Cricket

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited the England cricket team to tour the country for the first time since 2005, after a successful visit by the West Indies amid improved security boosted hopes of an international revival. A visit by a major Test-playing nation such as England would be hugely significant, in terms of both cricket as well as Pakistan´s wider security ...

Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has once again secured the top spot in the ICC T20 international batsmen rankings, while spinner Shadab Khan has rocketed to number two in the bowlers rankings. According to the latest rankings updated as of April 3, 2018, Babar Azam (881 points) has displaced New Zealand’s Colin Munro from the number one spot following a spectacular ...

KARACHI: The return of international cricket turned sweeter for fans at the National Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday as Pakistan scripted a sure-footed whitewash against the visiting West Indies in the three-match T20I series. The West Indies scored 153-6 — their highest total of the series — with Andre Fletcher (52) scoring the only half-century on this tour for the ...

England fast bowler James Anderson has broken another record after recording the most number of deliveries in Test cricket history by a pace bowler, 30,020. Midway through the final day of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, he overtook the previous record of 30,019 held by West Indies great Courtney Walsh who retired in 2001. During his career, ...

Shadab Khan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee and given one demerit point after being found guilty of a level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during Monday’s Twenty20 International against the West Indies in Karachi. The Pakistan wrist spinner was found to have violated article 2.1.7 of ...

It was little wonder that New Zealand captain Kane Williamson would have liked to have had more Test cricket this season after series victories over West Indies and England in the four red-ball matches they were able to host. Two thumping victories over the Caribbean islanders and another innings triumph over England in Auckland were followed by a gutsy draw ...

KARACHI: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan for the third T20I in Karachi. Pakistan made two changes in its squad as Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Shinwari have made their place in the final-playing 11 while fast bowlers Muhammad Amir and Hasan Ali are being rested. Afridi will be making his debut tonight, Wasim ...

KARACHI: An unbeaten 58-ball 97 by Man-of-the-Match Babar Azam and a maiden half-century by Sunday’s debutant hero Hussain Talat helped Pakistan clinch the three-match T20I series 2-0 at the National Stadium on Monday. West Indies were bowled out for 123, after Pakistan posted their highest-ever T20I total of 205 in the second match. After facing a 143-run thrashing in the opening ...

KARACHI: West Indian bowler Veerasammy Permaul has been ruled out of the remaining T20Is against Pakistan after suffering an ankle injury during the opening match on Sunday. The 28-year old twisted his ankle while bowling against Pakistan in the first T20I at Karachi’s National Stadium on Sunday. He had to be stretchered off the field and was taken to a ...

Christchurch :- Tom Latham and Jeet Raval edged New Zealand to 42 without loss at the start of a formidable run chase when bad light brought an early end to the penultimate day of the second Test on Monday. Latham was not out 25 with Raval on 17 and New Zealand requiring a further 340 to reach their 382-run target. ...