Joao Felix was also on target as Roberto Martinez’s side bounced back from a defeat by Croatia last week to build confidence for the tournament in Germany. Ronaldo 39 watched that match from the bench but started against Ireland in Aveiro and came close in the first half before dismantling the visitors in the second. […]
The Babar Azam-led side has managed just one win from three matches beating Canada after losses to the United States and India. The national team now needs to beat Ireland and have other results go their way to advance. However, the weather in Lauderhill Florida could play spoilsport. The Sri Lanka vs Nepal match on […]
Mabateshoev Shervoni opened the scoring for Tajikistan in the 35th minute while Safarov Manuchehr doubled the lead in the 65th minute after a dominant performance in the second half. Vahdat Hanonov also got his name in the scoresheet six minutes later further extending the lead for the home side. It is worth mentioning here that […]
Set to chase 107 Pakistan amassed the total for the loss of three wickets and 15 balls to spare courtesy of an anchoring half-century by Rizwan. The right-handed batter scored an unbeaten 53 off as many deliveries, hitting three boundaries and a six. This was the first half-century by any batter from Pakistan in the […]
Mohammad Amir won the Player of the Match award for his figures of 13-2 in his four overs. Haris Rauf also clinched two wickets while Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah bagged one each Speaking to Rameez Raja during the post-match ceremony Amir said As a bowler you have to adapt to any conditions. I […]
Captain Saad Bin Zafar joins opener Aaron Johnson at the crease as Canada struggles against the pace of Pakistani bowlers. Much-needed respite comes in the form of a six off Imad Wasim in the 13th over. After finding his length Haris Rauf took two wickets in his second over as Ravinderpal Singh and Shreyas Movva […]
The recent loss to India exposed significant issues in Pakistan’s batting lineup despite a commendable effort from their bowlers who managed to restrict India to just 119 runs. The middle order’s failure particularly from Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan has raised concerns. With talented players like Saim Ayub waiting for an opportunity, Pakistan may consider […]
Afridi emphasized the necessity for changes in the playing XI to boost their performance. He specifically recommended promoting Fakhar Zaman to open alongside Mohammad Rizwan while shifting Babar Azam to number three to reinforce the batting order I think now is the time for Gary Kirsten and Babar Azam to make some changes. I would […]
The match saw South Africa struggling to put up a challenging total as they were restricted to 113-6 in their allotted 20 overs. Heinrich Klaasen’s resilient 46 was the top score, while Tanzim Hasan Sakib shone with the ball claiming a career-best 3-18. Despite a modest target, Bangladesh faltered in their chase managing only 109-7. […]