Former Pakistan stars to take part in Road Safety World Series for first time on August 7, 2023LAHORE: The Road Safety World Series, a T20 league involving former international stars, is set to feature a team from Pakistan for the first time, when the third season will be played in September this year. The league has been played in India so far but the coming season will be held in England and […]
NT Strike defeat Shaheens by 46 runs to clinch Top End T20 Series trophy on August 7, 2023LAHORE: Jack Wood’s unbeaten century led Northern Territory Strike to a 46-run win over Pakistan Shaheens in the final of the Top End T20 Series at the DXC Arena in Darwin, Australia on Sunday afternoon. The final was live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel. Opting to bat first, NT Strike scored a mammoth 185 for four […]
Shahwaiz’s second successive half-century takes Shaheens to final on August 5, 2023LAHORE: Shahwaiz Irfan’s second successive century and a four-fer from Ali Asfand led Shaheens to an eight-wicket win over Papua New Guinea at the DXC Arena at Darwin, Australia on Friday evening. The win means Shaheens also qualify for the final and will take on Northern Territory Strike at the same venue. Chasing 121 to […]
Former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt passes away at 85 on August 4, 2023LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt passed away here on Thursday at the age of 85 after a prolonged illness. Ijaz’s son Arif Saeed confirmed the news of his demise, saying that the former Test cricketer was unwell for a long time. The deceased served as the PCB chairman from 2008 to […]
PCB names Misbahul Haq head of cricket technical committee on August 3, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has constituted a Cricket Technical Committee (CTC), comprising former Pakistan captains Misbahul Haq (head), Inzamamul Haq and Mohammad Hafeez. The CTC will provide recommendations on cricket-related matters, including, but not limited to the overall domestic structure, scheduling, playing conditions, appointment of the national selection committees, appointment of national team […]
Shawaiz Irfan strikes as Shaheens score third successive victory on August 3, 2023LAHORE: Shawaiz Irfan’s attacking half-century and a disciplined bowling performance led Pakistan Shaheens to a 43-run win over Melbourne Stars at the TIO Stadium in Darwin, Australia on Wednesday evening. This was Shaheens’ third successive win in the Top End T20 Series. Opting to bat first, Shaheens’ opening pair Shamyl Hussain (25, 16b, 5x4s) and […]
England, Australia penalized and fined over slow over-rate on August 3, 2023LAHORE: England and Australia have been penalised 19 and 10 World Test Championship (WTC) points, respectively and fined a percent of their match fees after they were found guilty of maintaining slow over-rate during the Ashes, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday. Australia were fined 50% of their match fee for 10 overs […]
Ali, Arafat lead Shaheens to victory over Melbourne Renegades on August 2, 2023LAHORE: A stunning display with the ball scripted Pakistan Shaheens’ second win in as many days. Shaheens successfully defended a small target of 94 by bowling out Melbourne Renegades on 85 in 19.4 overs at the TIO Stadium in the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia on Tuesday. With three wickets each from their […]
11m women in Pakistan are without digital identity: Babar on August 2, 2023As many as 11 million women in Pakistan still don’t have digital registration which depriving them right to vote and around 17 million didn’t cast their vote in 2018 general elections, said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former senator Farhatullah Babar on Wednesday. He cited a report stating that, close to 2.6 million women […]
Pakistan to play Afghanistan in three ODIs next month on August 1, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan will tour Sri Lanka to play Afghanistan in three-match One-Day International series in August. The two teams will play the first two matches in Hambantota on 22 and 24 before they travel to Colombo for the final ODI on 26. These three matches will provide Babar Azam’s side an opportunity to fine-tune their […]