Cricket

Kane Williamson pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by the match referee. © AFP New Zealand have been fined for a slow over-rate in their thrilling World Cup 2019 victory over the West Indies, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday. Skipper Kane Williamson was docked 20 per cent of his match fee while the rest ...

If you wanted an idea of how much the nature of a pitch influences the cricket played on it, contrast Afghanistan’s last two matches. Against England – not even the best players of spin – their star legspinner Rashid Khan was given a tutorial on what life is like for the less gifted on most days. The spin trio of ...

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been 25 per cent of his match for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their World Cup game against Afghanistan in Southampton on Saturday. According to the ICC’s Code of Conduct, Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel ...

MANCHESTER: Former captain Brendon McCullum says New Zealand have the firepower to win the World Cup for the first time in their history. The Black Caps won a nail-biter against the West Indies in Manchester on Saturday to stay unbeaten at the 50-over tournament in England and Wales. New Zealand, often labelled as underdogs, reached their first World Cup final ...

Sarfaraz all praises for Haris Sohail, says he played like Buttler LONDON: Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said that the inclusion of Haris Sohail in the playing 11 paid off as his innings were the ‘main factor’ for Pakistan’s win and a turning point in the World Cup game against South Africa on Sunday. “Haris Sohail put in a great performance. Today ...

LONDON: Pakistan condemned South Africa to World Cup elimination and kept alive their own slender chances of advancing to the semi-finals with a 49-run win at Lord´s on Sunday. Chasing 309 to remain in the hunt for a last four berth, South Africa´s survival bid petered out on 259-9. Disciplined Pakistan bowling saw Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz take three ...

KARACHI: Ho’n secretary Pakaistan Disabled Cricket Association(PDCA) Amiruddin Ansari has confirmed on Saturday that the Pakistan Cricket Board has given PDCA grant of Rs 2.5 million for the preparation of pakistan Disabled team. Amir “said” on behalf of President PDCA Mr. Rashid Latif, all the Directors of PDCA and all the Physical Disabled Cricketers of the Country. we are extremely ...

Pakistan U19 will take on South Africa U19 in the opening match of the seven-match 50-over series on Saturday at the Chatsworth Cricket Oval, Durban. On Friday in Durban, the two captains – South Africa’s Bryce Parsons and Rohail Nazir of Pakistan – attended the trophy unveiling ceremony with Rohail expressing confidence to extend their winning run. In the lead ...

LONDON: It’s a bright sunny day at Lord’s which is getting ready to host Sunday’s World Cup game featuring two of the worst-performing teams of the ten-nation contest – Pakistan and South Africa. Pakistan comes into the match following back-to-back defeats against Australia and India. Under fire from all quarters, the Pakistanis know that their World Cup hopes to hang ...

LONDON: Jogging at a slow pace, Sarfaraz Ahmed completed three rounds of the Lord’s ground. Then he stopped and spent around 15 minutes doing some stretching and then walked away, probably headed towards a central London mosque for Friday prayers. What was surprising about his entire activity was that Sarfaraz had come to Lord’s much ahead of the national team’s ...