The national selection committee has named an 18-member squad for the two-Test match series, part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 against South Africa, commencing on October 12. The squad will be further trimmed before the start of the first Test, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a press release. The PCB said […]
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Pakistan squad for South Africa tests revealed, Shan to lead
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa, set to begin on October 12. The series is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27. Shan Masood will continue as captain, with three uncapped players — Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram, and Rohail Nazir — included […]
Rohit Sharma set to skip England test series after champions trophy victory
Rohit Sharma is set to miss India’s upcoming five-match Test series against England. The India captain, who led the team to victory in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Reports suggest that Sharma will take a break from the red-ball format after his recent struggles in […]
England take three early wickets in victory push
Bridgetown, Barbados: First-innings century-makers Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood were battling to defy an England victory surge at tea, with the West Indies at 65 for three at the interval on the final day of the second Test in Barbados on Sunday. Having opted to declare his team’s second innings at 185 for six at […]
Pak vs Aus: T20I, ODI matches shifted to Lahore says Sheikh Rasheed
The remaining matches scheduled to be played in Rawalpindi under the ongoing Pakistan vs Australia series will now be played in Lahore, Interior Minister Shiekh Rasheed Ahmad said Friday.
Mahmood to debut as England, Windies reset for second Test
Bridgetown, Barbados: West Indies and England square off in the second Test of a three-match series on Wednesday at Kensington Oval in Barbados, with expectations of a repeat of the batsman-friendly conditions, which resulted in a drawn first Test in Antigua. In stark contrast to the pitches for their previous series in the Caribbean in […]
West Indies name unchanged squad for 2nd Test against England
Bridgetown, Barbados: West Indies on Sunday named an unchanged squad for the second Test against England, which starts in Barbados on Wednesday following the team’s gritty draw in the series opener. Nkrumah Bonner starred for the home side in Antigua with a career-best 123 in the first innings and 38 not out in the second […]
Rampant India corner Sri Lanka in pink ball Test
Bangalore, India: Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant combined with inspired bowling on Sunday’s day two-helped India eye a big win in the pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka. The tourists were 28 for one at stumps while chasing a daunting 447 for victory in Bangalore. Kusal Mendis on 16 and skipper Dimuth Karunaratne on […]
Cricket: West Indies v England 1st Test scoreboard
North Sound, Antigua, and Barbuda: Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test between the West Indies and England at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday: England 1st Innings – 311 West Indies 1st Innings – overnight 373-9 Brathwaite c Overton b Wood 55 Campbell c Foakes b Overton […]
Marathon man Bonner gives West Indies edge over weary England
North Sound, Antigua, and Barbuda: Nkrumah Bonner’s considerable reserves of patience and determination paid off with an invaluable second Test century as the West Indies closed the third day of the first Test against England at 373 for nine at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Thursday. Bonner’s innings of 123 spanned more than nine […]