Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (player of the match) produced another searing opening over to lay the foundation of his side’s thumping eight-wicket win over Quetta Gladiators in the 20th match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 7 played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Sunday night. Shaheen sent back Gladiators batting mainstays Jason Roy and James Vince for ducks ...
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Tickets go on sale as ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 declares, ‘This is the Big Time’
Tickets to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 go on sale to the general public today, giving fans the opportunity to secure their seats to see the world’s best players from 16 international teams fight for the ultimate prize across Australia from October 16 – November 13. Tickets will go on sale at t20worldcup.com from 1200 Midday (AEDT) on Monday 7 ...
Read More »Yash Dhull named captain of the Official ICC Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament
ANTIGUA, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA – FEBRUARY 02: Yash Dhull of India celebrates their century during the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League Semi Final 2 match between India and Australia at Coolidge Cricket Ground on February 02, 2022 in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) The Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament ...
Read More »India win ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with victory over England
India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. The two unbeaten sides met at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda as England went in search of only their second title, but it was India who extended their record of most tournament wins. Raj ...
Read More »Prest and Dhull set out stall ahead of U19 Men’s CWC Final
England and India enter the final of the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup both unbeaten and knowing that the only way to come out on top will be to keep playing attacking cricket. For India, a record fifth title is the objective in their fourth successive final, while England have enjoyed their best ICC U19 Men’s CWC in ...
Read More »Australia claim third spot in ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup
A fine all-round performance from Nivethan Radhakrishnan fired Australia to third place in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup with a two-wicket win over Afghanistan. The ambidextrous all-rounder took three for 31 to limit Afghanistan to 201 all out batting first, before notching a half-century in the chase. Australia were made to sweat but eventually snuck home with ...
Read More »Babar Azam’s 90* not enough for Karachi Kings
2020 champions Karachi Kings suffered their fourth successive defeat as 2017 winners Peshawar Zalmi held their nerves to win their second match by nine runs in the 11th fixture of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 at the National Stadium on Friday. Chasing 174 for victory, Karachi Kings recovered from three to two to reach 77 for two in the 10th over ...
Read More »Sixth successive defeat leaves Kings on the brink of elimination
Lahore, 13 February 2022: Karachi Kings’ nightmarish season in the HBL Pakistan Super League 7 continued as the Babar Azam-led 2020 champions lost their sixth successive match of the season as Peshawar Zalmi kept alive hopes of a play-off berth with a 55-run win in tournament’s 19th match played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Sunday afternoon. The defeat has left ...
Read More »Rizwan, David and Khushdil storm at National Stadium
Multan Sultans made history when they won their seventh successive match in the HBL Pakistan Super League by virtue of 57 runs victory over Peshawar Zalmi in the 13th match of the seventh edition of the PCB’s marquee event at the National Stadium on Saturday. After winning the Qualifier and the final in Abu Dhabi in 2021, Sultans have clinched their ...
Read More »New Zealand, the delightful host of many ICC World Cups
Next month’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will take place in one of the greatest cricketing nations on earth – New Zealand. The number one summer sport, and second only to rugby all year round, the Kiwis are simply a nation of cricket lovers. They have over 70,000 registered players, while figures released by New Zealand Cricket in the ...
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