Cricket

KARACHI:  Hundreds of cricket fans gathered outside the residence of Sarfaraz Ahmed to express solidarity with him against PCB’s decision to sack him as captain of Pakistan Cricket team. Carrying placards displaying photos of Sarfaraz Ahmed, the protesters chanted slogans against the current PCB set-up, including the head-coach Misbah ul Haq and the bowling coach Waqar Younus. They also chanted ...

Lahore:In the third round of the National U19 50-over tournament, Central Punjab won a close encounter against Balochistan courtesy 162 runs from Mohammad Huraira and an all-round performance from Qasim Akram (100 runs and three wickets), while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh also won against Southern Punjab and Northern, respectively. At Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot, Central Punjab after being put into ...

Karachi:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 player Abdullah has been fined 20 per cent match fee for level 1 offence relating to showing dissent at umpire’s decision during a match during his team’s National U19 one-day match against Southern Punjab at KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi, on Saturday. Abdullah was charged by on-field umpires Kamran Khalil and Mohammad Basit for violation of clause 2.8 of ...

Karachi:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 player Abuzar Tariq has been fined 20 percent of his match fee for level 1 offence relating to excessive appealing during a match in his team’s National U19 three-day match against Southern Punjab at KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi. The incident happened on Friday, Abuzar, was charged for excessive appealing and advancing towards the umpire. Abuzar were charged by ...

LAHORE: After a positive response from the Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SLC), the chances of holding Test matches in Pakistan after 10 years have increased. According to reports, the SLC has shown an interest for Test matches in Pakistan in December, after successfully playing a limited-match series in the country. The Islanders recently played a three-match ODI series in Karachi, ...

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 ...