Cricket

Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis, who took 373 Test and 416 ODI wickets, was formally inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame when he received his commemorative cap and plaque during Wednesday’s play in the third cricket Test between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium.     In Tests, Waqar took 50 or more wickets against New Zealand (70), Zimbabwe (62), ...

The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Thursday, 24 March at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (not for publication):     Wellington: South Africa and the West Indies play their league match at the Basin Reserve starting 11h00 local time. Both teams will address post-match media conferences, with a player from the losing team coming in ...

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi held an online press conference after the second day’s play in the third and final Benaud-Qadir Trophy, ICC World Test Championship match at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore against Australia today (Tuesday).     At stumps on day-two, Pakistan had reached 90 for one in their first innings. Australia were earlier bowled out for 391 in ...

India kept their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 semi-final hopes alive with a comfortable 110-run victory over Bangladesh in Hamilton. Yastika Bhatia’s half-century was the standout knock in India’s 229 for seven, though Ritu Moni’s three for 37 – including two in two balls – gave Bangladesh hopes of a famous win. But Sneh Rana (four for 30) and ...

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Cricket West Indies (CWI) Men’s Selection Panel has named an unchanged squad for the third and final Apex Test match against England. The match will be the series-decider and will be played at the Grenada National Stadium from March 24-28. The three-match Apex Series is level 0-0 following a draws in the first Apex Test match at the ...

Meg Lanning’s 135 not out led her Australia side to a five-wicket win over South Africa, continuing their unbeaten run at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 while ending the Proteas’. Laura Wolvaardt fell short of a century of her own but made a fine 90 as South Africa set Australia a challenging 272 to win in Wellington.  But South ...

The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Wednesday, 23 March at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (not for publication):     Wellington: South Africa and the West Indies play their league match at the Basin Reserve on Thursday. South Africa will address their pre-match media conference at 12h45 local time and the West Indies will address ...

Pakistan Women defeated West Indies Women by 8 wickets in a rain-reduced match of their group stage encounter of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, at Seddon Park.     In a match reduced to twenty over per side, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. West Indies Women posted 89/7 from 20 overs. Deandra Dottin top-scored with ...

LAHORE (March 21, 2022): Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of former District Sports Officer Faisalabad Mujahid Ayub Butt.     In this regard a condolence meeting was held at National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan said that late Mujahid Ayub Butt ...

LAHORE (March 21, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan, on Monday, congratulated Pakistan Blind cricket team over their remarkable victory against arch-rivals India in the final of 3-Nation Blind T20 Cricket Tournament at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.     Pakistan inflicted a 58-run defeat on strong opponents ...