Pakistan Cricket Team

PCB show causes Fakhar Zaman after batter comes out in support of Babar

Pakistan Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to its centrally contracted player Fakhar Zaman for an alleged breach of the players code of conduct. Fakhar had questioned the decision to exclude Babar Azam from the Pakistan squad for the second and third Test against England in a social media post on Sunday. Fakhar has been asked to submit his reply to the show cause notice by October 21 after the PCB informed him in a notice that he had committed a breach of his contract by criticising the board policies and selection. It's concerning to hear suggestions about dropping Babar Azam. India didn't bench Virat Kohli during his rough stretch between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21, and 26.50, respectively. "If we are considering sidelining our premier batsman, arguably the best Pakistan has ever produced, it could send a deeply negative message across the team. There is still time to avoid pressing the panic button; we should focus on safeguarding our key players rat

Pakistan vs England 2nd Test playing 11, live telecast and streaming

Pakistan has decided to rest Babar Azam for the rest of the series, while Ben Stokes is set to return for the English side in the second Test

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: NZ-W vs PAK-W live time, playing 11, streaming

The place for the semifinal will be on the line when New Zealand and Pakistan take the field in Dubai

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: AUS-W vs PAK-W playing 11, live time, streaming

A loss could mean that Fatima Sana's Pakistan will fail to make it to the knockouts, with other teams also on the hunt for the spots.

Retired umpire Aleem Dar named Pakistan selector as PCB rejig committee

Despite posting over 500 runs in their first innings, Pakistan's loss marked the first instance of a Test-playing nation being defeated after such a score.

PAK vs ENG: England complete record-filled 1st Test match with innings win

England notched one of its most memorable test wins as it beat Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs on the fifth and final day of the first cricket test on Friday. Pakistan was bowled out for 220 inside the first session as Salman Ali Agha (63) and Aamer Jamal (55 not out) delayed the inevitable with their fighting half centuries. Ill No. 11 Abrar Ahmed couldn't bat due to a fever as Pakistan suffered the embarrassment of becoming the first test-playing country to lose a match by an innings after scoring over 500 runs in the first innings. Left-arm spinner Jack Leach picked up all the three wickets on the final morning to finish with 4-30 after fast bowlers Gus Atkinson and debutant Brydon Carse had mopped the Pakistan top-order on the fourth evening. Resuming on 152-6, Agha and Jamal resisted for an hour and stretched their partnership to 109 before Leach struck in his first over when he had Agha trapped leg before wicket off a straight delivery. Leach then finished off the tail ..

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Pakistan get multiple unwanted records in Multan

Pakistan have become the first team ever to lose a Test match by an innings after scoring 500+ runs in the first innings of the match.

Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana to return home from T20 World Cup 2024

Muneeba will continue in the leadership role in Pakistan's final group game against New Zealand as well if Sana is unable to return in time for the encounter in the UAE.

Record-breaking Joe Root, Brook lead ENG to strong 492-3 vs PAK in 1st Test

Joe Root celebrated his record-breaking day with a resolute 35th century as England cruised to 492-3 on Day 3 of the first cricket test against Pakistan on Wednesday. Root overtook Alastair Cook as England's top run-scorer in tests to make an unbeaten 176 and his Yorkshire teammate Harry Brook compiled a spectacular 141 not out off 173 balls on a placid pitch of Multan Cricket Stadium. The two have combined for a 243-run partnership, hitting 24 boundaries between them, and made Pakistan bowlers toil hard on a benign wicket which hasn't deteriorated over the last three days. England now trails Pakistan by 64 runs through its usual Bazball aggressive batting in 3 1/2 sessions, in comparison to the home team's score of 556 over 5 1/2 sessions. Root overcame cramps in intense hot weather to bat the entire day after resuming on 32. He also featured in two other century-stands with Ben Duckett (84) and Zak Crawley (78), who were the only wickets to fall in the first two sessions. Brook

ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Group A, B points table, rankings, key stats

Check Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Group A and Group B leaderboard, top 10 highest wicket-takers and run-scorers here

Women's T20 WC 2024: How India's semis chance hinge on AUS vs NZ result?

4 semifinalists for Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be determined based on the points table. The top 2 teams from Groups A & B will qualify for SFs. Check India's semis qualification scenario here

ACC Emerging T20 Cup: Wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris set to lead Pakistan

Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris will lead the Pakistan squad in the ACC Emerging T20 Cup, to be held in Oman from October 18. Pakistan, who are the defending champions, have named a young squad of mostly those players who have done well in the recent Champions Cup and in domestic cricket. The squad will undergo training at a camp at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi from October 11 to 15 before departing for Oman on October 16. Hard-hitting batsman Abdul Samad, who did well in the recent Champions Cup ODI competition, found a place in the squad, but surprisingly, another young batter, Irfan Khan Niazi, was not included. Instead the selectors have recalled discarded Pakistan white-ball batter Haider Ali to the squad that includes four players who have appeared in the senior team colours in some format. Eight teams will participate in the event with four sides divided into two groups. All matches will take place at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat. G

Indian pacer Reddy reprimanded for aggressive celebration against Nida Dar

India pace bowler Arundhati Reddy was on Monday reprimanded for giving an aggressive send-off to Pakistan's Nida Dar during their Women's T20 World Cup contest here. Reddy had taken three wickets in India's six-wicket win over the arch-rivals on Sunday. She let emotions get the better of her after castling Dar in the 20th over of the Pakistan innings as she gestured in the direction of the pavilion. "Reddy was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to 'using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match'," said the ICC in a statement. "In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Reddy's disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period." Reddy admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction. On-field umpires Eloise Sheridan and Lauren Agenbag, third um

PAK vs ENG 1st Test: Masood, Shafique help PAK take upper hand on Day 1

Skipper Shan Masood (151) and opener Abdullah Shafique (102) helped Pakistan register Day 1 of the Test in their favour

PCB chief confident of hosting Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday expressed confidence that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy would be held in the country and all teams, including arch-rivals India, would participate in the tournament. The 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy is scheduled to start on February 19, and the final is on March 9. Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi have been earmarked as the venues. India hasn't sent its team to Pakistan since July 2008 due to tense political relations between the two countries. "The Indian team should come. I don't see them cancel or postpone coming here and we are confident we will host all the teams in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan," Naqvi said. He also said that Pakistan was prepared to host all the teams including India and preparations were on schedule. "The stadiums will also be ready to host the matches on schedule and any remaining work would be completed after the tournament," he added. Naqvi said the stadiums would "definitely" b

Pakistan vs England 1st Test playing 11, live telecast and streaming

Both Pakistan and England have announced their playing 11 a day before the start of the first Test on Monday

Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana believes they fell 10 to 15 runs short

Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana admitted that her side was 15 runs short of a winning total in a six-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India in a women's T20 World Cup match here on Sunday. Asked to bowl, a disciplined India restricted Pakistan to 105 for eight but then adopted an overcautious approach while batting before skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's 24-ball 29 helped them achieve the target of 106 in 18.5 overs and register their first win of the tournament. "Actually, starting with the bat, I think we were short like 10-15 runs in the batting because the pitch was good so we have to perform according to the pitch. So yes, we shall try in the next match so we can utilise the wicket properly," Sana said at the post-match press conference. Sana felt that anything above 130 would have been a winning score. "...the pitches were slow. If we had gone to a maximum of 130, 140, I think we would have scored a good score. "It's a low-bounce pitch. And we didn't utilise powerplay as we should have,

Indian women barely scrape through vs Pakistan to keep semis hopes alive

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's years of experience saved India from blushes as they huffed and puffed to a six wicket win over arch rivals Pakistan, keeping their semi-final hopes alive in the Women's T20 World Cup, here Sunday. Indian batters made a heavy weather of a paltry 106-run target as it required a 24-ball-29 from their experienced skipper to eke out the crucial win. Harmanpreet retired hurt when two runs were required for victory. Sajana Sajeevan, playing her first game, finished it off with a boundary. The defensive approach by opener Shafali Verma (32 off 35 balls) and new No. 3 Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 28 balls) meant that India could not boost their Net Run Rate which could prove very costly in the larger context of making it to the last-four stage. Despite the victory, India's NRR is currently -1.217 and they remain below Pakistan, who are in third place with NRR of -0.555. India would need to beat both Australia and Sri Lanka by comfortable margins to harbour any hope

Women's T20 World Cup 2024 points table: IND, PAK, SL rankings in Group A

In Group A, India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are fighting to finish as the top two teams to book their place in the semifinal. Check ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 key stats here

IND W vs PAK W HIGHLIGHTS, Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets

India women vs Pakistan women HIGHLIGHTS: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co get their first win of the tournament as they look to fight for the knockout berth in the T20 World Cup.