LAHORE: Pakistan and England will dive straight into action when they clash in the first of the remaining three Twenty20 Internationals of the seven-match series here at the Gaddafi Stadium after the teams’ practice sessions were cancelled due to rain on the eve of the match on Tuesday. The series is evenly poised at 2-2 […]
KARACHI: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf said the spirit within the team was high after they secured a nail-biting victory over England on Sunday night to level the seven-match series at 2-2 ahead of the three decisive fixtures in Lahore. Haris was at his devastating best at the death on Sunday as Pakistan snatched victory from […]
HYDERABAD: India won the third and deciding Twenty20 against Australia in the last over after punchy half centuries by Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday. The hosts won by six wickets with one ball remaining after Hardik Pandya, unbeaten on 25, hit the winning boundary. Kohli and Yadav put on a century stand to […]
England captain Moeen Ali said his one over of off-spin bowling against Pakistan was a “gamble” that did not pay off after the visitors lost the second Twenty20 International in Karachi on Thursday. Chasing 200 for victory, Pakistan were 104 for no loss in the 13th over when Moeen brought himself on and conceded 21 […]
KARACHI: The celebrations surrounding England’s return to Pakistan after 17 years were deflated when the hosts fell to a six-wicket loss in the opening game of the seven-match Twenty20 International series on Tuesday. Babar Azam’s men will now try to give some cheer to a Karachi crowd that turned up in numbers when they go for a […]
KARACHI: Midway through their pursuit of 159 in their first match in Pakistan since 2005, England’s Alex Hales made his first mistake. The explosive opener, playing his first international match after three years, played a flat shot off Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir straight into the hands of Shan Masood at mid-wicket but got an instant […]
Fresh from their Asia Cup debacle, Pakistan now face the number two-ranked England at home for the first time in 17 years. The marathon seven-match series comes less than a month away from the T20 World Cup in Australia, and even though the squad for the big tourney has already been named, changes are always […]
KARACHI: The absence of a few big names from the England squad touring Pakistan for the upcoming seven-match Twenty20 International series doesn’t make the visiting side a second-string one, its stand-in captain Moeen Ali has said. Moeen is set to lead England in the series with skipper Jos Buttler nursing a calf injury he picked […]
KARACHI: The emergent nature of Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s departure to England from Dubai during the Asia Cup may have caused “missing clarity” between the player and the country’s cricket board leading to the latest controversy surrounding both parties, Pakistan cricket chief Ramiz Raja suggested on Friday. Shaheen was flown to London on August […]
KARACHI: England have arrived, finally, after 17 long years and after they abruptly called off their visit to Pakistan last year. All is forgiven now as the 19-man side checked into a five-star hotel here on a quiet afternoon on Thursday, ahead of what will be an extensive Twenty20 International series. Led by Jos Buttler, […]