ISLAMABAD — The England cricket team beat Pakistan by 63 runs on Friday night in the third Twenty20 International cricket match of the ongoing series in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi. England took a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series being played between the two sides. Pakistan’s captain Babad Azam won the toss and […]
NAGPUR — Skipper Rohit Sharma blazed away to an unbeaten 46 as India registered a series-levelling six-wicket win over Australia in the second T20I here on Friday. Chasing 91, Rohit scored 46 off 20 balls which included four boundaries and as many sixes to take India over the line with four balls to spare in […]
KARACHI — A stunning century from Babar Azam (110 not out) along with a brilliant knock (88 not out) from Mohammad Rizwan powered Pakistan to a thumping 10-wicket win in the second T20I over England and level the series 1-1 at the National Stadium, here on Thursday. After winning the toss and opting to bat […]
KARACHI — A new-look England side took the opening T20 international by six wickets in Karachi on Tuesday, capping their return to Pakistan after 17 years in a memorable way. Opener Alex Hales hit a 40-ball 53 — his first international after a three-year absence on a failed recreational drug test — to anchor England’s […]
MOHALI — Australia produced a dominating performance to beat India by four wickets in the first T20I, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday. Brilliant fifties by Hardik Pandya and K.L Rahul and a vital knock by Suryakumar Yadav powered India […]
KARACHI — England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who will deputise for skipper Jos Buttler in the T20I series against England beginning here on Tuesday, has said the seven-match fixture will be a stern test for the side as it prepares for the T20 World Cup in Australia next month, adding there was extra responsibility on him […]
MOHALI — Ahead of the T20I series against Australia, India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed that talismanic batter Virat Kohli will be the third opener in the side. Rohit also hinted at Kohli opening the batting in a few matches as the hosts begin their final leg of preparations for the T20 World Cup, to be […]
MOHALI — Senior India fast-bowler Mohammed Shami on Sunday has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Australia after testing positive for Covid-19, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The BCCI further said that pacer Umesh Yadav will replace Shami for the three-match series against Australia, starting from September […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced national squads for the seven-match T20I series against England, the tri-series in New Zealand, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Australia, 2022. Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim named the players during a media briefing at PCB’s headquarters at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Addressing […]
LAHORE — Asad Rauf, the former ICC elite panel umpire from Pakistan, has died following a cardiac arrest in Lahore. Rauf was 66 years old. He officiated in 64 Tests (49 as on-field umpire and 15 as TV umpire), 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is. Rauf was one of Pakistan’s most prominent umpires in the mid-2000s, […]