Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has been ruled out of the first Twenty20 international against England at Trent Bridge later on Friday. A Pakistan team spokesman said Ali had been rested as a “precautionary measure” following a left leg strain he sustained during training at Nottinghamshire’s headquarters on Thursday. Ali will now be assessed ahead […]
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Sri Lanka skipper Perera injured for India series
Sri Lanka captain Kusal Perera sprained his shoulder in training and will miss a one-day series against India starting Sunday, cricket authorities said. The wicketkeeper-batsman will miss three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches after, Sri Lanka Cricket said Friday. Fast bowler Binura Fernando was also injured during practice on Thursday and will miss the […]
India, Pakistan drawn in same group at T20 Cricket World Cup
Cricket rivals India and Pakistan have been drawn in the same group at this year’s T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday. They will be joined in Group 2 of the Super 12s (second round) by World Test champions New Zealand and Afghanistan as well as two qualifiers from round one. […]
T20I series against England is crucial for us: Mohammad Hafeez
KARACHI, The right-handed batsman Mohammad Hafeez has said that the 3-match T20I series against England, starting from July 16, is of great significance for them to understand their position for upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup. He said that improved performance against England would raise players and team management confidence. The right-handed batsman said that […]
Mohammad Hafeez hopes to repeat last year’s T20I series’ heroics
Age is just a number, Mohammad Hafeez, an experienced all rounder of cricket , is perhaps the perfect illustration of this saying as the 40-year-old is still going strong. Former Pakistan Cricket Captain, Hafeez who now features for Pakistan in T20 format only, has played no less than 106 T20Is, scoring 2388 runs at 27.13 […]
India wicketkeeper Pant tests positive for Covid on England tour
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for Covid-19 as the squad prepares for a Test series in England, a cricket official told AFP on Thursday. The Indian players, led by Virat Kohli, are currently in London but will enter a bio-secure bubble and leave for Durham later Thursday for a tour match next week. […]
Record-breaking Azam’s ODI best can’t stop England sweep of Pakistan
Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a record-breaking 158 yet once again found himself on the losing side as England completed a 3-0 one-day international series clean sweep at Edgbaston on Tuesday. His highest score at this level saw Azam become the quickest player to 14 hundreds in men’s ODIs as the 26-year-old […]
Vince hits maiden ODI ton as England sweep Pakistan series
James Vince hit a maiden one-day international century and Lewis Gregory made 77 as England beat Pakistan by three wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 series clean sweep. Set a challenging 332 to win, England, who without most of their first-choice players because of a pre-series Covid outbreak within their camp, were […]
‘Incredible’ Covid-hit England impress Morgan with Pakistan success
Eoin Morgan took time out from quarantine to praise the “incredible” efforts of a completely changed England side after they clinched a one-day international series win over Pakistan with a commanding 52-run victory at Lord’s on Saturday World Cup-winning skipper Morgan and all of England’s originally-selected squad for this three-match campaign had to self-isolate after […]
Najmul, Shadman hit centuries as Bangladesh wreak havoc
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shadman Islam scored centuries as Bangladesh declared at 284-1 in their second innings to build a colossal 476-run lead over Zimbabwe in a one-off Test in Harare on Saturday. Needing to surpass the West Indies’ world record fourth innings run chase of 418 set 18 years ago, Zimbabwe reached 25-1 by […]