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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match at Melbourne: India beat Pakistan by four wickets
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…
Read More »CAS Int’l Squash Championships to begin in Islamabad from Wednesday
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,…
Read More »Namibia kick off World Cup in style with famous upset
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…
Read More »Netherlands scrape through in tense finish against UAE
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…
Read More »Deontay Wilder makes winning return with first-round knockout of Robert Helenius
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…
Read More »New York Strikers picks 2 Pakistani player, Nimar as Mascot
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…
Read More »AH Kardar and Younis Khan inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame
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,…
Read More »Details of Pakistan v Ireland women’s series announced
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…
Read More »New Zealand joined Pakistan in the final of the tri-series
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,…
Read More »Novak Djokovic wins Astana Open final to claim 90th ATP title
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…
Read More »Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan help India draw level in the series
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,…
Read More »Hales hammers 84 as England beat Australia
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,…
Read More »Top two teams, Northern and Balochistan, face-off in third round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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…
Read More »Gwadar Sharks make Viv Richards proud in Pakistan Junior League
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…
Read More »Babar scores 79* and Haris takes three wickets as Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets
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…
Read More »Unbeaten double-century by Danish guides Sindh to first win in Cricket Associations Championship
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…
Read More »Imam, Asad bat Balochistan safely to a draw
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…
Read More »PCB announces women’s league details
The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced details of the inaugural women’s league, which will run alongside the HBL Pakistan Super League 8 at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in March 2023. Four city-based sides, each comprising 12 local and six foreign players, will compete for the biggest prize in Pakistan’s women’s…
Read More »Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 squads and schedule announced
After the successful completion of the National T20 and Cricket Associations T20, the 2022-23 season enters into next phase with two red-ball tournaments – the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Cricket Associations Championship – beginning from Tuesday, 27 September. The squads for both tournaments have been finalised by national men’s chief selector,…
Read More »PCB announces to increase match fees in domestic contracts
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced to increase in the retainers and match fees in the domestic contracts 2022-23, approved by the Board Of Governors at its 70th meeting. According to the PCB, the contracts will run from September 2022 to august 2023 and the list of player names will be…
Read More »First T-20 between Pakistan, England to be played on Tuesday
The first T20 match of the series of 7 T20 matches between Pakistan and England will be played tomorrow at National Stadium Karachi. The match will start at 1930 hours. Meanwhile, a special arrangement has been made for the flood victims living in the camps in Karachi to watch T20…
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