Cricket

Chittagong, Bangladesh, March 27 (AFP/APP): Taskin Ahmed claimed three wickets in an over as Bangladesh kept their cool to beat Ireland by 22 runs in a rain-affected first Twenty20 international in Chittagong on Monday. Bangladesh posted 207-5 in 19.2 overs before rain ended their innings, […]

Chennai, India, March 22 (AFP/APP): Australian spinners Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar turned the match to hand India their first one-day international series defeat at home since 2019 in a thrilling third and final match in Chennai on Wednesday. Left-arm spinner Agar removed in-form Virat […]

LAHORE 21 Mar (Online): The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced a revised schedule for national side’s upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand. The PCB and New Zealand Cricket “unanimously agreed to make [the] tweaks”, according to the former’s statement. Instead of kicking off their […]

Sylhet, Bangladesh, March 20 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the second one-day international between Bangladesh and Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday: Bangladesh 349-6, 50 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 100 not out, Najmul Hossain 73, Liton Das 70; G. Hume 3-58) v Ireland did […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 19 (APP):Wasim Akram, former Pakistan captain and a legendary pacer, has said that Saudi Arabia could form its proper cricket team as the Kingdom regularly hosted tournaments, adding he wishes to see the game “evolve” in the Gulf nation. Akram made his first-ever […]

ISLAMABAD, March 18 (Online): Pakistan’s veteran Umpire Aleem Dar has stepped down from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires. He officiated in a record number of international cricket matches during his distinguished career. Aleem’s first international match as an Elite Panel umpire was in 2002 […]

Mumbai, March 17 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the first innings of the first one-day international between India and Australia Mumbai on Friday: Australia 188 all out, 50 overs (M. Marsh 81, J. Inglis 26; M. Shami 3-17, M. Siraj 3-29) Toss: India […]

LAHORE 17 Mar (Online): Pakistan’s veteran Aleem Dar stepped down on Thursday from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after officiating in a record number of international cricket matches during his distinguished career. The 58-year-old stood in 144 Tests and 222 ODIs (both world records) […]