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Sri Lankan cricket team arrived in Karachi on Tuesday evening to play a series of three ODIs and three T20Is against Pakistan. The visitors were welcomed at the airport by Director International Cricket Operations, Zakir Khan, and other officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board.  The visiting players were taken to a state lounge after disembarking the aircraft. Officials of Sri ...

In its bid to bring international cricket back to Pakistan, the PCB has been spending substantially on players and boards over the years. Whenever international or PSL games have been played in the country since 2015, the PCB has spent millions of dollars to make some headway towards changing perceptions of visiting teams. Now, though, the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani ...

Worcestershire 145-9 (20 overs): Moeen 32, Wessels 31; Harmer 3-16 Essex 148-6 (20 overs): Bopara 36*, Westley 36; Moeen 2-22 Essex beat Worcestershire by four wickets Scorecard Essex captain Simon Harmer came in to play a cameo captain’s innings at the end to lead the Eagles to their first T20 title with a stunning final-ball victory over holders Worcestershire. Chasing ...

A thrilling summer of cricket is set for one more dramatic plot line on Monday when the County Championship title goes to a head-to-head decider. By quirk of the fixtures, Division One’s top two – Somerset and Essex – meet at Taunton in the final match this season to decide which of them ends up with two trophies. T20 Blast ...

Two new teams – Qalandars and Bangla Tigers – will take part in this year’s T10 League in Abu Dhabi. The latest team, Qalandars, was unveiled on Sunday, with Shahid Afridi signing on as the franchise’s icon player. Qalandars have close links with their Pakistan Super League (PSL) namesake Lahore Qalandars, with the Pakistani businessman Fawad Rana serving as chairman ...

Waqar Younis will be travelling to Sydney to attend his daughter’s graduation ceremony. Photo: Pakistan Cricket Board LAHORE: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis will Pakistan’s first one-day international against Sri Lanka in Karachi on September 27 as he will be travelling to Sydney to attend his daughter’s graduation ceremony. Younis will return in time for the second ODI on September ...

ISLAMABAD: Former skipper Ramiz Raja believes the upcoming series against Sri Lanka will be ideal for the Pakistan team to gain confidence. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play three ODIs and as many T20s in Karachi and Lahore later this month. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are scheduled to play three ODIs in Karachi on September 27, September 29 and October ...

Kyle Abbott finished with match figures of 17-86 as Hampshire dealt a huge blow to Somerset’s County Championship title hopes with victory at the Ageas Bowl. The ex-South Africa paceman followed his first-innings 9-40 with 8-46 as Somerset were 144 all out, chasing 281. His match figures, which helped his team to a 136-run win, are the best by any ...

England have awarded central contracts to fast bowler Jofra Archer and Test opener Rory Burns for the first time. Sussex’s Archer is handed a contract in both Test and limited-overs cricket, while Surrey’s Burns earns a Test deal. Also joining the list of contracts for the 2019-20 season is Kent batsman Joe Denly, who has a white-ball deal. However, bowler ...

Kevin Roberts, the Cricket Australia chief executive, remains cautious about the prospect of Australia resuming tours to Pakistan but said “things are heading in the right direction” following a brief visit to the country this week. Australia haven’t played in Pakistan since 1998 (although current Test captain Tim Paine was part of the World XI which travelled for T20Is in ...