Pakistan

News PCB said West Indies have agreed to play three T20Is in Pakistan “in early 2023” West Indies will tour Pakistan for a three-match ODI series in June, the PCB announced. All three matches, which are part of the 2023 World Cup Super League, will take place in Rawalpindi. They will take place on June

News Batters’ tentativeness cost Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup, says Maroof Pakistan need to update their batting approach to show more attacking intent if they hope to compete with the best in the world in future. That was captain Bismah Maroof‘s assessment of her side after a disappointing World Cup campaign came to an

News “There were continuous discussions about chasing the total down, but when your main batters are dismissed, you start thinking differently” Set a target of 351, Pakistan had finished the fourth day on 73 for no loss. On the final day, they were 165 for 3 at one stage but were eventually bowled out for

Report DRS overturned the Azhar not-out decision, as Imam-ul-Haq ended the session unbeaten on 66 Lunch Pakistan 268 and 136 for 2 (Imam 66*, Shafique 27, Green 1-10) need another 215 runs to beat Australia 391 and 227 for 3 dec Azhar Ali was controversially dismissed before lunch on day five but it failed to

News The allrounder’s ability to counterattack with the bat was sorely missed in Lahore They were five wickets down, and there was little to worry about. In Alex Carey and Cameron Green, Australia had a wicketkeeper coming off a hundred in the last game and a generational all-round talent together at the crease. Naseem Shah

Report The home side were blown away in the final session as Australia earned a lead of 123 Australia 391 and 11 for 0 lead Pakistan 268 (Shafique 81, Azhar 78, Babar 67, Cummins 5-56, Starc 4-33) by 134 runs Unplayable quicks Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc tore through Pakistan’s batting order with vicious reverse

News The fast bowler used his pace and the lack of bounce on the pitch to prise out two important wickets on day one Soon after assessing the conditions on day one of the Lahore Test, Naseem Shah made up his mind to put in an “extra yard” of pace to try and make up

News Lahore will host a Test for the first time since the format returned to Pakistan in 2019 Nearly 12 years into his international career, 93 Tests, almost 7000 runs and 19 hundreds to the good, Azhar Ali is finally coming home. On Monday, when he steps out on the field at the Gaddafi Stadium

Report Knight, Selman and Mohammed came in for West Indies in what will be a 20-overs-a-side contest Toss Pakistan Women opt to bowl vs West Indies Women On a day when heavy rain followed by wet outfield delayed the toss by five hours and 25 minutes, Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof inserted West Indies in what

News “As far as being a fast-bowling coach for a team, this is as good as it gets, working with some great talent” Bringing in more intensity and aggression, and helping everyone showcasing how good they can be – that’s Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait‘s mantra for a job that, he says, is “as good

News Hasan Ali replaces Mohammad Hasnain whose action was found to be illegal Pakistan have called up uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris and allrounder Asif Afridi to their white-ball squads for the upcoming home series against Australia. The selectors have largely retained the squad that faced West Indies at home last December. Fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain,

News The wicketkeeper-batter lauds Pakistan for earning a stunning draw against the top-ranked Test team Mohammad Rizwan believes Nauman Ali‘s unbeaten, 18-ball 0* was as crucial in the final reckoning as his own rather more substantial 104*. The pair batted out just over seven overs on the final afternoon of the Karachi Test to secure

News Lack of biobubbles at DPL “was one of the reasons I signed the contract,” Pakistan veteran jokes Mohammad Hafeez is playing in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League in Bangladesh for his “own enjoyment and passion” and to “inspire youngsters”, but he will have a big job to do at his team, Mohammedan Sporting, too,

News Captain hails Swepson despite the debutant legspinner going wicketless and conceding 156 in the fourth innings Not for the first time in recent memory, Australia were left to rue missed chances on the fifth day of a Test that they had controlled throughout but were unable to take victory from. It was difficult to

News Pakistan’s captain was thrilled by the crowd that showed up at the National Stadium to watch the final day unfold Babar Azam batted for just over 10 hours while compiling his fourth-innings 196  AFP/Getty Images Babar Azam has acknowledged that Pakistan’s pragmatic approach to the final day in Karachi had been shaped by the

Report Pakistan’s third-wicket stand extend to 228 before it was broken on the stroke of lunch Pakistan 148 and 254 for 3 (Babar 133, Alam 3*) need 252 more runs to beat Australia 556 for 9 dec and 97 for 2 dec Abdullah Shafique fell for 96 on the stroke of lunch to end an

Report The visitors had declared their second innings on 97, and asked the hosts to survive 172 overs Pakistan 148 and 192 for 2 (Babar 102*, Shafique 71*, Green 1-15) need another 314 runs to beat Australia 556 for 9 dec and 97 for 2 dec (Khawaja 44*, Labuschagne 44, Afridi 1-21) Captain Babar Azam

News Reasons behind the impending renaming are purely financial rather than political The PCB is set to change the name of Lahore’s iconic Gaddafi Stadium, nearly 50 years after it was named in honour of former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi. The reason, however, is not political. PCB chairman Ramiz Raja told ESPNcricinfo that the board

News He also defended Pakistan’s performance at the Women’s World Cup, and called for a stronger domestic women’s structure The Pakistan Super League could ditch the draft system, which it has operated under since its inception, as early as next year, with PCB chairman Ramiz Raja keen to replace it with an auction. At the

News Pakistan batting coach was full of praise for Starc and Cummins’ bowling, but believes the hosts can “fight and try and take it to the end” They had been kept out in the heat for 189 overs. Twelve overs into the second innings, they still trailed by more than 530 runs. There were almost

Report Usman Khawaja’s marathon innings was finally ended on 160 as the spinners started to have an impact Tea Australia 407 for 7 (Carey 26*, Starc 1*) vs Pakistan Usman Khawaja‘s marathon knock finally ended on 160, but Australia moved past 400 in their first innings to remain in the driver’s seat against Pakistan on

News “I didn’t tell the curator to make a pitch according to me. It was the same for Australia, yet we got their 10 wickets” Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq has dismissed the debate surrounding the Rawalpindi pitch, insisting that the hosts were simply playing to their strengths, and that the pitch was the same for both

Preview Legspinner Mitchell Swepson will debut for Australia while Pakistan are expected to welcome back Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali Big Picture Shall we try that again? To be blunt, there were not too many redeeming qualities from the opening Test of this much-anticipated series with a docile surface – which has since been deemed

Report South Africa leave out Lara Goodall; Pakistan bring in Ghulam Fatima in place of Anam Amin Toss Pakistan chose to bowl against South Africa Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof chose to chase on a new pitch at the Bay Oval with her team in search of their first points at the Women’s World Cup 2022.

News He had tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, but is now clear to play the Karachi Test Faheem Ashraf has cleared his rapid antigen test for Covid-19, less than 24 hours after he was found positive for the virus. Faheem, who had tested positive on Wednesday, was initially supposed to undergo a five-day isolation

News The PCB chairman, however, more or less confirmed that the pitch had been prepared to nullify Australia’s fast-bowling strength Ramiz Raja, the PCB chairman, has conceded that the drawn Rawalpindi Test was not a good advertisement for Test cricket. He reiterated the claim he made when he first took over the post that Pakistan

News The allrounder returned a positive result when he was tested upon arrival at the team hotel in Karachi Pakistan’s selection frustrations in the Australia series are set to continue after allrounder Faheem Ashraf tested positive for Covid-19, days away from the second Test against Australia in Karachi. That rules out Faheem for another Test

Report Australia have opted for three spinners on a used surface Toss Australia chose to bowl vs Pakistan Australia bolstered their spin resources in the XI, adding a second wristspinner in Amanda-Jade Wellington, as they opted to bowl on the used Bay Oval surface against Pakistan in Mount Maunganui. In inserting Pakistan, they unsurprisingly reduced

News The offspinner ended a 156-run stand at a time when the Australia opener offered no real chances It’s hard to put any spin on it. Not the ball (though that, too), but the fact this Test won’t rank among Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium’s finest moments. The cricket hasn’t been especially engaging – even if the

News Due to non-cricketing reasons, the two teams have almost no experience of playing each other Four of six innings at the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup so far have had totals in excess of 250, with at least one batter scoring a hundred in them. Mithali Raj, whose India will begin their campaign on