Pakistan team failed to chase 179 during the last-over thriller in Lahore’s iconic Gaddafi Stadium. Babar Azam, after the match, appreciated the bowlers for making a comeback and restricting New Zealand to 178 after a good start by the batters. However, he blamed the batting collapse for the team’s failure in chasing the target. “I […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has warmly invited 140 orphaned children to watch the fourth T20I match against New Zealand as special guests at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. This kind gesture aims to bring the community together, especially for kids who might not have had the chance to attend such events before. The PCB wants to […]
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Babar debunked the team’s slow approach in the middle overs as the reason behind their loss and instead asserted that the Green Shirts were 10 runs short of a defendable total. “I don’t think it [slow run-rate during the middle overs] made much of a difference because we had caught […]
The dismissal pushed Afridi’s tally of first-over wickets to 47, leaving behind the top bowlers in the world. He is now closely followed by India’s Kumar (46), compatriot Mohammad Amir (43), and England’s David Willey, who has 42 wickets. For the unversed, the highly-anticipated first T20I between Pakistan and New Zealand was called off due […]
The New Zealand government has received significant criticism for rolling back a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations. It has said it is committed to reducing smoking but is just taking a different approach, including further regulations around vaping. “While vaping has contributed to a significant fall in our smoking rates, the rapid […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially declared that the men’s cricket team from New Zealand will come to Pakistan for a series of five T20Is, starting on April 14. The Blackcaps will arrive in Islamabad on the specified date and are planned to play three T20Is at Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium on April 18, […]
Latham, dropped by Alex Carey on 59, was unbeaten on 65 in New Zealand’s second innings at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval exactly a year after his last half-century against Sri Lanka at the same ground. Following the early dismissal of Will Young for one, Latham and Kane Williamson put on a partnership of 105 for the […]
Dogged resistance from the tourists ended with their dismissal for 247 as the Black Caps notched their second-biggest Test victory by runs. New Zealand is a step closer to a maiden series win over South Africa after 17 previous failed attempts, dating back to 1931. Given their struggles, the vastly inexperienced Proteas will need a […]
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the country’s biggest city; Auckland; will go into a seven-day lockdown from early morning on Sunday after a new local case of the coronavirus of unknown origin emerged. This comes two weeks after Auckland’s nearly 2 million residents were plunged into a snap three-day lockdown […]
New Zealand has announced that it will withdraw its last remaining troops from Afghanistan by May, concluding a 20-year deployment that was the country’s longest-running one. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s internal peace process represented the best prospect for an enduring political solution in the troubled country; meaning the New Zealand […]
