Cricket

Lahore, 19 March 2022: Pakistan and Australia cricket boards have mutually agreed to shift white-ball matches from Rawalpindi to Lahore on the dates as announced previously. The decision was made on Saturday morning following discussions between the two boards.     This means the headquarters of Pakistan cricket will host the 29 March, 31 March and 2 April One-Day Internationals ...

Lahore, 18 March 2022:     Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq held an online press conference today (Friday). Pakistan and Australia will begin preparations for the third and final Benaud-Qadir Trophy, ICC World Test Championship match from tomorrow (Saturday) at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.     The three-match series is drawn at 0-0. The series decider will be played from ...

Lahore, 18 March 2022:     Pakistan and Australia will play the third and final match of the Benaud-Qadir Trophy, ICC World Test Championship at the Gaddafi Stadium from Monday 21 March.      The following is the practice and media opportunities schedule for Pakistan and Australia teams, practice sessions start at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from tomorrow (Saturday):   ...

Match No. 6   The 6th match of the tournament was played between Pakistan and Bangladesh today at Skyland University Cricket Ground, Sharjah.   In the morning, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first. Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to only 99 runs on the board for the loss of 9 wickets in stipulated 20 overs.  Sahidul Islam was the main scorer with 23 ...

Tauranga, New Zealand- West Indies Women defeated a spirited Bangladesh Women by 4 runs to earn two valuable points from their clash at Bay Oval in Tauranga.     Being sent into bat first, West Indies women suffered a batting collapse, but a valiant 53 off 107 balls from Shemaine Campbelle allowed them to post 140/9 from their 50 overs. ...

The West Indies recovered from a batting collapse to defeat Bangladesh by just four runs in Tauranga as the two sides played out a rollercoaster first ODI meeting. A defiant unbeaten 53 from Shemaine Campbelle saw the Windies recover from 70 for seven to post 140 as Bangladesh’s spinners suffocated the middle order. Afy Fletcher brought the West Indies back as she ...

The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Saturday, 19 March at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (not for publication):     Auckland: Australia and India play their league match at the Eden Park starting 14h00 local time. Both teams will address post-match media conferences, with a player from the losing team coming in first followed by ...

LAHORE (March 17, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti has welcomed the Australian cricket team in Lahore after the completion of two Test matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi.   Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti in a statement on Thursday said that the successful holding of Test matches between ...

Lahore, 17 March 2022: Uncapped Asif Afridi and Mohammad Haris have been named in Pakistan squads for the three ODIs and one-off T20I against Australia. Left-arm spinner Asif and wicketkeeper/batter Haris have earned the selectors’ nod as result of their impressive performances in the domestic circuit as the selectors have continued to provide opportunities to high-performing players as part of ...

  The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Friday, 18 March at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (not for publication): Tauranga: Bangladesh and the West Indies play their league match at the Bay Oval from 11h00 local time. Both teams will address post-match media conferences, with a player from the losing team coming in first followed ...