Month: December 2022

Pakistan have strengthened their bowling resources by adding fast bowlers Shahnawaz Dahani and Mir Hamza and offspinner Sajid Khan to their squad for the two-match Test series at home against New Zealand. Sajid has played seven Tests so far and was part of the Pakistan squad for the three-match series against Australia in March. Hamza played just a solitary Test back in 2018 against Australia, while Dahani is uncapped. Related…

Litton Das is relishing the prospect of Bangladesh beating India after they reduced the visitors to 45 for 4 at stumps on the third day in Mirpur. “If we can take one or two early wickets tomorrow morning, it is possible to win the game,” Litton said. “Our goal will be to be positive. There would be nothing like it to beat the No.1 [No.2] Test team in the world….

The second and final Test between Pakistan and New Zealand, scheduled for a January 3 start in Multan, has been moved to Karachi – and to January 2 – because of poor weather conditions in Multan. As reported by ESPNcricinfo on Friday, talks were on between the two boards to rejig the schedule as severe fog and even smog is expected in Punjab – Multan and Lahore are both in…

“I welcome the interim Men’s National Selection Committee and have no doubts that despite limited time, they will make brave and bold decisions that will help us produce a strong and competitive side in the series against New Zealand,” Najam Sethi, PCB management committee chair, said in a statement. “Shahid Afridi has been an attacking cricketer who played all his cricket with no fear. He has nearly 20 years of…

Hobart Hurricanes 122 (Moody 3-16, Hosein 3-29) beat Melbourne Renegades 114 (Sutherland 40, Meredith 3-12, Shadab 3-20) by eight runs Hobart Hurricanes defied the BBL suspension of captain Matthew Wade and a late flurry with the bat from Will Sutherland to upset the Melbourne Renegades by eight runs. After being rolled for 122 in 18 overs at Blundstone Arena on Saturday, Hurricanes dismissed Renegades for 114, Sutherland almost dragging his…

David Warner has vowed to go back to the future on the eve of his 100th Test as he strives to end his lean three-year run in Test cricket ahead of a massive 12 months for Australia’s Test team. Warner’s milestone has given him pause to reflect on what has got him to this point and what has made him the player he is. He is just 78 runs shy…

Ahead of his 100th Test, David Warner has taken another swipe at Cricket Australia for their handling of his leadership ban appeal and detailed how the process affected him. Warner said the drawn out saga, which began in February, left him struggling mentally ahead of the opening Test of the summer against West Indies in Perth and it came to an abrupt end on the eve of the Adelaide encounter….

Lunch Bangladesh 227 and 71 for 4 (Zakir 37*, Litton 0*, Axar 1-2) trail India 314 by 16 runs India made the essential breakthroughs in the opening session of day three as Bangladesh went to lunch on 71 for 4. The visiting bowlers put together a fantastic effort as they complemented each other. Partnership bowling can be a clichéd term, but India projected exactly that during the first session. Mushfiqur…

In an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to include Quetta’s Bugti Stadium among the venues that will host the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The eighth edition of the league, which is set to run from February 13 to March 19, will now be played across five venues: Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Rawalpindi and Quetta. It will be the first time Quetta – the capital of Baluchistan, Pakistan’s…

Pakistan 211 for 2 (Faisal 100*, Younis Khan 56) beat Zimbabwe 210 (G Flower 105*, Friend 48, Mohammad Sami 4-41) by eight wickets with 14.2 overs to spareScorecard Faisal Iqbal’s maiden international century and an incisive spell of fast bowling from Mohammad Sami guided Pakistan to a comfortable eight-wicket victory at Harare, as Zimbabwe slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat of the series. There is just one match to come,…