Pakistan

Report After Knight’s 88, West Indies Women collapse from 171 for 2 to 210 all out Pakistan Women 211 for 6 (Sohail 61, Selamn 2-34, Matthews 2-46) beatWest Indies Women 210 (Knight 88, Taylor 49, Sana 4-30, Sandhu 4-49) by four wickets Fatima Sana and Nashra Sandhu’s four-wicket hauls guided Pakistan Women to victory against

Preview Whitewashing by second-string ODI team leaves visitors short of answers Big Picture English eyeballs might have primarily focused on football heartache over the past week, but those who tuned into the cricket received the fillip they might have craved. An ad-hoc English squad cobbled together from a motley crew of country cricket staples and

News Rotation in prospect as England seek to fine-tune squad options before ICC deadline England are prepared to give opportunities to fringe players and tweak their usual plans in this week’s T20I series against Pakistan, which Eoin Morgan has said they are treating as their “last chance” to look at options ahead of October’s T20

News The head coach said previous series results had convinced him Pakistan were on the right track After losing 3-0 to England’s second-string side, Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted he was left shell-shocked, citing the “poor performance” as a collective failure of the players and support staff. He said he was left looking for

Saqib Mahmood has credited England’s management for enabling the team’s new faces to play the same “fearless” brand of cricket that won the World Cup two years ago today, after earning a recall to the T20I set-up off the back of his 50-over performances. Saqib was named Player of the Series for his haul of

News Ben Stokes rested after stand-in role in ODIs, as Buttler returns alongside other senior players Saqib Mahmood and Lewis Gregory have been rewarded for their stellar performances in England’s 3-0 ODI series win over Pakistan with recalls to the T20I squad, as Eoin Morgan returns to lead the side alongside eight others who were

England are seeking one more outstanding performance from a replacement squad that has outdone itself in extremely short notice © Getty Images Toss: England chose to bowl vs Pakistan England won the toss and elected to bowl in the third and final match of their ODI series against Pakistan at Edgbaston. On the eve of

Hayley Matthews and Britney Cooper shared a 106-run partnership © WICB West Indies women 183 for 2 (Matthews 100*, Cooper 45) beat Pakistan women 182 (Sohail 62, Mohammed 3-25, Henry 3-37) by eight wickets For the second match in a row, Hayley Matthews starred with both bat and ball, helping West Indies women seal the

Preview Pakistan seek a response with the bat after two failed displays at Cardiff and Lord’s Big Picture Anyone in need of a pick-me-up this morning? Can I interest you in a tale of a band of plucky underdogs, thrown together in adversity at 48 hours’ notice, charged with defending their nation’s honour against the

News With Australia set to tour Pakistan in February-March next year, PSL looking at a likely window in April and May The PSL is facing a scheduling challenge for the 2022 season, as Pakistan hope to welcome a landmark home series against Australia in the window usually occupied by the T20 competition. The PSL has

Report Ben Stokes makes his 100th ODI appearance in the rain-shortened second ODI Pakistan chose to bowl vs England Pakistan have opted to field in the second ODI against England at Lord’s in conditions which England captain, Ben Stokes, described as “lovely to bowl in.” Pakistan have kept faith in the same side which lost

Report Spinners dominate as Pakistan Women collapse from 60 for 2 to 120 all out West Indies Women 121 for 2 (Matthews 49, Kyshona Knight 39*) beat Pakistan Women 120 all out (Muneeba 37, Mohammed 4-27, Matthews 2-17) by eight wickets Hayley Matthews‘ all-round brilliance and Anisa Mohammed‘s four-for helped West Indies Women comprehensively beat

News One of five men to debut in nine-wicket win over Pakistan hopes opportunity could lead to World Cup selection Lewis Gregory believes England’s success in the first ODI of the series against Pakistan demonstrates the depth of talent within the county game and the strength of domestic competitions. And Gregory, one of five men

News He will return to Lahore to undergo a four-week rehabilitation programme at the high performance centre Haris Sohail has been ruled out of the England tour with a grade 3 hamstring injury and will return to Lahore by the first available flight to undergo a four-week rehabilitation programme at the high performance centre. He

Report Crawley, Salt, Carse, Gregory and Simpson win caps as Stokes captains for first time England have named five new caps in their side for the first ODI of the series against Pakistan in Cardiff. Brydon Carse (Durham’s fast bowler), Zak Crawley (Kent’s top-order batter), Lewis Gregory (Somerset’s seam-bowling allrounder), Phil Salt (Sussex’s top-order batter)

News Captain says PCB and ECB have assured the team of safety following a Covid-19 breakout in England team Pakistan’s players were not worried about continuing their white-ball tour of England after an outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the England camp and despite a rising wave of infections through the country. England’s entire first team

News “I learnt a lot during this time and due to that mistake Pakistan cricket’s reputation suffered badly” Pakistan batter Umar Akmal has apologised for not reporting corrupt approaches last year, which led to him being banned for 12 months. Akmal, 30, was last year suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not reporting

Preview All-new line-up presents opportunities for host players but question marks for visitors Big Picture Well, that escalated quickly. It’s only been a matter of days since the soggy denouement to England’s third and final ODI against Sri Lanka – a match that had begun amid rumours of a few fresh faces in the ranks,

News Ben Stokes to captain replacement team against Pakistan after three players, four management test positive England’s white-ball squads have been forced to self-isolate two days before the start of their ODI series against Pakistan following seven positive Covid-19 tests among the team’s players and management. Three players and four members of management have tested

Ashley Giles insists there has been no breach of Covid protocols from the England squad despite an outbreak of positive cases. England were forced to pick an entirely new squad of players and support staff for the ODI series against Pakistan after seven members of the party originally selected (four from the management unit and

Dan Lawrence is among those who could make an ODI debut © Getty Images for ECB England have called up nine uncapped players including Zak Crawley, Will Jacks and Brydon Carse for their upcoming ODI series against Pakistan after the entire first-choice squad was forced to self-isolate two days before the first fixture in Cardiff.

News Rain has limited tourists’ practice time ahead of England white-ball series Waqar Younis is confident that Pakistan’s bowlers can overcome indifferent preparations as well as a switch between extreme weather conditions as they get ready for the start of their white-ball series with England this week. Pakistan are due to play three ODIs, starting

News Tom Banton retained in squad after standing in for Dawid Malan during Sri Lanka ODIs England have named an unchanged 16-player squad for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan, which gets underway in Cardiff on July 8. England are already 2-0 up in their ODI series against Sri Lanka, with the final match taking

Report There were five run-outs during Pakistan’s chase, before rain gave the home side a win by the DLS method West Indies Women 125 for 6 (Knight 30*, Nation 28, Sana 2-18, Amin 2-31) beat Pakistan Women 103 for 6 in 18 overs (Dar 29, Mathews 1-13) by 7 runs (DLS method) West Indies Women

News Hasan Ali, left out of last year’s list, rejoins it in the highest-earning Category A Senior players Mohammad Abbas, Asad Shafiq and Imad Wasim, and youngsters Haider Ali and Naseem Shah are among the players missing from the Pakistan men’s contracts list for 2021-22. Fast bowler Hasan Ali, meanwhile, has undergone a swift change

News “Nida is an icon and inspiration to millions of young girls who are passionate about cricket and follow the game” Nida Dar has become the first Pakistan player – male or female – to 100 T20I wickets. The 34-year old reached the milestone when she had West Indies opener Deandra Dottin caught by Diana

Report She takes 3 for 21 to fashion WI Women’s first T20I victory after seven completed matches West Indies Women 136 for 6 (Matthews 32, Dottin 31, Dar 2-15) beat Pakistan Women 126 for 6 (Naseem 45*, Sana 24*, Connell 3-21) by 10 runs Nida Dar took 2 for 15, and during the process became

Lord’s will host a full-capacity ODI for the first time since the 2019 World Cup final © Getty Images England will play a home international in front of a full-capacity crowd for the first time since September 2019 next Saturday, after the second ODI against Pakistan at Lord’s was included in the UK government’s Event

News Prime minister Imran Khan to re-nominate Mani and Asad Ali Khan for another term in the Board of Governors Imran Khan, the Pakistan Prime Minister and PCB’s patron in chief, is all set to re-nominate Ehsan Mani and Asad Ali Khan for another term in the PCB Board of Governors, ESPNcricinfo understands. The extension

News “I relish the fact I am considered one of the main players of the team,” says vice-captain Pakistan wicketkeeper and vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan downplayed concerns over the strike rate of Pakistan’s top order in T20I cricket, insisting Babar Azam and Rizwan himself were both comfortable with their contributions to the side. In a virtual