Pakistan

Report Shaheen Afridi sits out, Pakistan field Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Haider Ali and Mohammad Nawaz Toss Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in the first international fixture for them, as well as their opponents Pakistan, since the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh named

News The three-year broadcast deal with state television broadcaster PTV was signed in 2020 A landmark cricket broadcast deal that was expected to fetch in excess of USD 200 million for the Pakistan Cricket Board is understood to be cancelled. The PCB has opened a new tender inviting bids for new media rights for home

Big Picture Bangladesh and Pakistan are two sides very much on the opposite ends of the confidence scale, with a team on a roll taking on a line-up that is in transformation after a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. The two teams meet in a three-match T20I series starting Friday in Dhaka. The visitors will

News Twenty-seven year old Pakistan quick returning from back injury forced to re-evaluate his priorities Pakistan quick Usman Shinwari has announced his retirement from red-ball cricket. The 27-year old, who represented Pakistan in a solitary Test, said that he made the decision in an effort to prolong his cricket career. Shiwari has been out of

News Imam-ul-Haq and Bilal Asif recalled; Imran Butt, Shahnawaz Dahani and Haris Rauf left out; Yasir Shah out injured Kamran Ghulam, who scored a record 1249 runs in the 2020-21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, has been rewarded with a maiden call-up to Pakistan’s Test squad. The 26-year-old middle-order batter, who is currently on tour with the Pakistan

News Pakistan’s team doctor has revealed that Rizwan developed a “severe chest infection” on November 9 Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan spent around 36 hours in the ICU of Medeor Hospital in Dubai, recovering from a chest infection, before taking part in the T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia on Thursday, the team doctor has said.

News Wicketkeeper believes Marcus Stoinis’ composure under pressure was the key to the pair finishing off Pakistan Marcus Stoinis‘ takedown of Haris Rauf – and not Pakistan’s lapses in the field – was the turning point in a wildly fluctuating semi-final, according to Matthew Wade. Wade was dropped on 12 by Hasan Ali in the

News Removal of set batter, with lesser hitters to come, could have made the difference 18.3 Dropped! Hasan Ali’s not having the greatest of games here. Fullish, angling into the stumps, and Wade swings too early at his slog, toe-ends it in the air to the left of deep midwicket, where Hasan runs too quickly,

News The two had missed training on Wednesday after coming down with “light flu and low fever” Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik have been declared fit by Pakistan’s medical team to take part in the T20 World Cup semi-final game against Australia in Dubai on Thursday, after they had stayed away from training on the

News Chairman says he wants PCB to be first Asian board to launch a women’s T20 league PCB chairman Ramiz Raja hinted at the possibility of organising a women’s Pakistan Super League in the near-future. While he is yet to provide any firm plans around the logistics or timing of the move, Ramiz did say

News Both players were tested for Covid-19 and they tested negative Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik missed Pakistan’s training session on Wednesday with mild flu, a day before their semi-final with Australia in Dubai. Both players were tested for Covid-19 and both tested negative. As with the rest of their squad, they have cleared regular

News He expects Fakhar to come out trumps in his potential match-up against in-form Zampa You don’t have to worry about Fakhar Zaman. So said Pakistan batting coach Matthew Hayden despite Fakhar managing only 54 runs in four innings at an average of 13.50 and strike rate of 90 in this T20 World Cup. Hayden

News Seventeen of the 18 members from the World Cup squad retained Pakistan have recalled batting allrounder Iftikhar Ahmed for upcoming three-match T20I series in Bangladesh. The selectors have retained 17 of the 18 players part of the ongoing T20 World Cup, with Mohammad Hafeez missing out after he requested to be left out to

News ECB chief to meet with Ramiz Raja in advance of England’s Test tour in 2022 Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, has flown to Pakistan to repair the board’s damaged relationships with their PCB counterparts, and to discuss future tours. Now Harrison has flown in to assure Ramiz Raja, the new chairman of the

News Captain wants his side to build on experience for next T20 World Cup Kyle Coetzer has called upon Cricket Scotland to be “bold and brave” in order to “push our whole organisation forward” after his side’s T20 World Cup campaign ended with heavy defeats against India and Pakistan. Scotland defied the odds to qualify

Pakistan 189 for 4 (Babar 66, Malik 54*) beat Scotland 117 for 6 (Berrington 54*, Shadab 2-14) by 72 runs Like he has done all through the tournament, Babar Azam set anchor and scored his fourth half-century of the competition while other batters rallied around him to lift Pakistan to their fifth win of the

Preview Scotland, meanwhile, have endured a disappointing Super 12s journey and will want to close out in style Big picture There is a meme doing the rounds in Pakistan wherewith a man sits stylishly smoking a cigarette, observing a wide open field where several teams play cricket. His swagger implies that he cares less about

News After the series, both Pakistan and West Indies will leave for Zimbabwe to take part in the ODI World Cup qualifiers As many as six Pakistan Women cricketers – out of the party of 18 – are in isolation in Karachi after testing positive for Covid-19 ahead of the upcoming three-ODI against West Indies.

Report Pakistan ticked several boxes as they wrapped up a fourth win in four games at the T20 World Cup Pakistan 189 for 2 (Rizwan 79*, Babar 70) beat Namibia 144 for 5 (Wiese 43, Williams 40, Imad 1-13, Hasan 1-22) by 45 runs With one foot in the semi-final already, and having an opportunity

Big picture Is it really a World Cup if Pakistan have not lurched from crisis to catastrophe, and are not furiously mapping out probability trees, calculating net run rates, and praying that other teams help them sneak into the next round via the back door? Is it really a World Cup if Pakistan are not

Report With 24 needed from 12 balls, Asif hit four sixes off Janat in the 19th over to win it Pakistan 148 for 5 (Babar 51, Asif 25*, Rashid 2-26) beat Afghanistan 147 for 6 (Naib 35*, Imad 2-25) by five wickets The modern rivalry between Pakistan and Afghanistan produced yet another instant classic, but

News Faith shown by Islamabad pays off in Pakistan’s hour of need Asif Ali has faced nineteen balls in the 2021 T20 World Cup, and has hit seven of them for six. Against New Zealand on Tuesday night, he made 27 not out off 12 balls to take Pakistan over the line and maintain their

News ICC promise ‘thorough investigation’ after disturbances outside Dubai Stadium The ICC have asked the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to “undertake a thorough investigation” following crowd trouble caused by “thousands of ticketless fans” at Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Super 12s game in the men’s T20 World Cup in Dubai. The sides’ previous World Cup meeting, at

News Pakistan’s interim head coach warned that Afghanistan would be dangerous opponents because of their “fearless” approach Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistan’s interim head coach, would love it if his team got the opportunity to face India again, and beat them again, in the final of the T20 World Cup. He also feels more meetings between the

Preview Afghanistan, with their fabulous net run rate, will replace Pakistan at the top of Group 2 with a win here Big picture The rich tapestry of historical connection that tangles Pakistan and Afghanistan is impossible to do justice to in a game preview. As the sub-head suggests, there really is a far more significant

News There are three pacers and two spinners in the 12 named on the eve of the match Pakistan have announced a 12-man side for their first group game of the T20 World Cup 2021, against India, in Dubai. It sees Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim and Mohammad Nawaz sitting out, and means Pakistan will go

News Pakistan’s batting coach also says Babar Azam is the ‘premier’ batter everyone will ‘target’ at the World Cup Matthew Hayden, Pakistan’s new batting consultant, sees Babar Azam as the premier batter everyone at the T20 World Cup will be targeting. Hayden also mentioned “leadership” as one key factor in the UAE conditions, saying matches

Report Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali impress for Pakistan in warm-up game South Africa 190 for 4 (van der Dussen 101*, Bavuma 46, Wasim 2-19, Afridi 2-30) beat Pakistan 186 for 6 (Fakhar 52, Asif 32, Rabada 3-28) by six wickets A visibly tired Rassie van der Dussen pushed his limits and pulled off a stunning

News “They are all-time greats and truly outstanding ambassadors for Pakistan and global cricket,” said PCB chief Ramiz Raja Abdul Qadir and Fazal Mahmood, two of the greatest to ever play the game for Pakistan, have been inducted into the PCB hall of fame. Mahmood was a devastating swing bowler and such was his skill

News He is the fourth high-profile name in the coaching set-up to leave since Ramiz Raja took over as PCB chairman Grant Bradburn has stepped down as the head of coaching at PCB’s high-performance centre (HPC) “to pursue further coaching opportunities”, the PCB said on Friday. “It has been an honour and privilege to serve