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DUBAI: Ben Dunk’s brisk half-century, followed by Rovman Powell’s unbeaten 40 led Dubai Capitals to an enthralling four-wicket victory over Desert Vipers in the 17th match of the ILT20 here on Thursday. Put into bat first, the Vipers registered a decent total of 169/6 in the allotted overs, courtesy of their openers Rohan Mustafa and Alex Hales. The duo gave the Vipers a flourishing start with an 81-run opening partnership. Mustafa led the stand with clean hitting and notched up his half-century in the process but failed to stretch his sensational knock. He perished in the ninth over after scoring 50 off 33 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and three sixes. Watch ILT20  Live on  ARY ZAP Meanwhile, Hales stood his ground firm and put together a cautious 35-run partnership with skipper Colin Munro but fell agonizingly short of his well-deserved fifty. He fell victim to Jason Holder in the 14th over, scoring a 32-ball 49 which featured two boundaries and four six...

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is about to make a surprise switch to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season, according to reports on Thursday. The Italian team want the 39-year-old Briton to partner their current driver Charles Leclerc, according to a number of reports in Britain and Italy. The BBC reported that Mercedes team staff were called to a meeting with boss Toto Wolff at their UK headquarters on Thursday to be told Hamilton will leave at the end of the 2024 season and head to one of Formula One’s most storied names. Reports in Italy say the move could be announced officially as early as Thursday evening. A move to Ferrari would raise eyebrows because Hamilton has signed a two-year contract with his current team Mercedes for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, but that deal reportedly contains a clause allowing him to leave after one season. Several reports say Lewis Hamilton’s agreement with Ferrari was put together hastily as the team was in talks with Spanish driv...

JOHANNESBURG: Sunrisers Eastern Cape bowlers decimated Joburg Super Kings and powered them to a crushing nine-wicket victory, which sealed their spot in the SA20 knockouts. The defending champions after booking the hosts on a measly total, chased down the target in just 11 overs to earn a bonus point which propelled them to book their place in the knockout stage of SA20. Eastern Cape captain Aiden Markram’s decision to bowl first paid dividends for his side as his bowlers wreaked havoc to bundle the Super Kings on a mere 78. The home side had a disastrous start to their innings as they lost skipper Faf du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks – both duck – in the second over with just 10 runs on the board. Wayne Madsen then joined Leus du Plooy in the middle and attempted to settle things down with a cautious stand. Watch SA20 Live on  ARY ZAP The duo could put together 22 runs for the third wicket before Beyers Swanepoel removed du Plooy on the first delivery of the fifth over. He sco...

KARACHI: Pakistan all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed apologized over his heated verbal exchange with senior batter Asad Shafique in the Sindh Premier League (SPL). Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Iftikhar issued an apologetic statement and admitted that he should not have behaved in such a way. “I am extremely apologetic for my behaviour in the field today. I shouldn’t have reacted the way I did in the heat of the moment,” wrote Iftikhar. Iftikhar Ahmed further shared that he has apologized to Asad Shafique in person and have always held great regard for him. “I’ve apologised to [Asad Shafique] Bhai in person after the match & have always held great regards for him. We have played a lot of cricket together,” he concluded. The incident occurred when Karachi Ghazi’s Iftikhar dismissed Larkana Challengers’ Asad in the eighth over of the 161-run pursuit. In a video, making rounds on social media, Iftikhar was seen doing an animated celebration directed towards Asad which irked the batter,...

Former Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim finally broke the silence on the possibility of taking back his retirement from international cricket. In an interview with a local news outlet, Imad backed his decision to retire from international cricket but hinted at the possibility of coming back if Pakistan need him. “The decision I took, I was 100 % in it. But you never know when Pakistan needs you; you have to do something about it,” said Imad. Imad Wasim further insisted that he needs clarity from the team management about his role and the brand of cricket they want to go forward with. “What I want to know is about clarity — it’s about giving me responsibility, not as a captain but as a senior player, to take the team where I want to or where a group of senior players wants to take it. “I want Pakistan to play the right cricket, the right style, and the right combination. There is nothing wrong with taking retirement. I’m really happy; I’m still playing cricket all over the world,” h...

DUBAI: Shaheen Shah Afridi’s unbeaten 17-run cameo in the tense run chase propelled Desert Vipers to an enthralling two-wicket victory over MI Emirates in the 15th match of the ILT20 here on Tuesday. Put into bat first, MI Emirates could register 149/9 in the allotted 20 overs. The table-toppers had a dismal start to their innings as Mohammad Amir got Kusal Mendis (0) caught behind on the second delivery of the first over. Opening batter Muhammad Waseem (19) and Andre Fletcher (18) had brief stints as they both fell victim to Luke Wood inside the batting powerplay. Ambati Rayadu and Akeal Hosein played cautious knocks in the middle as the Vipers’ bowlers kept things tight. Tim David then bolstered MI Emirates’ total with a brisk cameo, which lasted in an eventful last over bowled by Mohammad Amir. Watch ILT20  Live on  ARY ZAP David top-scored for MI Emirates with a 14-ball 28, which featured two boundaries and two sixes. Amir led the bowling attack for the Vipers with...