Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam scored his ninth Test century and remained not out on 161 at the end of the first day’s play in the series opener against New Zealand, helping the host team reach 317/5. Sarfaraz Ahmed, making his 50th Test appearance and first at home, contributed 86 runs off 153 balls. Ahmed and
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The two World Test Championship (WTC) matches between Pakistan and New Zealand will get underway on Monday in Karachi. Earlier on Saturday, it was announced that the second Test has been shifted from Multan to Karachi because of weather concerns. The entire series now – two Tests and three ODIs – will take place in
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced their men’s Test squad for the upcoming home Test series against New Zealand. Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who didn’t play a single game in the recently-concluded WTC Tests versus England, has retained his place in the 16-member squad. Uncapped batter Kamran Ghulam, who didn’t get a chance to
England completed a historic 3-0 clean sweep over the hosts Pakistan inside 40 minutes on Day 4 of the third and last Test at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. Starting at their overnight score of 112 for 2, England took just 11.1 overs to reach their 167-run target. Ben Duckett remained unbeaten on 82,
As the year 2022 is about to finish, Iceland Cricket announced their World T20 XI featuring the cricketers who impressed with their performances this year. Iceland went with a maximum of four players from India while one each from England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Australia and Ireland. Starting with the openers, Iceland picked
Pakistan have announced their 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match World Test Championship series against England. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received a green signal to host the first Test in Rawalpindi from December 1. The England team will arrive in Pakistan on November 27 for the much-anticipated tour. The second Test moves to
Pakistan had a memorable campaign in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. The Men in Green lost two of their initial games in the Super 12 stage and were on the verge of getting knocked out of the tournament. However, things turned dramatically as South Africa lost their game against Netherlands, which allowed
Sam Curran and Ben Stokes powered England to their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title after 2010. They defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a low-scoring final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday, November 13. However, it was not a one-sided affair as Pakistan bowlers made England batters sweat to chase a
The ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 will see England and Pakistan locking horns in the much-awaited final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday (November 13). This year’s edition saw some remarkable performances from players, while many contests went down to the wire, keeping the thrill at the top for the fans. Recently, the International
The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will take place from February 9 to March 19 next year across four venues – Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi. Ahead of PSL 8, all six teams have released the list of their retained players. Pakistan captain Babar Azam is set to part ways with the
Pakistan defeated New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 at Sydney Cricket Ground to enter the finals. Chasing the target of 153, Pakistan completely dominated the proceedings thanks to excellent knocks from captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan. The duo took the game away from the Black Caps
Pakistan and New Zealand are set to lock horns at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Wednesday, November 9. The first semifinal of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 starts at 7:00 pm local/8:00 am GMT/1:30 pm IST. Going with the head-to-head record in T20Is, many would pick Babar Azam’s Pakistan as favourites.
New Zealand will face Pakistan in the first semifinal of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Wednesday, November 9. New Zealand thrashed host and champion Australia in their opening game of Super 12 stage, had a match washed out with Ireland and lost a high-quality contest against
Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in the 41st match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, November 6. The winner of this contest will progress to the semifinals in case South Africa or India end up as a losing side in their respective games. By the time
Netherlands will face Pakistan in the 29th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Perth Stadium on Sunday. In T20Is, both teams have only clashed once before – way back in 2009 – when Pakistan won by 82 runs at the Lord’s. Following Thursday’s shocking defeat against Zimbabwe, Babar Azam &
Legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar has lambasted Pakistan captain Babar Azam for his poor leadership after the shocking defeat against Zimbabwe in the Super 12 stage at T20 World Cup 2022. Chasing the paltry target of 131, the Men in Green lost wickets at regular intervals and eventually fell short by one run in a nail-biting
Indian left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh had a dream start in the T20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Arshdeep didn’t waste any time in the high-octane clash and got rid of Pakistan captain Babar Azam on the very first delivery of his opening over. Coming over the
India and Pakistan will square off against each other in the 16th match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday, October 23. The excitement is sky high with the arch-rivals clashing for the third time in the year, but the fans could be in for
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam turned 28 on Saturday (October 15) and he celebrated his birthday with the captains of all participating teams. Australia’s Aaron Finch played a good host and brought a cake for the birthday boy. Babar, who was sitting besides Richie Berrington of Scotland cut the cake in front of the reporters. See
Babar Azam’s half-century propelled Pakistan to their second win in the ongoing T20I tri-series on Saturday, edging past New Zealand by six wickets in Christchurch. After getting the better of Bangladesh in the opening game, the Men in Green showed their dominance over the hosts as well. Batting first, the Black Caps could hardly step
Star opening pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, on Thursday, hammered England bowlers as Pakistan thrashed the tourists in the second T20I by 10 wickets at the National Stadium, Karachi. Babar and Rizwan stitched an unbeaten 203-run stand and propelled Pakistan to chase down 200 with three balls to spare. The duo set the highest
Pakistan star Mohammad Rizwan has acquired the numero uno position at the ICC Men’s T20I rankings for batters by overtaking his team-mate and captain Babar Azam. The ICC released the latest Men’s rankings on Wednesday and Rizwan jumped one place to take over Babar at the top on the back of his spectacular performances of
The Indian cricket team has landed in Dubai for the much-awaited Asia Cup 2022, which gets underway on August 27 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on August 28. All eyes are on the high-voltage clash, and ahead of the mega contest,
The quartet of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson is widely regarded as the ‘Fab Four’ in modern-day cricket. Though, in recent times, Pakistan captain Babar Azam, with his consistent performance across the formats, has pushed the storyline to ‘Fab Five’. Speaking about the same, former Australia all-rounder, Shane Watson has ranked
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest T20I rankings on Wednesday, which saw Team India star batter Suryakumar Yadav and South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi making remarkable gains, climbing up to grab the second spot for batters and bowlers, respectively. Surya, in fact, has now come very close to attaining the top rank
Pakistan captain Babar Azam, on Wednesday, became the only batter to feature in the top 3 of ICC Rankings across all formats of the game. Babar rose to No. 3 in the latest ICC Test Rankings, surpassing former Australia captain Steve Smith following his batting brilliance in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Pakistan star Babar Azam once again won the hearts of his fans as he smashed a brilliant century on Day 2 of the ongoing Galle Test against Sri Lanka. Notably, the visitors were in deep trouble with 85/7 at one stage. Babar then partnered with tailenders and helped Pakistan stage an impressive comeback. The Pakistan
Amid the criticism from all corners regarding his poor patch with the bat, Indian superstar Virat Kohli got support from his fellow generational talent and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. Kohli, who missed the opening ODI of the ongoing series against England due to a groin injury, returned in the second ODI but only scored 16
Skipper Babar Azam smashed his second consecutive ton as Pakistan thrashed Australia by nine wickets in the third and final ODI to seal the series on Saturday. It was a dominant performance by the home team at Gaddafi Stadium as they bundled out Australia for a below-par 210 with the help of their fast bowlers,
Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq smashed quick centuries on Thursday as Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets in the second ODI and level the three-match series (1-1). Captain Babar played a scintillating knock of 114 (83) while Imam hit a 97-ball 106 as the hosts reached to 349/4 with an over to spare. It was Pakistan’s