Rain continued to delay the start of the second one-day international between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on Saturday. Officials had hoped to get the match underway 30 minutes later than scheduled at 11:30 am local time (1030 GMT). But drizzle, which at one stage became a light shower, kept the teams in the pavilion. […]
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Sri Lanka-India postponed for five days by coronavirus
Sri Lanka’s cricket board said Saturday that a one-day series against India would be postponed for five days because of a Covid-19 outbreak in the Sri Lankan camp. Several Sri Lankan players and officials have been put into isolation after batting coach Grant Flower and a team data analyst tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. […]
England’s Pope out until India series with thigh injury
England batsman Ollie Pope has been ruled out until at least the start of the Test series at home to India in August with a thigh injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Saturday. Pope suffered the setback when he injured his left leg batting for Surrey in a T20 Blast game against Kent […]
West Indies series will be a challenging one: Mohammad Yousuf
KARACHI: Batting Coach Mohammad Yousuf has said that the West Indies series will be a challenging one. While expressing his views during a practice camp established at the National Stadium for West Indies-bound squad, NHPC batting coach said that he is trying to share his West Indies experience with the players. Mohammad Yousuf said the […]
Babar Azam tells teammates ‘Ghabrana Nahi Hai’ after loss against England
A new look England team thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets to win the first ODI and take a lead of 1-0 in the three match series. Pakistan were asked to bat first, and completely collapsed. The team amassed a total score of 141, with the highest run scorer being Fakhar Zaman, scoring 47 runs. The […]
Pakistan’s Haris Sohail out of England tour
Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail has been ruled out of this month’s white-ball tour of England with a hamstring injury, it was announced on Thursday. The Pakistan Cricket Board said Sohail would return home to undergo a four-week rehabilitation programme at the national high-performance centre in Lahore. No replacement has been named for Sohail, who was […]
Babar remains at number one, Woakes promoted to number three
As per the latest ICC rankings update, Babar Azam remained the number one batter in ODI’s. While Chris Woakes, the England all rounder reached number 3 for bowlers in ODI rankings after putting up an impressive display against Sri Lanka. In 3 ODI against Sri Lanka, Chris Woakes took 6 wickets, including a four wicket […]
Haris Sohail out of England tour with hamstring injury
Haris Sohail, the Pakistani middle order batsman has been ruled out of the upcoming England series after sustaining a level three hamstring injury. He will depart from the team and will head back to Lahore where he will undergo treatment and rehabilitation for four weeks at the National High Performance Center. Pakistan have not yet […]
Sri Lanka cricketers sign pay deals after board threat
Sri Lankan cricketers due to play India in a series this month signed new performance-related contracts after being given a Wednesday deadline, but Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne and former skipper Angelo Mathews have been left out, sources said. The national squad, which has suffered a number of defeats on the pitch and discipline problems out […]
Captain Haque rescues Bangladesh after early slump in Zimbabwe
Captain Mominul Haque was unbeaten on 32 at lunch as Bangladesh struggled to 70-3 on the first day of a one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. Seeking just a second victory in nine Tests as skipper, Haque struck six fours as the Tigers returned to the southern Africa nation after an […]