Cricket

South Africa are considering a short tour to Pakistan to play three T20Is in late March, immediately after their ODIs in India which finishes on March 18. ESPNcricinfo understands that South Africa will send a security delegation to Pakistan next month, either during the Test against Bangladesh or during the PSL, to assess whether the situation is considered safe enough ...

Zimbabwe 406 and 241 for 7 (Taylor 67, Wiliams 47*, Fernando 2-43) lead Sri Lanka 293 (Mathews 64, Raza 7-113) by 354 runs A tenth Test fifty from Brendan Taylor, and handy contributions from Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza, had ballooned Zimbabwe’s lead to 354 at stumps on a rain-interrupted fourth day in Harare. But despite the hosts dominating the ...

One thing needs to be said upfront: so far at this Under-19 World Cup, no game has been as highly anticipated as the last quarter-final, between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Benoni. There are plenty of reasons why the knockout fixture between the two teams is set to be a cracker. They are neighbouring countries, and geo-political relations between them have ...

Chris Gayle has announced that he will be part of the fourth edition of the Everest Premier League, Nepal’s domestic T20 tournament. The West Indies batsman said he would be playing for Pokhara Rhinos in the tournament, which is scheduled to begin on February 29. “I will be visiting Nepal for the biggest sporting event, the Everest Premier League,” Gayle ...

Karachi:Pakistan’s squad for next month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup includes an uncapped batter known for her ability to hit the ball hard and make the most of the Powerplay overs. Ayesha Naseem rose to prominence in Skills2Shine U18 T20 Women Cricket Championship last November in which she scored 97 runs at an average of 48.50 in four matches and ...

Zimbabwe 62 for 1 (Masvaure 26*, Fernando 1-9) and 406 (Williams 107, Raza 72, Embuldeniya 4-182) lead Sri Lanka 293 (Mathews 64, Raza 7-113) by 175 runs Prince Masvaure and Regis Chakabva took Zimbabwe comfortably through to stumps on the third day, 175 runs ahead in their second innings with nine wickets in hand. This, after Sikandar Raza had recorded ...

Former England allrounder Ravi Bopara has been named as part of a 12-man MCC squad to tour Pakistan in February. The team will be captained by Sri Lanka great, and current MCC president, Kumar Sangakkara, and coached by former England quick Ajmal Shahzad. Also included in the touring party are Scotland’s Safyaan Sharif and Michael Leask, Netherlands duo Roelof van ...

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the three-match Twenty20 series against South Africa next month because of an elbow injury. The 24-year-old has returned to England after the 3-1 Test series win against the Proteas in which he played the first match but missed the next three. Archer will now focus on recovering from soreness in ...

Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Tuesday was all smiles as he announced the birth of a baby girl on social media. Blessed with a baby girl ! Alhamdulliah, Ma Sha Allah ! pic.twitter.com/c6g4sn60Bo— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) January 28, 2020 The cricketer expressed his happiness with a picture of his adorable son, Abdullah, holding his newly-born sibling, with a caption ...

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has been appointed to the MCC’s world cricket committee. The committee is an independent panel of former and current players and umpires that can propose changes to the sport’s laws. Cook is England’s leading Test run-scorer with 12,472 in 161 matches and captained England a record 59 times. The 35-year-old retired from England duty ...