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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan are set to take on South Africa in the first of the two-Test match series commencing on Sunday, 12 October, at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The second Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 20 to 24 October. The Test matches are part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 and will be followed by six white-ball matches (three T20Is and three ODIs) between the two sides from 28 October to 8 November. The Test series marks the start of a new cycle for the Pakistan Men’s team in the ICC…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England batter Harry Brook has cautioned against underestimating Australia in the Ashes series, even as doubts linger over the availability of their captain and fast bowler, Pat Cummins, for the opener in Perth. Australia coach Andrew McDonald conceded on Friday that Cummins is running out of time to be fit for the first test. McDonald said Cummins had not yet been ruled out, however, adding that the 32-year-old probably needed to be back bowling at least four weeks before the opener to avoid further setbacks. Losing Cummins for the first test alone would be a significant…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 India picked up four wickets before stumps. © BCCI Shubman Gill made hay as the sun shone down on him in Delhi, scoring his 10th Test hundred on Day 2. Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on his double ton but India piled on the runs and declared at 518/5 with an hour to play in the second session. Gill finished unbeaten on 129 – his highest Test score in India. West Indies showed better batting application than they did in Ahmedabad, and yet finished the day four down and in arrears of 378 runs. India…
BANGLADESH PREMIER LEAGUE The Expression of Interest (EOI) will be announced for the teams on Sunday © Getty The next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will be played between five teams in a compact window from mid-December to mid-January, BPL GC secretary Iftikhar Rahman Mithu said on Saturday. Iftikhar told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium that the decision was taken due to time constraints ahead of next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. “The board has decided to host the BPL from mid-December to mid-January,” said Iftekhar. “Given the short window we have this year, we are comfortable…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India’s spinners struck regular blows to dent West Indies’ reply as the hosts extended their dominance in the second Test after a fluent century from skipper Shubman Gill on Saturday. The tourists were 140-4 at stumps, still trailing India by 378 runs at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Shai Hope, on 31, and wicketkeeper-batsman Tevin Imlach, on 14, were batting at close of play after left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets. Gill led from the front with his unbeaten 129 — his fifth hundred of the year in eight Tests — after Yashasvi Jaiswal’s departure on…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 has already produced breathtaking drama, record-breaking feats, and unforgettable performances. As teams vie for knockout spots, certain highlights are standing out — moments that tell the story of a tournament growing in intensity and meaning. Record-breaking turnout at the opener The opening day of the tournament in Guwahati made a powerful statement. When India faced Sri Lanka, a record 22,843 spectators filled the stands — surpassing the previous best crowd of 15,935 set during the India-Pakistan clash at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai. According to an…
2005 ODI World Cup final Australia’s bid for a fifth World Cup title in the 2005 tournament in South Africa pitted them against a first-time finalist, India. Belinda Clark’s team had been dominant through the tournament, winning five of their seven round-robin games with their other two washed out, including their showdown with India. Batting first in Centurion, Clark and Lisa Keightley departed cheaply, but a superb unbeaten 107 from first drop Karen Rolton and 55 from Lisa Sthalekar saw Australia to 4-215, a reasonable score given just six first-innings totals above 200 had been posted previously in the…
2005 ODI World Cup final Australia’s bid for a fifth World Cup title in the 2005 tournament in South Africa pitted them against a first-time finalist, India. Belinda Clark’s team had been dominant through the tournament, winning five of their seven round-robin games with their other two washed out, including their showdown with India. Batting first in Centurion, Clark and Lisa Keightley departed cheaply, but a superb unbeaten 107 from first drop Karen Rolton and 55 from Lisa Sthalekar saw Australia to 4-215, a reasonable score given just six first-innings totals above 200 had been posted previously in the…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 The lack of a sixth genuine option hurt India against South Africa. ©Getty A sixth bowling option, in modern day white-ball cricket, has become a necessity in any XI, and isn’t just a luxury anymore. With the conditions getting increasingly batting-friendly by design, across board, a sixth bowler is not just a cover but also offers tactical flexibility. Yet, the last time India deliberately made an effort to pack six frontline bowlers in an ODI was in Amol Muzumdar’s first assignment in-charge, against Australia in December 2023. There have been only two instances since when…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan and South Africa’s cricket teams continued their intense training sessions at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Friday, ahead of their upcoming two-match Test series. Both teams practiced for nearly three hours, focusing on batting, bowling, and fielding drills. The Pakistan team trained from 1 pm to 4 pm, with fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, and others in full rhythm during the session. Shaheen was also given extended batting practice, where he impressed with powerful shots during the net session. Batting coach Imran Farhat supervised captain Shan Masood, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel, and…