By Tania Atzaz

RAWALPINDI: Punjab will take on Balochistan in the opening contest of the Pakistan Cup One-day Tournament starting at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here from Sunday (today). Punjab, who were defeated by Younus Khan-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 151 runs in the final of the inaugural competition staged at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium last year, will be led […]

ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced eight stalwarts of the modern era as Ambassadors for this summer’s ICC Champions Trophy which will be staged at three iconic venues of England and Wales from June 1-18. Shahid Afridi of Pakistan, Bangladesh’s Habibul Bashar, Ian Bell of England, Shane Bond of New Zealand, Australia’s […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and West Indies will aim to consolidate their positions on the ICC ODI Team Rankings in their bid to qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 when they will feature in a three-match ODI series starting in Guyana on Friday, 7 April, (tomorrow). West Indies, the 1975 and 1979 world champions, […]

ISLAMABAD: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will lock horns in a three-match ODI series starting in Dambulla on Saturday (tomorrow) with either side sweeping the series not only consolidating their position on the ICC ODI Team Rankings but also strengthening their chances of qualifying automatically for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Sixth-ranked Sri Lanka are […]

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday put the names of cricketers under investigation for the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) spot-fixing scandal on the Exit Control List (ECL). The news came after Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan approved the FIA’s request to bar all those cricketers from leaving the country. The FIA, in […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Sunday completed the line-up for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 after winning their last round matches of the Super Six stage of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka scored a 42 runs victory over Bangladesh under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method to qualify as […]

ISLAMABAD: South Africa have returned to the top of the ICC ODI Team Rankings after sweeping aside Sri Lanka 5-0 at Centurion on Friday night. South Africa had entered the series against Sri Lanka, trailing number-one ranked Australia by four points. However, Australia’s 0-2 defeat against New Zealand and South Africa’s own 5-0 win over […]

ISLAMABAD: Iran scored back-to-back consolation wins against hosts Pakistan on the final day of their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group II tie at the Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad here on Sunday. Pakistan, hosting international tennis after a 12-year hiatus, had already won the tie by taking the first two singles and then the doubles match […]

ISLAMABAD: With the holding of the ICC Test Championship mace an event of the distant past, former world champions Pakistan set their sights on direct qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 when they take on the in-form reigning world champions and number-one ranked Australia in a five-ODI series starting in Brisbane on Friday […]

ISLAMABAD: India has forfeited three matches of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Championship for failing to play scheduled fixtures against Pakistan amid ongoing political tension between the South Asian rivals. Cricketing ties between the nuclear neighbours are currently stalled, and the men’s teams have not played a bilateral series since Pakistan toured India at […]