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KARACHI: A five-day pre-series training camp for the Pakistan women’s cricket team begins on Tuesday at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, as the side looks to fine-tune preparations ahead of their upcoming Twenty20 International series in Ireland, the country’s cricket board announced on Monday. Under the supervision of head coach Mohammad Wasim, the camp will continue till August 2 and focus on skill development in batting, bowling and fielding. Players will also feature in intra-squad T20 practice matches before the team departs for Dublin on August 3. This marks the final phase of preparations following a 27-day conditioning camp…
SINGAPORE: Canada’s Summer McIntosh claimed her second title in two days at the world championships in Singapore with victory in the women’s 200 metres individual medley on Monday, while Chinese 12-year-old sensation Yu Zidi just missed out on a medal. McIntosh, who won 400 freestyle gold on Sunday, was pushed hard by Alex Walsh in the middle portion of the race but surged ahead in the final lap to touch the wall in two minutes and 6.69 seconds, with the American taking silver in 2:08.58. “Going in tonight, my goal was to get my head on the wall first, so…
The visiting English will meet the Prime Minister’s XI between the first and second Ashes Tests The Prime Minister’s XI will play England in a novel two-day pink-ball fixture before the day-night Ashes Test, it was confirmed today. The match is the first time an England XI will play a multi-day match against the PM’s XI in what has until recently typically been a one-day affair. The PM’s XI broke with tradition in the 2022-23 summer when it played against a four-day game against the touring West Indies. That day-night match was the first PM’s XI fixture to use the…
‘World-class’ Zampa the first Aussie bowler to 100 T20I matches Despite the plethora of franchise tournaments that now populate cricket’s global calendar, Adam Zampa has always strived to put his country above all else and fittingly today he becomes the first bowler to notch a century of T20s for Australia. Having regularly pushed through niggles like he did with back spasms during Australia’s run to the 50-over World Cup crown in 2023, Zampa also bases his tournament schedule around those that would best prepare him to represent his country. He skipped last year’s Indian Premier League to prioritise his preparations…
ZIMBABWE WOMEN TOUR OF IRELAND, 2025 Prendergast scored her third half-century of the white-ball series © Getty With a comfortable four-wicket win in the second ODI in Belfast on Monday (July 28), Ireland completed a 2-0 ODI series sweep over visitors Zimbabwe following their 3-0 whitewash in the T20Is. Batting first, Zimbabwe could muster only 178 before being shot down at the start of the final over. Ireland, led by Orla Prendergast’s unbeaten 67 and skipper Gaby Lewis’s 44, overhauled the modest target with more than 11 overs to spare. Zimbabwe opted to bat but suffered another top-order collapse to…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England have strengthened their pace attack for the final Test against India by adding all-rounder Jamie Overton to the squad. The fifth and last match of the series will be played at The Oval, starting Thursday. The 31-year-old Overton has played only one Test so far, which came against New Zealand in 2022. In that game, he impressed with both bat and ball, scoring 97 runs and taking two wickets. His selection was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday. Overton becomes the sixth specialist fast bowler in England’s 15-member squad, joining…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England Champions outclassed India Champions in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 with a 23-run win at Headingley on Sunday. Batting first after losing the toss, England posted a huge total of 223 for 3 in 20 overs, thanks to a brilliant unbeaten century from Ravi Bopara. The all-rounder smashed 110 runs off just 55 balls, hitting eight sixes and eight fours in a dominant display. Ian Bell provided solid support with 54 runs from 39 balls, while Moeen Ali added a quick-fire 33 off 13 deliveries. Samit Patel also chipped in with 20 runs…
In a highly contested series, the fourth Test between England and India has continued to offer up needle and drama, with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar in the middle of it this time.At first, a draw seemed unlikely when Chris Woakes’ wizardry had reduced India to 0-2, but India managed to crawl their way to a draw at Old Trafford thanks to some remarkable batting partnerships, as England struggled to find another opening. Crucial knocks from Washington Sundar (101no) and Ravindra Jadeja (107no) helped India overhaul England’s first-innings lead after they refused to end the Test so they could reach…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India have named uncapped Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batter Narayan Jagadeesan in their Test squad for the fifth and final match against England, starting Thursday at The Oval. Jagadeesan replaces Rishabh Pant, who has been ruled out after fracturing his right foot during the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Pant had earlier suffered a finger injury in the third Test and will miss the series decider. The 29-year-old Jagadeesan is expected to join the squad in London by Tuesday after obtaining his visa on Sunday. He will act as a backup to Dhruv Jurel, who has kept wickets…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL New Zealand seamer Matt Henry restricted South Africa to three runs from the last over to seal a three-run victory in the Twenty20 International Tri-Series final at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe on Saturday. Chasing 181 for victory, South Africa needed eight off the last eight balls with six wickets in hand, and seven from the final over, but brilliant catches in the outfield by Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell helped restrict them to 177 for six. Dewald Brevis looked as though he had won the game with 31 from 16 deliveries and was an…