Cricket

Karachi: Southern Punjab’s wrist spinner Zahid Mahmood edged closer to the 100-wicket mark in first-class cricket as he helped his side to spin out Northern for a paltry 165 on day one of the first round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday. Zahid carried his white-ball form from the National T20 Cup ...

Karachi: Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed recorded a five-wicket haul on Sunday as Sindh defeated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 163 runs in the second round of the Second XI Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. The other two matches between Balochistan and Southern Punjab and Central Punjab and Northern ended as draws. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, KCCA Stadium, Karachi: Abrar Ahmed continued an impressive run as his five ...

Lahore:Taking into consideration the health and wellbeing of professional athletes and match officials due to the recent deterioration in the air quality caused by an early onset of intense air pollution in Lahore, which is expected to deepen next month, the Pakistan Cricket Board today decided to relocate scheduled matches at the cricket headquarters to Rawalpindi and Karachi. This rescheduling ...

Karachi:Prof Syed Sirajul Islam Bukhari who had been Hony Secretary of Karachi City Cricket Association for over 34 years including one term as President KCCA, has issued a strong protest to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for ignoring cricketer from Karachi and has appealed to Mr Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan who happens to be the Patron in Chief of ...

Lahore:The successful delivery of the revamped 2019-20 domestic cricket season, which, as promised, proved to be quality-based, has helped the Pakistan Cricket Board to attract major local sponsors for the 2020-21 competitions. Three major household brands – Continental Biscuits, Tapal Tea and Unilever – have agreed to extend their support for the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy after partnering with the ...

Lahore:Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed 187 cricketers have accepted enhanced and improved 2020-21 domestic cricket contracts, which include monthly retainers, daily allowances and match fees, besides share in the event prize money. In the 12-month domestic contracts, the monthly retainers range from PKR40,000 per month to PKR150,000 per month, depending on the player’s seniority, contribution to Pakistan cricket and performance ...

Karachi:After an action-packed National T20 Cup in Multan and Rawalpindi, the focus shifts to Karachi as Pakistan’s largest city gears up to host the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, a jewel in the crown of Pakistan cricket, from 25 October. The first three rounds will be played across three venues – National Stadium, NBP Sports Complex and UBL Sports Complex – before ...

KARACHI: Paceman Hammad Khan (3-20) and off- spinner Nabeel Khan (3-23) shared six wickets between them to enable Firdous Eleven four-wicket victory over Royal Kings CC in the second Corpoorat Tweenty-20 colour-kit league cricket tournament match at the Quaid -e- Azam Park cricket Ground in steel township here on yesterday. Royal Kings CC batting first were dismissed only for 105 ...

Lahore:All Pakistan men’s national team’s players and support staff assembled in Lahore were integrated into a bio-secure bubble in a local hotel today after they tested negative for Covid-19. The tests were conducted on Wednesday upon the squad’s arrival at the hotel. The squad will now start preparations for the three-match ODI series at the Gaddafi Stadium with a training ...

Karachi:Following a highly successful white-ball National T20 Cup, which concluded on 18 October, attention now moves to first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which commences in Karachi on Sunday, 25 October. The white-ball event was held under Covid-19 protocols, which were planned, delivered and implemented by the PCB staff, including officials from the medical, high performance and security departments. The inaugural six-team first-class ...