Cricket

KARACHI: A good all-round show from Hassan Sardar guided Qasmi CC to a five-wicket victory against Soni Associates  in the 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana T-20 Ramazan Cricket Tournament 2018 here on Saturday. Hassan, who was declared man-of-the-match in the Group ‘C’ tie at the AKG Ground , first claimed three wickets for 21 runs with his right arm leg spin ...

KARACHI:  Former Champions Dollar East took a step forward for the place in knock out stage of the 5th Naya Nazimabad Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament when they beat Pakistan Customs by 25 runs on Saturday night.         All-rounder Sohail Akhtar starred in their team’s victory with an attacking batting and bowling performance. Sohail smashed four sixes ...

Wooden spooners Delhi Daredevils knocked defending champions Mumbai Indians out of the Indian Premier League after the trio of Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra and Harshal Patel starred with three wickets apiece for an 11-run win in their last league match in Delhi on Sunday. Set a target of 175, Mumbai Indians crumbled against quality leg-spin bowling by Sandeep (3/36), Amit ...

LONDON: Leicestershire middle-order batsman Ateeq Javid’s half-century took the home side for a draw on the second day of the two-day warm-up test match against Pakistan at Grace Road on Saturday. Javid opted to retire out on 54 runs off 144 balls. The home side scored 226/6 in 75 overs. For the visiting side, Shadab Khan took two wickets, while medium fast bowler Saad Ali, ...

Every year, with the arrival of holy month of Ramazan, Karachi — the city of lights — finds itself hosting Ramazan cricket tournaments. This year despite the scorching heat in the city, Karachiites are continuing this three-decade-old tradition. This time around Karachi is hosting several Ramazan tournaments, noted among them are being played at Moin Khan Cricket Academy, Aga Khan Gymkhana, ...

Australia´s Chris Lynn helped Kolkata outplay table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets on Saturday to finish the league stage with eight wins in 14 games. Photo: IPL Twitter  HYDERABAD, INDIA: Kolkata Knight Riders became the third team to make the Indian Premier League play-offs on a day when Virat Kohli´s Royal Challengers Bangalore bowed out of the Twenty20 tournament. Australia´s ...

Bhalwal:-Bhalwal  welfare association is Organizing Allama Iqbal T-20 wheel chair cricket championship Bhalwal from 26to 29 may,six teams from all over Pakistan will participate in the championship ,the teams are Bhalwal,Mirpur khas,Mardan,Karachi,Multan and Lower dir.The organising committe of the championship consits of president Ayub,Amir Mohammad Khan,Bishmillah khan,Rizwan mughal,Tahir khan Baloch,Sajjida Mustaq, Aamir  and Hafiz Mubashar.

Plans to remove the coin toss in Test cricket have been backed by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will discuss the idea later this month as it considers ways to reduce home advantage. It could introduce the change for the new World Test Championship, which starts with next summer’s Ashes series between England and ...

Cricket West Indies may scrap one Test from Sri Lanka’s tour next month in favour of limited-overs internationals, according to Sri Lanka Cricket. The teams were due to play three Tests only, including the Caribbean’s first day-night Test, but only a week out from the Sri Lanka side’s departure, Sri Lanka Cricket said it had been informed by CWI that ...

Jalalabad:-A series of explosions targeting a cricket match in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, has killed eight people and injured 45 on Friday. The attack occurred around 11pm local time on Friday, as spectators had gathered at the stadium to watch the Ramadan Cup, the provincial governor’s office said. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban said it was ...