Cricket

Harare, Aug 11 (AFP/APP): Regis Chakabva will skipper Zimbabwe in three one-day internationals against India in Harare from August 18 as regular captain Craig Ervine has a torn hamstring. The top-order batsman-cum-wicketkeeper captained Zimbabwe to a winning 2-0 lead over Bangladesh last Sunday in another […]

Belfast, Aug 11 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the second Twenty20 international between Ireland and Afghanistan on Thursday: At Belfast Afghanistan 122-8, 20 overs (H Shahidi 36; M Adair 2-12) v Ireland 125-5, 19.0 overs (A Balbirnie 46; M Nabi 2-15) Result: Ireland won by five […]

ISLAMABAD – August 4 (ONLINE) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is optimistic of retaining the game’s all-format players despite their mounting workload in a busy calendar, chief executive Geoff Allardice said. England talisman Ben Stokes quit the 50-overs format last month, citing an “unsustainable” schedule, […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe – August 5 (ONLINE) Tamim Iqbal Friday became first Bangladeshi to score 8000 One Day International (ODI) runs. Overall, Iqbal is ninth opener to breach the landmark. He reached the milestone during Bangladesh’s first ODI against Zimbabwe when he moved to 57 with […]

Harare, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Sikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia struck centuries as Zimbabwe recovered from a disastrous start to stun Bangladesh by five wickets on Friday in the first match of a three one-day internationals series. The home team lost openers Regis Chakabva and Tarisai […]

Voorburg, Netherlands, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the second Twenty20 international between the Netherlands and New Zealand on Friday: At Voorburg Cricket Club: Netherlands 147-4, 20 overs (B de Leede 53 not out, T Cooper 26, S Edwards 26 not out; M Bracewell 2-20) […]

Voorburg, Netherlands, Aug 4 (AFP/APP):Brief scores from the first Twenty20 international between New Zealand and the Netherlands on Thursday: At Voorburg Cricket Club: The Netherlands 132 all out, 19.3 overs (B de Leede 66, S Edwards 20, B Tickner 4-27) v New Zealand (M Guptill […]

ISLAMABAD – August 4 (ONLINE) Pacer Naseem Shah has withdrawn from ‘The Hundreds’ cricket tournament due to national duty, it emerged. According to media reports, the 19-year-old is part of the squads for the ODI series against the Netherlands and Asia Cup 2022. He replaced […]

Bristol, United Kingdom, Aug 4 (AFP/APP):Reeza Hendricks hit his fourth successive Twenty20 fifty as South Africa defeated Ireland by 21 runs in their series opener at Bristol on Wednesday. Hendricks, who hit three half-centuries in the Proteas’ recent 2-1 series win over England, top-scored with […]

ISLAMABAD – August 3 (ONLINE) Left-handed batter Shan Masood, despite being in the form of his life, was not part of the squads announced for the ODI series against the Netherlands and Asia Cup 2022. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled squads earlier today which had […]