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Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed Bismah Maroof will continue to lead the national women’s limited-overs teams in the 2022-23 season. Pakistan are gearing up for an action-packed bumper season in which they will play, at least, 25 matches with the schedules for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup and ICC…

Pakistan Open Tenpin Bowling Championship will roll into action from 25th to 30 of this month at Jinnah Park in Rawalpindi. Talking to media, President of Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation Ijaz-ur-Rehman said around 200 bowlers from across the country will feature in eight various categories of the event. The categories…

Taking another revolutionary step, Sports and YouthAffairs Department Punjab has started preliminary work on making Pakistan’sfirst-ever film on sports.In this regard, Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan presided over animportant meeting at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.The meeting was attended by Director Youth Affairs Syed Umair Hassan, ITIncharge Jawadullah, Iqbal…

The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed the match officials’ appointments for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka women T2oI and ODI series which will be played at the Southend Club, Karachi from Tuesday, 24 May. The Sri Lankan team arrives in Karachi on 19th May, the two teams will engage in a three-match…

Franchise deal inked between Adani Sportsline and UAE’S T20 LeagueUAE’S T20 League is Emirates Cricket Board’s sanctioned, flagship professional T20 League Adani Sportsline, a part of the diversified Adani Group, has made a landmark foray into franchise cricket by acquiring the rights to own and operate a franchise in UAE’s…

Following an overwhelming and encouraging response from potential sponsors, partners and entrepreneurs to the Request for Expressions of Interest, the Pakistan Cricket Board today released further details in relation to the inaugural Pakistan Junior League Tournament. Six city-based franchise teams will participate in the 19-match competition from 1-15 October at…

As part of its efforts to develop a strong talent pool of women cricketers and increase the participation of teenage girls, the Pakistan Cricket Board will hold nationwide trials in collaboration with six Cricket Associations next month. The trials will be conducted by highly qualified coaches, including former Test and…

Coaches of the six Cricket Associations will undergo a three-day review and assessment process that will conclude with a seminar at the National High Performance Centre, Lahore from Monday. A total of 24 coaches will undergo the review, these include first and second eleven head and assistant coaches. On the…

Pakistan cycling team will participate in the upcoming Asian track cycling Championship. Asian track cycling Championship will be held in New Delhi from 18 to 22 June this year. The trials for the Pakistan cycling team will be held in Lahore on May 8.

Sri Lankan women cricket team to visit Pakistan in May this year. During the series both the teams will play three one-day and three t-20 international matches. Ahead of the series, the national side will undergo an 11-day camp in which 26 players will participate. The camp will be held…

The 1st National Students Olympics Games will be held at Sports Complex, Kalam, Swat from 20th to 25th of June, under the aegis of Pakistan Students Olympics Association. According to President of Pakistan Students Olympics Association, Maqbool Arain, preparations are already underway for successful holding of the event, which will…

Pakistan men’s national cricket team is scheduled to play seven Tests, 17 ODIs and a minimum of 25 T20Is in the next 12 months as the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed and unveiled their upcoming international commitments. The seven ICC World Test Championship fixtures will be against three opponents – Sri…

Pakistan national women’s team will begin their ICC Women’s Championship campaign on 1 June when they host Sri Lanka for the first of the three One-Day International matches at Karachi’s Southend Club. Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka will arrive in the cricket-mad city of Karachi on 19 May and will…

The soft launch of the Pakistan Junior League (PJL) took place today when the Pakistan Cricket Board released the Request for Expressions of Interest for various available rights relating to the Twenty20 competition, which is scheduled for October this year. The PCB is requesting expression of interests from the interested…

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and Marnus Labuschagne of Australia reflect on 19 days of grueling, exciting and high-voltage cricket between the two sides in the latest edition of the PCB Podcast, Shaheen, who took nine wickets in three Tests, said: “This series has brought players from either side closer than ever. We…

The Australian state of Victoria announced on Tuesday that it has won its bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which will see scores of nations come together for what is dubbed a “Friendly Games”. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the hosting of the Games would follow a new “multi-city…

The Pakistan cricket team will visit Sri Lanka in July-August, where a series of two Tests and three ODIs will be played. The venues and dates of the series will soon be decided by the two boards in consultation. After the series, Asia Cup T20 is also scheduled in Sri…

An all-round performance from captain Arham Nawab and half-century by Abdullah Shahid guided Divisional Public School Faisalabad to a six-wicket win over Government College University Lahore in the final to clinch the title of the Central Punjab Cricket Association College Championship 2021-22 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday.…

Pakistan’s young pacer Fatima Sana has received her trophy for the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award. Fatima Sana had been declared the emerging cricketer for her outstanding bowling performances in ODI and T20I throughout the year 2021. Fatima Sana was named ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year…

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja has congratulated both Australia and Pakistan cricket teams for producing enthralling, exciting and competitive cricket throughout the 38-day historic tour of Australia to Pakistan. In an interview, he said players from both sides through their on and off the field behaviour, significantly enhanced the…

Pakistan Cricket Captain Babar Azam has topped the ICC’s latest batting ranking for ODIs. Pakistani opener Imam ul Haq has rose to number 3 while at number 2 is India’s Virat Kohli.