RAWALPINDI — England fought back to reduce Pakistan to 73-3 at close on the opening day of the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday, with home spinner Sajid Khan grabbing six wickets. Sajid finished with 6-128 and Noman Ali grabbed 3-88 after a rearguard 89 by Jamie Smith enabled England to post 267, having […]
RAWALPINDI — As the third and final Test between Pakistan and England approaches, Pakistan’s intentions for the Rawalpindi pitch are clear. By taking extreme measures, such as using giant heaters and industrial fans to accelerate the drying process, the team hopes to defy Rawalpindi’s natural favouring of fast bowlers and turn it into a spinner-friendly […]
ISLAMABAD — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed satisfaction over the detailed briefing of arrangements presented by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials for the Champions Trophy 2025, sources told Geo News Monday The preparations were laid out in an ICC meeting in which PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi was also present. PCB officials assured […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan’s cricket selectors, Aaqib Javed, Aleem Dar, Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali, are camping here to oversee the preparation of a pitch that offers ample turn in the decisive third and final Test against England starting on Thursday. “The ground staff has been instructed to prepare a pitch that offers plenty of assistance […]
DUBAI — Clinical bowling by Amelia Kerr and Rosemary Mair helped New Zealand beat South Africa by 32 runs to lift their maiden title in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. Kerr and Mair picked three wickets each to restrict the Proteas to 126/9 in the second […]
NEW DELHI — Former England captain Nasser Hussain has urged Pakistan to reconsider their approach on pitch preparation following their second-Test victory over England on a reused surface in Multan. Pakistan’s 152-run win came on a turning track that favoured spin, allowing Noman Ali and Sajid Khan to claim all 20 English wickets and level […]
KARACHI — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reached out to the BCCI and proposed an arrangement allowing India to return to either New Delhi or Chandigarh in between matches during the Champions Trophy next year if the team is not willing to stay in Pakistan due to security reasons. The PCB has “verbally” suggested […]
MULTAN – Spinner Noman Ali took eight wickets as Pakistan crushed England by 152 runs in the second Test to level the series on Friday in Multan. Noman grabbed 8-46 and Sajid Khan took 2-93 as the pair wrapped up England’s second innings for 144 after the visitors were set a daunting target of 297. […]
SRINAGAR — Southern Superstars defeated Konark Suryas Odisha in a hard-fought summit clash that was decided in the Super Over to become the Legends League Cricket 2024 champions here on Thursday. The game was watched by more than 30,000 spectators at the Bakshi Stadium here and a similar number of people were waiting outside the […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman expressed frustration with former captain Babar Azam’s omission from the Test squad for the remaining two matches against England. The news came after Babar failed to score a single Test half-century since December 2022. However, Fakhar criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not backing the senior player […]