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Fast bowler Daryn Dupavillon and medium-pacer Ottniel Baartman have received maiden call-ups to South Africa’s Test squad for their historic two-match series in Pakistan. The trip will be South Africa’s first to Pakistan since 2007 and will take place in both a security and biosecure bubble. South Africa’s squad features most of the same players that beat Sri Lanka 2-0 ...

Lahore:Chris Gayle will be one of the major potential picks when the HBL Pakistan Super League 2021 Player Draft takes place at the High Performance Centre on Sunday afternoon. The event proper will be staged in Karachi and Lahore from 20 February to 22 March. Gayle, 41, has previously represented Lahore Qalandars (2016) and Karachi Kings (2017), and boasts one ...

The difficult tour of Pakistan cricket team to New Zealand has come to an end and the players of the Test squad have started their return journey. The Test squad reached Auckland from Christchurch this morning where it started its journey to Dubai after two hours. The members of Pakistan Test squad will reach Lahore via Dubai tomorrow evening. 19 ...

Karachi:As many as five centuries were scored in the first three matches of the Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament 2020-21 which commenced today (Friday) at three Karachi venues. Salman Ali Agha, Umar Amin and Musaddiq Ahmed score match-winning tons that earned wins for Southern Punjab, Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa respectively. Besides the trio, Central Punjab’s Saad Nasim and Muhammad Akhlaq also ...

Lahore:Defending champions Karachi Kings have retained Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Islamabad United have kept Pakistan’s white-ball vice-captain Shadab Khan as the two sides also completed a successful trade of Englishman Alex Hales and Colin Ingram of South Africa ahead of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2021 Player Draft, which will take place at the High Performance Centre on Sunday. ...

Lahore: Veteran wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal expressed disappointment after being ignored completely by the cricket board in domestic cricket. Expressing his views on Twitter, Akmal requested Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Director – Domestic Cricket, Nadeem Khan to look at his case.  Shocked & disappointed As a senior & season Player i have not been treated well.I request @TheRealPCB @NadeemKhanCC ...

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board today announced England women’s national cricket team will tour Pakistan in October along with their men’s side for two Twenty20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals in Karachi. England women will play the two T20Is as double-headers alongside their men’s team on 14 and 15 October, while the ODIs will be played on 18, 20 and 22 ...

Manchester: World champions to play two T20Is and three ODIs; T20Is will be played as double-headers alongside the men’s teams on 14 and 15 October in Karachi The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today confirmed that England Women will tour Pakistan in October, taking part in two IT20s and three ODIs. Heather Knight’s team will ...

Karachi:Following the completion of first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which produced high-quality red-ball action, the focus has now shifted to white-ball cricket as the Pakistan Cup commences on 8 January. The 33-match tournament, to be played on double-league basis, will be staged at three Karachi venues – NBP Sports Complex, State Bank Stadium and UBL Sports Complex. State Bank Stadium will host ...

Harris Rauf, the young fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team, has joined the Melbourne Stars for the Big Bash League. Harris Rauf arrived in the Australian city of Gold Coast from New Zealand last night. Harris Rauf will join the 17-member squad for the Melbourne Stars’ match against the Brisbane Heat today. It should be noted that Harris first represented ...