Tag: cricket
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Abdullah Shafique Century Puts Pakistan on Top Against West Indies
Key Developments: Abdullah Shafique remained unbeaten on a century to put Pakistan in a commanding position against West Indies. Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique shared an unbeaten 168-run partnership after Azan Awais’ attacking half-century. Pakistan reduced West Indies to 344 after claiming the remaining five wickets on the second morning. PORT OF SPAIN (PCB) —…
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Former England Captain Heather Knight Announces International Retirement
Key Developments: Former England captain Heather Knight has announced her retirement from international cricket after a distinguished 16-year career. The ongoing one-off Women’s Test against India at Lord’s marks Knight’s final international appearance. Knight retires as England Women’s most-capped player, having represented her country 320 times and led England to the 2017 ICC Women’s World…
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Australia, South Africa Complete ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Semi-Final Line-up
Key Developments: Australia and South Africa have secured the final two semi-final places from Group A at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Hosts England and West Indies qualified earlier from Group B, completing the semi-final line-up. India narrowly missed qualification after suffering a crucial defeat to Australia in their final group-stage match. The…
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Tri-Nation ODI Series: Pakistan to face South Africa tomorrow
The third match of Tri-Nation One Day International Series will be played between Pakistan and South Africa in Karachi on Wednesday. The match will start at 2:00 pm. President offers condolences to Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini over death of his father Interior Minister visits Jinnah Avenue Interchange project Shehbaz Sharif expresses grief over Libya boat accident…
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Sajid and Nauman give oxygen to the dyeing art of finger spin
The finger spinning duo of Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali have yet again outspun the Englishmen on a wicket favouring the turn. Both men possess high levels of skill in what is known as the most unrecognised role in cricket the finger spin also known as the Off spin. What makes both these men successful…
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Aqib Javed the hope and the saviour
Some two decades ago a handsome Fast Bowler from Sheikhupura decided to hang up his boots at the peak of his career aged 27. Lots of speculation gathered around the reasons for this pre mature exit from the game with some labelling as loss of form and others as fitness issues however, the real reason…
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Babar and Shaheen dropped or rested?
Pakistan cricket recently witnessed the unimaginable in Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah being dropped from the second test due to their lacklustre performances for over two years. Whilst the Pakistan Cricket Board has termed the dropping as (rested), there are no reasons for resting this under performing trio. There are no official reports…
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Multan win not an indicator of Pakistan cricket
The great Englishman Geoffrey Boycott once said “You are only as good as your last performance”. This statement can be partly mistaken for Pakistan’s performance in the second test match against England. Whilst the scoreboard may look impressive for the hosts after a dry performance patch for well over a year with annihilating performances in…
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Shaheen Afridi Welcomes First Child with Wife
Pakistani cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi and his wife Ansha Afridi, daughter of veteran cricketer Shahid Afridi, have welcomed their first child together. Pakistan team players, management and the PCB have congratulated the fast bowler on the birth of his son. A picture of the couple’s little bundle of joy is circulating on social media. War…
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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
The Pakistani team is expert in snatching defeats from the jaws of victory. But if you look at both the teams and their abilities, I think the better team won. The wicket was very unsupportive to batting for sure and we saw the Indian batsmen perish whenever they tried to hit out. Except for one…