Cricket

LAHORE: Pakistan’s ODI series against Sri Lanka in Karachi, which commences Friday, marks return of five players to the national squad. They are Abid Ali, the right-handed opener, Iftikhar Ahmed, an all-rounder who bats in the middle order and bowls off-spin, Mohammad Nawaz, a slow left-arm bowler, Mohammad Rizwan, wicketkeeper-batsman, and Usman Shinwari, left-arm fast-bowler. With this series being an ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s head coach Misbah ul Haq has demanded world cricket to actively support Pakistan as it takes another step towards the revival of complete international cricket at home with Sri Lanka ODI and T20I series which will be played in Karachi and Lahore. Misbah told media in Karachi ahead of the series that it is important for world cricket ...

Pakistani paceman Faheem Ashraf on Wednesday broke into the ICC’s top 10 T20I ranking for bowlers, becoming the third Pakistani bowler to be currently on the list. Faheem Ashraf joined compatriots Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan, who currently stand on second and third position respectively. Simultaneously, Afghanistan’s Mujeeb ur Rahman also made it to the list of T20I bowling elites. ...

The selection committee of Pakistan Blind Cricket Council headed by Muhammad Bilal Satti (Chairman Selection Committee) and comprising Masood Jan and Ibrar Shah (members) selected following 15 players for Pakistan Blind Cricket Team for the series vs England. Pakistan and England will lock horns in U.A.E for a series of six (6) T-20 Internationals to be played during 10th to ...

LAHORE: Captain Bismah Maroof’s unbeaten 72-ball 55 and Syeda Aroob Shah’s six wickets for 41 runs secured a berth in the final for PCB Challengers as they beat PCB Dynamites by six wickets in the final league match of the ongoing National Triangular One-Day Women Cricket Championship 2019 at the Lahore Gymkhana Ground. PCB Challengers, who play PCB Blasters in ...

Sri Lankan cricket team arrived in Karachi on Tuesday evening to play a series of three ODIs and three T20Is against Pakistan. The visitors were welcomed at the airport by Director International Cricket Operations, Zakir Khan, and other officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board.  The visiting players were taken to a state lounge after disembarking the aircraft. Officials of Sri ...

In its bid to bring international cricket back to Pakistan, the PCB has been spending substantially on players and boards over the years. Whenever international or PSL games have been played in the country since 2015, the PCB has spent millions of dollars to make some headway towards changing perceptions of visiting teams. Now, though, the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani ...

Worcestershire 145-9 (20 overs): Moeen 32, Wessels 31; Harmer 3-16 Essex 148-6 (20 overs): Bopara 36*, Westley 36; Moeen 2-22 Essex beat Worcestershire by four wickets Scorecard Essex captain Simon Harmer came in to play a cameo captain’s innings at the end to lead the Eagles to their first T20 title with a stunning final-ball victory over holders Worcestershire. Chasing ...

A thrilling summer of cricket is set for one more dramatic plot line on Monday when the County Championship title goes to a head-to-head decider. By quirk of the fixtures, Division One’s top two – Somerset and Essex – meet at Taunton in the final match this season to decide which of them ends up with two trophies. T20 Blast ...

Two new teams – Qalandars and Bangla Tigers – will take part in this year’s T10 League in Abu Dhabi. The latest team, Qalandars, was unveiled on Sunday, with Shahid Afridi signing on as the franchise’s icon player. Qalandars have close links with their Pakistan Super League (PSL) namesake Lahore Qalandars, with the Pakistani businessman Fawad Rana serving as chairman ...