Cricket

LAHORE: The three-day ACC Level 1 Women Coaching Course concluded on Saturday at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Served with presentations, practical skills and assessment tests under the NCA instructors, the 16 participants from 11 countries were put to task on different aspects of the game. The participants included four Pakistan women, namely ...

Faisalabad: Northern beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by seven wickets (DLS method) in the 12th match of the ongoing National T20 Cup at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. In a rain-affected contest, reduced to 16 overs per side, Imad Wasim put Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into bat. The decision paid dividends as a brilliant opening spell by Musa Khan reduced Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 15 for three ...

Faisalabad :Northern beat Sindh by 66 runs in the 10th match of the ongoing National T20 Cup at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. Imad Wasim-led Northern scored 191 for seven in 20 overs after opting to bat first. Sohail Akhtar cracked a 36-ball 63, smacking six fours and three sixes, and crafted a 102-run partnership with Umar Amin, who scored 36 runs ...

Lahore:Azhar Ali has been appointed national cricket team captain for Pakistan’s World Test Championship matches in the 2019-20 season, while Babar Azam has been named captain of the No.1 ranked T20I side until next year’s ICC T20 World Cup Australia 2020, which is now exactly one year away. The appointments were confirmed after Sarfaraz Ahmed was left out of both ...

LAHORE : Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh planted a sapling outside Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall under tree plantation campaign on Thursday.Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Divisional Officer Sports Nadeem Qaiser, NPSC Gymnasium Hall Administrator Mustafa Shah and other officials were also present on this occasio Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, on this occasion said ...

LAHORE : Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh visited Karol Ghati cricket stadium on Thursday. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh was warmly received upon reaching Carol Ghati cricket ground. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh was accompanied by Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti and District Sports Officer Tanveer Shah during his visit. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan ...

Lahore: Mohammad Ibrahim scored a century for Balochistan against Central Punjab, while Ammad Butt and Haris Javed took five wickets for Central Punjab and Southern Punjab, respectively on the third day of the third round of National U19 three-day tournament on Thursday, as both matches ended in a draw. At Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot, Balochistan in their second innings were dismissed ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued  the following statement in response to comments made by Senator Mr Mushahidullah Khan and has also clarified its position on the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination. The PCB said: “The PCB is saddened with the learned Senator’s comments and wishes to put the facts right. “Firstly, Misbah-ul-Haq, along with the selection committee, ...

Karachi:Southern Punjab recorded a crushing seven wicket win over Balochistan in the National T20 2nd XI tournament at the National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday. This was Southern Punjab’s third consecutive victory; they remain the only unbeaten side in the event and now have six points from three games and are at the top of the table. In the second match ...

Faisalabad:Imam-ul-Haq’s half-century and Akif Javed’s three-fer secured a seven-wicket win for Balochistan against Southern Punjab in the ninth match of the ongoing National T20 Cup at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. Balochistan captain Haris Sohail decided to bowl first after winning the toss and the decision produced the desired results for his side immediately with young pacer Akif removing Shan Masood and ...