Cricket

Bismah Maroof and her side are geared up for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as they open their tournament campaign Sunday against India at the picturesque Bay Oval. Pakistan capped weeks of preparations with solid victories against hosts New Zealand and Bangladesh in the warm-ups in which their batting and bowling departments were tested. They enter the tournament high ...

The enormity of playing against some of the top Associate Nations is summarised by Philippines skipper Jonathan Hull in just two words. Hull is leading the squad at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A, supported by Dream 11, in Oman. A high-school teacher based in Australia, he said: “It is like a Super Bowl. It is the highest ...

David Wiese produced a sensational performance in the final overs of each of the two innings of the HBL PSL 7 Eliminator 2 against Islamabad United in front of a packed to capacity Lahore crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday night to guide his side to a six-run win and a place in the HBL PSL 7 final alongside ...

England captain Heather Knight does not feel the pressure of heading into the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 as defending champions. Knight was speaking on the second day of the captains’ opening media conferences, with the skippers of New Zealand, India and Bangladesh also interacting with the media on Saturday. The 2017 winners will take on Australia in their ...

UAE, Dubai, 23rd February 2022: Indian-based infrastructure powerhouse, GMR Group has acquired the rights to own and operate Dubai franchise in the UAE T20 League to be held in UAE. Having been announced earlier this year, the six-team League remains well on track to be played in 2022 where senior committee members are encouraged by the enormous interest shown from ...

Teams at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be able to field a side with only nine players if their squad is affected by COVID-19, the International Cricket Council announced today. The ICC has made arrangements to support teams and ensure the tournament can continue as normally as possible. Other announcements include an unlimited number of super overs ...

ICC Elite panelist Aleem Dar and PCB International panelist Ahsan Raza will be the on-field umpires in all three Tests of the Pakistan versus Australia series, while ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will lead the Playing Control Team, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today. Madugalle, the former Sri Lanka captain, is the only match referee to break the 200-match ...

Defending champions Multan Sultans booked a place in the final of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 when they defeated Lahore Qalandars by 28 runs in front of a full and enthusiastic Gaddafi Stadium crowd on Wednesday. Put into bat, Rilee Rossouw and Mohammad Rizwan stroked unbeaten half-centuries to help Multan Sultans collect 163 for two in 20 overs after ...

Captains of all eight teams participating in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be available on 25 and 26 February in Christchurch for their first official media interactions ahead of the 4 March-3 April tournament. The media interactions are being held via a hybrid model, allowing a limited number of journalists to attend in person with others invited ...

The following is an update on the Pakistan Test side for the Australia Tests: 1-       Mohammad Nawaz has been ruled out of the series with a foot injury. He will not be replaced in the side 2-      Naseem Shah and Sarfaraz Ahmed have now been added as traveling reserves. They will only be considered for selection if there is an injury 3-      Mohammad ...