South Africa are considering a short tour to Pakistan to play three T20Is in late March, immediately after their ODIs in India which finishes on March 18. ESPNcricinfo understands that South Africa will send a security delegation to Pakistan next month, either during the Test against Bangladesh or during the PSL, to assess whether the situation is considered safe enough ...
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Rain saves Sri Lanka:Brendan Taylor hits 10th fifty
Zimbabwe 406 and 241 for 7 (Taylor 67, Wiliams 47*, Fernando 2-43) lead Sri Lanka 293 (Mathews 64, Raza 7-113) by 354 runs A tenth Test fifty from Brendan Taylor, and handy contributions from Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza, had ballooned Zimbabwe’s lead to 354 at stumps on a rain-interrupted fourth day in Harare. But despite the hosts dominating the ...
Read More »Under-19 world cup:Pakistan will face Afghanistan in quarter final
One thing needs to be said upfront: so far at this Under-19 World Cup, no game has been as highly anticipated as the last quarter-final, between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Benoni. There are plenty of reasons why the knockout fixture between the two teams is set to be a cracker. They are neighbouring countries, and geo-political relations between them have ...
Read More »Chris Gayle will be part of Everest Premier League
Chris Gayle has announced that he will be part of the fourth edition of the Everest Premier League, Nepal’s domestic T20 tournament. The West Indies batsman said he would be playing for Pokhara Rhinos in the tournament, which is scheduled to begin on February 29. “I will be visiting Nepal for the biggest sporting event, the Everest Premier League,” Gayle ...
Read More »Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to retaining the Australian Open title
Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to retaining the Australian Open title with a straight-set semi-final win over injury-hit rival Roger Federer. Serbia’s Djokovic was 4-1 and 40-0 down in the opening set before recovering to win the tie-break. That laid the platform for the 32-year-old second seed to go on and win 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 6-3. Djokovic, aiming for ...
Read More »PAF Chapter teams win titles in The City School Inter-Branch U-14 Football
Karachi: Both girls and boys’ teams from host PAF Chapter campus won titles in The City School Inter-Branch U-14 Football Tournament. The City School organized its second tournament after successfully hosting U-10 tournament in collaboration with Leisure Leagues, a well-known small-sided football organizer in the country, which has presence in nearly 80 cities of the country. A total of 16 ...
Read More »29th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Schedule
The 29th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup has been scheduled to take place in Ipoh, Malaysia from 11th to 18th April 2020.Teams: Malaysia | Pakistan | Australia | Canada | Japan | KoreaVenue: Azlan Shah Stadium Ipoh, MalaysiaDates: 11–18 April, 2020
Read More »Ayesha Naseem on a journey to make a change
Karachi:Pakistan’s squad for next month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup includes an uncapped batter known for her ability to hit the ball hard and make the most of the Powerplay overs. Ayesha Naseem rose to prominence in Skills2Shine U18 T20 Women Cricket Championship last November in which she scored 97 runs at an average of 48.50 in four matches and ...
Read More »Sikandar Raza’s seven-for puts Zimbabwe in control
Zimbabwe 62 for 1 (Masvaure 26*, Fernando 1-9) and 406 (Williams 107, Raza 72, Embuldeniya 4-182) lead Sri Lanka 293 (Mathews 64, Raza 7-113) by 175 runs Prince Masvaure and Regis Chakabva took Zimbabwe comfortably through to stumps on the third day, 175 runs ahead in their second innings with nine wickets in hand. This, after Sikandar Raza had recorded ...
Read More »Ravi Bopara named in MCC squad to tour Pakistan
Former England allrounder Ravi Bopara has been named as part of a 12-man MCC squad to tour Pakistan in February. The team will be captained by Sri Lanka great, and current MCC president, Kumar Sangakkara, and coached by former England quick Ajmal Shahzad. Also included in the touring party are Scotland’s Safyaan Sharif and Michael Leask, Netherlands duo Roelof van ...
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