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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar equalled a world record Sunday as she and fellow spin bowlers kept a tight clamp on the West Indian batters in a Women’s T20 World Cup match at Paarl’s Boland Park. The West Indies, playing their last group match, were restricted to 116 for six in their 20 overs.…

England swiftly wrapped up an impressive 267-run victory over New Zealand on the fourth day of the first Test in Mount Maunganui. Seeking five more wickets to win, Ben Stokes’ side needed less than a session to go 1-0 up in the two-Test series. The New Zealand batting had been…

India spinner Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday returned career-best figures of 7-42 to help India take an unbeatable 2-0 Test series lead with a six-wicket thrashing of Australia inside three days of a dramatic match. Jadeja, a left-arm orthodox bowler, teamed up with fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to dismiss Australia for 113 in a morning session when…

Karachi Kings have replaced Mir Hamza with Akif Javed for the remainder HBL Pakistan Super League 8. Hamza fractured the index figure of his bowler arm in his side’s opening match against Peshawar Zalmi at the National Bank Cricket Arena, played on Tuesday. The left-arm fast attempted to stop Babar…

Muneeba Ali Siddique rewrote the record books on Wednesday as the left-hander’s maiden T20I century orchestrated Pakistan’s commanding 70-run win over Ireland in the Group 2 match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Cape Town. The wicketkeeper-batter became the only woman batter from her country to score a…

Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam will be eyeing a fresh and winning start to the Pakistan Super League’s eighth edition today (Tuesday) when his side takes on Karachi Kings in the second match of the league. The PSL’s eighth edition began with Lahore Qalandars’ victory after a fascinating encounter with Multan Sultans…

Pakistan on Sunday defeated neighbouring India to be crowned champions of the 21st Asian Junior Team Squash Championship at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy in Chennai. Pakistan’s Noor Zaman and India’s Krishna Mishra competed in a competitive first encounter that lasted four games in the first match of the final. The…

Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja eviscerated Australia in just over two hours to hand India a crushing innings-and-132-run victory Saturday inside three days of the opening Test. The hosts took a commanding first-innings lead of 223 in Nagpur, then skittled out Australia for 91 in an extended second session to take…

Pakistan women’s team will be eying to secure a semi-final berth for the first time in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup as they begin their journey in the ten-team tournament against India at the Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. Bismah Maroof will be leading the side in the…

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 25% of the match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Australia in Nagpur. Jadeja applied a soothing cream to a swelling on the index finger of his bowling hand, without asking for…

National team’s motto, artistry, recognition and prestige were conveyed in the brand new HBL Pakistan Super League 8 trophy, which was unveiled today in an eye-catching and memorable ceremony at the historic Shalimar Gardens by the Chair of the PCB Management Committee, Mr Najam Sethi, in the presence of franchise…

Inter-provincial Men and Women Netball Championship will start from Friday (today, February 10) at Hamidi Hall,Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. This was stated by the President, Pakistan Netball Federation, Mudassar Arain on Thursday. He said that all arrangements of the Championship have been finalised in the Organizing Committee meeting held under…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday the names of the 15 commentators and two presenters for the 34-match Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight starting February 13. According to a press release issued by the cricket board, a “strong field” of 15 commentators and two presenters has been confirmed to cover…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday announced a 19-people list of officials that have been brought on board for the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight, starting February 13. The PCB, in its press release, shared a list of 14 people who have been selected as umpires for the matches, along…

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi clarified on Monday that his daughters are not on social media after an account impersonating one of his daughters emerged on Twitter. The former captain shared a screenshot of a fake account impersonating his daughter Ansha on Twitter. The former captain’s daughter Ansha tied the…

Pakistan batting great Javed Miandad fired a broadside at the Indian cricket board for its refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023, saying that India can “go to hell”. Last year in October, Pakistani cricket authorities hinted they may pull out of next year’s World Cup in India, a day…

Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed’s Quetta Gladiators Sunday won an exhibition match in Quetta against the Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi by three runs. The Gladiators restricted Zalmi to181-7 in 20 overs, as it attempted to chase 185 runs. Even though it appeared Zalmi would stand victorious after scoring109 runs in 10 overs…

Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Naseem Shah has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of Balochistan Police on Saturday. The Balochistan police appointed Naseem Shah as the “Honorary DSP” of the police. For this appointment, a ceremony was held at the IG Balochistan Police Office, Quetta, in which Shah was formally dressed in…

Australia opener Usman Khawaja missed the team’s flight to India on Wednesday for their four-test tour due to a visa delay, Cricket Australia (CA) said. A CA spokesman said the Pakistan-born batsman was the only player in Australia’s squad not to board because his visa had not arrived in time. Khawaja posted a popular…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named an eight-member selection committee, which will conduct U13, U16 and U19 trials for the selection of regional and district teams. Former Test wicketkeeper/batter Kamran Akmal has been appointed as the chair, while other members of the panel are Sohail Tanvir, Amir Nazir, Taimoor Khan,…

As many as 21 foreign internationals and 15 local players will make their debuts in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8, which will be played in Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi from 13 February to 19 March. Multan will host five matches, Karachi and Lahore will stage nine matches each and Rawalpindi…