Pakistan

News The PCB has received all pending approvals and exemptions from the emirate to host the tournament there The remainder of PSL 2021 is set to go ahead in Abu Dhabi in June, with the PCB receiving pending approvals and exemptions from the emirate to host the tournament there. The PSL management will now talk

News Her multiple positions attracted scrutiny under PCB’s new ethics code Urooj Mumtaz has left her position as PCB’s head of women’s cricket, with the board set to begin their search for a replacement. Mumtaz had not been engaged in the role full-time, with the former cricketer holding multiple positions, including that of the chief

News It is understood the emirate is ready for the PSL to happen on its shores as long as all involved are vaccinated The PCB is to hold a meeting with the six PSL franchises today, during which a final decision is expected on the fate of this season’s PSL. One of the main hurdles,

News New tournament might have to bow to demands of international calendar, Covid-related travel rules A number of overseas players are expected to withdraw from the inaugural season of the Hundred due to clashes in the international calendar and complications regarding international travel caused by Covid restrictions. West Indies, Pakistan and Australia players with contracts

News Abid Ali also gained for Pakistan, while Regis Chakabva and Blessing Muzarabani advanced for Zimbabwe Pakistan bowlers Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi andNauman Ali have achieved their career-best rankings in the ICC men’s Test bowling rankings after their match-winning performances in the second Test against Zimbabwe, when they became the first trio from the

Report This is the first time in Pakistan history three bowlers have taken five wickets in a single Test Pakistan 510 for 8 dec (Abid 215*, Azhar 126, Nauman 97, Muzarabani 3-82) beat Zimbabwe 132 (Chakabva 33, Hasan 5-27) and 231 (Chakabva 80, Shaheen 5-52, Nauman 5-86) by an innings and 147 runs It took

Hasan Ali ripped through the Zimbabwe line-up © Zimbabwe Cricket Lunch Zimbabwe 132 all out (Hasan Ali 5-27, Sajid Khan 2-39) trail Pakistan 510 for 8 dec (Abid Ali 215, Azhar Ali 126) by 378 runs Hasan Ali stormed through Zimbabwe’s middle and lower order to leave them teetering on the brink of a huge

Report Abid Ali looked as assured as he did on the first day Lunch Pakistan 353 for 7 (Abid 151*, Nauman 7*, Muzarabani 3-53) vs Zimbabwe Both sides claimed a share of the spoils by lunch on the second day, with Abid Ali ensuring Pakistan’s first innings total begins to push past what Zimbabwe might

Pakistan 426 (Fawad 140, Butt 91, Abid 60, Muzarabani 4-73) beat Zimbabwe 176 (Kaia 48, Afridi 4-43, Hasan 4-53) and 134 (Musakanda 43, Hasan 5-36) by an innings and 116 runs Hasan Ali joined Shaheen Afridi in the 50 Test-wicket club as he wrapped up Zimbabwe’s lower order inside half an hour after tea on

Only 14 matches of the 2021 season of the PSL could be completed before it was postponed © Pakistan Super League The PCB has formally approached the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to host the remaining games of the rescheduled 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the UAE. The earlier plan was to

Big picture Test cricket is perhaps the format where Pakistan’s progress is most discernible. There is a stability about the side which is lacking in the other formats, with the results beginning to show something of an uptick of late. Performances against Zimbabwe may not appease the critics but remain vital, because an upset would

News Dimuth Karunaratne has edged closer to a top-ten spot following his 118 and 66 in second Test against Bangladesh Praveen Jayawickrama‘s 11 for 178 in Sri Lanka’s 209-run win over Bangladesh in their second Test in Pallekele has helped him enter the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings at No. 48. Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne,

News There has been a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in Pakistan, and a partial lockdown is already in place in the country All six Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have asked the PCB to move the remaining games of the rescheduled 2021 edition of the tournament out of Karachi to the UAE because of

News Women cricketers will get up to 12 months of paid leave, while male cricketers can get up to 30 days’ leave The PCB has launched a parental support policy, which will allow players – women and men – to get paid leave during periods of pregnancy and upon the birth of a child. Women

News Bruised by injuries and form issues, the fast bowler has taken the tough route back to the top Recalling his “difficult journey” back to the Pakistan side, having fought through injuries and form issues, Hasan Ali has underlined the importance of the first-class grind for youngsters in their quest to play top-flight cricket. Ali

Report Pakistan remain in command on day three thanks to Fawad Alam’s fourth century Day 3 Lunch Zimbabwe 36 for 0 (Kasuza 21*) and 176 trail Pakistan 426 (Fawad 140, Butt 91, Abid 60, Muzarabani 4-73) by 214 runs Four wickets for Blessing Muzarabani helped wrap up the Pakistan innings in the first session, but

News Pakistan centurion says the slowness of the pitch and the old ball forced the batters to score slowly most of the day Pakistan have a lead of 198 runs with four wickets in hand in the first-innings exchange with Zimbabwe in Harare, but the scoring rate has hovered between 2.7 and 2.8. Fawad Alam,

Report Only 59 runs were scored across the 32 overs, with Abid Ali the man to be dismissed Lunch Pakistan 162 for 1 (Butt 71*) trail Zimbabwe 176 by 14 runs Not much happened during the first session, but it still took all of two hours for it to happen anyway. Pakistan retained a vice-like

Brendan Taylor wanted to take advantage of batting friendly conditions in Harare © AFP Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Pakistan Zimbabwe will bat first after winning the toss in Harare in the first of two Test matches. In sunny conditions at the Harare Sports Club, Brendan Taylor, deputising for an injured Sean Williams, said his

News Umpire has previously stood in final of Women’s World T20 in Antigua Langton Rusere, the Zimbabwean umpire, made history in Harare on Thursday, after becoming the first Black African to stand in a Test match. Rusere, 35, stood alongside South Africa’s Marais Erasmus, as one of the on-field umpires for the first Test between

Andre Russell will replace Tom Banton in the Quetta Gladiators roster © BCCI/IPL The Lahore Qalandars have picked up allrounder Shakib Al Hasan as their replacement for Rashid Khan for the remainder of PSL 2021. The Karachi Kings snapped up Martin Guptill to fill in for Colin Ingram, while the Quetta Gladiators picked Andre Russell

Big Picture For the first time since 2017, Zimbabwe have the chance to play Test cricket against a side other than Afghanistan or Bangladesh. While that might be welcome in itself, the home side showed enough against Pakistan in the shorter formats to aspire to more than just a participation trophy in the upcoming two-match

News Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva move up in Test batting rankings Mohammad Rizwan continued his rapid rise as a T20I batter by entering the top 10 in the ICC rankings on the back of his player-of-the-series performance in Zimbabwe. Rizwan hit 82* and 91* in the two matches Pakistan won, and

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will conduct a replacement draft for the six teams to complete their squads ahead of the resumption of the 2021 edition of the tournament, which had been suspended after 14 matches following a spate of Covid-19 cases among players and support staffers. The remainder of the tournament will be played

Report The hosts left out opening batter Tinashe Kamunhukamwe to make room for returning captain Sean Williams Toss Pakistan chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Zimbabwe will chase as they seek to win their first ever bilateral T20I series, after Babar Azam opted to bat on a new pitch in Harare. Although all three matches are

Big picture It was about time the chickens would come home to roost on Pakistan’s middle order, but the manner of that reckoning was so grave even those predicting it were taken aback. A first-ever T20I loss to Zimbabwe, and the fourth-lowest total defended against a Full Member saw Pakistan bowled out for 99 in

Babar Azam walks off the pitch after being dismissed by Blessing Muzarabani © AFP/Getty Images Pakistan’s struggles with middle order were laid bare in Harare on Friday as the team slumped to a 19-run defeat, with Zimbabwe bowling them out for 99. Wobbles in the middle order had been a worry for much of Pakistan’s

Report Pakistan replaced Haider Ali with Asif Ali, while Zimbabwe were also without Craig Ervine Pakistan choose to bowl vs Zimbabwe Zimbabwe will have to chase in an attempt to stay alive in the three-match T20I series against Pakistan after Babar Azam chose to bowl with a debutant seamer. Twenty-year old Arshad Iqbal will play

Preview Zimbabwe may have squandered their best chance to hit Pakistan hard, losing the first game mainly because of lapses in the field Big picture Harare threw up a fun T20I contest in the first game, though both Zimbabwe and Pakistan were far from pleased with how things unfolded. Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams termed his

News Fakhar Zaman jumps 17 slots, Mohammad Rizwan reaches 15h position Pakistan captain Babar Azam has moved up by a place to second spot in the ICC men’s rankings for T20I batters. Azam’s record-breaking 122 off 59 balls against South Africa in the third T20I saw him gain 47 points to displace Australia’s Aaron Finch