Cricket

Lahore, 11 November 2019: Half-centuries by Azeem Ghumman and Imran Butt had Balochistan at 232 for two on the first day of their four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh-round fixture against Central Punjab at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium before play had to be called-off due to bad light. Opener Azeem and one-drop Butt stitched a 92-run partnership for the second-wicket for the visitors ...

Lahore:A four-wicket haul from leg-spinner Asad Afridi helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 83 runs, while the matches between Northern and Southern Punjab, and Central Punjab and Sindh ended in draws in the eighth-round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI tournament on Monday. At KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi, Balochistan, resuming their innings on 81 for four in 37 overs, were ...

The trophy of Pakistan and England Blind Cricket series unveiled today at Ajman U.A.E. Syed Sultan Shah Chairman PBCC along with Mr. Neil from England Cricket Board (ECB) and Mr. Iftikhar Hamdani, Cluster General Manager Ramada Hotel and Wandym Group unveiled the trophy. Nisar Ali, Captain of Pakistan Blind Cricket Team and Ed Hossell Captain of England Blind Cricket Team ...

Lahore:Southern Punjab had reached 243 for five when bad light brought an early closure to the opening day’s play in their four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Abbottabad Stadium on Monday. Second-placed Southern Punjab were piloted by opener Umar Siddiq when he recorded his second half-century of the tournament scoring 88. Umar, who faced 201 balls ...

Karachi:Middle-order batsman Faizan Riaz scored a sensational double century to lead Northern’s stunning fight back against Sindh on day-one of the seventh-round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class match being played at the National Stadium, Karachi on Monday. Northern who won the toss and opted to bat first were jolted early on in their innings as Sohail Khan and Tabish Khan removed ...

Wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed on Sunday said that he has no regrets regarding his time as the captain of the national team, and made it clear that he is not bitter at the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to sack him. Talking to media in Karachi ahead of his domestic side Sindh’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy clash with Northern at the National Stadium, ...

AUCKLAND: England snatched the Twenty20 series against New Zealand in dramatic fashion in Auckland on Sunday, with a super over required to break the deadlock in scenes reminiscent of the World Cup final four months ago. A Chris Jordan boundary on the last ball of the England innings brought the tourists level with New Zealand´s 146 pushing the rain-shortened match ...

Cricketer Ahmed Shehzad on Sunday opened up for the first time about his recent failures with the Pakistan team, and pleaded to his critics to not beat him with the same stick they use for fellow batsman Umar Akmal. Shehzad, after a period on the sidelines due to a drug ban, was given a chance against Sri Lanka last month. ...

Dubai:Pakistan and England Blind Cricket Teams have arrived in Dubai to play a bilateral Blind Cricket series. Pakistan Blind Cricket Council is hosting the home series at neutral venue U.A.E comprising 6 T-20 Internationals. Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council welcomed the English team by presenting the traditional flower bouquet. England Team Captain Ed Hossell while talking to ...

Graeme Smith, South Africa’s former captain, is in line to be their first director of cricket, a position created in the aftermath of their 2019 World Cup exit. Smith confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he was interviewed by the board this week. Suspended interim director of cricket, Corrie van Zyl, and former national selector Hussein Manack were also interviewed for the ...