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The second day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy saw Australia bat over two and a half sessions on a placid wicket. India had to contend with two resilient batting stands on a day which provided little to no help to the bowlers. After managing to bowl Australia…

 Pakistan’s top order batter Babar Azam, on Wednesday, became the second leading century-maker in the T20 format with his eighth century in the shortest format of the game. Babar scored 115 of 65 for Peshawar Zalmi against Quetta Gladiators in match 25 of the Pakistan Super League. Though this was…

A sparkling half-century by South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and an all-round performance by Nida Dar helped Super Women defeat Amazons by eight wickets in the Women’s League exhibition match to go one-up at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Wolvaardt scored 53 not out and Nida Dar followed her three…

All roads will lead to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday afternoon when the Amazons will square off against the Super Women in first of the three Women’s League exhibition matches. The first ball will be bowled at 2pm and will be followed by the HBL PSL 8 fixture between…

Pakistan Cricket Board today unveiled the two women’s squads for the three Women’s League exhibition matches, which will be played ahead of the HBL PSL 8 matches in Rawalpindi on 8, 10 and 11 March. The women’s matches will start at 2pm and will be followed by the men’s matches…

Major (Retd) Raza Ali and Mr. Abdul Wahhab Sheikh, former national weightlifter and senior official, were designated as the designated Patron-in-Chief and Patron of the Sindh Weightlifting Association respectively. Whereas Professor Ameer Ali Lashari, Principal Govt Boys Degree College Quaidabad, Karachi was designated as Patron of Karachi Weightlifting Association. The…

Two Indonesian cyclists, Asid Kusuma Atmaja and Yunus started their long-awaited spiritual journey to Makkah on bicycles from Indonesia in August 2022 to spread the message of peace, tolerance, and kindness. After traveling with bycycles across five countries; Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, and Bangladesh, they took a flight to Pakistan.…

Mr Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, former Deputy Attorney General and ex-Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of the Pakistan Cricket Board. The appointment was made by the PCB Patron and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in accordance with Article 29 of the PCB…

Alejandro Garnacho and Fred struck late as Manchester United came from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday but Tottenham were stunned by Championship side Sheffield United.  In the evening’s other fifth-round ties, fourth-tier Grimsby embarrassed Premier League strugglers Southampton 2-1 and Burnley…

Bismah Maroof has stepped down as Pakistan women’s national team captain but will remain available for selection as a player, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today. Bismah was named as Pakistan’s all-format captain in September 2017 and has had the best win/loss ratio amongst all the regular players to lead…

Some of Pakistan’s top cricketers including men’s team captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi have signed up for The Hundred draft ahead of the upcoming third season of the English league. Babar, Shaheen, and Rizwan have been listed at the Reserve Price of £100,000, while pacer Mohammad Amir,…

Pakistan successfully booked their spot in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday after being the next highest-ranking team in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings outside of the six direct qualifiers and the hosts. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa received direct qualification after being the top three teams of Group…

Australia cruised to their sixth Women’s T20 World Cup title with a 19-run win over South Africa in Cape Town. In front of a full house at Newlands, Australia reached 156-6 with Beth Mooney striking a sublime unbeaten 74. In reply, South Africa put up a spirited fight but after…

Karachi Kings won the 14th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) against Multan Sultans by 66 runs as the Sultans were unable to chase the 168-run target set for them, at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on Sunday. Put to bat first, Kings…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee chairman Najam Sethi has announced that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8 matches scheduled for Lahore and Rawalpindi would be played as per planned. Sethi, taking to the microblogging platform Twitter, shared on Sunday that Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi had agreed to…

Karachi Kings’ fast bowler Mohammad Amir is unlikely to participate in the match against Multan Sultans on Sunday — following a groin injury he sustained during Kings’ match against Lahore Qalandars last week— in the ongoing eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Following his injury during the February 19 match, Amir could only…

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja lashed out at the country’s ex-pace sensation Shoaib Akhtar — referring to him as a “delusional superstar” — as the controversy around Akhtar’s derogatory remarks about national team players deepens. Recently, the former seamer, popularly known as Rawalpindi Express for his extraordinary speed in…

Punjab interim Chief Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi has said that the provincial cabinet is against taking up the task of spending money for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches scheduled to take place in Lahore and Rawalpindi. “Last year, Rs600 million were spent on security arrangements for PSL matches in…

Experienced Sri Lankan cricketer Wanindu Hasaranga is set to miss the 8th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to the non-issuance of NOC from his home board. Hasaranga was drafted by Quetta Gladiators for PSL 2023 in the platinum category and the franchise was expecting his arrival by Monday. However, the…

Australia opening batsman David Warner will return home from India and miss the last two Tests after an elbow fracture and concussion, Cricket Australia said Tuesday. It is the second injury blow in two days for struggling Australia, who are 2-0 down in the four-Test series. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was sent home…

Karachi Kings’ fast bowler Muhammad Amir would not be taking part in Pakistan Super League (PSL) eighth edition match against Multan Sultans on February 22 due to a groin injury. According to sources, injured Amir’s rehabilitation will continue in Karachi during the pacer’s time on the sidelines. However, the Kings are expecting Amir…