Pakistan’s best T20 cricketers will be back in action as the much-awaited National T20 Cup First XI tournament kicks off on Wednesday at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The 33-match tournament, which will be broadcast live in its entirety in High Definition on PTV Sports, marks the beginning of competitive cricket in the country after more than six months and, as such, serves as the curtain-raiser for the 2020-21 domestic season.
As per the overhauled structure, six teams will take part in the competition, with each team playing 10 games in the double round-robin leg.
With no international cricket going on for Pakistan currently, until the series against Zimbabwe, some of the top players of the country will be available, which will make the tournament ever more competitive.
These include the likes of Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Kamran Akmal, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Junaid Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez,...
Breaking: Umar Akmal has been suspended by PCB under Anti-Corruption Code. The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday suspended Umar Akmal with immediate effect under Article 4.7.1 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, which means he cannot take part in any cricket-related activity pending the investigation being carried out by PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit. The PCB has decided not make any further comments due to the ongoing investigation. However, sources privy to the matter told Dunya News that Umar Akmal has...
Watch highlights as Dawid Malan makes 127 and England beat New Zealand by 100 runs in the fourth one-day international at Lords to claim a 3-1 series victory.
Brydon Carse bowls Daryl Mitchell for four as New Zealand lose their third wicket chasing 312 in the fourth ODI at Lords.
Watch as England lose there first wicket as Jonny Bairstow goes for 13 after a superb catch by Daryl Mitchell during the fourth ODI against New Zealand at Lords.
Watch the best shots of Dawid Malan's 127 off 114 balls against New Zealand in the fourth ODI at Lords.
Players to get three-year deals, along with increased monthly retainers and a percentage of the PCB's revenue
Intense display from second-string squad against Ireland augurs well for white-ball future
India, however, did well to restrict Australia towards the end, conceding just 66 runs off the last 10 overs
Middlesex reach 117-4 on a rain-disrupted day against Notts at Trent Bridge, with just 42 overs of play possible.
Warwickshire's Chris Rushworth stars with the ball before Somerset's lower order provide strong resistance.
Bowlers dominate on the opening day of Sussex against Gloucestershire as 16 wickets fall.
Worcestershire need 20 runs to confirm promotion to Division One after claiming one of the two bonus points needed against Yorkshire.
Northamptonshire's Rob Keogh cracks 154 not out as title challengers Essex are frustrated on day one at Wantage Road.
Division Two champions Durham enjoy another fine day with the bat against Leicestershire.
Derbyshire's Luis Reece stars with his third century in three Championship innings against Glamorgan as the visitors pile up 308 for two.
Ben Duckett makes an unbeaten century but England are denied the chance to post a huge total as the third ODI against Ireland is abandoned because of rain.
Ben Duckett makes an unbeaten century but England are denied victory against Ireland as the third one-day international is abandoned because of rain.
Watch the best of England batter Ben Duckett as he brings up his maiden ODI hundred off 72 balls against Ireland in their third ODI.
Pakistan Cricket Board and Cricket Australia today announced the revised itinerary of the 2022 Australia men’s cricket team’s tour of Pakistan for three Tests, three ODIs and one T20I. The tour will now start and end in Rawalpindi with the opening Test to be played from 4-8 March and the four white-ball matches to be played from 29 March to 5 April. The change in the first Test venue means that the second Test will be played in Karachi from 12-16 March and the third in Lahore from 21-25 March.
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PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain: “We are pleased that the Cricket Australia Board has formally approved their side’s five-week tour itinerary and...
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has confirmed it will tour Pakistan for two Tests and three ODIs in December/January 2022-23 as part of the Future Tours Programme and will return in April 2023 for 10 white-ball matches to make-up for the September 2021 abandoned tour, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. PCB said the arrangement was finalized following meetings and discussions between the PCB and NZC Chairpersons Ramiz Raja and Martin Snedden, respectively. The two Tests and three ODIs will be part of the ICC World Test Championship and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, respectively, while the second visit will include two additional ODIs and will now comprise five ODIs and five T20Is that will count towards the ICC Rankings.
“I am pleased with the outcomes of our discussions and negotiations and thank Martin Snedden and his board for their understanding and support. This reflects the strong, cordial, and historic relations the two boards have and...
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi on Monday was named as ICC’s Men Cricketer of the Year.
Shaheen took 78 wickets in 36 internationals at an average of 22.20 with best bowling figures of 6/51.
The tall Pakistani quick was on fire throughout 2021, knocking some of the best batters over across all three formats of the game. He especially had a year to remember in Tests and T20Is, reaching his peak during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in UAE where he impressed one and all with his sheer speed and skills.
He would take seven wickets in six matches during the tournament in Pakistan’s run to the semi-final. He ruled the shortest format throughout the calendar year, scalping 23 wickets in 21 matches with his death bowling improving by leaps and bounds.
After a slow start to the year in Test cricket in New Zealand, Afridi burst to life during the home series against South Africa. He continued his brilliant form throughout the rest of the year in...
The Pakistan Super League, also known as the PSL, is an entertaining T20 competition that is Pakistan’s equivalent to the Indian Premier League, although it is nowhere near as big and nowhere near as lucrative. It was established back in 2015, and the seventh edition is ongoing now and nearing its conclusion. In this article, we are going to take a look at what has been happening in this tournament and then give our prediction as to who will win the final.
Pakistan Super League 2022: What Has Happened So Far?
In the Group Stage of the competition, the standout team was the Multan Sultans by quite a distance. Each team played ten matches in the Group Stage, playing the...
The former Pakistan cricketer, Mohsin Khan has come down hard on the Pakistan cricket team claiming that eight of their top eleven cricketers don’t meet the fitness standards.
Mohsin, who has played 48 Tests and 75 ODIs for the country, has suggested the name of Sharjeel Khan for the opening slot citing that he is a talented player and his below-par fitness levels won’t matter much as there are already a lot of players in the Pakistan squad who do not match the required fitness standards of international cricket.
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He told Daily Express, “Opening has always been an issue for Pakistan. Sharjeel Khan is a talented player. His fitness should not be a major concern because I think eight players in Pakistan’s playing eleven don’t meet the required standards so it does not make much of a...
Organisers of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup are confident the men’s tournament will thrive even if it is directly competing with Australia’s football codes, as they consider COVID-19 contingency plans they hope will never be needed.
The world’s health crisis has cast doubt over the men’s T20 World Cup, slated to run from October 18 until November 15 in Australia.
Uncertainty clouds so many elements of life and limitations on international travel loom as a particularly big challenge for the 16-team event, depending on how much the coronavirus continues to spread.
Speculation is rife in India the T20 World Cup could be postponed or cancelled, but at this stage the International Cricket Council (ICC) have instead said they are in a holding pattern.
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As with the Olympic...
Pakistan is currently in England for the tour England where they will play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty-20 Internationals (T20Is) in July. While Pakistani players may already be in the swing of things because to the PSL, England’s match against Sri Lanka could serve as a warm-up for their match against Pakistan.
Where will England vs Pakistan ODI Series be held?...
Pakistan’s best T20 cricketers will be back in action as the much-awaited National T20 Cup First XI tournament kicks off on Wednesday at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The 33-match tournament, which will be broadcast live in its entirety in High Definition on PTV Sports, marks the beginning of competitive cricket in the country after more than six months and, as such, serves as the curtain-raiser for the 2020-21 domestic season.
As per the overhauled structure, six teams will take part in the competition, with each team playing 10 games in the double round-robin leg.
With no international cricket going on for Pakistan currently, until the series against Zimbabwe, some of the top players of the country will be available, which will make the tournament ever more competitive.
These include the likes of Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Kamran Akmal, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Junaid Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez,...
Breaking: Umar Akmal has been suspended by PCB under Anti-Corruption Code. The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday suspended Umar Akmal with immediate effect under Article 4.7.1 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, which means he cannot take part in any cricket-related activity pending the investigation being carried out by PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit. The PCB has decided not make any further comments due to the ongoing investigation. However, sources privy to the matter told Dunya News that Umar Akmal has...
Water under covers forces hasty abandonment with England eyeing batting records in Bristol
Back-room role with one-day squad has helped 2005 Ashes legend in recovery from near-fatal accident
But Mohammad Abbas makes inroads for Hampshire as visitors close 172 behind at Ageas
Three wickets fall on truncated first day as relegation fight with Kent hots up
Derbyshire batter records sixth successive 50-plus score with unbeaten 139 at Cardiff
Unbeaten 154 off 145 balls secures his side's first batting bonus point at home this season
Neil Wagner, Josh Davey add unbroken stand of 84 for the ninth wicket
Kyle Jamieson called up as back up and will train with the national side but isn't part of the 15-member squad officially
Fifth-wicket partnership lifts visitors after Yorkshire seamers utilise damp conditions
Matt Taylor five-for does early damage but Jack Carson, Sean Hunt seize momentum
India thumped Australia by 99 runs in the second of the ongoing three-match ODI series, on Sunday to secure the ODI series 2-0 after winning the second match through the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan's first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup will be played behind closed doors in Hyderabad for security reasons.
Most of the Pakistan squad members have not played in India before but skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday exuded confidence, saying his team has done its homework for the ODI World Cup beginning on October 5.
Sri Lanka have called up leg-spinning all-rounder Dushan Hemantha, while Chamika Karunaratne will be the travelling reserve player.
Steve Smith might be taking a wee bit more time to adjust to sub-continental tracks but his poor returns in the first two ODIs against India is least of concern for the Australian team management, senior speedster Mitchell Starc said on Tuesday.
Skipper Rohit Sharma would fancy a perfect culmination to Indian team's World Cup preparations as hosts eye a rare clean sweep of Australia in the third and final ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma enjoyed time out from cricket with wife Ritika and daughter Samaira.
Former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha will no longer be Indian Cricketers' Association's representative in the Apex Council.
Cricket happened accidentally as she would keep scores for her ancestral club Rajendra Smriti Sangha, near Hooghly Mohsin College in Chinsurah.
India's Asian Games cricket team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played the first two ODIs, has been released from the squad and will link up with the Hangzhou-bound outfit. Also released is pacer Mukesh Kumar, who came in as cover for Bumrah.
