LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team selector, Inzamam-ul Haq on Wednesday announced that he is stepping down from his post in a press conference here at Gaddafi stadium. The legendary batsmen said that he does not seek an extension from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and thanked the other staff members for supporting him. Inzamam was lashed by critics as his...
KARACHI: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Sunday acknowledged the run rate issue prevented team from qualifying for semi-finals and blamed pitches for being unfavourable for scoring big runs. Speaking in a press conference after returning to Pakistan from England on early Sunday morning, skipper said that the team had realised the issue of run-rate after its first match of the...
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur admitted his side's failed World Cup campaign left him with mixed feeling as they crashed out despite beating Bangladesh by 94 runs on Friday. To reach the semi-finals, Pakistan needed to rewrite the record books with the biggest margin of victory in a one-day international. But they came up short as their 315-9 meant Bangladesh had...
LONDON: Pakistan, in their last World Cup 2019 match on Friday, defeated Bangladesh by 94 runs here at Lord’s, London. Shaheen Shah Afridi took 6 wickets and sabotaged Bengal Tigers batting line up. Shadab Khan took two wickets while Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz took one wicket each. Shakib Al Hassan, with 64 runs, remained the only top scorer of...
LONDON: Pakistan, on Friday, got the chance to bat first against Bangladesh after winning the toss, keeping the hopes of escalating into semi-finals alive here at Lord's, London. An eleventh-hour attempt to make it to the semi-finals, Pakistan will strive to do the impossible when they face the Tigers at the home of cricket. Placed on the fifth spot on...
LONDON: With just a petite hope of making it to the final four, Pakistan takes on Bangladesh in their last round-robin game of the World Cup at Lord's on Friday. An eleventh-hour attempt to make it to the semi-finals, Pakistan will strive to do the impossible when they face the Tigers at the home of cricket. Placed on the fifth...
LONDON: Pakistan faces an mounting task against Bangladesh on Friday if they want to qualify for the Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-finals, requiring conquest with an improbable 316-run margin if they wish to be placed among the final four. Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed feels things would have been different if there was a head-to-head confrontation instead of net run rate...
LONDON: England's consecutive victories against India and New Zealand has practically knocked out cold Pakistan from the World Cup as the Shaheens now need to beat Bangladesh by at least 312 runs at Lord’s on Friday to qualify for the semi-finals. Pakistan currently stands at the fifth position with nine points and a net run rate of -0.792. It is...
ATHENS: In a barren Athens parking lot, young Pakistanis get in position for a game of cricket. On one end of the dust-covered concrete is a trash can; on the other, a pile of rocks. That is their pitch, and those are its wickets. In football-loving Greece, cricket is an alien concept. But for its migrants from Pakistan, one of...
LEEDS: West Indies, in the 44th match of the World Cup on Thursday, opted to bat first after winning the toss against Afghanistan here at Leeds. Afghanistan will be gently convinced as they take the field against West Indies — the opponents they have beaten thrice in four completed games, including the seven-wicket conquest in the World Cup Qualifier final...
CHESTER-LE-STREET: Host England, on Wednesday, defeated New Zealand by 119 runs and secured a spot among the final four here at The Riverside in Durham. Tom Latham, with 57 runs off 65 balls, remained the only Kiwi top scorer as Mark Wood, with three wicket spell destroyed the New Zealand batting line up. All English bowlers except Joe Root got...
CHESTER-LE-STREET: England, on Wednesday, set a strong target of 306 runs for New Zealand in a battle for a place in semi-finals here at The Riverside in Durham. Jonny Bairstow scored yet another century, he was well-assisted by Jason Roy who scored 60 off 61 balls. Skipper Eoin Morgan, with 42 runs was the third top scorer of the day....
CHESTER-LE-STREET: England, on Wednesday, opted to bat first after winning the toss against New Zealand in a battle for a place in semi-finals. For England, the comeback of opener Jason Roy proved to be a turning point as they marked India their first defeat of the tournament on Sunday to get back in the race for a slot in the...
CHESTER-LE-STREET: As the group stage of the World Cup escalating towards its conclusion, hosts England clash with New Zealand in a bid to strengthen their spot in the semifinals at The Riverside in Durham on Wednesday. For England, the comeback of opener Jason Roy proved to be a turning point as they marked India their first defeat of the tournament...
BIRMINGHAM: India, on Tuesday, set a strong target of 315 for Bangladesh toss here at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Rohit Sharma yet again scored a century, he was well-assisted by Lokesh Rahul who scored 77 off 92 balls. Rishabh Pant, with 48 runs, was the third high-scorer of the day. Mustafizur Rahman took four important wickets while Shakib Al Hasan, Rubel...
BIRMINGHAM: India, on Tuesday, opted to bat first against Bangladesh after winning the toss here at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The only unbeaten team in the World Cup, India got defeated by host England by 31 runs on Sunday. India now sit on the second slot on the points table with five wins out of seven with their game against New...
BIRMINGHAM: Sri Lanka, on Monday, set a tough target of 339 runs for West Indies here at Durham's county ground at Chester-le-Street. Avishka Fernando played a brilliant stroke of 104 runs, while Kusal Perera and Lahiru Thirimanne scored 64 and 45 runs respectively. Jason Holder dismissed two batsmen while Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, and Fabian Allen took one wicket each....
