Ayub Park Cricket Ground to host its maiden women’s match on Monday Rawalpindi, 13 January 2024: Ayub Park Cricket Ground – also known as Ayub Park Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi – is all set to host its first women’s tournament match on Monday, 15 January. The match will see Nida Dar-led Lahore region taking on Umm-e-Hani led Multan region in ...
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HBL Pakistan Super League 9 will start on February 17; 34 matches will be played.
HBL PSL 9 to begin from 17 February 2024 • Karachi’s National Bank Stadium to host 11 matches including play-offs and final • Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium to host nine matches each; Multan to host five matches • Media houses are requested to use correct event nomenclature in texts, headlines and bulletins Lahore, 12 January 2024: ...
Read More »National Women’s T20 Tournament to commence from 15 January
National Women’s T20 Tournament to commence from 15 January • Each player of the match to bag PKR20,000 and the player of the tournament to be awarded PKR50,000. Winning team to earn PKR one million and the finalists will get PKR 0.5 million • Matches at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium will be live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel • PCB to provide ...
Read More »From meeting Brian Lara to facing Aamir Jamal in the nets – Shamyl Hussain’s cricket journey continues
From meeting Brian Lara to facing Aamir Jamal in the nets – Shamyl Hussain’s cricket journey continues Lahore, 12 January 2024: Shamyl Hussain, a lanky southpaw hailing from Islamabad, has grown up loving the game as he inherited the passion from his father. Shamyl will be a key part of the Pakistan U19 team in the upcoming ICC Men’s ...
Read More »Female Umpires induction course to begin from tomorrow
Female Umpires induction course to begin from tomorrow Lahore, 12 January 2024: The four-day female umpires induction course will take place at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from Saturday, 13 January. The PCB received applications from aspirants in December 2023 as per the criteria where a minimum of intermediate education was mandatory for applicants, except for international players, while the ...
Read More »30-player Skills Development Camp to commence from 13 January in Multan
30-player Skills Development Camp to commence from 13 January in Multan Lahore, 11 January 2024: A 17-day-long Skills Development Camp for 30 players is set to take place from 13 to 29 January at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High-Performance Centre in Multan. The selected players involve top performers of the Hanif Mohammad Trophy, not part of the President’s Trophy, and players ...
Read More »From Sangla Hill to U19 WC in South Africa – Ahmed Hassan’s journey of beating the odds
From Sangla Hill to U19 WC in South Africa – Ahmed Hassan’s journey of beating the odds Lahore, 11 January 2024: Batting all-rounder, Ahmed Hassan hails from Sangla Hill, a tehsil of district Nankana Sahib. Ahmed’s love for the game took him to Faisalabad, Sheikhupura and Lahore regularly for training and playing matches as no substantial opportunities were available. ...
Read More »T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand; Unveiling of the trophy
T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand; Unveiling of the trophy Auckland, 11 January 2024: Pakistan are set to face New Zealand in a five-match T20I series, with the first match scheduled to be played on 12 January at Eden Park in Auckland. First ball of the match will be bowled at 1110 PKT. This will mark left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah ...
Read More »Haroon Arshad eager to relish the U19 World Cup challenge
Haroon Arshad eager to relish the U19 World Cup challenge Lahore, 11 January 2024: Haroon Arshad is ready to relish the ICC U19 World Cup challenge in South Africa and is confident in his ability to do the job for Pakistan U19. He played three one-day games against Sri Lanka U19 in the home series last year. The right-handed ...
Read More »KP Sports Minister meets Chairman PCB Management Committee
KP Sports Minister meets Chairman PCB Management Committee Lahore, 11 January 2024: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Science and Information Technology Dr Najeebullah Marwat visited PCB’s headquarters Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday afternoon and met Chairman of the PCB Management Committee Mr Zaka Ashraf. Chairman PCB Management Committee, Mr. Zaka Ashraf: “I had a fruitful meeting with ...
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