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Pakistani squash player Hamza Khan create history
Hamza Khan fought back to become Pakistan’s first WSF World Junior Squash champion since Jansher Khan in 1986 and Egyptian 16-year-old Amina Orfi defended her 2022 title on a thrilling finals day at the 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships. In an incredible men’s final at Melbourne Sports Centres, 15-year-old…
Read More »Tayyab Tahir’s century earns Shaheens’ ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup trophy
Tayyab Tahir’s sparkling century helped Pakistan Shaheens beat India A by 128 runs in the final of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday evening. This was Shaheens’ second successive ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup title, after the side defeated…
Read More »Hamza Khan created history in World Junior Squash Championship
Hamza Khan on Saturday qualified for the World Junior Squash Championship final in Melbourne, making him the first Pakistani to reach the deciding stage after 15 years. French player Melvil Scianimanico fought back from two games and match ball down but Hamza prevailed in the decider to qualify for the…
Read More »Rohail Nazir to lead Pakistan Shaheens in Darwin series
The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed wicketkeeper-batter Rohail Nazir as the Pakistan Shaheens captain for the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, which is being organised by Northern Territory Cricket (NTC) from 30 July to 6 August. Apart from the NTC side, NT Strike, and Pakistan Shaheens, Australian Capitol…
Read More »Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in Galle test
Babar Azam-led Pakistan team got off to a winning start in the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship after beating Sri Lanka by four wickets on day five of the first Test match at the Galle International Stadium in Galle. The win means Pakistan go one-up in the…
Read More »Pakistan lose three wickets as they inch closer to victory in GalleTest
Pakistan ended day four at 48-3 as they chase the 131-run target set by Sri Lanka in the first Test being played in Galle Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam were unbeaten on 25 and six runs, respectively, at the end of day four. Pakistan requires another 83 runs to win the…
Read More »Men’s ODI Asia Cup 2023 schedule confirmed
The Asian Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board today announced the schedule of the Men’s ODI Asia Cup 2023. The 50-over format tournament will be held from 30 August to 17 September with Event Host Pakistan staging four matches and Sri Lanka holding nine matches. Four venues will be…
Read More »India A beat Shaheens by eight wickets
India A defeated Shaheens by eight wickets in their final group match of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. This was Shaheens’ first defeat in the eight-team tournament. Shaheens will now feature in the first semi-final against Sri…
Read More »Pakistan women’s cricket team to play white ball series in New Zealand
Pakistan women’s cricket team’s schedule of matches in New Zealand have also been confirmed. The side will play three T20Is in Dunedin and Queenstown from 3-9 December, before taking on New Zealand in three ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 ODIs from 12-18 December in Queenstown and Christchurch. The schedule is: 3…
Read More »Pakistan confirm additional men’s T20I series with New Zealand
The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced its men’s side will play 10 additional T20Is against New Zealand in the 2023-24 season as part of its strategic decision to provide best preparation opportunities for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Following three ICC World Test Championship matches in Australia from…
Read More »Saud Shakeel masterclass turns the tables on Sri Lanka
A maiden double-century by Saud Shakeel and an outstanding rearguard action by Pakistan’s lower-order batters inflicted a severe psychological blow to Sri Lanka as the tourists took an iron grip of the first Test in Galle on Tuesday. Saud, who also became the first double-centurion from Pakistan in Sri Lanka,…
Read More »Qasim Akram’s six-fer leads Shaheens to second successive win
Qasim Akram’s maiden six-wicket haul in List-A cricket and half-centuries by Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub led Pakistan Shaheens to a commanding 184-run win over UAE A at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo on Monday. This was Shaheens’ second successive win in the ACC Men’s…
Read More »Women’s skills camp concludes
The second phase of the women’s skills camp concluded today at the Hanif Muhammad High Performance Centre in Karachi. The 10-day skills camp came to an end with the conclusion of the second phase in Karachi. The first phase was held in Lahore’s National Cricket Academy from 5 to 9…
Read More »Saud and Salman’s counterattack keep Pakistan in Galle Test
Pakistan reaped the benefits of a positive intent as they recovered from a precarious 101 for five to 221 for five when bad light and light showers forced an early closure of the second day’s play in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Monday. A clean, calculated…
Read More »Wimbledon Champion Marketa Vondrousova plans commemorative Tattoo after historic
Newly crowned Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, known for her extensive collection of tattoos, is planning to get a commemorative tattoo after her historic win. Despite already having numerous tattoos adorning her body, the 24-year-old Czech player still has room for more. In a unique gesture, Vondrousova’s coach, Jan Hernych, promised…
Read More »Shaheen’s milestone and Dhananjaya fightback highlights of day 1 of rain-curtailed Galle Test
Shaheen Shah Afridi demonstrated what Pakistan missed in red-ball cricket in the past 12 months when he accounted for the top three Sri Lanka batters before half-centuries by Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews saved the home side’s blushes on a rain-truncated day one of the Galle Test on Sunday.…
Read More »1,560 cricketers to compete in districts senior event
The Regional Inter-District Senior tournament 2023-2024 will commence on Sunday, 16 July, in which 104 sides of 101 districts/zones will take part. Top performers from this tournament will enhance their chances of representing their regions in the PCB’s major domestic events, which are scheduled to start in September. As many…
Read More »Pakistan start 2023-24 international season in Galle on Sunday
Pakistan will launch their busy, challenging and action-packed 2023-24 international cricket season with the first Test of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday. The second and last Test of the series will be played in Colombo from 24 July. Apart from the ICC…
Read More »Ashwin’s spin magic decimates West Indies in first Test
Ravichandran Ashwin led India to a resounding innings and 141-run win over West Indies in the first Test in Dominica in a remarkable display of skill and dominance. Ashwin’s incredible seven-wicket haul in the second innings showcased his unwavering control over an underwhelming West Indies team. The victory not only…
Read More »Dahani’s five-fer leads Shaheens to four-wicket win
Shahnawaz Dahani’s five-wicket haul led defending champions Pakistan Shaheens to a four-wicket win over Nepal in their first match of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 at the Colombo Cricket Ground in Sri Lanka on Friday. Shahnawaz Dahani happy to take five wickets in emerging asia cup final…
Read More »Saud Shakeel gears up for his first away Test
A year after witnessing the two Tests between Pakistan and Sri Lanka from the sidelines in Galle, Saud Shakeel enters the upcoming series on Sunday as one of the mainstays of Pakistan batting after an impressive Test home season. He was one of the four players to make a debut…
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