Rizwan, who was rested from the ongoing T20I series against Zimbabwe, dropped two places and is now sitting eighth in the ICC T20I Batting Rankings with 704 rating points. Consequently, England’s Jos Buttler (6th) and India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (7th) both gained one place each in the rankings. Meanwhile, Shaheen slipped two places after missing the […]
Pakistan won the toss and posted a total of 243 runs for the loss of six wickets. However, they had a shaky start to their innings as they lost quick wickets and soon found themselves struggling at 57-3. Opener Faham ul Haq emerged as a stabilizing force, anchoring the innings with a determined 34 runs […]
After Jaker Ali’s Test-best innings of 91 lifted the tourists to 268 all out in their second innings and left the home team with a daunting victory target of 287, Taijul Islam broke the back of the Caribbean side’s effort with five for 50 as they were dismissed for 185 in the day’s final session. […]
It’s important to highlight that the visiting team has already secured victory in the three-match series, having successfully taken an unassailable lead of 2-0. In a strategic move to explore their options, the team management has decided to make four changes to their Playing XI. Sahibzada Farhan, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Hasnain, and Arafat Minhas have […]
The three-match T20I series between South Africa and Pakistan will commence on 10 December in Durban. Meanwhile, Centurion and Johannesburg will host the subsequent matches on 13 December and 14 December respectively. Heinrich Klaasen will take the helm as captain, stepping into the role in place of regular skipper Aiden Markram, who is unavailable for […]
According to the ICC Men’s Test Rankings, Babar Azam is pushed to 19th number on the list due to continued bad show with the bat. Brook’s rise sees India youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal drop to fourth on the Test batter rankings, while England duo Ollie Pope (up eight spots to 32nd) and skipper Ben Stokes (up […]
Lahore Qalandars were invited to bat first and they were bundled for 139 in the final over, courtesy of a dominant bowling attack from Victoria. Opening batter Mirza Baig top-scored with a scratchy 39 off 36, which featured two boundaries and one six. Meanwhile, Muhammad Akhlaq and Mohammad Faizan played valuable cameos of 26 and […]
Earlier today, the Pakistan men’s selection committee announced the squads for the upcoming South Africa tour, scheduled from 10 December to 7 January. The tour comprises three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests. However, Sajid Khan, who took 19 wickets in two Test matches against England, was a notable exclusion alongside Shaheen Afridi. Aqib Javed, […]
Pakistan is scheduled to tour South Africa from 10 December to 7 January to play three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests. Babar Azam has been named in all three squads along with Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, and Salman Ali Agha, while Naseem Shah has been selected for the Tests and ODIs. Shaheen Shah Afridi, […]
Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first, but the decision backfired as their batters posed no threat to Pakistan’s ruthless bowling attack. Both teams have opted to field the same line-up that played in the first T20I at the same venue on Sunday. Notably, Pakistan is leading the series after defeating Zimbabwe in […]