A day earlier in their opening game, the left-arm spinner dismissed Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim off the second and third deliveries of the ninth over. However, India captain Rohit Sharma dropped an easy catch in the slips off the fourth ball to deny Axar Patel his hat-trick. The India captain was seen furious […]
Speaking to a private TV channel, Mohammad Amir revealed that he shares a close friendship with Fakhar Zaman, having spent a month and a half together during ILT20. Amir reached out to Fakhar Zaman to inquire whether the batter’s injury issue was related to his knee or back. According to the fast bowler, Fakhar Zaman […]
The explosive batter sustained an injury while fielding in the first over of Pakistan’s game against New Zealand in Karachi on February 19. The incident occurred in the first over of the fixture when Fakhar Zaman fell awkwardly during the fielding and got hurt. Following his injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that the […]
After losing to New Zealand, Green Shirts will take on arch-rivals India in Dubai on February 23. Pakistan needs to win both the matches against India and Bangladesh to remain in the contest. Sindh Sports Minister Muhammad Bux Mahar announced that live screenings have been arranged in 30 districts. In Karachi, a big screen will […]
Put to chase a 321-run target in Karachi, the hosts managed 22/2 in the first ten overs, their lowest in the first powerplay in ODIs at home. The national side’s lowest-ever powerplay score also came against New Zealand, when they managed to score just nine runs in the first 10 overs with field restriction in […]
Akhtar lashed out at the team’s batting approach, saying, “Where is the intent to score a run-a-ball? He also questioned the decision not to open with captain Mohammad Rizwan after Fakhar Zaman’s injury, stating, “There is no strategy” in the team to win crucial matches. Shoaib praised Salman Ali Agha’s aggressive knock, which gave Pakistani […]
Pakistan was left without their full-time opener Saim Ayub after he sustained an injury during the South Africa tour. The Pakistan team management decided to promote star batter Babar Azam up the order to open the inning with Fakhar Zaman. However, the left-handed batter could not open the inning in the opening game of the […]
Chasing a 321-run target Pakistan team started slowly and their batters almost ducked half of the balls in the second innings. Pakistan upper order batters, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Fakhar Zaman, and captain Mohammad Rizwan played 164 balls collectively and scored 97 runs. These four players played 108 dot balls in the innings, while the […]
The incident occurred in the first over when Zaman, fielding at mid-off, chased a drive from New Zealand’s Will Young and slid to prevent a boundary, hurting his knee in the dive. Zaman was seen clutching his waist and foot, looking uncomfortable, before going off the field and was attended to by the team physio. […]
The USA posted a paltry total of 122 in Al Amerat but bowled out the hosts for 65 in a match dominated by spin. The previous record was India’s 125 against Pakistan in 1985 when they won by 38 runs in Sharjah. It was the first ODI in 4,671 completed matches without a single delivery […]
