Pakistan

News Pakistan wicketkeeper will be available from April until mid-July Mohammad Rizwan will play county cricket for the first time in 2022 after signing a deal to play for Sussex between April and mid-July. Rizwan will arrive in England after the conclusion of Australia’s tour to Pakistan on April 5 and will be available for

News Several players in the visiting squad testing positive for Covid-19 forces the development The three-match ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies due to begin on Saturday has been postponed to July 2022 in the wake of a series of Covid-19 cases among the visiting squad. West Indies were hit by the virus on

News “We respect his feelings but once I explained to him, he understood,” says head coach Mohammad Akram Peshawar Zalmi have confirmed that Kamran Akmal will “very much be a part” of the franchise, and that he will be playing for the team next season. Akmal also confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he was on board

Big picture It hasn’t been the best of tours for West Indies: first they were forced to leave out seven first-choice players due to a combination of workload management, injuries and personal reasons; that followed their regular white-ball captain’s withdrawal due to a hamstring issue; after all that, three members of their touring party tested

Report A shortage of available players was one possible reason for West Indies replacing a batter with a legspinner Toss Pakistan opt to bat v West Indies Pakistan captain Babar Azam chose to bat in the second T20I against West Indies, with the hosts looking to seal the series after winning the opener convincingly on

News Ramiz says, “Faisal will be a perfect fit as he can utilise his vast experience and knowledge to help us achieve our commercial and financial objectives” Former ICC Chief Finance Officer Faisal Hasnain has been appointed the new Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO for three years. He will be taking over next month to

Report Pakistan go with Iftikhar Ahmed and Haider Ali in the middle order Toss: West Indies chose to bowl v Pakistan Nicholas Pooran, the stand-in West Indies captain, won the toss and elected to bowl in the first of three T20Is at the National Stadium in Karachi. West Indies are fall from full-strength with some

News The wicketkeeper-batter was brought down from Diamond to Gold, and finally picked in Silver, following a PCB rejig of the player categories Kamran Akmal, the most-capped player in the history of the PSL as well as the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer, has refused to take part in the next edition of the league after being

Lahore Qalandars have released Fakhar Zaman from their roster for PSL 2022, but ESPNcricinfo understands that the franchise is likely pick him again as a platinum player on draft day scheduled for Sunday. They have retained premier fast bowler Haris Rauf and made him their brand ambassador while also demoting him from the Platinum category

News James Vince also joined Gladiators, who in turn received Ifthikar Ahmed on trading Azam to United Shahid Afridi and James Vince have been traded by Multan Sultans to Quetta Gladiators in exchange for a Diamond and Silver pick in the upcoming PSL draft. In another deal, Gladiators traded wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan to Islamabad United

Report Earlier, Saijd Khan’s 8 for 42 helped Pakistan bundle out Bangladesh for 87 in the first innings Lunch Bangladesh 87 (Shakib 33, Sajid 8-42) and 72 for 4 (Liton 27*, Mushfiqur 16*, Afridi 2-10, Hasan 2-12) trail Pakistan 300 for 4 dec by 141 runs A game that barely saw four full sessions of

News Both parties are now expected to withdraw litigation, with a new revenue distribution model mapped out The ongoing legal feud between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Television (PTV) has been settled outside of court, mediated by the Prime Minister Imran Khan‘s office. Both parties are now expected to withdraw litigation. The revenue sharing

News Opener was high on Arthur’s wish list in new role as club’s head of cricket Shan Masood will join Derbyshire as an overseas player after being recruited by former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur for the 2022 county season. Left-handed opener Masood played under Arthur during the latter’s three-year tenure as Pakistan head coach from

Report The weather, however, promises to be better on the fourth and fifth days, with no rain forecast The third day of the Dhaka Test lived up to its very rainy forecast with a full day washout. The covers never came off the Shere Bangla National Stadium, and Bangladesh and Pakistan players didn’t come to

News The first 15 games will be played in Karachi before Lahore takes over as host for the remaining matches, including the final The Pakistan Super League will begin on January 27 2022, with the draft to be held on 12 December. The league, which begins about a month earlier than usual to make room

Preview Dhaka pitch in focus as is unseasonal rain which is forecast from the second to the fourth days Big Picture Bangladesh have narrowed the gap in skills with Pakistan, but they are still some way off acquiring the mental steel needed to turn corners, handle clutch moments and win Tests. The Dhaka Test is

News Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim included in 17-man ODI squad Pakistan also named Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Wasim jr in their 17-man ODI squad, with Abdullah Shafique included as a travelling reserve. Faheem Ashraf, Hasan, Agha Salman and Sarfaraz – who had been included

News Former Pakistan allrounder will take over from Johan Botha for PSL 7 Islamabad United have signed former Pakistan allrounder Azhar Mahmood as their head coach for the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Mahmood will take over from Johan Botha, marking a fourth change in their management since the first season of

News Pakistan spinner will join club on pay-as-you-play deal from April Zafar Gohar, the Pakistan left-arm spinner, will return to Gloucestershire for the 2022 season, as the club prepare for their first Division One campaign since 2005. Gohar collected 20 wickets at a cost of 14.35 in four Championship games earlier this year – including

Report Abid missed the rare achievement of a century in each innings, falling for 91 with victory in sight Pakistan 286 and 203 for 2 (Abid 91, Shafique 73) beat Bangladesh 330 and 157 (Liton 59, Yasir 36, Afridi 5-32) by 8 wickets Pakistan made light work of what might have seemed a tricky target

Report Overnight batter Yasir Ali was taken for scans after a delayed concussion Lunch Bangladesh 115 for 6 (Yasir 36, Liton 32*, Afridi 3-18) and 330 lead Pakistan 286 by 159 runs Liton Das survived a stumping before digging in  AFP/Getty Images Bangladesh dragged their lead to 159 runs on a busy morning that included

News The Pakistan bowling consultant was scheduled to leave the squad after the first Test anyway, but has had to change his plans Vernon Philander, the former South Africa quick who is a bowling consultant with the Pakistan team currently on tour in Bangladesh, will leave the squad bubble in Chattogram tomorrow, the fourth day

Report The left-arm spinner got two wickets in two balls in the first over of the day before Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Fawad Alam The answer to “how do you break a big partnership when the bowlers run out of ideas” clearly seems to be to sleep on it. For the second day in succession,

Report The visiting side went to tea on the second day on 79 for no loss after bowling the hosts out for 330 Tea Pakistan 79 for 0 (Abid 52*, Shafique 27*) trail Bangladesh 330 (Liton 114, Mushfiqur 91, Hasan 5-51) by 251 runs Pakistan openers Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique comfortably played out the

Report All four of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf and Sajid Khan got a wicket each in first session On a day in Chattogram that began with an earthquake and saw smoke from a nearby fire billowing above the stadium, Pakistan rocked the Bangladesh top order and blazed through the middle to get

News The PCB had terminated its cable-distribution deal and suspended the broadcasting deal with PTV Sports, which was expected to earn them US$ 200 million over three years A sessions court in Lahore has granted a stay order to prevent the PCB from suspending its deal with the state-owned broadcaster PTV. The PCB had signed

News Deandra Dottin struck 73 as West Indies thumped Ireland Bangladesh Women 322 for 5 (Akhter 130*, Hoque 67, Chaudhary 2-64) beat USA Women 52 (Norris 16, Fahima 2-5, Salma 2-10, Rumana 2-11) by 270 runs Sharmin Akhter‘s unbeaten 130 helped Bangladesh retain their position atop the Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier Group B table

News Greg Barclay on Afghanistan: “We will continue to support them as a member and encourage them to continue to take an inclusive approach to cricket” The ICC is “comfortable and confident” that the 2025 Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan, will go ahead as planned. The PCB was awarded hosting rights for

News Nawaz pulled out of his stance really late after a Mahmudullah delivery that hit the stumps Mahmudullah “trusted” umpire Tanvir Ahmed’s decision to signal a dead ball when Mohammad Nawaz pulled out from his stance at during the tense concluding moments of the third T20I. The passage was part of a dramatic last over

Preview With the three-match series in the bag, Pakistan are likely to continue tinkering with their starting XI for Monday’s fixture in Dhaka Big picture Pakistan aren’t renowned for learning from their mistakes quickly, but over the weekend, this side righted one wrong from six years ago. In 2015, days after the World Cup ended,