Pakistan

News Pakistan are hopeful he will be available for the home series against South Africa Pakistan’s regular Test captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch starting Sunday. Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan again, like he did in the first Test. Azam had a “full-fledged” training session in Christchurch on

Report Late strikes from Central Punjab keep KP to 285 for 7 on opening day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 285 for 7 (Ghulam 76, Amin 75, Israrullah 61, Ali 2-57, Maqsood 2-49 v Central Punjab Half-centuries from Israrullah, Kamran Ghulam, and Adil Amin helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sail through the early exchanges on the opening day against defending

News Allrounder Kainat Imtiaz was recalled in the touring party of 17 for the three ODIs and T20Is each Pakistan have named Javeria Khan as the stand-in captain for the South Africa tour next month after regular captain Bismah Maroof pulled out for “family reasons”. A 17-women squad was announced for the three ODIs and

News The selectors will name a new captain for the tour on Thursday Pakistan Women captain Bismah Maroof has withdrawn from next month’s tour of South Africa due to family reasons. Maroof was part of the training camp that started on December 20 in Karachi before she returned to Lahore to join her family on

News Stand-in captain points to lack of runs at the top as an area of improvement for the second game Mohammad Rizwan, who led Pakistan in the absence of Babar Azam in the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand, was happy with his team for “fighting well” on the final day, when they batted 85.3

News Faheem Ashraf “the potential to become the allrounder we need,” says Pakistan batting coach On a poor day for the Pakistan batsmen across in Mount Maunganui, the two bright spots were Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf, who hit 71 and 91 respectively, and added 107 for the seventh wicket, to help their team just

Abid Ali looks back after being bowled by Kyle Jamieson © Getty Images Lunch Pakistan 62 for 5 (Rizwan 6*, Alam 5*, Jamieson 2-7, Southee 2-22) trail New Zealand 431 by 369 runs Twenty-six overs, 32 runs, four wickets. New Zealand are right on top at Mount Maunganui after a session in which their relentless

News Fast bowler will play for Southern Punjab in the 2021 One-Day Cup, which begins on January 8 Fast bowler Aaron Summers is set to make history by becoming the first Australian to take part in domestic cricket in Pakistan. ESPNcricinfo understands the 24-year old will play for Southern Punjab in the 2021 One-Day Cup,

Shaheen Afridi was relentless on the first day but Kane Williamson held New Zealand together © Getty Images A “mature” Shaheen Afridi was left “disappointed” with Pakistan’s fielding on day one of the Mount Maunganui Test, as the team dropped three catches against New Zealand, failing to take full advantage of their decision to bowl

News Shadab Khan will also miss the upcoming home series against South Africa in January-February Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the remainder of the New Zealand tour and from the upcoming home series against South Africa after being diagnosed with a high-grade injury to his left thigh. Batsman Imam-ul-Haq has also been ruled