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Dubai: England and New Zealand, on Wednesday, will face each other today in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Abu Dhabi Stadium. Eoin Morgan’s England will face New Zealand in today’s Twenty20 World Cup match, two years after the two teams met in a thrilling 50-over final. Despite the loss …
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The Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) has issued Shoaib Akhtar a recovery notice worth Rs100 million for breaking contract provisions. According to the notice served him by PTV, the former cricketer has to pay the three months’ salary for violating clauses of their contract. After which Shoaib Akhtar pledged on Sunday that he “would not give …
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Karachi: The ‘Player Draft’ of the 2nd Edition of the Lanka Premier League 2021, is scheduled to be held on 09th November 2021. World renowned players like Shahid Afridi, Irfan Pathan and Chris Gayle are among players in the draft. A total of 600 players, consisting of 300 overseas and 300 Sri Lankan players will …
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Dubai: Pakistan advanced to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after defeating Namibia by 45 runs in Abu Dhabi – their fifth appearance in the final in seven championships. Pakistani blowers successfully prevented Namibian batters to 144 for five, which guaranteed the victory for Pakistan to become the first country to reach the T20 …
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Asif Ali appeared as the hero for Pakistan for the second straight match of T20 World Cup 2021 as he slammed four sixes in the penultimate over of a successful run chase against Afghanistan on Friday in Dubai. Pakistan’s topsy turvy run chase was at 124-5, chasing 148, with 24 needed off 12 balls and …
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Shoaib Akhtar, a former Pakistani sprinter, resigned live on camera after encountering “rude and unpleasant” behaviour during a PTV Sports broadcast. After Pakistan’s triumph against New Zealand, Akhtar and the show’s host, Dr Nauman Niaz, had a verbal altercation while debating the influence of the Lahore Qalandars’ Player Development Program (PDP) on pacers Shaheen Afridi …
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Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam, Pakistan’s openers, set a record for the best-ever partnership for any wicket against India in T20Is. On Sunday, during a World Cup match in Dubai against their arch-rivals, the duo surpassed the milestone. After Babar Azam chose to bowl first, India set Pakistan a 152-run target. Haris Rauf, a Pakistani …
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Dubai: Babar Azam wins the toss and Pakistan elect to bowl first vs India in Dubai. India skipper Virat Kohli remarked after losing the toss that he would have loved to bowl first as well. Kohli, on the other hand, noted that they are well-balanced to cope with the issue.
Former champions India and Pakistan will play in a Twenty20 World Cup blockbuster in Dubai on Sunday, and the buildup to the match demonstrates the game’s ongoing appeal between the subcontinent’s bickering neighbors. Virat Kohli of India and Babar Azam of Pakistan have both described the match as “just another game,” yet this is plainly …
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Karachi: International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to bring a change in the world of Cricket, and announced to replace to word ‘Batsman’ with a new word. Cricket has seen a lot of changes over the years but after the introduction of women cricket, a huge debate took place in the Cricket world regarding the …
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam is so close to achieving another global record, as he is just 121 runs in seven innings away from breaking Gayle’s world record. According the record books Azam has become the fastest T20 batsman to reach 7,000 runs and has, currently, scored 6,879 T20 runs from 184 innings so far. Babar …
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British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner, in a video message a day after England had abandoned their tour to Pakistan, said that England Cricket Board (ECB), an independent of the British government, made the decision to cancel their Pakistan Tour. According to him, the British High Commission in Islamabad did not order England to …
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KARACHI: New Zealand captain Tom Latham praised Pakistani officials and security personnel for their treatment of the visiting team, saying the series ended abruptly and disappointingly. The New Zealand skipper stated in an interview after the Kiwis cancelled the Pakistan trip last week that the abrupt conclusion to the tour was “naturally disappointing,” saying that …
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New Zealand’s pacer, Mitchell McClenaghan, does not believe Pakistani cricketers and supporters should be criticizing New Zealanders for canceling the two-nation trip. The Kiwi pacer reacted to veteran Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez in a tweet that has since been removed, after Hafeez criticized New Zealand’s cricketing officials on Saturday when the Kiwis flew out of …
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New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive David White stated on Sunday that the board was initially pleased with Pakistan’s security procedures, which is why the team was sent there. Kiwi team made headlines when it canceled its ODI and T20 series against Pakistan just minutes before the toss for the first ODI between the two sides …
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Former cricketer Mohammad Yousuf will not be available as a coach in Pakistan’s T20 squad as he tested positive for coronavirus. Omar Rashid will manage the Pakistan T20 players in the absence of Mohammad Yousuf, according to sources. It should be remembered that the 5-player New Zealand series and World Cup squad camp will begin …
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KARACHI: After the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Pakistan’s cricket squad will visit Bangladesh, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury. Chowdhury confirmed that the Pakistan cricket team will play all three formats of the game throughout their November trip of Bangladesh. Nizamuddin, on the other hand, stated that the BCB is in …
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Wasim Akram, former Pakistan captain, has slammed ex-speedster Shoaib Akhtar, stating he doesn’t understand why people take Akhtar seriously. In answer, the former left-arm pacer chuckled and said: “Then appoint him as chairman. I’m not sure why people take Shoaib Akhtar’s words so seriously. A person who lacks “tameez” (manners) knows nothing about life” he …
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Lahore: National cricket team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis both have resigned. The two coaches brought the decision inot PCB’s notice on Monday. On September 12, the New Zealand cricket team will arrive in Pakistan to play three ODIs and five Twenty20 Internationals. In this series, Saqlain Mushtaq and Abdul Razzaq will …
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DUBAI: In the recent ICC ODI rankings, Pakistani captain Babar Azam has dethroned Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world on Wednesday. Azam now leads the ICC’s ODI batsman rankings with 865 points, while Kohli is second with 857 points. Babar’s latest rankings put an end to Kohli’s five-year …
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Pakistan defeated South Africa by four wickets in the opening match of a four-match T20I series in Johannesburg, which went down to the wire. They hit the mark of 189 with one ball to spare, giving Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the series. Player-of-the-Match Mohammad Rizwan’s undefeated 74, which included two sixes and nine fours, …
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South Africa set a 189-run target for Pakistan in the first match of the four-match T20I series on Saturday, as the Men in Green look to maintain their momentum from the ODI series. South Africa ruled the middle overs but slowed down in the end to finish with 188-6 — a total less than what …
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During Pakistan’s latest ODI tour of South Africa, Babar Azam has received a lot of acclaim from various quarters. The team not only won the ODI series, but skipper Babar Azam also led from the front, scoring runs in two of the three matches. Ali Zafar, a singer and actor, took to social media to …
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