Cricket

Lahore:The decision on the appeal against the three-year ban of Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal will be announced on Wednesday. Adjudicator Justice (Retd) Faqir Mohammad Khokhar had reserved the verdict which will be announced today. Umar Akmal had challenged his three-year ban for violating the anti-corruption code. An appeal hearing was held after which the verdict was reserved. Umar Akmal has ...

Manchester: England beat West Indies by 269 runs in the third Test to win the three-match series 1-2. In the third Test of the series at Old Trafford, Manchester, the visiting West Indies won the toss and elected to field. England were bowled out for 369 in the first innings thanks to brilliant batting by Pope, Butler and Stuart Broad. ...

The International Cricket Council has today, Monday 27 July 2020, officially launched the inaugural ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. Getting underway on 30th July 2020 in Southampton, the Super League will begin with a series between world champions England and Ireland. Introduced to bring context to One Day International (ODI) cricket, the Super League will determine qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup ...

LAHORE : Former cricket captain and star all-rounder Shahid Afridi called on Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti at Punjab International Swimming Complex on Saturday.Star all-rounder Shahid Afridi witnessed various parts of Punjab International Swimming Complex during his visit and appreciated Punjab govt’s excellent efforts for the growth of sports culture in Punjab province. ...

Derby: Imam-ul-Haq injured his left hand while batting. He was hit by a ball by Naseem Shah, his injury is being assessed at the moment. More details will be provided in due course.

Lahore:Fast bowler Mohammad Amir and masseur Mohammad Imran will travel to England on Friday morning after their second Covid-19 tests returned negative, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today.As per the revised Covid-19 regulations, Imran is categorised as a low risk after having recovered from the virus and, as such, will be integrated with the national side after one negative test, ...

Manchester: Pace bowler Jofra Archer has been included in the England squad for the deciding Test against West Indies. England National Cricket Selectors have named a 14-strong squad for the #raisethebat third Test match against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford starting on Friday 24 July 2020. England Men’s Test Squad Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer(Sussex), Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak ...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today announced the postponement of two further qualifying events scheduled in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 series due to be hosted in Namibia in September – which forms part of the qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 – involving Namibia, ...

Manchester: Edgbaston will be the second county cricket ground to pilot the safe return of spectators and test Government guidance designed to enable the return of fans to elite sports events. The Government announced on Friday that two county cricket friendly matches would be among a number of pilot events to test Government guidance for supporters returning to sporting venues. ...

Pakistan men’s national cricket team completed their first intra-squad four-dayer on Monday and one of the many silver linings for the team was seasoned fast bowler Sohail Khan’s five-wicket haul. On the third day of the practice match between Azhar Ali’s Team Green and Babar Azam’s Team White, the 36-year-old returned figures of five for 50 in 20.1 overs which ...