Cricket

Former captain Azhar Ali and all-rounders Aamir Yamin and Mohammad Nawaz have made Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand, but middle-order batsman Sohaib Maqsood, pacer Junaid Khan and all-rounder Imad Wasim will miss out after failing fitness tests, Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced on Saturday. “Azhar Ali makes a comeback to the ODI squad after being ...

Sri Lanka lost Niroshan Dickwella early in run chase but Kusal Perera (77) and Upul Tharanga (47) put on a century-run stand to keep the Sri Lankan hopes alive. But once Yuzvendra Chahal broke the partnership and got rid of Tharanga, the visitors never really looked like chasing down the Indian total. Chahal returned with figures of 4 for 52 ...

INDORE: Rohit Sharma equalled the record for the fastest Twenty20 century on Friday as he fired India to an imposing 260 for five in the second match against Sri Lanka in Indore. The Indian skipper reached 100 off 35 deliveries, matching South African David Miller’s century against Bangladesh in October. Sharma scored 118 off 43 balls, smashing 12 fours and ...

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved the purchase of armoured bulletproof vehicles for players for the proposed Pakistan Super League (PSL) third edition final in the provincial capital. Murad Ali Shah met with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi and other board officials on Friday, along with political and security leadership of the province to ...

Johannesburg – Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Thursday that it remained in a healthy position despite the costly postponement of the planned T20 Global League. In a statement following a board meeting, CSA president Chris Nenzani said lessons had been learned from the failed venture, which led to the resignation of former chief executive Haroon Lorgat. Nenzani said an ...

• Wicketkeeper has not travelled to Melbourne with Australia team-mates • Decision expected on Paine’s availability for the MCG on Saturday Australia’s Tim Paine is a doubt for the Boxing Day Test against England. The wicketkeeper has not travelled to Melbourne with the rest of Steve Smith’s squad for personal reasons. A Cricket Australia statement explained an update will be ...

Fast bowler Seth Rance has been named replacement for Adam Milne, who injured his foot and is ruled out of the ODI series and the upcoming T20s against West Indies. Milne felt discomfort in his left foot while landing to bowl and will continue to be evaluated, a New Zealand Cricket release said. Milne did not play in the first ODI that New ...

Pakistani cricketers are ‘safe and happy’ in Uganda despite reports claiming the cricketers are stranded, spin maestro Saeed Ajmal said in a video message . Ajmal is part of a Pakistani contingent currently in the East African nation, where a Twenty20 league they were supposed to participate in was cancelled just a few matches into the tournament over a financial ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is looking into details of the incident in Uganda related to AfroT20 league but added that negotiating terms of the agreement wasn’t the responsibility of PCB. Several Pakistani players, including Saeed Ajmal, xx1toto Imran Khan and Yasir Hameed, were scheduled to take part in Uganda’s Afro T20 League, however, the ...

Ellyse Perry, the Australian all-rounder, won the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint award for the Women’s Cricketer of the Year, while team mate and opening bat Beth Mooney was named the T20I and Emerging Player of the Year. New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite walked away with the ODI honours. The 27-year-old has had a phenomenal year personally which in turn has helped ...