At the close of the opening day, the hosts were in disarray on 67-7 after Bumrah demolished the Australian top order in a devastating spell to end the day with 4-17. Alex Carey (19*) and Mitchell Starc (6*) will resume Australia’s innings on the second day. After opting to bat the visitors were blown away […]
The uncapped McSweeney will make his Test debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener at Perth Stadium on Friday, parachuted in at the top of the order alongside Usman Khawaja after Warner’s retirement this year. He has big shoes to fill and goes into the game having only opened once before at first-class level, in a […]
The Green Shirts suffered a humiliating whitewash in the three-match series, mainly courtesy of the team’s below-par batting performance. Farhan made his return to the team during the series, having last played in the T20I series against New Zealand earlier this year, however, he failed to impress particularly struggling against short-pitched deliveries. In a dismal […]
The Green Shirts suffered a humiliating whitewash in the three-match T20I series against Australia and Babar managed a meagre 47 runs in the series at an average of 15.66 and strike-rate of 142.42. During the second T20I match, the star batter found himself at the center of a chaotic scene as fans voiced their discontent […]
Australia opted to bat first and fielded an unchanged side, that defeated Pakistan in the rain-effect first T20I in Brisbane. Meanwhile, Pakistan replaced Haseebullah Khan with left-arm wrist-spinner Sufiyan Muqeem. Opening batters Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk came out all guns blazing, smashing Australia’s fastest fifty in T20I cricket in only 19 balls. However, Pakistan […]
As reported by Indian media, skipper Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika have embraced parenthood for the second time, welcoming a baby boy on Friday night. Reports also suggest that Sharma, who previously delayed his departure to Australia for the high-profile tour and was expected to miss the initial fixtures of the five-match Test series, […]
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan opted to field first in the second ODI and fielded an unchanged Playing XI, meanwhile, Australia made one change as Josh Hazlewood replaced Sean Abbott. Jake Fraser-McGurk (13) and Matthew Short (19) both got off to a good start, hitting three boundaries each, however, Shaheen Afridi dismissed both batters inside seven […]
According to the details, the Pakistan squad engaged in a rigorous practice session for a crucial second match after losing the first match in Melbourne. The players partook in several batting, bowling, and fielding drills to boast their preparations for the upcoming clash at the Adelaide Oval ground. For the unversed, Pakistan lost the first […]
Regular ODI captain Pat Cummins as well as star players Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, and Steve Smith will not play the third ODI in Perth in order to prepare for the Border-Gavaskar Test series against India. Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, and Josh Philippe all come into the squad for the final ODI. Meanwhile, […]
Head to Head The Greenshirts do not have a good track record at the Australian soil, winning only one ODI series. Pakistan and Australia have contested in 104 ODIs and the Aussies have won overwhelming 70 matches. After the first game on Monday, the two sides will face in the second game at Adelaide on […]
