LAHORE — Babar Azam’s brilliant 68 and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s fiery spell powered Pakistan to a thrilling four-wicket victory over South Africa in the decisive third T20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday, sealing the series 2-1. Shaheen led Pakistan’s bowling attack with figures of 3-26, while Faheem Ashraf and debutant Usman Tariq chipped […]
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Young stars shine as PCB opens Ghani Lahore School Cup 2025
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi inaugurated the Ghani Lahore School Cricket Cup 2025. The tournament aims to promote cricket at the school level. Eight top school teams participated in the opening ceremony. Naqvi met the young players and encouraged them to perform their best. He praised the Ghani Institute of Cricket and the organizing […]
Babar Azam creates history, becomes T20I cricket’s run machine
Pakistan’s Babar Azam made history on Friday as he overtook India’s Rohit Sharma to become the highest run-scorer in men’s T20 Internationals. The record-breaking moment came during Pakistan’s commanding nine-wicket victory over South Africa in Lahore. Babar reached the milestone with a precise drive off spinner Donovan Ferreira to long-off, ending the innings unbeaten on […]
England collapse again as New Zealand eye ODI series whitewash
England’s batting woes continued as they were bowled out for 222 in the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday. With the hosts already leading 2-0, New Zealand are now well poised to complete a clean sweep. England’s top order once again failed to fire, collapsing to 44-5 inside 11 overs. […]
Pakistan, South Africa clash in T20I series decider at Gaddafi Stadium today
LAHORE – Pakistan and South Africa are set to face off in the final and decisive T20I of the three-match series at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, today (Saturday). The match will begin at 8 PM, with the series levelled at 1-1, setting up a thrilling finale for fans. Pakistan bounced back strongly in the second T20I […]
Shreyas Iyer recovering after ICU stay; sends message to fans
Indian cricket vice-captain Shreyas Iyer suffered serious rib injuries during fielding in the third ODI against Australia on October 25. He caught a ball but fell, causing internal bleeding that required ICU care. Fans quickly expressed concern for his health after the incident. The injury was serious, forcing Iyer to stay under close medical observation. […]
Cabinet panel reviews security for Pak-South Africa cricket series
Provincial Minister for Health and Chairman of the Punjab Cabinet Committee on Law and Order, Khawaja Salman Rafique, chaired the 36th meeting of the committee on Monday at the Home Department. Punjab Minister for Law Malik Sohaib Ahmed Bharath, Secretary Home Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi, and senior officials from law enforcement agencies attended the meeting. […]
Humiliated Shaheens
An India-Pakistan cricket match is usually billed as cricket’s crown jewel. Sunday’s Asia Cup match in Dubai was the first encounter since May, when cross-border tensions briefly turned into an unforgettable military exchange. In the lead-up, politics was everywhere. Indian politicians called for boycotts, effigies were burnt, and sections of the press demanded the fixture […]
Emotions run high as Pakistan and India face off after May clashes
An India-Pakistan cricket match is always a blockbuster but emotions will run even higher in Sunday’s Asia Cup clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who engaged in a four-day military conflict earlier this year. Even before the clashes in May, which nearly escalated into a full-blown war, bilateral cricket ties had been suspended. The arch-rivals now […]
Fakhar Zaman reaches 100 t20s and 2,000 runs milestone
Pakistan’s explosive batter Fakhar Zaman has achieved two major milestones in T20 International cricket. During the ongoing tri-nation series in Sharjah, he became the sixth Pakistani to play 100 T20I matches and the fifth to cross 2,000 runs in the format. The milestones came during Pakistan’s match against Afghanistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Fakhar […]