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Zimbabwe Thrash Afghanistan by 154 Runs to Level Series

Sharjah: Brendan Taylor scored a majestic 125 as Zimbabwe thrashed Afghanistan by 154 runs in the second one-day international at Sharjah on Sunday to level the five-match series. Wicketkeeper Taylor led the Africans to 333-5 from their 50 overs with his ninth ODI hundred, before Graeme Cremer took 4-41 with his leg-spin as Afghanistan slumped to 89-7 on their way ...

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International consultants satisfied with security for PSL 3 final in Karachi

 KARACHI: The international consultants, who were in the city to review arrangements for the final of Pakistan Super League, have expressed satisfaction over security plan for the match day. While addressing a news conference in National Stadium Sunday, consultant Reg Dickason said they were briefed by officials of different security agencies, and found the arrangements for PSL 3 final up ...

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Fawad century carries Karachi Whites to title

Karachi Whites 349 for 5 (Fawad 149, Danish 86*) beat Islamabad 347 for 4 (Babar 105, Shahid Yousuf 96*, Shan Masood 51) by five wickets (with three balls remaining) The Karachi Whites players celebrate their victory PCB Rawalpindi(Sports link report):-The Regional Cup final was a high-scoring thriller, with Karachi Whites chasing down a mammoth 348 in the final over to pip ...

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Abida Parveen and Jason Derulo to perform at PSL opening ceremony

KARACHI: Legendary Sufi singer Abida Parveen will perform at the opening ceremony of the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL). An announcement from PCB confirmed that Abida Parveen will be among the performers at the opening ceremony of PSL in Dubai on February 22. “The Internationally acclaimed Sufi singer will perform a Sufi act which will include a Sufi ...

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Former New Zealand captain Bevan Congdon dies

Bevan Congdon, who led New Zealand to their first Test win over Australia, has died one day short of his 80th birthday. He passed away in Auckland after a long bout of illness. Congdon made his New Zealand debut in 1965 and played 61 Tests in a career spanning 13 years. Batting mostly at No. 3, he scored 3448 runs ...

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All-round Australia sweep into tri-series final

Australia 3 for 138 (Maxwell 39, Short 36*) beat England 7 for 137 (Buttler 46, Richardson 3-33) by seven wickets Australia suffocated England with the ball and hammered them with the bat to register three Twenty20 wins from three games and secure a place in the triangular series final as the series moves to New Zealand after the match at the MCG on ...

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Dhaaka Test:Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 215 runs

DHAKA:- Debutant Akila Dananjaya claimed five wickets in an innings as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 215 runs in the second Test to win the two-Test series 1-0 in Dhaka on Saturday. Set a target of 339 runs, Bangladesh were all out for 123 in 29.3 overs in their second innings in the second session of the third day, without ...

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Rangana Herath went past Wasim Akram

Dhaka:-Rangana Herath went past Wasim Akram to become the most prolific left-arm bowler in Test history when he dismissed Bangladesh’s last wicket. Akram took 414 wickets at an average of 23.62 in 104 matches. Herath, on the other hand, was playing only the 89th Test of his career. New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori is third on this list with 362 wicket ...

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Rahmat, Rashid lead Afghanistan to 154-run rout of Zimbabwe

SHARJAH: Rahmat Shah hit a career best 114 while leg-spin wizard Rashid Khan took four wickets as Afghanistan trounced Zimbabwe by 154 runs in the first one-day international on Friday in a huge boost ahead of next month´s World Cup qualifiers. Rahmat smashed his runs off just 110 balls with eight boundaries and four sixes as Afghanistan piled up 333-5 ...

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KARACHI: A security consultant tasked by the ICC, FICA and various international cricket boards has arrived in Karachi to review security arrangements in the city for proposed final match of the Pakistan Super League. Reg Dickason of Eastern Star International, a security firm that gives advice to the International Cricket Council (ICC), Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) and various ...

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