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An excellent bowling display by New Zealand and Sophie Devine’s unbeaten half-century led them to the Commonwealth Games bronze medal as England were forced into fourth place. England’s Games dream as hosts was shattered the previous day at Edgbaston when India won their semi-final to earn the right to play Australia for gold…

An unbroken third-wicket partnership worth 141 between Tahlia McGrath and Beth Mooney rescued Australia from a shaky start against Pakistan to secure a third win from as many matches at the Commonwealth Games. Australia – already assured of a place in the semi-finals – had slumped to 19 for 2 inside the first six…

Pakistan today announced its 16-player squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League fixtures against the Netherlands from 16-21 August and a 15-member side for the ACC T20 Asia Cup, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates from 27 August to 11 September. Fast bowler Naseem…

Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who is the only player to feature in top three ICC player rankings across formats by the virtue of being number one in ODIs and T20Is and number three in Tests, has made further strides in the newly-updated ICC Test player rankings. The 27-year-old has closed…

The PCB will host its maiden Cricket Associations Divisional Senior Tournament (three-day event) from 4 August to 21 August in all six Cricket Associations. A total of 24 teams will feature in the tournament where around 480 players will get an opportunity to showcase their talent and impress the selectors…

 The Pakistan Cricket Board has dismissed the ESPNCricinfo story under the headline PCB to deny NOC to Pakistani players for BBL; no clarity on ILT20 or CSA league, terming it baseless, factually inaccurate and speculative. The PCB said ESPNCricinfo contacted it on Tuesday, 2 August, at 1120, requesting for responses latest by 1400 on the…

Lahore,England will play seven T20Is from 20 September to 2 October in Karachi and Lahore in what will be their first visit of the country in 17 years, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today. The National Stadium will host the matches on 20, 22, 23 and 25 September, before the…

Pakistan strongly condemned India’s “mischievous attempt” to politicise the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, which begins today in Chennai, and has boycotted the event in protest. According to Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar, Pakistan has been invited by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to compete in the 44th Chess Olympiad, which…

Sri Lanka spinners Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis snared nine wickets between them to help the hosts to a 246-run series-levelling victory against Pakistan on the fifth and final day of the second test in Galle on Thursday. It was the fourth five-wicket haul in only his third test for…

The opening ceremony of the 22nd Commonwealth Games is scheduled to kick off today (Thursday) at 7:00 p.m. local time (11:00 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time) at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari has arrived in Birmingham to attend the opening ceremony. The Pakistan contingent…

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is eagerly looking forward to conducting its much-awaited Asia Cup tournament from August 27th to September 11th, 2022, as scheduled. However, considering the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka, the ACC after extensive deliberation has unanimously concluded that it would be appropriate to relocate the tournament…

Despite the rain affected tri-series in Ireland which hampered the team preparations, the Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan are confident of a good show in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The green shirts, placed in Group A, open their campaign against Barbados with a day-night match at Birmingham’s famous Edgbaston Stadium. After…

Worcestershire batter Kashif Ali has signed his first professional deal with the county until the end of 2024. Kashif, 24, who has played for National Counties side Bedfordshire over the last two summers, was signed initially on a short-term contract. But, after impressing in the T20 Blast, he became a…

England reached their first major women’s tournament final since 2009 in stunning fashion as they put four past Olympic finalists Sweden at Euro 2022 in Sheffield. The Lionesses, who extended their unbeaten run to 19 games under manager Sarina Wiegman, will play either Germany or France for the ultimate prize…

 Adelaide Oval’s chief curator Damien Hough has completed his 12-day visit of Pakistan during which he visited four Test centres and worked with the ground staff, curators and coaches on pitch and outfield preparation methods. Hough, started his visit at the headquarters of Pakistan cricket, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. From Lahore,…

Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Abdullah Shafique have been rewarded with career-high Test rankings following last week’s superlative performances in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka. Pakistan achieved their second highest run-chase when they scored 344 for six with Babar contributing 119 and 55, while Abdullah scoring 13…

Sri Lanka gained a virtually unassailable position in the second Test, as Dhananjaya de Silva hit a ninth Test century, and Dimuth Karunaratne and Ramesh Mendis joined him in substantial partnerships. But they were only able to take one Pakistan wicket before bad light set in, and 26 overs were lost to…

Streamlining pathways cricket and creating more playing opportunities for talented cricketers was the cornerstone of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s 2022-23 men’s domestic cricket season, which was revealed today.The seniors cricket will commence with the 33-match two-leg National T20, which will be held in Rawalpindi and Multan from 30 August to…

Tobi Amusan broke the 100m hurdles world record with a stunning semi-final time of 12.12 seconds – before taking gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The Nigerian, 25, ran even faster in the final – but her 12.06 was ruled ineligible by an illegal tailwind. The previous…

When Gustav McKeon took a single off medium-pacer Ashwin Vinod to get to a 58-ball century in Vantaa on Monday, he entered the record books as the youngest man to score a T20I century. McKeon, the teenaged France opening batter, got to the milestone in a 2024 T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional…

Pakistan removed Sri Lanka’s top five in a little over a session, but had given up so much ground in the first innings that they remain in a desperate situation. They are 323 runs back at the end of day three, with five Sri Lanka wickets still remaining. On a…