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49.4 oversPakistan 206 (Babar 91, de Leede 3-50) vs Netherlands A miserly performance from Netherlands bowled Pakistan out for 206, handing the home side a golden opportunity to register a huge win in the final ODI. Bas de Leede, star for Netherlands in the series, was instrumental in keeping Pakistan under check with three wickets.

Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the Asia Cup, as well as the seven-match T20I series at home against England in September, because of a knee injury. He faces a race against time to be fit for the T20 World Cup, starting October, after being advised “four-six weeks rest” by the PCB’s medical

Netherlands 186 all out (de Leede 89, Cooper 66, Rauf 3-16, Nawaz 3-42) vs Pakistan Wickets for every frontline Pakistan bowler hobbled Netherlands throughout the innings, the home side stumbling to 186 in the second ODI in Rotterdam. It took Pakistan just 44.1 overs to skittle them out. Only a 109-run partnership between Bas de

The PSL is on course to become the first T20 league to go head-to-head with the IPL, in 2025, the situation caused by Pakistan’s packed home season in 2024-25. As first reported by ESPNcricinfo, the schedule crunch that season is mainly because Pakistan is hosting its first ICC tournament – the Champions Trophy in February

Toss Pakistan chose to bat against Netherlands Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first in the first ODI of the three-match World Cup Super League series against Netherlands in Rotterdam. Pakistan captain Babar Azam called right and chose to set a target on what appears a quick surface, where the ball should

The PCB is set to launch an Under-19 women’s T20 tournament, which will be contested by six regional associations starting on August 13. Lahore Country Club, Muridke, will be the venue for the 10-day round-robin tournament, which offers a platform to 84 players in all, with 15 reserve players on standby. The PCB hopes to

After several days of impasse, a group of Pakistan’s leading players including captain Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan agreed to sign the PCB’s central contracts – though only after successfully negotiating changes in several clauses. The group signed the contracts nearly a week after receiving them and just before flying out for the

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has said the team is looking to manage Shaheen Shah Afridi‘s “long-term workload and health” as he recovers from a knee injury, with the aim of getting him ready in time for the Asia Cup. “We’re taking a couple of doctors on the way to take care of Shaheen,” Babar said

Hasan Ali has been dropped from both Pakistan’s squad for the ODI series in the Netherlands as well for the Asia Cup T20Is later this month. Naseem Shah has been named in both squads. Shaheen Shah Afridi, who missed the second Test in Sri Lanka last month because of a knee injury, has been included

The PCB is refusing to provide no-objection certificates (NOCs) to Pakistani players – contracted or not contracted – who want to participate in the upcoming BBL season. The board has also not clarified whether it will allow players to take part in the ILT20 in the UAE early next year. The reason for the stance,

Bismah Maroof, the Pakistan captain, believes that India’s batters have benefitted greatly from playing regularly in overseas leagues, something her players have not been able to do. “Indian players and batters have developed and gained confidence because of opportunities to play in the leagues, which is not the case with our players,” Maroof said after

Barbados Women 144 for 4 (Kycia 62*, Matthews 51, Sana 2-41) beat Pakistan Women 129 for 6 (Dar 50*) by 15 runs Half-centuries from Hayley Matthews and Kycia Knight helped Barbados open their Commonwealth Games campaign against Pakistan with a 15-run win in Birmingham on Friday. Having been asked to bat, Barbados scored 144 for

Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, admitted it was “disappointing” to see his side fold as swiftly as it had either side of lunch on the final day in Galle and miss out on an opportunity to win their second successive series in Sri Lanka. With eight wickets still in hand half an hour before lunch

Lunch Pakistan 231 and 188 for 5 (Babar 76*, Jayasuriya 3-86) need another 320 runs to win vs Sri Lanka 378 and 360 for 8 dec Pakistan lost Imam-ul-Haq in the third over of the day, but then, with Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan at the crease, seemed to be cruising towards a draw. The

Stumps Pakistan 89 for 1 (Imam 46*, Babar 26*, Jayasuriya 1-46) and 231 trail Sri Lanka 378 and 360 for 8 by 419 runs Sri Lanka gained a virtually unassailable position in the second Test, as Dhananjaya de Silva hit a ninth Test century, and Dimuth Karunaratne and Ramesh Mendis joined him in substantial partnerships.

The PCB has ushered in a number of major changes to the domestic structure for the 2022-23 season, where 187 matches will be played across formats over five months starting August 30. The second XI tournaments, played between six teams, will now be played on a double-league basis across formats. In the T20 tournament, each

Stumps Sri Lanka 378 and 176 for 5 (Mathews 35, de Silva 30*, Naseem 2-29) lead Pakistan 231 (Salman 62, Ramesh 5-47, Jayasuriya 3-80) by 323 runs Pakistan removed Sri Lanka’s top five in a little over a session, but had given up so much ground in the first innings that they remain in a

Pakistan 191 for 7 (Salman 62, Ramesh Mendis 3-42) trail Sri Lanka 378 (Chandimal 80, Dickwella 51, O Fernando 50, Naseem 3-58, Yasir 3-83, Nawaz 2-80) by 187 runs Sri Lanka made huge strides towards taking control of the Test on the second day, despite having lost their last four wickets for 63 runs in

Taking six wickets on the first day of a Test after losing the toss and bowling on a slow pitch might not be the worst day’s work. But with Sri Lanka having pushed past 300, scoring at 3.66 runs per over across the day, Pakistan were pushed onto the back foot by the time stumps

Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in Galle, on a pitch expected to be good for batting on the first two days. However, teams batting first have lost the last three matches at this venue. Middle-order batter Fawad Alam and

Sri Lanka would have felt they were on track for victory at the end of day three of the first Test, until Abdullah Shafique and Co swept the win from under them in the last two days. But even Sri Lanka reflected that theirs was a far-from-complete performance. If you bat first in Galle, you

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle that begins on Sunday. The PCB said in a statement that Afridi suffered a knee injury during the fourth day of the first Test that Pakistan won by four wickets. Afridi had played a key role

Pakistan 218 (Babar 119, Jayasuriya 5-82) and 344 for 6 (Shafique 160*, Babar 55, Jayasuriya 4-135) beat Sri Lanka 222 (Chandimal 76, Shaheen 4-58) and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Oshada 64, Nawaz 3-88) by four wickets A tense final morning, in which Pakistan had 120 to get with seven wickets in hand, began

Tea Pakistan 147 for 2 (Shafique 77*, Imam 35, Babar 26*) and 218 need another 195 runs to beat Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Nawaz 5-88) Abdullah Shafique pressed confidently onwards, and Babar Azam made a strong start as Pakistan lost two wickets but retained hopes of completing a monumental

Lunch Sri Lanka 222 and 132 for 2 (Fernando 64*, Mendis 45*) lead Pakistan 218 by 136 runs Twenty-one wickets had fallen across the first two days of this first Test in Galle. On a pitch clearly taking big turn, though, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando took advantage of some indisciplined spin bowling from Pakistan

The 2022 Asia Cup maybe shifted out of Sri Lanka, even though the nation has successfully hosted a full tour of Australia and is currently hosting a Test series against Pakistan without any major hassles. Sri Lanka Cricket will remain the official host of the Asia Cup, but the tournament, ESPNcricinfo has learned, is set

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed concern about the rising number of T20 leagues competing for space in the calendar and has written to the ICC suggesting that a working group be formed to evaluate the impact of franchise cricket on international cricket. The PCB outlined its issues in a letter to the ICC

There have been international matches in Colombo recently. Two of the three T20Is, and three of the ODIs from the Australia tour were all played at Khettarama stadium. While those games were almost uniformly well-attended, and went off as usual, the scale of the political demonstrations has increased substantially in Colombo since then. Khettarama was

Through the middle of the last decade, Sri Lanka and Pakistan seemed to play Test series annually. Often, these were closely contested, and frequently produced compelling cricket. Pakistan’s two incredible fourth-innings chases stand out – the manic one in Sharjah in early 2014, the masterful Younis Khan-led triumph in Pallekele the following year. There were

With 108 rating points, India need to win or draw the three-ODI series against England to stay ahead of Pakistan, who have 106. New Zealand lead the ODI rankings with 127 points, while England are second with 122. Pakistan had pushed India down to fourth place last month by beating West Indies 3-0 at home.