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LAHORE: Pakistan, along with Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa and England, have qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England as cricket returns to the event next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Women’s cricket will feature at the Games for the first time, and cricket for the second time, […]

LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket players will get visas to compete in the upcoming T20 World Cup in India this October, the BCCI’s apex council has been told by the board secretary Jay Shah following “government assurances”. Shah spoke to the council in a video conference meeting held on Saturday, where it was also decided that the […]

LAHORE: After tasting defeat in the third T20I, South Africa will look to even the scores in the final T20I of the four-match series in Centurion on Friday (today). The hosts had a good day with the bat in the last game but sloppy fielding and inconsistency with the ball cost them the game. A […]

LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has ended Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s long reign at the top of the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, becoming only the fourth batsman from his country to attain number one position on Wednesday. Babar’s elegant strokemaking has often drawn comparisons with the prolific Kohli who is considered a modern batting […]

LAHORE: Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been banned from all cricket for eight years after he accepted five charges of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code. “Streak was charged as a participant under the Code by virtue of his status as the coach of Zimbabwe and as the coach of various domestic […]

LAHORE: With South Africa having levelled the Pakistan series 1-1, both teams will be looking to take the lead when they face each other in the third T20I at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday (today). The Proteas exhibited their bench strength in the second T20I with George Linde, Lizaad Williams, and Aiden Markram putting […]

LAHORE: Pakistan Under-19 team’s tour of Bangladesh has been called off due to a surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Saturday. Bangladesh recorded 6854 cases of the virus on Friday, including 74 deaths. Following the spike in infections, the government had announced a strict week-long lockdown starting […]

LAHORE: After losing a rollercoaster ODI series 2-1 against Pakistan, South Africa are looking to bounce back in the T20Is and test their rising stars against in-form opposition when they face Pakistan in the first T20I at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday (today). Having already released Kagiso Rabada, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Lungi […]

LAHORE: All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who is in red hot form lately, is set to become the second Pakistan player to play 100 T20Is for Pakistan, announced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday. “Mohammad Hafeez will become the second Pakistan player and sixth overall to feature in 100 T20Is when he takes the field against […]

LAHORE: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman is looking forward to playing alongside Sharjeel Khan during upcoming T20I matches against South Africa and Zimbabwe. Pakistan will play four T20Is against South Africa before moving to Zimbabwe, where they are scheduled to play two Test matches and three T20Is. The left-hander played a crucial role in Pakistan’s ODI […]