Cricket

Allrounder Nida Dar has wasted no time in putting her experience of the WBBL to good use as Pakistan prepare to begin their T20 World Cup campaign. Dar became the first Pakistan player to appear in the competition as part of the Sydney Thunder side in this year’s tournament, where she had 11 matches, claiming 13 wickets at 16.92 – ...

BCB president Nazmul Hassan has told Mushfiqur Rahim that he was contract-bound to travel to Pakistan for the one-off ODI and second Test in Karachi – the last leg of a three-part tour – in April, saying that players must “think about the country, and not about themselves”. “We are expecting that he would go,” Hassan said at a press ...

Karachi:Multan and Rawalpindi take centre stage as the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 moves to these two cities. Multan Sultans host Peshawar Zalmi at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday and Islamabad United take on Quetta Gladiators at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday; these two matches will mark the first instance of these two cities hosting the HBL PSL. ...

Karachi:Match referee Roshan Mahanama has clarified Quetta Gladiators had retained the review after ultra-edge technology was not available for their referral against Karachi Kings’ Babar Azam during the sixth match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 at the National Stadium on Sunday. Mr Mahanama said: “It must be remembered that there needs to be conclusive evidence for the TV ...

Lahore:Shadab Khan’s all-round performance superseded Mohammad Hafeez’s 98 not out and Shaheen Afridi’s four for 18 as Islamabad United defeated Lahore Qalandars by one wicket in a thrilling contest. In the seventh match of the ongoing HBL PSL 2020 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, United chased down a target of 183 on the penultimate ball of the match on Sunday to ...

Lahore:Lahore Qalandars have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their one-wicket loss against Islamabad United in the seventh match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. As this was their first offence, all 11playing members have been fined 10 per cent each of their match fees as per Article 2.22 of the ...

By Nawaz GoharMatches of PSL 2020 are being played in different cities of Pakistan Spectators are enjoying the game of their favourite players and teams However opening ceremony of PSL 5 didn’t fulfil the expectations of spectatorsMost of the spectators call the opening ceremony frustrating Cricket lovers are angry at the news of hiring an Indian event planner for opening ...

Karachi:England all-rounder Moeen Ali says he is hopeful his team will soon visit Pakistan for a tour, considering that many English cricketers are already in the country for the Pakistan Super League (PSL). “Talks are underway for the England cricket team to visit Pakistan,” Ali told a press conference in Lahore. “Apart from England, other teams are also interested.” The ...

Karachi:Pakistan’s T20i captain Babar Azam has told his colleagues that the ongoing Pakistan Super League is an open opportunity for everyone to perform & get in contention for the international cap. Talking to media in Karachi, Babar said that anyone who performs here can be considered for selection ahead of this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. “Anyone who performs ...

KARACHI: West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy is all set to become an honorary citizen of Pakistan next month. “President of Pakistan Arif Alvi will confer the highest civilian award and honorary citizenship to Darren Sammy on March 23 for his invaluable contribution to cricket in Pakistan,” read a Twitter post by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday. Sammy will be ...