Cricket

Steve Smith announced his pending return to international cricket with a flawless century, as Australia landed a blow on World Cup favourites England with a tight 12-run victory in a practice match in Southampton on Saturday. A week out from his side’s Cup opener against Afghanistan, Smith struck a 102-ball 116 as Australia put in a solid bowling performance without ...

USA Cricket has received a boost of over $1 billion investment from American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) for the development of a domestic T20 league. USA Cricket selected ACE as its strategic partner to conclude a multi-stage evaluation process that began in November 2018. The launch of the league is slated for 2021. The billion-dollar deal is one of the biggest ...

New Zealand 180 for 4 (Taylor 71, Williamson 67) beat India 179 (Jadeja 54, Boult 4 for 33, Neesham 3 for 26) by six wickets With everyone expecting 300-plus scores, India were bundled out for 179 in just 39.2 overs in their first warm-up game against New Zealand. Under overcast skies on a surface with plenty of grass cover, Trent ...

Lahore, 25 May 2019: Pakistan U19 will open their tour of Sri Lanka on Sunday with the opening match of the five-match 50-over cricket series in Hambantota. On Friday in Colombo, the two captains – Sri Lanka’s Nipun Dananjaya and Rohail Nazir of Pakistan – attended the trophy unveiling ceremony with Rohail hoping to play a competitive series. Rohail said ...

An officer from the ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) will, for the first time, travel alongside each of the 10 participating teams in the World Cup. The move is part of the ACU’s drive to stave off the ever-increasing, ever-present danger of corrupt elements who have been frequently implicated in various sport-fixing scandals. However, the ACU is confident that the World ...

England’s preparations for the World Cup have been hampered by the news that Eoin Morgan, their captain, has sustained a “small flake fracture” to the left index finger after an incident during a fielding drill. Morgan, who had been preparing for England’s warm-up match against Australia at the Ageas Bowl on Saturday, was sent to hospital for an X-ray after ...

On the eve of their first warm-up match of the World Cup, India suffered an injury scare with allrounder Vijay Shankar leaving the training session midway after being hit on his right hand. Vijay was hit on the forearm while attempting a pull against left-arm fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed, who is among the four quicks travelling with the Indian squad ...

South Africa 338 for 7 (du Plessis 88, Amla 65, Lakmal 2-63, Udana 1-43) beat Sri Lanka 251 all out (Dimuth 87, Mathews 64, Phehlukwayo 4-36, Ngidi 2-12) by 87 runs As warm-up matches go, South Africa couldn’t have hoped for a better one. Nine of their batsmen (allrounders included) had a hit, eight of them surpassed double figures, Hashim ...

Afghanistan 263 for 7 (Shahidi 74, Wahab 3-46) beat Pakistan 262 all out (Babar 112, Nabi 3-46) by three wickets The positives in defeat Pakistan appeared so intent of drawing – following the series against England – have all but fizzled out in an embarrassing performance in Bristol, with Afghanistan wrapping up a comfortable three-wicket win against their neighbours. Bowled ...

Lahore 5th Bahria Cup All Pakistan Floodlit Tape Ball Cricket Tournament is in progress at Bahria Cricket Stadium Bahria Town Lahore. On fifth day 2 Semi Finals were played. First Semi Final was played between Kazmi Eleven and Zain Eleven, the Second Semi Final was played between Sangla Eleven and Haq Bahoo Eleven. Col. (Rtd.) Ali Ahsan SGM Security and HR Bahria ...