Cricket

PAK vs NZ: Pakistan win toss, elect to bowl first in second ODI   RAWALPINDI: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the second PAK vs NZ ODI of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. PLAYING XIs Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-Ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama ...

  1st ODI: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 5 wickets Report, Asghar Ali Mubarak Rawalpindi; Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The first ODI of the series was played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in which the national team captain Babar Azam won the toss and ...

  Pakistan launches World Cup preparations on Thursday   Pakistan’s preparations for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin on Thursday when they will take on New Zealand in the first of the five One-Day Internationals. The series will commence at the iconic Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, which will also host the second ODI on Saturday, before the ...

Pakistan U19 team departs for Bangladesh tour Saad Baig-led Pakistan U19 departed for Bangladesh in the wee hours of Wednesday to feature in a series consisting of a one-off four-dayer, five 50-over matches and a solitary T20. The series will be played from 30 April to 17 May in Chattogram and Rajshahi. Karachi-born Saad Baig, also led Pakistan U19 against ...

CHAPMAN, IFTIKHAR ATTAIN CAREER BESTS IN MRF TYRES ICC MEN’S T20I PLAYER RANKINGS   Sodhi, Imad among others to move up; Malla makes huge progress in ODI rankings Middle-order batters Mark Chapman of New Zealand and Iftikhar Ahmed of Pakistan have attained career-best positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings at the end of their five-match series ...

Empowering Young Cricket Players in Peshawar    Peshawar , The Maaz Ullah Khan Cricket Academy, located in the Peshawar Sports Complex in Peshawar, is a government-run cricket academy under the supervision of the Sports Directorate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The academy is designed to teach cricket basics to young players who are admitted to the first government cricket academy. Since its ...

  Mohammad Haris included in ODI squad Islamabad, 24 April 2023: Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris has been included in the One-Day International squad for the five-match series against New Zealand. Pakistan’s squad now consists of 17 players. He has played four ODIs and eight T20 Internationals before today’s fifth and final T20I at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.   The ODI series ...

SHARJAH CRICKET STADIUM TO NAME STAND AFTER SACHIN TENDULKAR Gesture Marks the 25th anniversary of his ‘Desert Storm’ Back-to-Back Centuries Coincides with the Master Blaster’s 50th Birthday Sharjah, United Arab Emirates The West Stand at the iconic Sharjah cricket stadium has been renamed the Sachin Tendulkar stand in a special ceremony today.   Not only does it coincide with the ...

Management Committee gets two-month extension Lahore, 24 April 2023:   The Management Committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board has been given a two-month extension by the PCB Patron and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The notification of the extension was issued yesterday (23 April) by the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC).   The Management Committee was appointed for a four-month period ...

PAK vs NZ: New Zealand elect to bowl first in fifth T20I  New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the fifth PAK vs NZ T20I of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium.