Cricket

Perth :-Not only is David Warner intent on captaining Australia at every opportunity, the opening batsman has also flagged the possibility of a career in politics once he retires. Warner has been known to interact a little more often with political leaders than most members of the Australian side, famously fronting then Prime Minister Tony Abbott to commit federal government ...

England 225 for 4 (Stokes 63*, Morgan 62, Boult 2-46) beat New Zealand 223 (Santner 63*, Guptill 50, Moeen 2-33, Stokes 2-42) by six wickets Mount Maunganui :-Ben Stokes produced a starring all-round performance in his second match back in the England fold to help level the ODI series. He helped seal a reasonably straightforward chase of 224 with a ...

Lahore:-Last year’s PSL spot-fixing scandal has claimed yet another scalp, with Shahzaib Hasan handed a one-year ban after falling foul of the PCB’s anti-corruption code. Shahzaib was found guilty on two counts of breaching Clause 2.4.4, which deals with a failure to disclose corrupt approaches, and one count of Clause 2.4.5, which concerns the failure to report any incident a ...

DUBAI: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson said Tuesday the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is an incredible opportunity for the country’s young cricket talent to bump up their game by playing against and sharing the dressing room with top-calibre players. Having moved from Islamabad United to Quetta Gladiators for the PSL’s third season, the famed cricketer told  in an  interview that the series ...

SHARJAH: Islamabad United take on Quetta Gladiators in the first match of the Sharjah leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) beginning from tonight. Both the teams have won one match and lost one match so far. Islamabad United collapsed against Peshawar Zalmi by 34 runs but rallied to defeat Multan Sultans by 5 wickets in their next match. Quetta Gladiators ...

DURBAN: South African fast bowler Morne Morkel announced on Monday that he would retire from international cricket after the four-Test series against Australia which starts at Kingsmead on Thursday. The tall paceman has played in 83 Tests, 117 one-day internationals and 44 Twenty20 Internationals. Morkel, 33, has taken 294 Test wickets and his tally across all formats is 529. Morkel ...

HAMILTON: A century by Ross Taylor and lusty late hitting by Mitch Santner delivered a last-over victory to New Zealand against England in their first one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday. In a match filled with twists and turns, the outcome hung in the balance until Santer smacked a six in the final over to get New Zealand home with ...

Dubai: Born in Pakistan but migrated to South Africa for pursuing a career in international cricket, Imran Tahir is in action in Pakistan’s biggest cricket tournament as a foreign player now. The 38-year-old has made his mark by clinching seven wickets in three PSL games for Multan Sultans — his first appearance in the league. And, he’s enjoying it. “Well ...

DUBAI: A rejuvenated Karachi Kings and defending champions Peshawar Zalmi meet at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium tonight. Karachi Kings, who had a lacklustre campaign in the previous two editions of the Pakistan Super League, went for a new look this season and it worked: they defeated Quetta Gladiators on Friday to claim a 19-run victory. Captained by Imad Wasim, ...

DUBAI: Multan Sultans, riding high on two successive wins in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) debut, will take on Islamabad United in today’s first match in Dubai. Multan have so far been the most impressive side this season, beating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in the opening match of the PSL and then outclassing Lahore Qalandars by 43 ...