PALLEKELE: Fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne led an inspired Sri Lankan attack to pull off a thrilling 26-run win over Australia in the rain-hit second One-day International on Thursday. Chasing a rain-revised target of 216 in 43 overs, Australia suffered from regular wicket falls to get bowled out for 189 in 37.1 overs as Sri Lanka […]
LAHORE: For the first time, Pakistan batters are occupying the top two positions in One-day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals as per the latest rankings of teams and players issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. In ODIs, captain Babar Azam and compatriot opener Imam-ul-Haq are at the first and second places, respectively, leaving […]
KARACHI: High-flying skipper Babar Azam hopes that his extraordinary run-scoring can fire Pakistan to World Cup glory — and in the process fulfil a childhood dream. The 27-year-old is in the form of his life across the three formats of international cricket and last week became the first batsman to hit three consecutive centuries on […]
MULTAN: Pakistan have left India behind in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after completing a clean sweep over West Indies on Sunday. Babar Azam’s side jumped a spot to fourth in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after the series win over West Indies in Multan. India are currently at the fifth spot. […]
CUTTACK: Wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen smashed 81 off 46 balls to lead South Africa’s tricky chase as they beat India by four wickets in the second Twenty20 International on Sunday. Needing 149 for victory on a hot and humid day in Cuttack, South Africa rode Klaasen’s fourth T20 half-century to achieve their target in 18.2 overs […]
NOTTINGHAM: Daryl Mitchell led the New Zealand charge as the tourists powered to 318-4 against England by close of play on the first day of the second Test here at Trent Bridge on Friday. Mitchell’s aggressive 81 not out and an unbeaten 67 from Tom Blundell made England captain Ben Stokes pay for his decision […]
MULTAN: In a heartwarming moment after Pakistan won the opening One-day International against the West Indies in the early hours of Thursday morning, captain Babar Azam generously handed his man-of-the-match award to Khushdil Shah whose power-hitting at the end helped the hosts to a five-wicket victory. Babar cracked his third consecutive century in ODIs to […]
MULTAN: It looked like Pakistan had lost their way. Enter Khushdil Shah. With three sixes off three successive balls, the diminutive left-hander single-handedly turned the opening ODI of the three-match series against the West Indies, to the delight of a packed Multan Cricket Stadium in the early hours of Thursday morning. The West Indies seemed […]
MULTAN: High-flying Pakistan have their eyes set on a clean sweep against an inexperienced West Indies side as the hosts look to boost their qualifying campaign for next year’s ICC World Cup with a three-match One-day International series between the teams starting here on Wednesday. For Pakistan, who will be back in action after two […]
MULTAN: After whitewashing Netherlands in the cool Amstelveen weather, the West Indies squad will have less than two days to acclimatise to twice as hot temperatures as they arrived here on Monday to play a three-match One-day International series against Pakistan. On the other hand, the hosts have undergone a four-day training camp in Lahore […]