Cricket

 JOHANNESBURG: Play was called off because of a dangerous pitch at Wanderers Stadium on Friday after South African batsman Dean Elgar was hit on the grille of his helmet by a short ball. Umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould had consulted earlier because of unusual bounce and deviation on a pitch which former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar described as “dangerous”. ...

As Pakistan cruised to semifinals of ICC Under 19 World Cup, new bowling sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi has said that the team is strong and will try to win the tournament. In an interview following quarterfinal victory against South Africa, the pacer said, “First I would like to congratulate Pakistan and team for the victory. We have a strong bowling ...

LAHORE (Sportslink Report): Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada and Head of Cricket Coaching Academies Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Zaheer Abbas inaugurated Sports Board Punjab’s 10th cricket coaching academy at Hazru on Thursday. Assistant Commissioner Shakeel Ahmad, Divisional Sports Officer Malik Waqar, Chairman Baldia Saeed Araen, Member District Council Malik Ansaar, Chairman Ittehad Group Nizakat Khan, Attock cricket academy coaches ...

Afghanistan crushed hosts New Zealand by 202 runs to storm into the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup semifinals at Christchurch on Thursday. After opting to bat, four Afghanistan batsmen smashed half-centuries – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (69), Ibrahim Zadran (68), Bahir Shah (67 not out) and Azmatullah Omarzai (66 off just 23). Azmatullah smashed 66 from 23 balls/ICC Twitter Having posted a ...

LONDON: England´s Anya Shrubsole will be the first woman to appear on the front cover of the fabled Wisden Cricketers´ Almanack after her heroics at last year´s World Cup. Shrubsole hit the winning runs in a tense semi-final victory over South Africa before her six for 46, which included five wickets in 19 balls, brought England back from the brink ...

SYDNEY: Glenn Maxwell has been recalled to the Australian squad as cover for Aaron Finch, who was ruled out of Friday’s fourth one-day international against England in Adelaide with a hamstring injury. Maxwell, who has played 80 ODIs for his country and can be one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket on his day, was surprisingly left out ...

Pakistan beat New Zealand by 48 runs in the second T20 international to level the series 1-1 in a high-scoring thriller at Eden Park, Auckland on Thursday. Finding form after a dismal run, Pakistan batsmen put up an imposing total of 201-4 after Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and chose to bat. Player-of-the-Match Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam hit fifties, while ...

JOHANNESBURG  – Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took three wickets as South Africa bowled India out for 187 to take the opening day honours on a seaming wicket in the third and final test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Wednesday.  South Africa were six for one in reply at the close, with opener Dean Elgar (4) and nightwatchman Rabada (0) ...

Lahore:PCB has appointed Mr. Mark Coles as head-coach Pakistan’s women cricket team for two years. Mark Coles had worked with Pakistan’s women team during Pakistan vs New Zealand women series in the UAE, recently. Mark Coles brief sporting history: Mark was a member of the Wellington squad in 1992 and played six ‘A’ list games for Wellington. He had worked as ...

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board has announced three-member Women’s Selection Committee headed by former Test Cricketer Jalaluddin. Mr. Akhtar Sarfraz and Ms. Asmavia Iqbal are the members of the selection committee. The selection committee will further be working for the development of women’s cricket in addition to their selection duties. Women’s Selection Committee:  Mr. Jalaluddin (Chief Selector) Mr. Akhtar Sarfraz (Member) ...