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Report Kings collapse after breezy Sharjeel knock to finish with below par total Multan Sultans 126 for 3 (Rizwan 52*) beat Karachi Kings 124 for 5 (Sharjeel 43, Tahir 3-16) by seven wickets There was split opinion on whether the opening ceremony of this year’s Pakistan Super League fell flat, but there was universal congruity

News Former West Indies captain being convinced to remain in a mentorship role James Foster, previously assistant coach, has been elevated to the post of head coach by the Peshawar Zalmi management. ESPNcricinfo understands the franchise is in talks with Daren Sammy over the possibility of extending his role as mentor. Sammy has been one

News The former Pakistan batter played two Tests, in 1969 and 1975 Aftab Baloch, a domestic giant from the 1970s, maker of Pakistan’s second domestic quadruple ton, and a batter who could have played more than his two Tests for Pakistan, has died. He was 68 years old. Baloch is probably best remembered for the

News Also returning to the national fold are legspinner Ghulam Fatima and opener Nahida Khan On a comeback trail, Bismah Maroof is set to lead Pakistan’s 18-member contingent in the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand, scheduled for March-April. Nida Dar will be her deputy. Batting allrounder Maroof, who last played an international

News Babar was named the ODI cricketer of the year, while Root bagged the Test award after making six centuries from 15 matches Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, has been named the ICC men’s ODI cricketer of the year for 2021, while England Test captain Joe Root bagged the award for men’s Test cricketer of

News The players will join their teams from January 24, at the end of their isolation periods, if they produce two negative test results Just days ahead of the new PSL season, beginning January 27, three players and five support staff have returned positive for Covid-19 after the latest round of tests, and have gone

The PCB is set to host another season of the Pakistan Super League during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the first 15 games to be played in Karachi from January 27, and the remaining matches scheduled in Lahore, including the final on February 27. There are provisions in place to avoid a postponement even if a

News Five England players make it to women’s T20I team of the year; three South Africans, two Australians in the men’s list Pakistan’s Babar Azam and England’s Nat Sciver have been named captains of the ICC T20I teams of 2021 in the men’s and women’s category respectively. Babar was prolific in the format throughout the

News He was reported by umpires in the BBL, where he played five games for Sydney Thunder Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain is set to undergo a test on his action on Tuesday, after it was reported by umpires in the Big Bash League, where he has just finished a five-game stint with Sydney Thunder.

News “Falsifying age to become eligible to participate in age-group cricket is not only an offence but a menace,” says PCB high performance director Nadeem Khan The PCB has suspended the ongoing National Under-13 and Under-16 tournaments amid concerns over age fraud. The board will now conduct a third round of further bone age verification

West Indies 96 for 3 (Parris 26, Peet 1-15) beat Scotland 95 all out (Davidson 43, Sankar 3-17, Mahase 2-16) by seven wickets A devastating opening spell from West Indies fast bowler Shiva Sankar rattled Scotland so bad that they could never recover. Scotland were bowled out for 95 and West Indies chased the target

News The Australia captain does not expect many players to withdraw but will support anyone who does Pat Cummins believes the vast majority of Australia’s Test squad will travel to Pakistan but the skipper fully understands if any team-mates opt out of the tour. Cricket Australia is yet to press players for a final decision

News According to Islamabad police, his name was removed from the FIR after the alleged victim retracted her earlier statement All charges against Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah, who was named in a case concerning the alleged rape of an underage girl, have been dropped. According to Islamabad police, Yasir’s name was removed from the First

News Ramiz told ESPNcricinfo he believed the bilateral T20 series model was stale and needed freshening up The PCB chairman Ramiz Raja wants to pitch a quadrangular T20I tournament that sees Pakistan play India, England and Australia – the three big powerhouses of cricket – annually. He is set to present the idea at the

News Will be available for the first half of the Championship season and the group stages of the Blast Naseem Shah, Pakistan’s teenage tearaway fast bowler, has signed for Gloucestershire to play in the County Championship and T20 Blast as an overseas player. Naseem, 18, has played nine Tests since his debut against Australia in

News The 51-year old was to oversee a World Cup camp in Karachi; likely to arrive next week David Hemp’s return to Pakistan from the UK, where he was on holiday, has been delayed after he tested positive for covid-19. Hemp, the head coach of the women’s team, was to take charge of the training

News Hasan Ali and Babar Azam bagged the Test and ODI honours respectively Mohammad Rizwan won the PCB’s Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year award following a stellar 2021, in which he scored 455 runs in Test cricket, 134 in ODIs and 1326 in T20Is. He also effected 54 dismissals behind the stumps across the

News He is presently isolating in Dubai and and will be replaced by offspin-bowling allrounder Abbas Ali Top-order batter Abdul Bangalzai has been ruled out of Pakistan’s squad for the Under-19 World Cup after testing positive for Covid-19. He is presently isolating in Dubai, where the Pakistan team recently took part in the U-19 Asia

News The 41-year old will continue to be available for franchise cricket The 41-year-old top-order batter and offspinner, has signed up with Lahore Qalandars for the upcoming edition of the PSL and will continue to be available for franchise cricket around the world. Hafeez played 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 119 T20Is while amassing 12,780

News Former Pakistan medium-pacer Asmavia Iqbal has been named as the new head of the women’s selection panel Urooj Mumtaz has quit as chair of the women’s selection committee, the PCB announced in a statement. The former Pakistan player, who is also a television commentator, left the role “to focus on her professional commitments as

News Pakistan Test opener will continue to stay in Karachi as he has been advised against travelling as a precautionary measure for two weeks He has been discharged from the hospital and since shifted to a hotel where he has begun his post-surgery rehabiliation. He will continue to stay in Karachi, away from his home

News The legspinner will help cover for injuries in the bowling attack Two-time defending BBL champions Sydney Sixers have bolstered their shorthanded attack with the prized signing of Pakistan legspinner Shadab Khan. Shadab will be available for the remainder of the season in a timely addition for the injury-hit Sixers, who have lost offspinner Ben

News The two-year deal, according to the PCB, represents a 50% increase on the last cycle The PSL has signed a two-year broadcast deal worth USD 24 million with local sports channels A Sports and PTV Sports. The deal, according to the PCB, represents a 50% increase on the last cycle. That deal was worth

News Pakistan batter to have another procedure before being discharged Abid Ali, the Pakistan batter, has undergone an angioplasty a day after he complained of chest pain while batting in a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match and had to be hospitalised. The 34-year-old will undergo another angioplasty tomorrow, before being discharged. In a message from his hospital

News Abid is stable and undergoing various tests to ascertain the nature of the pain Abid Ali was taken to hospital after he complained of pain around his shoulder while playing for Central Punjab in the ongoing last round of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy in Karachi. According to a PCB spokesman, he is stable and presently

News Fast bowler has been with the squad for four years and is their leading wicket-taker as well Lahore Qalandars have named Shaheen Shah Afridi as captain for the upcoming PSL season. He replaces Sohail Akhtar, who led the team for the last two seasons. This will the fast bowler’s first time in charge of

News The case stems from an incident that is alleged to have taken place on August 14 this year Yasir Shah has been named in a case concerning the alleged rape of a girl. The FIR (First Information Report) was registered at Islamabad’s Shalimar police station on December 19 by the aunt of the girl

News The 19-year old, who hails from Sialkot, is the son of Shoaib Malik’s half-brother At 19 years old, Mohammad Huraira became the second-youngest batter to score a first-class triple century in Pakistan after Javed Miandad, who was the 17 years 310 days old when he scored 311 for Karachi Whites against National Bank of

News Since debuting as a teenager in early 2019, Hasnain has played 18 T20Is and eight ODIs for Pakistan Sydney Thunder have further strengthened their pace stocks with the signing of Pakistan quick Mohammad Hasnain. The addition of Hasain, the 21-year-old who once bowled a 155kph delivery in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), comes on

News Ramiz Raja says the move is aimed at improving results overseas, and helping prep for the T20 World Cup in the short term Pakistan are set to have a ready-made Australian pitch installed at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and the one at the National Stadium in Karachi next year. The PCB has ordered