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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced a 17-member national squad for the upcoming UAE T20 Tri-Series and the Asia Cup 2025. The tri-series, featuring Pakistan, Afghanistan, and hosts UAE, will be played in Sharjah from August 29 to September 7. Following that, the Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 9 to 28. All-rounder Salman Ali Agha has been retained as captain of the squad. Senior players Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf are part of the lineup, while youngsters Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz…
Speculation surrounds Marnus Labuschagne’s Ashes hopes but there’s no doubt he’ll be turning out for his beloved Brisbane Heat Marnus Labuschagne will bring up ten seasons at the Brisbane Heat this summer after re-signing with the two-time BBL champions. Ready to represent the Heat once again, Labuschagne was thrilled to put pen to paper with the club for BBL|15. “I love playing for the Heat every chance I get. Literally every chance,” Labuschagne said. “There is always something riding on the games and it’s my job to make a contribution every time, so it’s easy to switch on and get…
With South Africa’s tour of northern Australia continuing this week for the three-match BKT Tyres ODI series, it will continue a 50-over rivalry that’s produced its fair share of memorable encounters. The three-game T20I series produced some memorable moments, so ahead of the 50-over format, we’ve taken a look back at five classic Australia-South Africa ODIs. Aussies settle for silver 1998 Commonwealth Games gold medal match, Kuala Lumpur: Australia 183 (S.Waugh 90no, Pollock 4-19) lost to South Africa 6-184 (Rindel 67, Lehmann 3-14) by four wickets with 24 balls remaining.The ’98 Commonwealth Games represent an odd chapter in the South Africa-Australia…
Australia’s incumbent No.6 expects competition for Test position as Cameron Green builds towards bowling again Beau Webster concedes Cameron Green’s impending return to bowling will put the squeeze on his Test spot, meaning he may have to re-stake his claim in the Sheffield Shield to face England in the Ashes. Webster has performed strongly in his first seven Tests since making his debut in January earnt off the back of supreme domestic form in the preceding years. The 31-year-old took the No.6 spot from Mitch Marsh, who had been preferred over Green as the team’s allrounder since midway through the…
CPL 2025 Colin Munro smashed 120 off 57 in his team’s win © Getty Trinbago Knight Riders kickstarted their CPL 2025 campaign with a blazing win after Colin Munro hammered the first century of the season. Munro’s terrific 57-ball 120 ensured TKR finished with a massive 231/5 on the board. Even though St Kitts and Nevis Patriots did put up a fight, they were always behind the chase and fell short by 12 runs. After flicking Naseem Shah for a six very early in his innings, Munro got going with a hat-trick of boundaries against Dominic Drakes. For his part,…
THE HUNDRED MENS COMPETITION 2025 Livingstone contributed with both bat and ball. © Getty Liam Livingstone dismissed David Warner and Ollie Pope in the middle overs, and then returned to smash five sixes in his 20-ball 45. Joe Clarke scored 54 off 25 as the efforts of this pair combined to take Birmingham Phoenix to a dominating seven-wicket win over London Spirit at Edgbaston. Trent Boult struck on the second ball of the game after Livingstone chose to bowl as he cleaned up Jamie Smith for a duck. Kane Williamson accentuated the slow start with three successive fours off Tim…
The absence of Babar wasn’t the only surprise in Hesson’s squad for Pakistan’s upcoming contests, with Mohammad Rizwan also missing out on the 17-player group as selectors opted to choose batters that consistently scored at a high strike rate. Hesson indicated it was important that players that had performed well in recent white-ball matches were rewarded and said that choosing batters that scored quickly would be part of his selection process going forward. “We were challenged with three different surfaces (in recent matches against Bangladesh and West Indies)” Hesson said. “In Lahore, the surfaces were flat and the batting excelled.…
Mitch Marsh isn’t expecting much change in Australia’s approach as they switch formats in their white-ball series against South Africa. The 33-year-old will take charge of the one-day international side once again in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, who has been rested for this series. Australia took an aggressive approach with the bat in the T20 series, packing their XI with big hitters and being prepared to lose wickets early as they sought big totals. While the series was a 2-1 success for the hosts, across the three matches they found themselves in the uncomfortable position of being…
CHENGDU: China swept two gold medals in breaking on Sunday while Zhang Hao and Zhu Siyi added two more when they reigned supreme in the roller sports event on the final day of The World Games as the hosts topped both the gold and overall medal tables for the first time. China has achieved its best-ever performance at the global showpiece, China’s delegation officials announced on Sunday. China’s 321 athletes competed in 152 events across 28 sports, capturing 36 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals. The tally marks the country’s best record since it began participating in The World…
Alexander Zverev of Germany plays a backhand return against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz during their Cincinnati Open semi-final at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.—AFP CINCINNATI: World number one Jannik Sinner and hot rival Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a major final for the fourth time this season after both booked straight-set wins into the title match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday. Defending champion Sinner ruthlessly subdued 136th-ranked qualifier Terence Atmane 7-6(7/4), 6-2 while Spanish second seed Alcaraz defeated an ailing Alexander Zverev, who was suffering badly from the 32 Celsius heat and humidity, by 6-4, 6-3. Alcaraz and…