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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan started their T20I series against the West Indies on a winning note, securing a 14-run victory in the opening match at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium on Friday. Batting first, Pakistan posted a competitive total of 178-6. Saim Ayub led the charge with a composed knock of 57 runs from 38 balls, including five fours and two sixes. He shared an important 81-run partnership with Fakhar Zaman, who contributed 28 off 24 balls. Earlier, openers Saim and Sahibzada Farhan gave Pakistan a decent start, adding 26 runs before Farhan was dismissed for 14. After Fakhar…
All you need to know ahead of the 2025 edition of The Hundred, which is live on Sky Sports from August 5-31.Who are the teams involved?The eight city-based teams are: Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Manchester Originals, Northern Superchargers, Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave, Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire. Every matchday is a double header, with a women’s game in the afternoon followed by a men’s fixture in the evening at the same ground, starting on Tuesday, August 5, with London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles. Every match is live on Sky Sports.And where are games being played?Phoenix play home games at Edgbaston,…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 A fighting half-century from Karun Nair stabilised India after quick wickets © Getty After four dud pitches, the series finale finally stirred to life with a green-top under low, grey skies at The Oval, just as you’d expect in England. That Karun Nair chose the toughest batting conditions of the summer to score his first fifty of the series said plenty about him, but also about an Indian side that ended the 64-over opening day of the fifth and final Test at 204 for 6. Three of the six wickets fell to unforced errors, including…
All you need to know ahead of the 2025 edition of The Hundred, which is live on Sky Sports from August 5-31.Who are the teams involved?The eight city-based teams are: Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Manchester Originals, Northern Superchargers, Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave, Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire. Every matchday is a double header, with a women’s game in the afternoon followed by a men’s fixture in the evening at the same ground, starting on Tuesday, August 5, with London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles. Every match is live on Sky Sports.And where are games being played?Phoenix play home games at Edgbaston,…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 No reaching, no flashing, no flirting outside off – Sai Sudharsan followed the ‘hands in the pocket’ technique on Day 1 at the Oval ©AFP The opening beats of a Test match in England can be a sensory overdose. The hum of anticipation rising from the terraces, the dissection of the toss decision, and then, just before the first ball, the solemn swell of Jerusalem. Add to that a sharp nip in the air for the 11 AM start, clouds hanging low like a false ceiling, and a slip cordon crouched in collective stillness. It’s…
LAHORE: This year’s Asia Cup which among other nations will feature defending champions India and Pakistan, the two major cricketing giants of the continent, is facing a fresh challenge — this time from the broadcaster, Dawn has learnt. A highly exorbitant rate set for Pakistan’s region by official broadcaster of the Asia Cup based in India plus the uncertainty prevailing over the pinnacle clash of the event between Pakistan and India, the chances are bleak that any sports channel in Pakistan could buy the broadcasting rights for the continental showpiece. The Asia Cup is scheduled to be held from Sept…
CSA AWARDS Dane Paterson (centre) was instrumental in South Africa reaching the WTC final, which they went on to win © Getty Thirty-six awards were handed out at CSA’s annual function in Johannesburg on Thursday night in the professional categories alone. In the morning session, 25 other winners were named in the “pathways” sections. Of all the 61 who were garlanded – everyone from curators, scorers and umpires to coaches and players; girls and boys, women and men – one name rose from the glitz. It wasn’t that of Keshav Maharaj, the men’s player of the year, nor Nonkululeko Mlaba,…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND 2025 Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the Oval Test © Getty Jasprit Bumrah has remained the axis around which conversations have spun, whether steaming in with the ball or sitting out in plain view. Ever since it was revealed that he would feature in only three of the five Tests of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, a cautious call to preserve his body post his back injury in Australia, questions have trailed the decision like shadows. Was it a rigid plan? Who called the shots? And, with the series on the line at The Oval, and with India…
AFGHANISTAN’S CRICKET ROADMAP Naseeb Khan outlines plans to bring international cricket home within the next 3-4 years © Cricbuzz The idea of hosting international cricket in Afghanistan might once have seemed far-fetched. But for Afghanistan Cricket Board’s Chief Executive Naseeb Khan, that dream is inching closer to reality. Speaking to Cricbuzz during his recent visit to Bangladesh for the Asian Cricket Council Annual General Meeting, Naseeb shared insights into the board’s ambitions – from launching the second edition of the APL to developing infrastructure and ensuring domestic cricket remains a pipeline for national talent. Excerpts: There’s talk of reviving the…
On the most-bowler friendly surface of the series, England veered from the sublime to the surreal on the rain-affected opener to the fifth Test Gus Atkinson set the standard for a revamped England attack on day one of the deciding fifth Test against India but injury and inconsistency among his fellow bowlers stopped the hosts taking control. Atkinson was handed his first appearance of the series on home turf at The Oval, returning from a hamstring injury with little more than a club appearance for Spencer CC and one tune-up for Surrey’s second XI under his belt. But in the…