Cricket

MELBOURNE: David Warner was handed a no-ball reprieve before posting a century to put Australia in a strong position over England on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Warner, who had been marooned in the 90s for over 40 minutes, looked poised on 99 to bring up his century as he faced the last ...

LAHORE: Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi on Tuesday expressed complete faith in the Pakistan cricket team. “The team will be faced with tough competition in New Zealand but I have complete faith in our team,” Sethi said while addressing the kit unveiling ceremony held at the Gaddafi Stadium (Far End Pavilion) in Lahore. “The tour will ...

Lahore: Pakistan team jersey for the T20I series to be played in New Zealand in January 2018 will be co-sponsored by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). This was announced at the kit unveiling ceremony held at the Gaddafi Stadium (Far End Pavilion) in Lahore. The cricket team kit was unveiled jointly by Mr. Adnan Shahid, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), PTCL, ...

A month after arriving in New Zealand, West Indies are still in search of a win on the tour. They were blanked 2-0 in the Tests and have already conceded the ODIs 2-0 with a game to go. These performances are indicative of what has largely been a forgettable 2017 for the team. West Indies have lost 15 out of the ...

The one-off day-night Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe, starting on Tuesday, will be staged under experimental playing conditions. The International Cricket Council gave permission to Cricket South Africa to stage a four-day Test. There are several variations from standard Test playing conditions. Play will be scheduled for six-and-a-half hours each day, half an hour more than in five-day games, ...

KARACHI: SNGPL won their fourth Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title on Monday with an epic 103-run victory over defending champions WAPDA in the final. SNGPL needed three wickets on the fifth day of the match to bag the trophy and it took them 50 minutes to send WAPDA packing. Winner and runner up teams group photo The last three batsmen from WAPDA ...

KARACHI: A magnificent century by Test cricketer Iftekhar Ahmad and a fiery spell by fast bowler Samiullah Niazi has put SNGPL on track to the 4th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title. Chasing a target of 257, the defending champions WAPDA were 7 down for 108 runs at the end of the fourth day of the final at Karachi’s National Stadium on Sunday. ...

KARACHI: Chairman PCB Najam Sethi has said that playing a series against India is Pakistan’s right and it is not fair to say that Pakistan is begging to play with India. Talking to media in Karachi, the chairman PCB said that if India didn’t want to play against Pakistan then they shouldn’t have signed the contract with us earlier. “There’s ...

Jonathan Trott (represented South Africa in U19 CWC 2000, moved to England) Gary Ballance (represented Zimbabwe in U19 CWC 2006, moved to England) Grant Elliott (represented South Africa in U19 CWC 1998, moved to New Zealand) Andy Caddick (represented New Zealand in U19 CWC 1988, moved to England) Peter Borren (represented New Zealand in U19 CWC 2002, moved to Netherlands) ...

PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa talisman AB de Villiers has declared himself fit for the challenge of day-night Test ahead of the one-off match against Zimbabwe at St George´s Park from Tuesday. It will be the first Test appearance in almost two years for the 33-year-old, who had taken time off from the longer version of game while continuing to dominate ...