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Sydney :Ahead of his first-ever outing as Pakistan’s new T20I captain, Babar Azam on Saturday said that he would miss his predecessor and recently sacked skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed “a lot” in the series against Australia. The 25-year-old Azam took over the T20I reins from Sarfaraz earlier this month after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to remove the Karachi native ...

Lahore:The ninth episode of the weekly PCB Podcast is now available here for listening and free downloading for editorial purposes. In the latest edition: Australia star Adam Gilchrist reviews the Pakistan side and their chances in the upcoming series Babar Azam looks forward to the T20I series, which begins in Sydney on Sunday Saud Shakeel shares his excitement after being ...

Karachi: HBL Pakistan Super League Player Draft first round pick order for the 2020 season will be determined at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Sunday. Representatives of the six HBL PSL franchises and PCB senior management will gather at the headquarters of Pakistan cricket to determine the pick order of the first round of the HBL PSL 2020 Player Draft.   ...

Karachi:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bowler Junaid Khan has been fined 40 per cent of his match fee for violating the PCB Code of Conduct during his side’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match against Balochistan, which ended in a draw in Quetta on Thursday. Junaid was found guilty of committing a Level 1 offence under clause 2.6, which relates to using a gesture that is ...

Lahore: Pakistan women beat Bangladesh women by 29 runs in the first ODI at Gaddafi Stadium and attained an unassailable lead in the two-match series. Pakistan, after opting to bat, managed 215 all-out in 48.5 overs, thanks to Nahida Khan’s half-century. The opener scored 68 runs off 97 balls, hitting seven fours, and stitched a crucial 61-run partnership for the third-wicket ...

Lahore: Pakistan U16 beat Bangladesh U16 by seven wickets in the second three-day match at KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi to seal the two-match series 1-0. Aliyan Mehmood took three wickets, while Mohammad Shehzad and Ali Asfand claimed two wickets as Bangladesh were rolled out for 227 in their second innings before Pakistan comfortably chased down the 98-run target. Bangladesh had ...

Lahore: In the fifth-round of the National U19 50-over tournament, a four-wicket haul from Mohammad Taha guided Sindh to a four-wicket win against Balochistan, while Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeated Southern Punjab and Northern, respectively. At Naya Nazimabad Ground in Karachi, Sindh defeated Balochistan by four wickets. Balochistan, after opting to bat, were bowled out for 163 in 43.3 ...

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board last week hosted the ACC Level 1 Women Coaching course at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. Fareeha Mahmood was one of the four participants from Pakistan who featured in the three-day course.  Fareeha, who represented Pakistan in three T20Is against Sri Lanka in March 2018, was among the 16 participants who learnt the basic skills of ...

Lahore: Pakistan women defeated Bangladesh women by 28 runs in the third and final T20I at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium to win the series 3-0. After opting to bat first, Pakistan limped to 117 for seven at the back of Javeria Khan’s half-century. The opener cracked a 48-ball 54, hitting seven fours. This was her second half-century on the trot after ...

Lahore: Opener Abdullah Shafiq struck a blazing double century for Central Punjab as all three matches of the sixth round of three-day non-first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI tournament ended in draws on Wednesday. At NBP Stadium in Karachi, Southern Punjab resumed their second innings at 36 for no loss. They managed to score 319 runs for the loss of seven wickets in ...