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LEEDS: Pakistan kept their nerve to avoid a huge shock on Saturday, beating a spirited Afghan side by three wickets with just two balls to spare to keep their World Cup semi-final hopes alive. All-rounder Imad Wasim hit Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib for a boundary through the covers to seal the win off the fourth ball of the last over, ...

Pakistan rode on a hundred by Babar Azam to beat New Zealand by six wickets, ending their unbeaten streak in the World Cup, to keep their campaign alive at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday. After the victory, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, wife of Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik, posted an inspiring message on Twitter, saying, “What an incredibly great leveler ...

Former England star Marcus Trescothick on Thursday announced he would retire at the end of the season, bringing down the curtain on a 27-season career with county side Somerset. The 43-year-old opening batsman, who played 76 Tests and 123 one-day internationals, has scored a total of 26,234 first-class runs since making his debut for Somerset in 1993. Trescothick, whose international ...

India, banking on their unbeaten run at the World Cup 2019, leapfrogged England to become the top One-day International (ODI) side in the world. According to an International Cricket Council (ICC) release, India now have 123 points while World Cup 2019 hosts England have 122, which saw them slip to the second spot. India are at the top of the ...

Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara’s record to become the fastest to score 20,000 international runs, a target he reached when he scored 37 runs in the World Cup 2019 match against the West Indies on Thursday. The Indian skipper took only 417 innings to achieve the record — 131 in Tests, 224 in ODIs and 62 in ...

Left-arm spinner George Dockrell and medium-pacer Barry McCarthy have been left out of Ireland’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Zimbabwe that begins on July 1 in Bready. Dockrell, however, has found a place in the squad for the three-match T20I series that follows the ODIs. Offspinner Simi Singh and seam-bowling allrounder Shane Getkate, who recently impressed for Ireland ...

BIRMINGHAM: Although the man of the match for Pakistan’s remarkable six wickets win over New Zealand on Wednesday was Babar Azam, there was another hero, Shaheen Shah Afridi – who bowled a memorable spell to push Kiwis on the back foot. He took three wickets for 28 runs in ten overs and got important wickets of Colin Munro, Taylor and ...

BIRMINGHAM: Table-toppers New Zealand was having a ball at the World Cup. But that was before they encountered the Pakistani juggernaut. On a tricky Edgbaston wicket, Pakistan ended New Zealand’s unbeaten run in the World Cup with an impressive six-wicket win on Wednesday. A win against Pakistan would have secured a semi-final place for the Black Caps. They must be ...

BIRMINGHAM: Former captain Waqar Younis has warned Pakistan against any complacency as the team is now back on track in the World Cup 2019. Pakistan has beaten South Africa and New Zealand in their back-to-back World Cup games and are now scheduled to take on Afghanistan in Leeds on Saturday and Bangladesh at Lord’s on July 5. Waqar feels that ...

With a six-wicket victory over New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday, Pakistan have inched another step closer to a place in the semi-final. However, before we start planning our victory parade, here’s a brief look at the scenarios. Photo: ICC Cricket World Cup Scenario one Pakistan now has two games remaining, one against Afghanistan and other against Bangladesh. To ensure ...