SHARJAH: Kevin Pietersen’s 48-run knock powered Quetta Gladiators to outpower Islamabad United by six wickets in the first match of the Sharjah leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Wednesday. In the first innings of the match, successive timely wickets by Quetta’s bowling attack restricted Islamabad United to 134 runs. Quetta faced early setback with the wickets of Shane Watson and ...
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Quetta bowling attack restrict Islamabad to 134
Sharjah:-In the ninth fixture of Pakistan Super League (PSL-3), Sarfraz-led Quetta Gladiotors won the toss and opted to bowl against Misbah-led Islamabad United at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. From beginning, the bowlers kept it hard for batsmen to score boundaries as bounce varied throughout the innings. As pressure mounted, Walton tried to go big but was dismissed by Anwar Ali. The ...
Read More »Will take a call on retirement in 2019, says Yuvraj Singh
Salle des Etoiles :-India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who is out of the national team reckoning, said that he is looking to play cricket till 2019 and will take a call on his career after that. In an interview to PTI, Yuvraj, who last played for India in June 2017 in an ODI, said, that he was looking forward to this ...
Read More »Kyle Abbott slated to replace Lynn in Lahore Qalandars squad
DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars have decided to name South African pacer Kyle Abbott as a replacement for the injured Chris Lynn, sources privy to the matter revealed on Wednesday. Lynn was earlier ruled out of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) third edition, after the explosive opener dislocated his shoulder during fielding in Australia’s T20 tri-series final victory against New Zealand a ...
Read More »40th National Kabaddi C’ship:Iran edge out Punjab by 41-40 in thrilling opening clash
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada has said that Punjab govt under the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, is doing hectic efforts for the promotion of traditional games in the province; he expressed these views while addressing the opening ceremony of 40th National Kabaddi Championship at cycling velodrome, Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Wednesday. Addressing the opening ...
Read More »Warner interested in political career
Perth :-Not only is David Warner intent on captaining Australia at every opportunity, the opening batsman has also flagged the possibility of a career in politics once he retires. Warner has been known to interact a little more often with political leaders than most members of the Australian side, famously fronting then Prime Minister Tony Abbott to commit federal government ...
Read More »Stokes stars in England’s domineering win
England 225 for 4 (Stokes 63*, Morgan 62, Boult 2-46) beat New Zealand 223 (Santner 63*, Guptill 50, Moeen 2-33, Stokes 2-42) by six wickets Mount Maunganui :-Ben Stokes produced a starring all-round performance in his second match back in the England fold to help level the ODI series. He helped seal a reasonably straightforward chase of 224 with a ...
Read More »Shahzaib Hasan handed one-year ban
Lahore:-Last year’s PSL spot-fixing scandal has claimed yet another scalp, with Shahzaib Hasan handed a one-year ban after falling foul of the PCB’s anti-corruption code. Shahzaib was found guilty on two counts of breaching Clause 2.4.4, which deals with a failure to disclose corrupt approaches, and one count of Clause 2.4.5, which concerns the failure to report any incident a ...
Read More »Ayub Stadium still not ready to host National Games in April
Quetta :-Pakistan’s National Games are less than two months away and this year’s hosting city – Quetta is up for a challenge to ready their stadium for the upcoming event. The 33rd National Games, which is scheduled to start from April 22 to 29, will include various games. Men will be participating in 33 games and women athletes will be ...
Read More »Deontay Wilder: ‘I’m the best heavyweight champion in this era’
I am the best heavyweight champion in this era. I am the best heavyweight champion, period, and I’m willing to prove that not only to Luis Ortiz but to the world. I think Luis Ortiz is a great fighter and I think this is the biggest fight that could be made at this point in time in boxing. He’s been ...
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