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News Club will be permitted 19,000 spectators for match in July in extension of government pilot The third ODI between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston next month will be permitted an 80 percent capacity crowd, in the latest steps of a government pilot scheme geared towards the return of full stadiums in the wake of

News Bismah Maroof, who is on maternity leave, retains her place in category A The PCB has increased its number of centrally contracted women players across the A, B and C categories from nine to 12, and awarded 10% salary hikes in each category. Bismah Maroof, who is on maternity leave, retains her place in

News Head coach will trial Sohaib Maqsood and Azam Khan for middle-order slots in T20I side Pakistan’s head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes the team is a couple of positions away from their best T20 side, as they begin the final stage of their preparations for this year’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan have as good a run-in

News Haider Ali has also been withdrawn from the tours of England and West Indies, and replaced by Sohaib Maqsood Peshawar Zalmi’s Haider Ali and Umaid Asif have been suspended from Thursday’s PSL final against the Multan Sultans after they admitted to charges of violating the tournament’s health and safety protocols by meeting people from

Multan Sultans have been the most successful team in the second leg of PSL 2021 © PSL Big Picture Given how unlikely it looked at various stages over the last few months, just to be at this stage now, the final of the sixth season of the PSL between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi, is

News All 26 players who were part of the 25-day prepratory camp have been named in the squad The PCB has announced a 26-member squad for the women’s white-ball tour of the West Indies, from which the line-ups for the senior Pakistan Women team and the A team will be selected. Experienced batter Javeria Khan

News “It’s all about International cricket, how they do things here, and we have given them enough chances” Pakistan head coach Misbah ul Haq indicated the form of several players in PSL 2021 “is tempting” to consider for national selection but their performances at the international level was a major concern. Pakistan’s squads for the

The role of the batting coach was Younis Khan’s first full-time appointment with the PCB since his retirement in 2017 © Getty Images The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and batting coach Younis Khan have mutually agreed to part ways ahead of Pakistan’s overseas tours of England and West Indies. Khan began his role in November

Report Khawaja’s 70 in vain as Islamabad United fall short by 30 runs Multan Sultans 180 for 5 (Maqsood 59, Khushdil 42*, Charles 41, Shadab 2-25) beat Islamabad United 149 (Khawaja 70, Tanvir 3-17, Muzarabani 3-31, Tahir 2-29) by 31 runs Multan Sultans beat Islamabad United for the first time this season to seal their

News Chester-le-Street, Bristol, Oval, Edgbaston granted 50 percent capacities for white-ball fixtures There will be more spectators than anticipated at some of England’s international matches in the coming weeks, after a selection of fixtures in the series involving Sri Lanka and Pakistan were given the status of pilot events. When the UK government extended its

News All the matches will be hosted by Antigua after the Pakistan contingent arrives on June 23 Pakistan Women will travel to the Caribbean for three T20Is and five ODIs, with their A team set to shadow the senior side for an additional six matches. All the matches will be hosted by Antigua after the

Report Arish Ali’s four-for on debut in vain for Quetta Gladiators, who finish season with only four points Karachi Kings 176 for 7 (Danish 45, Sharjeel 45, Arish 4-28) beat Quetta Gladiators 162 for 6 (Sarfraz 51*, Ilyas 3-39, Arshad 2-39) by 14 runs Karachi Kings completed the win they needed to make it to

Report Maqsood too chips in with bruising half-century as Sultans make it two in two in UAE leg Multan Sultans 167 for 1 (Rizwan 82*, Maqsood 61) beat Peshawar Zalmi 166 for 7 (Rutherford 56, Akmal 35, Dahani 4-31) by 9 wickets Mohammad Rizwan‘s adjective-defying T20 run shows no signs of abating. On Sunday night,

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News The fast bowler will fly back to Pakistan for personal reasons Hasan Ali will not feature in the remainder of the PSL season. The Islamabad United fast bowler will leave the tournament bubble in the UAE and return to Pakistan “due to family concerns”. “I want to say to all Islamabad United fans, unfortunately

Report The 61-run defeat means the Gladiators now have just one win in seven matches Peshawar Zalmi 197 for 5 (Miller 73, Akmal 59, Powell 43*, Nawaz 2-33) beat Quetta Gladiators 136 for 9 (Sarfaraz 36*, Ayub 35, Irfan 3-27, Umaid 2-17) by 61 runs Peshawar Zalmi picked up their first win in the UAE

Report United bowlers played their part too; Javed and Wasim combined their eight overs for 30 runs while Hasan took two wickets Islamabad United 137 for no loss (Munro 90*, Khawaja 40*) beat Quetta Gladiators 133 all out (Weatherald 43, Wasim 2-12) by ten wickets A spellbinding, soul-destroying, record-breaking opening partnership between Usman Khawaja and

News Wasim had bowled just 13 overs in five matches in the first leg of PSL 2021 Imad Wasim, the Karachi Kings captain, has defended his own limited role in the champions’ defence of their title this season. With the sixth season set to resume from Wednesday, the Kings are top of the table but

News Azam’s rise has also been accompanied by constant talk around his fitness levels and weight Pakistan’s long, ongoing search for power-hitting options in their middle order has now landed on Quetta Gladiators’ Azam Khan. Pakistan have struggled for firepower in their middle order, in part because the top-order form of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan

News Temperatures in Multan have touched over 40 degrees over the past week Rising summer temperatures have led to the PCB shifting a training camp of Pakistan Women from Multan to Karachi. Last week, ESPNcricinfo had highlighted how big a challenge the extreme weather – where temperatures have hovered over 42 degrees Celsius – would

News Haris Sohail is back in ODI squad while Imad Wasim has been included for T20Is against England and West Indies Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah have returned to Pakistan’s Test squad for the two-match series against West Indies. Yasir Shah‘s inclusion, however, remains subject to fitness, with the PCB saying that the legspinner is

Pakistan are set to play six white-ball internationals in England in July © AFP The ECB has agreed to delay the start of Pakistan’s tour of England to accommodate the PSL. The PCB announced that Pakistan, who were originally scheduled to arrive in England on June 23, will now land on June 25. There will

News The fast bowler had cited issues with team management while abruptly retiring last year Pakistan captain Babar Azam offered a glimmer of hope for Mohammad Amir’s potential return to the national team, saying he will “talk to him about his issues”. In an interview with Cricket Pakistan, Azam said he hadn’t yet spoken to

News The group was originally slated to take a chartered flight to Abu Dhabi, but it seems there was a late change in plan As many as 11 players and officials on their way to the PSL, including the Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, were not allowed to board commercial flights going from Lahore and

News The PCB has said Multan was the most feasible venue given the need to create a bio-secure environment Over the next 30 days, Multan is expected to experience temperatures hovering well over 40 degrees, with a predicted high of 44 degrees. A 26-member Pakistan Women contingent will train in these extreme conditions from May

News Quetta quick had initially arrived at the tournament hotel in Lahore with a non-compliant PCR test After releasing Naseem Shah from the PSL only three days ago, the PCB has made a U-turn by allowing him to enter the team hotel in Lahore. The Quetta Gladiators fast bowler will be in isolation before flying

Anwar Ali has been shifted to the separate floor within the hotel in Karachi where he will isolate for a minimum of ten days © AFP/Getty Images Anwar Ali, the Quetta Gladiators fast bowler, has tested positive for Covid-19, and will now miss the flight bound for Abu Dhabi to take part in the remainder

News Afridi was ruled out with a back injury, while a Covid-19 violation cost Naseem Shah his involvement in the league Multan Sultans allrounder Shahid Afridi will not play any part in the remainder of the Pakistan Super League after being sidelined with a lower-back injury. The Sultans announced he felt pain in his lower

News Teams bracing for a “difficult but not impossible” time as temperatures expected to rise to 40 degrees Celsius during the day Coconut water, ice collars and vests, and more breaks. Those are just some of the ways in which Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises will combat the extreme weather conditions the players are set

Multan Sultans have picked the West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer to replace Bangladesh batter Mahmudullah in the platinum category for the remainder of the PSL 2021, which begins in the first week of June in Abu Dhabi. Several players are set to miss the remaining 20 games of the season for multiple reasons, including logistical