High-level Test cricket will return to Pakistan in December after more than 10 years when Sri Lanka returns to play the World Test Championship matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced in a press release. The first Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from December 11 to 15, while the second Test will...
SYDNEY: Steve Smith and David Warner completed their return from the wilderness Tuesday when Australia recalled them to a 14-man T20 squad to play Sri Lanka and Pakistan with a firm eye on next year's World Cup. The star batsmen were both banned for a year for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal but have returned to Australia's Test, one-day...
LAHORE: Visiting Sri Lanka, on Monday clinched the Twenty20 International series with host Pakistan after winning the second match with 35 runs here at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. After winning the toss, Sri Lankans opted to bat first and set a strong target of 183 runs with six wickets down for Pakistan. Bhanuka Rajapaksa remained the top scorer with 77 runs....
LAHORE: Visiting team Sri Lanka, on Monday, opted to bat first after winning the toss against host Pakistan in the second Twenty20 International here at Gadddafi Stadium. Lahore. Pakistan made two significant changes in today's playing squad, Wahab Riaz and Fakhar Zaman were included in place of Faheem Ashraf and Asif Ali. Sri Lankans are looking confident after an easy...
KARACHI: Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, opted to bat first after winning the toss against Pakistan here at the National Stadium, Karachi. Sri Lanka, who arrived on the shores of Pakistan, without some of their regulars, will have to step up to make their presence felt. However, on a positive note, the duo of Shanaka and Jayasuriya stitched a fine century...
LAHORE: Pakistan on Wednesday announced a 16-member squad for three T20Is against Sri Lanka in Lahore from October 5 to 9. Pakistan have made three changes to the lineup from the lineup for one-day internationals against Sri Lanka at Karachi’s National Stadium. Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal and Faheem Ashraf replace Abid Ali, Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq. Shehzad last featured in...
KARACHI: Pakistan, on Monday, defeated Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second one day international here at National Stadium, Karachi. Usman Shinwari took victory defining 5 wickets and Shadab Khan took two wickets. Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Imad Wasim took one wicket each. Middle order batsmen Shehan Jayasuria, 93, and Dasun Shanaka, 68 gave Sri Lankan side a...
KARACHI: Pakistan, on Monday, opted to bat first after winning the toss against Sri Lanka as the National Stadium, Karachi braces the return of international cricket in Pakistan after a decade. Pakistan will begin as solid favourites to win the ODI series which has been reduced to a two-match contest. Monday’s game is likely to be a divergence with a...
KARACHI: Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Thursday thanked the Sri Lankan team for visiting Pakistan and urged other foreign boards to also reconsider their approach towards Pakistan. Addressing a press conference a day ahead of first one-day international (ODI) between host Pakistan and visiting Sri Lanka at the National Stadium, Karachi tomorrow, the skipper said that international cricket is incomplete...
KARACHI: Sri Lankan cricket team arrived in Karachi on Tuesday evening to play a series of three ODIs and three T20Is against Pakistan. Director International Cricket Operations, Zakir Khan, and other officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) welcomed the visitors. The visiting players were taken to a state lounge after disembarking the aircraft. Officials of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)...
Pakistan cricket team chief selector Misbahul Haq on Saturday announced a 16-member squad for the three one-day international (ODI) matches against Sri Lanka, set to commence on September 27 in Karachi. The side includes Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hasnain, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's cricket board Thursday said it will go ahead with its tour of Pakistan. Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Mohan de Silva said they received the all-clear from the defence ministry to leave for Pakistan on Tuesday. "We have the green light from the defence ministry," de Silva told AFP. "The tour is on as we planned. I myself...
On Wednesday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa met Pakistani boxer Muhammad Waseem in Rawalpindi. COAS Gen Bajwa assured the boxer of full support for his boxing engagements. Waseem, 32, is Pakistan’s most prominent pugilist and had an unbeaten record until he copped his first defeat against South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane last year. The trajectory of Chaman-born’s...
LAHORE: Head coach and chief selector Misbah ul Haq on Monday announced the names of 20 probable Pakistani players for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20i) series against Sri Lanka. The 20 players will take part in a training camp, which will kick start at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from Wednesday, September 18, the Pakistan Cricket...
Sarfaraz Ahmed has been retained as Pakistan captain while Babar Azam has been named as vice-captain for three ODI and three T20I home series against Sri Lanka, which will be held from 27 September to 9 October. The appointments were confirmed by PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani, following recommendations made by Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq and the PCB...
KARACHI: Former captain of Pakistan’s women cricket team Sana Mir has been selected for the prestigious Asia Game Changers Award by the Asia Society. According to a statement by Asia Society, Mir will receive the award along with five other women who have excelled in their respective fields in the ceremony scheduled to be held in New York City on...
The Sri Lanka cricket board has announced its squads for its upcoming One-Day International (ODI) and T20i series against Pakistan. According to a press statement released on Wednesday, Sri Lanka Cricket said approval for the squads was given by "the Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports Honorable Harin Fernando to take part in the forthcoming Sri Lanka tour of...
