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News He must, however, pay a fine and take part in a PCB rehabiliation programme first Umar Akmal‘s 18-month ban has been slashed by six months by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), making him eligible to return to representative cricket as the PCB had originally suspended him on February 20 last year. According

News Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam accept their upgrades after a PCB performance review Mohammad Hafeez has rejected a Category C PCB contract. ESPNcricinfo understands Hafeez’s reason for declining the contract is that he was unhappy at being offered the lowest grade of contract. While Hafeez has been without a central contract since 2019, in

Report This was the fourth-highest successful chase in the history of the PSL Peshawar Zalmi 197 for 4 (Kohler-Cadmore 53, Imam-ul-Haq 48) beat Multan Sultans 193 for 4 (Vince 84, Rizwan 41) by six wickets Peshawar Zalmi picked up their first points of the season with a near-perfect batting display in chase against Multan Sultans.

Report Bopara’s half-century, Mahmood’s double-strike in vain for Peshawar Zalmi Lahore Qalandars 143 for 6 (Hafeez 33*, Rashid 27*, Mahmood 2-22) beat Peshawar Zalmi 140 for 6 (Bopara 50, Butt 23*, Shaheen Afridi 3-14) by four wickets Shaheen Afridi started it, Rashid Khan did his thing in the middle with the ball, and then came

Islamabad United 151 for 7 (Gregory 49*, Brathwaite 2-23) beat Multan Sultans 150 for 8 (Rizwan 71, Wasim 3-29) by three wickets Lewis Gregory dragged Islamabad United across the line in their season opener against Multan Sultans in Karachi with 49 not out from 31 balls to seal a three-wicket win with six balls to

News The two had breached Covid-19 protocols and were required to serve a three-day quarantine and return two negative tests The PCB has allowed Wahab Riaz and Daren Sammy to reintegrate with the Peshawar Zalmi set-up without completing the three-day quarantine period, as the board had announced earlier. The breach of Covid-19 protocols happened when

News Two members of Peshawar Zalmi’s squad, meanwhile, are in quarantine after breaching biosecure protocols With hours to go for the start of the sixth edition of the PSL in Karachi, one player has tested positive for Covid-19, with symptoms, and has been sent into isolation for 10 days. In a separate incident, two senior

News Multan Sultans coach backs the decision to change captains just days out from the start of the 2021 PSL season The decision to elevate wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan as captain as captain of Multan Sultans was more to do with his inherent leadership qualities than his recent red-hot form, according to head coach Andy

News Mohammad Rizwan, the leading run-scorer, jumped 116 places to 42nd in the batting list South Africa’s left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi has risen to a career-best second position in the ICC T20I rankings for bowlers, following his four-wicket haul against Pakistan in Lahore. Shamsi was the joint leading wicket-taker in the three-match series, picking up

News Rizwan was recently named Player of the Series in the T20Is against South Africa Multan Sultans have named wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan as their captain for the upcoming Pakistan Super League season. He will replace Shan Masood, who led the franchise to the playoffs last year. Rizwan was previously part of Karachi Kings, PSL 2020

There was an air of apology to the naming of South Africa’s T20I squad last month, with head coach Mark Boucher almost forced to justify the inexperience of the men named. He explained that the visitors were prioritising the upcoming visit of Australia to their shores, and were keen to provide their senior players as

Shaheen Shah Afridi is pumped up after dismissing Janneman Malan © Associated Press Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl vs South Africa In a series where the chasing team has had the advantage against a wet ball, Pakistan opted to field first in the finale. South Africa had won the previous two tosses

Glenton Stuurman was handed a debut © AFP via Getty Images South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl v Pakistan South Africa will chase for the second successive match in Lahore as they looked to break a five-match losing streak in T20Is and stay in the series. Unless they win today’s match, South

Pakistan and South Africa were mostly evenly matched in the first ODI in Lahore © AFP / Getty Images Big picture The South African side might be second-string, but there was nothing second-rate about the cricket on show at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. In a pulsating encounter that took until the 240th ball of the

News Pakistan’s carrier, Emirates Airlines, announced it had suspended its flight operations on the Harare-Dubai route from February 13 to 28 Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have mutually agreed to call off the remainder of the Pakistan women’s ongoing tour of the African nation, following the announcement of the visiting side’s

Report Pakistan have stuck with their tried and tested T20 attack, bolstering it only with the all-round skills of Mohammad Nawaz South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl v Pakistan Pakistan’s new opening pair of captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan would get first opportunity to have a say in the three-match

News Bowling coach impressed with the way fast bowler has overcome injury and regained top form Hasan Ali‘s story can be great inspiration for young fast bowlers, who fear that injury could bring their careers to a halt, according to Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis. Hasan completed a match-winning ten-wicket haul in Rawalpindi, which led

Big Picture After an entertaining Test series where the 2-0 scoreline belied the competitiveness of the cricket, Pakistan and South Africa move on to the shortest format. This is a series both sides will cherish for very different reasons. For Pakistan, it serves as an appetiser to a five-week-long bonanza of T20 cricket in the

Report Zimbabwe were bundled out for 77, losing their last seven wickets for 37 runs Pakistan Women 255 for 6 (Javeria 81, Riaz 74, Sibanda 2-28) beat Zimbabwe Women 77 all out (Iqbal 2-8, Sana 2-16) by 178 runs Pakistan Women bowlers ran through the Zimbabwe line-up to bundle them out for 77 and seal

News Pakistan head coach defends himself after coming under scrutiny over the past few months Misbah-ul-Haq believes the 2-0 series win over South Africa was like “a breath of fresh air” for a Pakistan team which had until then been low on confidence, and also hoped that it puts an end to questions about his

News “There is always a plan and you have to stick with it and wait for things to fall your way” At lunch on the final day of the Rawalpindi Test, South Africa were clearly on top, needing just 151 runs with seven wickets in hand. The predictor on the official broadcast said South Africa

Report Opener and Temba Bavuma add 84 for unbroken fourth-wicket stand after Hasan Ali’s double-strike Lunch South Africa 201 and 219 for 3 (Markram 100*, Bavuma 44*, Hasan 2-46) trail Pakistan 272 and 298 (Rizwan 115*, Linde 5-54) by 151 runs Aiden Markram scored his fifth Test century, and first since March 2018, to keep

Report Temba Bavuma headlines morning session with spectacular direct hit to run Fawad Alam out Lunch Pakistan 229 for 7 (Faheem 54*, Yasir 0*, Nortje 3-48, Maharaj 3-75) vs South Africa South Africa took two wickets in the first six overs, a third with the second new ball and a fourth within ten minutes of

News The tournament, due to begin on February 20, will not be played behind closed doors Following the government’s official go-ahead, the Pakistan Super League 2021, which starts on February 20, will not be a closed-door event. Spectators will be allowed up to 20% of the ground’s seating capacity, meaning Karachi can accommodate 7,500 people

Big picture At a time when sport across the world has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan, a team that has been forced to play at neutral venues for much of the last decade, is on the brink of a third, successive series win at home. After victories over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, they

News Javeria Khan, Anam Amin and rain deny SA a 3-0 sweep Pakistan women 127 for 6 (Javeria 56*, Imtiaz 29, Shangase 3-20, Sekhukhune 2-15) beat South Africa women 68 for 4 (du Preez 24*, Amin 2-14) by eight runs via DLS method After being swept 3-0 in the ODI series and losing the first

News Allrounder’s batting performances have been more prominent lately, but bowling remains the priority Faheem Ashraf has had a strange Test career. When he was first included in the side in 2018, he promptly scored 83 against Ireland, and a productive series against England with the bat raised hopes Pakistan finally possessed that most valuable

News The Rawalpindi surface is historically much friendlier to pacers than spinners Pakistan head coach Misbah ul Haq has said he is prepared to drop spinners, despite their stellar contributions to the team’s win in the first Test against South Africa, if the Rawalpindi pitch favours the fast bowlers. But at the same time, he

Report Ismail’s new-ball spell of 3-0-9-3 helped reduce Pakistan to a precarious 20 for 4 South Africa Women 133 for 5 (Brits 66, Amin 2-21) beat Pakistan Women 115 for 7 (Riaz 39, Naseem 33, Ismail 5-12) by 18 runs A second consecutive half-century from Tazmin Brits and career-best figures of 5 from 12 from

News Four uncapped players – Zafar Gohar, Danish Aziz, Zahid Mehmood and Amad Butt – in 20-man squad Pakistan have dropped Fakhar Zaman and Wahab Riaz for the upcoming three-match T20I series against South Africa, with Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez all unavailable as well. Hasan Ali, Asif Ali and Aamer Yamin recalled