News The Pakistan batsman was a treat to watch as he subdued South Africa’s spinners Between 2009 and 2020, Pakistan have had as many as seven chief selectors. The common strand: none deemed Fawad Alam good enough to be picked for the national team despite his stellar domestic performances, season after season. During this 11-year
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Report Visitors were left to ponder how to reinstate the danger that hobbled Pakistan last evening Lunch Pakistan 104 for 4 (Fawad 39*, Azhar 38*, Rabada 2-20) trail South Africa 220 (Elgar 58, Yasir 3-54, Nauman 2-38) by 116 runs Perhaps if the bowling isn’t at near superhuman level and the batsman aren’t desperate to
Report With their campaign on the line, the sixth-wicket pair add 75 off just 32 balls to pull off a stunning win Tamil Nadu 141 for 5 (Aparajith 52*, Shahrukh 40*, Arora 3-30) beat Himachal Pradesh 135 for 9 (Dhawan 35*, Rana 38, Yadav 3 for 14) by five wickets Seventy runs needed off 45
Report Allrounder hits 48 and picks four wickets as Afghanistan make ideal start to World Cup Super League campaign Afghanistan 266 for 9 (Rashid 48, Young 3-61, Singh 3-37) beat Ireland 230 (Stirling 118, Rashid 4-29) by 36 runs Rashid Khan top-scored with 48 off 40 balls from No. 9 before ripping out Ireland’s middle
Report Pakistan, meanwhile, were led out by Babar Azam for the first time in this format South Africa chose to bat vs Pakistan South Africa won the toss in Karachi and elected to bat first. On a sunny day in Karachi, the venue where South Africa last beat Pakistan in a Test match 14 years
News Negotiations have resumed between players union, ECB and counties over potential pay cuts James Harris has admitted that the English game still faces “a huge challenge” in the form of the Covid-19 pandemic upon his election to the role of chair at the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), but said that he is confident that
Angelo Mathews congratulates Joe Root after his double-century © SLC Joe Root believes England will go into their series against India with “a huge amount of confidence” after completing victory in Sri Lanka. England’s six-wicket win in Galle represented their fifth successive Test victory both overseas and in Asia. And while Root, England’s captain, admitted
Report Dliruwan Perera removes Jacks Leach with 11th ball of fourth day Innings break England 344 (Root 186, Buttler 55, Embuldeniya 7-137) trail Sri Lanka by 37 runs Sri Lanka secured themselves a useful 37-run lead on first innings early on the fourth day of the second Test at Galle. Jack Leach was the last
Ajinkya Rahane has credited the collective leadership that he shared with vice-captain Rohit Sharma and senior players Cheteshwar Pujara and R Ashwin for India being able to come back from behind in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli and take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series win in Australia. All four players, Rahane
Report Naveen-ul-Haq and Mujeeb Ur Rahman played key roles to restrict Ireland to 259 Afghanistan 260 for 3 (Rahmat 103*, Shahidi 82) beat Ireland 259 for 9 (Stirling 128, Campher 47, Naveen 4-42, Mujeeb 3-46) by seven wickets Better support with bat and ball ensured Rahmat Shah‘s unbeaten 103 trumped Paul Stirling‘s 128 as Afghanistan