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 […]
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 mini-world cup will be played in Karachi, Lahore, and Dubai till March 1. As the city braces for the opening match — marking the beginning of the first ICC event since the 1996 ODI Cricket World Cup hosted by the country — between the national side and New Zealand, traffic police have issued a […]
Raina, England’s Kevin Pietersen, and cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra were asked to name their four semifinalists of the upcoming tournament, set to begin on February 19 in Karachi. While Pietersen named Pakistan, India, England, and Australia as the semifinalists, Suresh Raina picked India, Australia, South Africa, and Afghanistan as his top four of the Champions Trophy […]
The team’s perennial weakness of over-reliance on Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha still haunts the team. Although both players have shown their mettle, their repeated performances cannot be the only pillar of Pakistan’s batting approach. The vulnerability of the middle order was again ruthlessly exposed in the final. The selection of Faheem Ashraf and […]
The eight-team tournament will be played across Pakistan and UAE, with the tournament opener between Pakistan and New Zealand set for February 19 in Karachi. The ICC has now revealed how fans in more than 80 territories can watch the Champions Trophy 2025 games. “Fans in more than 80 territories can watch via ICC.tv and […]
The ceremony, scheduled to take place on February 19, will feature a display of aerobatic maneuvers by PAF jets, including the JF-17 Thunder, F-16, and Sher Dil. The air show will be a highlight of the opening ceremony, with the PAF fighter jets performing a flypast. The jet will also perform various stunts and maneuvers. […]
The winning team of the eight-team tournament will take home the grand prize of a whopping $2.24 million, the ICC said in a statement on Friday. “The runners-up will receive $1.12 million, while each losing semi-finalist will take home $560,000. The total prize pool has increased by an impressive 53 percent from the 2017 edition, […]
The right-arm pacer’s participation in the upcoming tournament remained uncertain following a back injury he suffered during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite being ruled out of the England white-ball series, Jasprit Bumrah was included in the preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. However, Indian media outlets reported that the Indian pacer could not recover from […]
The left-arm pacer became the third frontline pacer to have been ruled out of the Australia squad, joining Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood alongside all-rounders Mitch Marsh and Marcus Stoinis. While Commins, Hazlewood and Marsh were ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025, Stoinis announced a shock ODI retirement despite being named in the Australia […]
