Cricket

Amelia Kerr entered the record books by scoring the highest individual score in women’s ODIs. She broke a 21-year-old record, going past Belinda Clark’s 229 that was scored in 1997 against Denmark in Mumbai. Kerr also became only the second woman to score a double-century in ODIs. She reached her double-century in just 134 balls. Before this series, Kerr’s highest ...

EDINBURGH: Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s career-best 89 not out helped Pakistan defeat Scotland by 49 runs in the first of the two T20Is in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Pakistan started on an aggressive note after winning the toss and opting to bat against Scotland. Opener Ahmed Shehzad was caught in the deep for 14 off 12 balls, as Pakistan lost first wicket ...

Lahore:-A meeting of the Pakistan Super League Governing Council comprising representatives of PCB and all PSL franchises was held here today at the National Cricket Academy.  Chairman PCB Mr. Najam Aziz Sethi presiding over the meeting. A number of matters were discussed during the meeting. The Governing Council expressed its concerns over a newly announced T20 league taking place in ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh showered its women cricketers with cash rewards Tuesday for their upset triumph over India in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament. The women´s team defeated six-times champions India by three wickets in Sunday´s final in Kuala Lumpur to claim their maiden title. Bangladesh became the first side ever to beat India in the group phase of the tournament before ...

Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy is thrilled to have Steve Smith on his team for the inaugural Global T20 Canada league even though the disgraced Australian is banned from playing for his own country following a ball-tampering scandal. Smith´s career was thrown into turmoil in March for his role in the incident that took place in South Africa and ...

Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate has been suspended for their next two games by the England and Wales Cricket Board after repeated disciplinary breaches. The 37-year-old’s latest incident came in this week’s win over Lancashire. The Netherlands international breached Level 1 of the ECB’s directives. It relates to “wilfully mistreating any part of a cricket ground, equipment or implements used ...

India pacer Mohammed Shami was dropped from the Test team for the one-off match against Afghanistan after he failed to clear the fitness test at NCA, Bengaluru, BCCI’s All-India Senior Selection Committee said on Monday. Fast bowler Navdeep Saini was named as Shami’s replacement for the lone Test. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Navdeep Saini as Mohammed Shami’s ...

West Indies completed a crushing 226-run victory over Sri Lanka just after lunch on the final day of the first Test on Sunday as the tourists surrendered meekly following the demise of century-maker Kusal Mendis and captain Dinesh Chandimal. Set a daunting target of 453, the Sri Lankans crashed from 189 for three in mid-morning to be dismissed for 226 ...

Scotland head coach Grant Bradburn has urged the International Cricket Council to review its decision to cut the Cricket World Cup to just 10 teams. Bradburn believes the Scots’ stunning one-day international win over England has sent a “fantastic message” to the world governing body. The ICC opted to cut the tournament from 14 teams to 10 for 2019, and ...

KARACHI: Bilal Irshad Bludgeoned a unbeaten half century 81 to enable Qasmi Gymkhana whip Omer Colts by 7 wickets whlie Qasmi gym book their birth in title decider clash in the 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan T20 cricket tournament fixture at the AKG Ground here on Sunday. The left-hander Bilal Irshad hoisted three towering sixes and struck  eight boundaries and ...