Cricket

Karachi: Central Punjab comfortably negotiated 50 overs in their second innings to ensure a draw against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the fourth and final day of the four day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round four, first-class match at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Set a 319-run target, Central Punjab reached 129 for one in 50 overs when match was declared a draw at ...

Lahore: Zain Abbas and Ahsan Ali hit centuries, while Sajid Khan and Suleman Shafqat took seven and five wicket hauls respectively on the first day of fifth round of three-day non-first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament on Tuesday. At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi, Sindh were bowled out for 355 runs in 78.2 overs in their first innings against Central Punjab. Opener Ahsan Ali ...

Lahore: For the first time in history, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will turn pink as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) joins hands with Pink Ribbon to create awareness about breast cancer. A ceremony will be held before the third T20I between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which will be attended by Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi and PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani. The President ...

Lahore:Abdul Hadi, Ubaid Ullah, Abdul Wahid Bangulzai and Mehran Mumtaz stole the limelight on day one of the second round of National U19 Three-Day tournament on Tuesday. At Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot, Balochistan after winning the toss and opting to bat were dismissed for 294 in 81.1 overs. Ubaid Ullah top scored with 98 which included 13 fours and two ...

Lahore:A blend of questionable team selection and a familiar middle-order collapse saw Pakistan lose to Sri Lanka by 35 runs in the second T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Monday. The result saw Sri Lanka take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. It was the inexperienced islanders’ first-ever win over Pakistan in a bilateral T20I series. The ...

Rawalpindi: Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali took a five-wicket haul as Northern bowled out Balochistan for 301 on the third day of their first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fourth round match at the KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi on Monday. At the draw of stumps on Monday, Northern, who scored 450 all out in the first innings, were 75 without loss in 18 overs. They now ...

Karachi: Wicketkeeper batsman Kamran Akmal scored a fighting century to lead Central Punjab’s fight back against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the third day of the four day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round four, first-class match at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Monday.  Kamran added 109 runs for the eight wicket with fast-bowler Waqas Maqsood (19) to rescue his side from a shaky 143 for ...

Karachi:Discarded Pakistan pacer Rahat Ali and all-rounder Aamer Yamin had Sindh on the ropes on day three as Southern Punjab after enforcing the follow-on took control of the four day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match at the UBL Complex on Monday. At close, Sindh were struggling on 58 for three in their second innings after a shaky start as they lost ...

A notable day in the Sports History of Rahim Yar Khan, the first of it’s kind, Blind Cricket Tourney got underway there at Abbasiya Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan. Syed Sultan Shah Chairman PBCC, Mr. Jamil Ahmad Jamil, the Deputy Commissioner Rahim Yar Khan inaugurated the event. Chairman PBCC in his address said, “PBCC is expanding its game development programme ...

Sri Lankan star Danushka Gunathilaka has expressed his gratitude for the hospitality being shown to him and his teammates in Pakistan, also revealing that “mutton biryani” is his favourite from all that the local cuisine has to offer. “Our stay in Pakistan is going very well and we are being hosted very nicely,” said Gunathilaka, who has been one of ...