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Rilee Rossouw scored the first century of the Twenty20 World Cup and built a partnership of 163 with Quinton de Kock to drive South Africa to a thumping 104-run victory over Bangladesh on Thursday. Muscular lefthander Rossouw pummelled eight sixes and seven fours around the Sydney Cricket Ground for his…

Virat Kohli hit a second successive unbeaten half-century as India made it two wins from two matches at the T20 World Cup with a comfortable 56-run victory over the Netherlands at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav also reached the 50-mark as India eased…

Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan by 1 run in a nerve-wracking contest at the T20 World Cup on Thursday in Perth. Earlier, Mohammad Wasim and Shadab Khan shared seven wickets between them as Pakistan restricted Zimbabwe to 130-8. Pakistan will fancy their chances of getting the 131 they need to bounce back…

The categories of eight players were upgraded following the local player category renewal process for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2023 as the Pakistan Cricket Board also opened registration window for the foreign players. The player lists have been shared with the six franchises for the tournament to be played…

In the ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup, India beat Pakistan by four wickets at Melbourne on Sunday. Batting first Pakistan set a victory of 160 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in allotted twenty overs.   In reply, India achieved the target for the loss of 6 wickets in allotted…

A five-day Chief of Air Staff International Squash Championships for men and women will begin on Wednesday at Mushaf Squash Complex in Islamabad under the aegis of Pakistan Air Force. Talking to media in Islamabad, Secretary, Pakistan Squash Federation Zafaryab Khan said thirty players from sixteen countries including Egypt, Malaysia,…

Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup campaign suffered a disastrous start on Sunday as the former champions crashed to a 55-run loss against plucky Namibia in Geelong. Arriving as surprise Asia Cup champions, Sri Lanka had hoped to make an early statement against the African associate side in front of thousands…

Netherlands scrapped their way to victory in a low-scoring game in Group A, dashing UAE’s hopes of defending a below-par target of 112 off the penultimate ball in Geelong. They were in trouble at 76 for 6 in the 14th over, before a vital lower-order stand between Scott Edwards, the…

Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round as the ‘Bronze Bomber’ made a winning return to boxing in Brooklyn, New York. The American, 36, was stepping into the ring for the first time since his second successive knockout defeat by Tyson Fury last…

The New York Strikers, one of the new teams, to have joined the Abu Dhabi T10 bandwagon, have it made clear that they intend to be tough opponents in the sixth season of the tournament.The Strikers, hailing from the USA, have not only picked an explosive squad, but also decided…

Pakistan’s first Test captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar and country’s most successful Test batter and 2009 T20 World Cup winning captain Younis Khan have been inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame. The two iconic figures of Pakistan cricket have joined Abdul Qadir, Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad,…

Ireland women’s cricket team will travel to Pakistan for the first time for the three ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 fixtures from 4-9 November, which will be followed by three T20Is from 12-16 November. All the six matches will be played the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The visitors will arrive in…

New Zealand joined Pakistan in the final of the tri-series by beating Bangladesh by 48 runs in Christchurch. After Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips made quickfire sixties, Adam Milne and Michael Bracewell made early inroads to bowl the hosts to a comprehensive victory. Though Bangladesh looked competitive with the bat,…

Novak Djokovic claimed his 90th ATP title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open in Kazakhstan. Djokovic, a 21-time Grand Slam champion, beat his Greek opponent 6-3 6-4. Tsitsipas lost his serve in the eighth game of the first set before his rival went on to…

Ishan Kishan’s career-best 93 and Shreyas Iyer’s second ODI century set India up for a series-levelling win on a slow, dry pitch in Ranchi. The pair shared a 161-run stand – the second highest third-wicket partnership for India against South Africa – and aced a challenging chase. In the process,…

Alex Hales made a statement with a rapid 84, while quicks Mark Wood and Sam Curran thwarted Australia’s bold chase as England stepped up their T20 World Cup preparations with a tight eight-run victory in the series opener in Perth. In a record 132-run opening partnership for England against Australia,…

 Pakistan’s best first-class cricketers continue to ply their trade in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 and the third round of the four-day tournament commences tomorrow at Abbottabad, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi. After two of the three matches in the first round produced results, all three matches in the second round ended in…

Arafat Minhas and Luc Benkenstein produced all-round performances to help Gwadar Sharks defeat Rawalpindi Raiders by 34 runs in the third match of the Pakistan Junior League in front of PCB cameras at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Arafat, who represented Southern Punjab in the National U19 Cup, scored 40…

 Pakistan continued to gain confidence and momentum ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022 when they produced a clinical performance against New Zealand to win their second successive match in the tri-series in Christchurch on Saturday by six wickets. Haris Rauf carried the good performance of the…

Danish Aziz’s unbeaten double-century led Sindh to a five-wicket win over Northern on day four of the second round match of the Cricket Associations Championship on Thursday. At the KCCA Stadium, Balochistan defeated Central Punjab by 43 runs. Southern Punjab made a remarkable comeback to beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 38…

 Valiant knocks by Imam-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq helped Balochistan secure a draw against Central Punjab at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on the fourth and final day of the second round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23. The other two matches between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab at Abbottabad and Sindh and Northern…