Cricket

SHARJAH: High-flying Karachi Kings, who have won all three of their matches so far in the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), won the toss and opted to bat against Multan Sultans as light rain delayed start of the match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Mohammad Amir has returned to the Karachi Kings’ playing XI, while Shahid Afridi has ...

SHARJAH: Still searching for their first win of this season, Lahore Qalandars will look to break the curse when they take on Islamabad United at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium tonight. With three defeats in their three matches so far, Lahore Qalandars’ performance has raised several question marks on their player selection, drafting and batting technique. They have faced ugly batting ...

DUBAI: Stringent anti-corruption measures employed effectively by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) foiled bid by an international fixing syndicate to corrupt the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Two bookies belonging to an international fixing syndicate attempted to approach players during the PSL third edition in Dubai via social media websites, but their nefarious designs were foiled by the PCB’s anti-corruption ...

Sharjah:-Peshawar Zalmi 143-5 (Tamim 36, Watson 1-16) beat Quetta Gladiators 141-8 (Watson 47, Asif 2-18) by six wickets. Skipper Sammy—who picked injury in the first innings of the match—hammered 16 runs of just four deliveries to take Zalmi home after a brief collapse. Following Akmal and Smith departure, calm Tamim and experienced Hafeez were guiding Peshawar Zalmi to a comfortable ...

Sharjah: Former Pakistan captain and legendary left-arm swing bowler Wasim Akram has a special advice for budding cricketers. “Start by playing with tennis ball. Many top cricketers started their career playing with tennis ball. I was once a professional tennis ball cricketer before playing with hard ball and went on to play for Pakistan,” he said.  Akram, who is here ...

SHARJAH: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has put his weight behind Quetta Gladiators skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, urging the Pakistan Cricket Board to announce that he will lead the side in the upcoming World Cup in 2019. Speaking at a press conference in Sharjah after Gladiators beat Islamabad United by six wickets, Pietersen said Pakistan was lucky to have Sarfraz as captain. ...

Islamabad:-From a country known and feared for its fast bowlers who just keep on coming, a young boy has emerged with a bowling action uncannily similar to Pakistani swing legend Wasim Akram. The former fast bowler recently shared a video from a Twitter user of an unknown kid bowling with an identical action and swinging the cricket ball in the ...

DUBAI: Two Chinese cricketers arrived here today to join the Peshawar Zalmi camp for the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on a special invitation by the franchise. The cricketers, Jian Li and Yufie Zhang, will train with the Peshawar Zalmi squad as special guests of Chairman Javed Afridi. Former Test captain and Peshawar Zalmi mentor Younis Khan presented ...

SHARJAH: Quetta Gladiators, boosted by their two successive victories, will look to extend their winning streak when they take on a wobbly Peshawar Zalmi at the Sharjah Cricket Ground tonight. After losing their first match to Karachi Kings, Sarfraz Ahmed’s XI made a whirlwind comeback to beat Lahore Qalandars by 9 wickets and Islamabad United by 6 wickets. Defending champions ...

SHARJAH: Kevin Pietersen’s 48-run knock powered Quetta Gladiators to outpower Islamabad United by six wickets in the first match of the Sharjah leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Wednesday. In the first innings of the match, successive timely wickets by Quetta’s bowling attack restricted Islamabad United to 134 runs. Quetta faced early setback with the wickets of Shane Watson and ...