SHARJAH: West Indies international Darren Sammy delivered a calculated final over as Peshawar Zalmi survived a whirlwind Ravi Bopara knock to beat Karachi Kings by three runs in a tense finish in Sharjah on Thursday. Bopara smashed 67 of 32 balls in an innings that included five fours and four sixes to help revive his…
AFP NEW DELHI: Storm clouds were gathering Thursday over cricket’s World T20, with organisers still to release tickets or confirm the venues, less than a month before the tournament begins in India. Hundreds of thousands of supporters are expected to attend the 16-team contest which begins on March 8, the first time India has hosted…
Arslan Qadir scored two spectacular goals as Pakistan edged India 2-1 in a fierce 2016 South Asian Games encounter in Guwahati on Monday. In a match which produced thrilling runs and end to end hockey, Qadir put Pakistan in front in the 11th minute after repeated incursions by the Greenshirts into the Indian half. Qadir…
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket chief Shaharyar Khan on Monday said a proposal was given to play their World Twenty20 matches on neutral venues next month in the event that the government does not allow the team to tour India. India host the ICC World Twenty20 from March 8 to April 3 but Pakistan’s participation is subject…
Umar Akmal silenced his critics with a 40-ball 93 to help Lahore Qalandars register their first win and end Quetta Gladiators’ unbeaten run in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Umar, who had been under fire for his recent off-field antics, strengthened his case for the World T20 in a blistering knock which included eight sixes…
On a day of nail-biting encounters, Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) most underrated side Quetta Gladiators defeated the high-flying Peshawar Zalmi by three wickets on Sunday to remain unbeaten in the tournament. Chasing 136 for victory, Quetta needed 7 off the last over when Zimababwe’s Elton Chigumbura smashed Peshawar’s Wahab Riaz for a boundary to bring…
Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been banned for three months by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive for a banned substance in December. The 29-year-old will be available to play again on March 27. Shah was provisionally suspended on December 27 after his “A” sample contained a banned substance – chlortalidone – which…
Sir Vivian Richards who is in Dubai as a ‘mentor’ of the Quetta Gladiators team which is one of the five PSL outfits, laments the circumstances which do not allow Pakistan to play international cricket at home. Referring, of course, to the security situation of the country which has kept international teams away after the…
Embattled Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad finally found some form, smacking 71 off 46 balls to help Quetta Gladiators defeat Karachi Kings by eight wicket in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Saturday. Shehzad, who has been under fire for his dipping international form, looked comfortable from the onset and easily out-batted belligerent partner Luke Wright…
Pakistan’s former Test cricketer Isarar Ali died at the age of 88 on February 1 in his hometown of Okara, ESPNcricinfo reported. Ali was a member of Pakistan’s first Test team that toured India in 1952-53. He represented Pakistan in four Tests from 1952-1959 and was the country’s oldest living Test cricketer. Ali’s international numbers…
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