Cricket

Whangarei: Solid centuries from Fawad Alam and captain Rohail Nazir gave Pakistan Shaheens a commanding 286-run second innings lead over New Zealand A on the third day of the four-day first-class match at Cobham Oval on Saturday. Resuming their second innings on 15 for one, Shaheens were reeling at four for 64 in the 22nd over before centurions Fawad and Rohail ...

Lahore:Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Wasim Khan spoke with Mohammad Amir this afternoon following reports that the fast bowler had announced his retirement from international cricket. The 29-year-old confirmed to the PCB chief executive that he has no desires or intensions of playing international cricket and as such, he should not be considered for future international matches. This is a ...

Karachi: Valiant centuries by debutant Mubasir Khan and Hammad Azam helped Northern remain on the second spot in the six-team points table as their eighth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Sindh ended in a draw at the National Stadium. Mubasir, playing his maiden first-class match after a fantastic run with Northern U19 and Northern Second XI sides, smashed a magnificent ...

KARACHI:with a devastating five-wicket haul slow left armer Hamza Ahmed Karachi Strikers (KSCC) decimated Pythons cc (PCC) by seven wickets to set up a final clash with defending champions Rangoonwala CC in the Second Corporat T20 colour-kit league Cricket Tournament here at Quaid-e-Azam Park Cricket Ground in steel  township on yesterday. Hamza Ahmed snared five wickets for  30 runs in his ...

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said “Injuries are part and parcel of professional sport and while it is hugely disappointing to lose a player of Babar Azam’s calibre for the T20Is, this opens up opportunities for the other highly talented and exciting players to step-up, understand their responsibilities and try to prove that the Pakistan side is a complete package. “I have spoken ...

 Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of New Zealand T20Is after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during Sunday morning’s practice session. World’s second-ranked T20I batsman suffered the injury during a throw-down session, following which he was taken to a local hospital where X-rays confirmed the fracture. As such, Babar will be unable to attend nets for, at ...

Following three exciting results in the previous round, the eighth round of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which commences on Monday, promises to sustain the momentum as teams fight for the top two slots which will enable their qualification for the five-day new year’s final. As anticipated, the points table further spiced up following Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s rise to the top after ...

Karachi:Sindh’s Shehzar Mohammad has been fined 20 per cent of his match-fee for breaching the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel during his side’s innings and 37 runs defeat against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match played at the State Bank Stadium. Shehzar was found to have violated Article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct, which ...

Karachi:Sajid Khan’ seventh five-wicket haul bowled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a commanding win over Sindh by the margin of an innings and 37 runs and Zia-ul-Haq’s career-best seven for 35 secured Southern Punjab an impressive 205-run win over Sindh on the fourth and final day of the seventh round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixtures on Friday. Sajid’s impressive run of form continued ...

Karachi: Northern’s left-arm spinner Nauman Ali registered his 17th career five-fer, fast bowler Aamer Yamin of Southern Punjab recorded his seventh five-fer in his 50th first-class match and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s top-order batsman Kamran Ghulam stroked an unbeaten century as first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh round fixtures entered into an interesting phase after second day’s play on Wednesday. 34-year-old Nauman returned figures of 24-3-84-7 to ...