Cricket

Karachi:Impressive all-round performance against Balochistan at UBL Sports Complex handed Northern their second four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy win, which helped them climb to third spot on the points table. On the last day of the ninth round fixture, Northern chased down the 192-run target in 32.2 overs, scoring at an impressive run rate of 5.94. Ali Sarfaraz and Faizan Riaz ...

Lahore:Sohail Tanvir has been reprimanded for a Level 1 offence which relates to abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match in Northern’s ninth round four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Balochistan at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi. The incident occurred after the conclusion of the 41st over of Balochistan’s second innings ...

Lahore:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa handed Central Punjab their first defeat of the season as they recorded a 211-run win in the ninth round of the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture at NBP Stadium. Central Punjab, chasing 325, were bowled out for 113 in the afternoon session on the last day of the match. Mohammad Saad and Umar Akmal, who resumed their innings ...

Lahore:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fought gallantly on the fourth and final day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI tournament but had to be content with a draw as Southern Punjab won the final on the basis of securing a first innings lead at the State Bank Stadium, Karachi on Friday. Chasing 484 runs for victory, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 379 for seven in ...

Lahore:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2nd XI captain Mehran Ibrahim has been reprimanded for a Level 1 offence under Clause 2.14 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Player and Player Support Personnel, which relates to changing the condition of the ball (non-identification) during a match, in his team’s four-day non first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI final against Southern Punjab at the State ...

Day-night Test matches have been the centre of much discussion in recent days with India hosting their first contest with the pink ball. The second game of this series brings us back to the original home of the day-night Tests as the Adelaide Oval hosts its fourth match under lights. Whether India are playing under lights here next year is ...

Jos Buttler is a serious injury doubt for the second Test in Hamilton after suffering a back spasm in training. Joe Root has confirmed that Ollie Pope will keep wicket if Buttler is, as expected, unable to play. That would be a big ask of Pope. He has kept in just five first-class games, the last of which was in ...

Tea West Indies 277 (Brooks 111, Campbell 55, Hamza 5-74) lead Afghanistan 187 by 90 runs Shamarh Brooks’ maiden Test hundred put West Indies in a strong position on the second day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Lucknow. Starting the day on 68 for 2, West Indies were eventually dismissed for 277, 90 ahead of Afghanistan’s first-innings total ...

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: The chief executive of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has apologised in person to England fast bowler Jofra Archer for the racist abuse he received from a spectator Monday on the final day of the first cricket Test at Mount Maunganui. David White visited the 24-year-old Archer to offer an apology and an assurance that heightened security will be ...

MELBOURNE: Australia are likely to field an unchanged team for the second test against Pakistan starting in Adelaide on Friday, coach Justin Langer said. The hosts beat Pakistan by an innings and five runs in Brisbane to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, with only the usually reliable Steve Smith failing with the bat. Pace bowler James Pattinson ...