Li is embarking on a six-day tour of New Zealand and Australia, key trading partners that have both expressed concerns over China’s expanding influence in the South Pacific. Naturally, we don’t always see eye-to-eye with each other on everything, Li told reporters after a bilateral meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. But such […]
Set to chase 160, New Zealand bundled out for a meager 75 in 15.2 overs with only two batters reaching the double figures. Fazalhaq Farooqi wreaked havoc with the new ball as he bowled Finn Allen on the first ball of the innings, followed by two more wickets in his next two overs to reduce […]
This will be their second appearance in the T20 World Cup, having debuted in the 2021 edition held in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. 36-year-old Assadollah Vala, who led the team in the 2021 edition, will continue as captain, while all-rounder Charles Amini will serve as his deputy in the Carribean. PNG squad features […]
The team will depart for Dublin at midnight on May 7 as scheduled, meanwhile, Amir will depart on the first available flight after obtaining the visa. The star bowler faced a similar situation during the tours of Ireland and England in 2018 also. Amir recently made his comeback to international cricket during the home T20I […]
The reigning World champions reached the summit of the ICC Test rankings, owing to their 209-run victory over India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval last year. Australia are four points ahead of India (120) and 19 points clear of third-placed England (105) after the annual rankings update. There were no other […]
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 […]
