Australia captain Pat Cummins dismissed opener Abdullah Shafique four runs short of a century on Wednesday to give Australia a long-awaited breakthrough on the fifth and final day of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. Cummins struck eight minutes before lunch to end an epic third-wicket stand of 228 between Shafique and Pakistan captain […]
Australia set Pakistan a record fourth innings target of 506 on Tuesday and then reduced the home side to 21 for two after lunch on day four to be on course for a comprehensive victory in the second Test in Karachi. Struggling to stay afloat in the contest since conceding a mammoth first innings lead of 408, […]
Pakistan suffered a shock after it lost both openers — Abdullah Shafique and Imamul Haq — for 13 and 20, respectively, denting the team’s chase of 556 posted by Australia in the first innings of the second Test in Karachi. The hosts lost Shafique to a run-out as Pakistan reached 38-1 at lunch on the […]
Australia lost key batsmen David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne in quick succession on Saturday, reaching 100-2 at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. At the break, opener Usman Khawaja was batting on 52 and Steve Smith on seven after the visitors won the toss and opted to bat […]
KARACHI: The International Cricket Council rated the pitch for the first Test between Pakistan and Australia below average after the match ended in a dull draw earlier this week. There were only 14 wickets taken over the five days of Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998. Pakistan scored 476-4 declared and 252 without loss […]
LAHORE: A dour draw on a lifeless pitch in Rawalpindi in many ways doused the enthusiasm of Pakistan’s cricket fans seeing Australia play in their own backyard for the first time since 1998. Only 14 wickets fell over five days in the opening Test of the three-game series which concluded on Tuesday with batters overwhelmingly […]
Cricketers will not be allowed to use saliva to shine the ball while the rarely used but entirely permissible “Mankad” method of dismissing batters will not be listed under unfair play in new laws approved by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Cricketers have used the age-old method of shining one side of the ball with […]
LONDON: English clubs Liverpool and Manchester City are in commanding positions. Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich still have some work to do. The first four spots in the quarter-finals of the Champions League are up for grabs this week, with most of the competition’s title favorites in action. On Tuesday, Liverpool welcome Inter Milan […]
Veteran Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali completed his century against Australia on Saturday on the second day of the opening Test in Rawalpindi. The 37-year-old lofted spinner Nathan Lyon for his eighth boundary towards mid-wicket to complete his 19th hundred in his 92nd Test. With that, Pakistan reached 312 without losing another wicket after starting the […]
March 4, :Shane Warne, arguably one of the greatest bowlers of all time, has redefined spin bowling like never before. He brings a style quotient to slow bowling with his famous “go to the crease” and “tear the strip” moves. Not only did Vaughan generate a huge spin on the pitch, but he was also […]