. He represented Pakistan in 23 ODIs. Pakistani right-hand batter Sohaib Maqsood requested his fans to pray for his mother, who will undergo surgery. [embedpost slug = “/world-cup-t20-sohaib-maqsood-gets-injured-and-wont-be-able-to-travel/”] Sohaib uploaded a photo of his parents on Twitter and asked followers to pray … Read more

PSL 2022: Multan Sultans to face Peshawar Zalmi in tonight’s fixture

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Pakistan Super League (PSL) Lahore leg will start today at the Gaddafi Stadium. Unbeaten in the first leg of the tournament, Multan Sultans will take on Peshawar Zalmi tonight at 7:30 pm. Sultans are currently leading the points table with five wins from five matches played, while Zalmi is at the fifth spot. They played … Read more

Shoaib Malik replaces Sohaib Maqsood in world cup squad

LAHORE: Veteran cricketer Shoaib Malik returned to the national team after Sohaib Maqsood was ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup due to an injury. “Sohaib is devastated to miss out on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as he had worked hard for this event and was in sparkling form. We feel … Read more

Sohaib Maqsood bashes the journalist: ‘We’re not selected from streets’

Sohaib Maqsood bashes the journalist: ‘We’re not selected from streets’

Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad has been on the edge of criticism since the squad was announced. Few of the selections such as Sohaib Maqsood, Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Khushdil Shah has been questioned by critics. A local journalist on Twitter questioned the selectors for selecting Azam Khan, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, and Sohaib … Read more

Pakistan vs West Indies: 11 Pakistani Players Will Return Home Tomorrow

Pakistan vs West Indies: 11 Pakistani Players Will Return Home Tomorrow

11 Pakistani players included in the national T20 squad will depart from West Indies for Pakistan on August 4 after completing the T20 series. The players will be arriving in Pakistan by midnight between August 5 and August 6. The players returning home include Imad Wasim, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, and Sharjeel Khan. … Read more

Pakistan vs England: Decisive Match Of T20 Series To Be Played Today

Pakistan vs England: Decisive Match Of T20 Series To Be Played Today

The third and final match of the T20 series between Pakistan and England will be played in Manchester today. In the first match, Pakistan defeated England by 31 runs while in the second match, the host team defeated Pakistan by 45 runs to level the series. Both the teams have reached Manchester for the decisive … Read more

Pakistan vs England 2nd T20I: Guests win toss, opt to bowl

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In the second T20I of the series, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl against England at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday. 

After losing by 31 runs, the Eoin Morgan-captained home side is bringing back power hitter Jos Butler, who had been rested due to injury, in the hopes of continuing play.

The Babar Azam-led Green Shirts, on the other hand, will be looking to win the T20I series after a humiliating loss to the hosts in the three-match ODI series last week.

Today, at 6:30 p.m. [Pakistan Standard Time], the second T20I of the three-match series will begin at Headingley, Leeds.

Squads:

Pakistan (expected): 1 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 2 Babar Azam (capt), 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4 Sohaib Maqsood, 5 Mohammad Hafeez, 6 Azam Khan, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Haris Rauf, 10 Mohammad Hasnain, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi

England (expected): 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Liam Livingstone, 6 Eoin Morgan (capt), 7 Lewis Gregory, 8 David Willey, 9 Tom Curran/Chris Jordan, 10 Adil Rashid/Matt Parkinson, 11 Saqib Mahmood

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Matter of Central Contract of National Cricketers

Matter of Central Contract of National Cricketers

The central contract of the national cricketers has expired today, but no new contracts have been offered so far.

According to the details of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the term of the new Central Contract 22-2021 will start from July 1.

PCB sources said that the matter of central contracts of national cricketers is in the final stages, the names of some players and the fitness of some are also being discussed.

Names will be announced later this week or early next week.

Sources added that the fitness of the players is also being assessed during the training in England and fitness tests of national cricketers are also underway in this regard.

The new contract will also include the promotion and demotion of several players.

It should be noted that Hassan Ali and Faheem Ashraf may get a place in the contract again while the names of Sohaib Maqsood and Shahnawaz Dahani are also under consideration for the contract.

 

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PSL stars Sohaib Maqsood and Shahnawaz Dahani are expected to get central contract

Sohaib Maqsood and Shahanawaz Dahani to get central contract

LAHORE: According to a media report published Wednesday, Sohaib Maqsood and Shahnawaz Dahani are expected to be offered central contracts following their outstanding performances in the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League. Both of them emerged as league leaders, with Shahnawaz Dahani winning the Best Bowler title and Sohaib Maqsood winning the Best Batsman … Read more

Will Sohaib Maqsood be a better replacement of Haider Ali?

Will Sohaib Maqsood be a better replacement of Haider Ali?

Sohaib Maqsood has been added to the white-ball squad of Pakistan for the West Indies and England tour as a replacement of Haider Ali who has been suspended for breaching the Pakistan Super League (PSL) bio-secure bubble.

Sohaib has had a stellar Pakistan Super League 6, in which he has to date scored 363 runs in 11 matches with an average of 40.33 and strike rate of just under 153, has replaced Haider Ali for the white-ball squad.

He has represented Pakistan in 26 ODIs and 20 T20Is, with his last T20I appearance being against New Zealand in Hamilton in January 2016.

A  major blowout for Peshawar Zalmi ahead of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 final tonight, as the cricket board announces to suspend Haider Ali and Umaid Asif after they admitted to charges of violating the tournament’s Health and Safety Protocols by meeting people from outside their designated bio-secure bubble and also failing to maintain the prescribed social distancing.

As per the decision by the PSL 2021 COVID-19 Management panel, Haider Ali and Umaid Asif will not be allowed to participate in the final battle against Multan Sultans tonight.

On Thursday night, Multan Sultans’ skipper Mohammad Rizwan will try his utmost to defeat the experienced Peshawar Zalmi tonight at 9 pm as the two teams lock horns for the PSL 2021 trophy.

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PSL 2020: Two new players join Kings and Zalmi for PSL Play offs

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South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has been included in the Karachi Kings squad for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 playoffs. The left-armer replaces New Zealand’s Mitchell McCleneghan who is unavailable due to tested positive for COVID-19. Batsman Sohaib Maqsood has been temporarily included in the Peshawar Zalmi squad for the playoffs. Sohaib comes in … Read more