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CHATTOGRAM: Fast bowlers Amir Hassan and Mohammad Ismail shared seven wickets between them to put Pakistan U19 on top against the hosts on the opening day of a four-day match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday. Bangladesh U19 were dismissed for 149 in 59 overs before Pakistan U19 scored 76 without loss at the stumps on day one. After being put into bat by Saad Baig, the bowlers made sure they extract the best from the pitch which offered assistance to fast bowlers in the morning session. The home side top-order batters had no clue to face Amir and Ismail as their five batters were back to the pavillion inside 10 overs with 21 runs on the board. That Bangladesh U19 were able to score 149 was due to an 81-run partnership for the sixth wicket between captain Sharear Sakib and Sheikh Parvaiz Jibon. Parvaiz top-scored for his side with a 111-ball 56, hitting eight fours. Sharear scored 48 off 98, which included six fours. For Pakistan U19, Amir bagged four wick...

LAHORE: Imran Butt-led Pakistan Shaheens departed for Zimbabwe in the wee hours of Sunday to feature to play two four-dayers and six 50-over matches. The matches will be staged in Harare, Kwekwe and Mutare from 3 to 27 May. Prior to their departure, Pakistan Shaheens had finalized their preparation in a two-day camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on 28 and 29 April before going through an 11-day camp at the Hanif Muhammad High Performance Centre in Karachi. The squad includes 16 players and four reserve players. Six players apart from the captain and Test cricketer Imran Butt have already represented Pakistan in international cricket. Other internationally capped players include Hussain Talat (1 ODI, 18 T20Is), Kamran Ghulam (1 ODI), Mir Hamza (3 Tests), Mohammad Ali (2 Tests), Shahnawaz Dahani (2 ODIs, 11 T20Is) and Saim Ayub (8 T20Is). “ We have had a rigorous training camp for the Pakistan Shaheens team ahead of our tour to Zimbabwe. The players have put in a lot ...

RAWALPINDI: Imperious Fakhar Zaman has credited skipper Babar Azam for his longer stays on the crease helping him to finish the job for his team after he led  Pakistan to a convincing win in the second match of the PAK vs NZ ODI series. The left-hander played a match-winning knock of 180 not out to help his side chase down the massive 337-run target in the second ODI against New Zealand at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. It was the second-highest run chase by the Men in Green in ODI history. Pakistan star opener disclosed that he was able to bat till the last because of Babar’s time-to-time interventions to calm his nerves. “After every over Babar was sending me a message to stand (solid) and not to go hard,” he said in a post-match interview. “Even when he was batting (with me), he never asked me to go for runs. He was just asking to take singles and double, and if needed he himself would take the risk.” Moreover, Fakhar said the skipper tried his best to keep him u...

KARACHI: Pakistan and New Zealand cricket teams arrived in Karachi on Sunday to play the last three matches of the PAK vs NZ ODI series on May 3, 5, and 7, respectively, at National Bank Cricket Arena.  Both teams landed at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport in the afternoon from Islamabad after playing the first two ODIs in Rawalpindi. Rawalpindi hosted the two T20Is and as many ODI matches during New Zealand’s ongoing tour of the country. As per the details, both teams will start their training for the remainder of the ODI series tomorrow at the venue. It must be noted here New Zealand beat Pakistan 2-1 in their last ODI series earlier this year with all three matches held in Karachi. On Saturday, Pakistan sealed a convincing win against the visitors in the second PAK vs NZ ODI to take a 2-0 lead in the series thanks to Fakhar Zaman’s marathon knock of unbeaten 180 runs. The in-form opener struck his third-consecutive century and propelled Pakistan to an astonishing sev...

RAWALPINDI: Fakhar Zaman played a marathon knock of unbeaten 180 to steer Pakistan to a seven-wicket victory in the second game PAK vs NZ ODI series and claimed multiple records in the process.  The left-hander smashed 17 boundaries and six maximums during his record-breaking knock as Men in Green successfully chased the massive 337-run target – the second highest-run chase by Pakistan in ODIs – with 10 balls to spare. The 33-year-old registered a host of individual records in the match as he became the fastest batter not just from the country but from Asia to complete 3000 ODI runs and just the fourth Pakistani to hit three consecutive centuries in the format. Fakhar took only 67 innings to pile up 3000 runs as he surpassed his team skipper Babar Azam, who took 68 innings to reach the landmark. RECORD ALERT @FakharZamanLive completes 3⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ runs in ODIs #PAKvNZ | #CricketMubarak pic.twitter.com/jLHA3F0Mkf — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 29, 2023 He also jo...

BARCELONA: Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha scored goals as Barcelona outclassed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to consolidate their position at the top and moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title. With only six games remaining, Barca dominate the standing with 79 points, 11 ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who beat Almeria 4-2 earlier in the evening. The result took Barca back on track after they faced a surprise 2-1 defeat to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday. Barcelona opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a point-blank header from Christensen following a cross from Raphinha. Unsettled Betis suffered a setback in the 33rd  minute when Edgar Gonzalez was sent off for two bad bad tackles, 21 minutes after he came off the bench to replace injured Luis Felipe. The host capitalized on the advantage, scoring twice within three minutes before the break thanks to strikes by Lewandowski and Raphinha. LaLiga top scorer Lewandowski ...

SHEFFIELD: Luca Brecel staged one of the most astonishing comebacks in snooker history as he won 11 frames in a row against China’s Si Jiahui to reach the World Snooker Championship final with a remarkable 17-15 win on Saturday. Luca Brecel, who won seven frames in a row after coming from behind to beat seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in the quarter-finals, looked all but beaten at 14-5 behind against the 20-year-old Si. But he began his astounding rally by winning the final five frames of Friday’s evening session and carried on from where he left off Saturday to end Si’s bid to become the youngest finalist at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre and the first debutant world champion since Wales’ Terry Griffiths back in 1979. Brecel was the first player in World Snooker Championship history to overturn a nine-frame deficit and this win saw him into his first world final, with the 28-year-old having never previously got past the first round. READ: Iftikhar Ahmed replaces Haris ...

RAWALPINDI: Daryl Mitchell’s magnificent century and Tom Latham’s 98 lifted New Zealand to a massive total of 336/5 in the second PAK vs NZ ODI here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Put into bat first in the second PAK vs NZ ODI, New Zealand piled a mammoth 336/5 in their set of 50 overs at the back of a brilliant century and 98 by Daryl Mitchell and Latham respectively. Earlier, the touring side got off to a cautious start as their in-form opener Will Young perished early in the sixth after scoring 19. Following an early hiccup, a strong second-wicket partnership between Mitchell and Chad Bowes put New Zealand in control as the pair raised 86 runs in just 80 deliveries before Haris Rauf struck again to dismiss the latter soon after his maiden half-century. Bowes smashed seven boundaries on his way to a run-a-ball 51. Click to Watch Live  PAK vs NZ ODI in HD Streaming at ARY ZAP Mitchell then received massive support from his skipper Tom Latham and they stitched a ma...

LAHORE: In-form all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed replaced injured Haris Sohail in Pakistan’s ODI squad for the last three PAK vs NZ ODI matches in Karachi, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Saturday. According to the details, left-arm middle-order batter Haris Sohail, who succumbed to an injury amid the team’s scheduled practice session ahead of the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, has been replaced by in-form all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed. Notably, Haris suffered a nasty collision with his teammate Shadab Khan in the training session and landed awkwardly on his left shoulder. The batter was then taken to a local hospital in Rawalpindi and underwent scans. “Pakistan batter Haris Sohail landed awkwardly on his left shoulder during a fielding drill today,” stated PCB in a statement. “His initial scans at a local hospital were satisfactory. The medical team will assess him before the first One-Day International tomorrow to determine his participation in the match,” the...

Click to Watch Live  PAK vs NZ ODI in HD Streaming at ARY ZAP NZ 35/1 (6 Overs) 5.4: Haris Rauf has the last laugh as the pacer bamboozles Will Young with a scorching delivery in the corridor that did just enough to produce an outside edge and Rizwan does the rest! Haris Rauf comes on NZ 29/0 (5 Overs) Naseem again NZ 27/0 (4 Overs) Ihsanullah continues NZ 19/0 (3 Overs) Naseem continues NZ 16/0 (2 Overs) Ihsanullah bowls from the other end NZ 4/0 (1 Over) Will Young and Chad Bowes come out to bat for New Zealand. Naseem Shah to bowl the first over. PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (1st INNINGS) RAWALPINDI: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the second PAK vs NZ ODI of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. PLAYING XIs Pakistan:  Fakhar Zaman, Imam-Ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c),  Abdullah Shafique , Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz,  Usama Mir ,  Naseem Shah , Haris Rauf,  Ihsanullah ...

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the second PAK vs NZ ODI of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Click to Watch Live  PAK vs NZ ODI in HD Streaming at ARY ZAP PLAYING XIs Pakistan:   Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah New Zealand:   Chad Bowes, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Tom Latham (c & wk), Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Adam Milne, Henry Nicolls, Matt Henry HEAD TO HEAD (T20Is) Matches 111, Pakistan 51, New Zealand 56, No Result 4 The post PAK vs NZ: Pakistan win toss, elect to bowl first in second ODI appeared first on ASports.tv . from ASports.tv https://ift.tt/RLDc7A6

PAK VS NZ ODI: Following their triumph over New Zealand in the first One Day International (ODI), Pakistani fans eagerly await the green shirts’ second victory at Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi. Watch PAK vs NZ ODI Live Match Streaming at ARY ZAP The first PAK vs NZ ODI took place on Thursday at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, won the toss and chose to bowl first. New Zealand batted first and managed to post a respectable total on the scoreboard, thanks to outstanding performances by Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, who scored a century and a half-century respectively. Mitchell scored an impressive 113 runs off 115 balls, including 11 boundaries and a six. Meanwhile, Young contributed 86 runs off just 78 deliveries, featuring eight boundaries and two sixes. However, the target set by New Zealand proved inadequate for their bowlers to defend against Pakistan’s dominant openers, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq. Fakhar Zaman continued his exceptional form, scoring...

RAWALPINDI: Imperious Fakhar Zaman heaped praises on Imam-ul-Haq and credited his opener partner for instilling confidence in him after Pakistan thrashed New Zealand in the first PAK vs NZ ODI, here on Thursday.  Fakhar smashed a magnificent century to help Pakistan seal a convincing five-wicket win against New Zealand in the opening ODI of the five-game series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Set to chase 289, the dependable opening pair of Imam and Fakhar laid a solid foundation for the Green Shirts as they raised 124 runs with both scoring half-centuries. Click to Watch Live  PAK vs NZ ODI in HD Streaming at ARY ZAP Imam, however, failed to convert his 15th ODI fifty into a century as he fell victim to Ish Sodhi in the 22nd over. He scored 60 off 65 deliveries, hitting five boundaries and a six. However, Fakhar continued to dominate Kiwi bowlers and went on to score his ninth ODI hundred. He played a match-winning knock of 114-ball 117 with the help of 13 fours and a max...

Pakistan’s elderly athlete and badminton champion Mahoor Shahzad’s father, Mohammad Shahzad, set an Asian record in Hong Kong Indoor Rowing Championship 2023.  Sexagenarian Shahzad claimed three gold medals at the event and registered a new Asian record in the age group by clocking 1 minute and 32 seconds in the 500m race. Meanwhile, he completed the 2000m race in 7 minutes and 12 seconds. Shahzad won his third gold for taking out time in 2000 metres which was 90 per cent of the world record. In February, Mahoor’s father had also won two gold medals in the indoor rowing championship held in Portugal. It is important to note here that Mr Shahzad’s daughter Mahoor is the first ever badminton player to have the honour of representing Pakistan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Indoor rowing also called ‘erging’ – named because of the equipment used for this type of sport, the ergometer – is a growing sport with competitions taking place all over the world. READ: Mendis bags five as Sr...

GALLE: Ramesh Mendis took five wickets and Prabath Jayasuriya became the fastest-ever spinner to 50 Test wickets Friday as Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by an innings and 10 runs in the second Test. The hosts swept the two-match series in Galle 2-0, recording their 100th Test win and leaving the tourists still seeking a first victory in cricket’s longest format. Harry Tector fought a lone last-day rearguard action to try to bat out a draw, scoring 85 and mounting a 41-run stand for the ninth wicket, but Mendis took 5-64 as Ireland were bowled out for 202 in their second innings. Asitha Fernando bowled Tector with a yorker to end the resistance and accounted for last man Ben White with the very next ball to wrap up another emphatic win in style. The visitors posted 492 in their first innings — among the highest-ever scores to be followed by an innings defeat. After Sri Lanka declared on 704-3, Ireland resumed their second innings on 54-2, hoping to hold on for a draw on a track still ...

VILLAREAL: Etienne Capoue scored twice to seal a dominant 4-2 win for Villareal over 10-man Espanyol on Thursday and improved the side’s chances to qualify for the European championships.  Valencia edged past Valladolid 2-1 thanks to a late strike from Javier Moreno in the dying minutes of an exciting contest. Villarreal moved up to fifth on the table with 50 points, one ahead of sixth-placed Real Betis and five behind fourth-placed Real Sociedad. Espanyol are in the relegation zone with only 28 points in 31 matches this season. Barcelona top the standing and are likely to win their first title since 2019 with a nine-point advantage over arch-rivals Real Madrid, who are on second place with 65 points. Valencia, on the other hand, stay afloat of the relegation zone with the latest win, taking 16th place on the table while Valladolid remained 14th. Espanyol opened the scoring through Javi Puado just before halftime but Villareal rebounded after the break finding the equalizer in...

RAWALPINDI: Dominant Pakistan put on an all-round show to storm past New Zealand in the first PAK vs NZ ODI and scripted a winning start to the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Watch  PAK vs NZ Live Match in HD Streaming The first PAK vs NZ ODI of the five-match series was played here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam opted to bowl first after the coin flipped in his favour. New Zealand, batting first, put up a decent total on the scoreboard at the back of a brilliant century and half-century by Daryl Mitchell and Will Young respectively. Mitchell smashed 11 boundaries and a six on his way to top score for New Zealand with a 115-ball 113. On the other hand, Young scored 86 off just 78 deliveries, laced up with eight boundaries and two sixes. The target set by New Zealand eventually proved insufficient for their bowlers to defend at the back of resounding knocks by their openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq . Fakhar Zaman c...

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday, put another feather to his cape as the top-ranked ODI batter achieved a scintillating landmark amid the first PAK vs NZ ODI here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan’s batting superstar Babar Azam accumulated 12,000 runs in international cricket when he scored his sixth run in the first PAK vs NZ ODI. The right-handed batter took just 277 innings to amass the milestone and became the fastest Pakistani and second-fastest Asian batter to achieve the feat. He is the sixth-fastest overall in the world to get to the milestone. West Indies batting great Sir Vivian Richards was the fastest batter to complete 12,000 runs as he took just 255 innings. Meanwhile, Babar is overall the eighth Pakistani batter to complete 12,000 runs in international cricket. World No. 1 ODI batter @babarazam258 has completed 1⃣2⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ international runs #PAKvNZ | #CricketMubarak pic.twitter.com/5WslNR6QL3 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 27, 2023...

LAHORE: Pakistan Shaheens’ top-order batter Sahibzada Farhan has been ruled out of the upcoming Zimbabwe tour due to a right thumb injury. The 27-year-old Sahibzada had fractured his right thumb in a practice game during the 11-day training camp at the Hanif Muhammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi. He has been replaced by left-handed batter Saim Ayub for the six 50-over matches to be played from 17 to 27 May. Saim, along with Team Consultant Abdul Rehman, will arrive in Harare after the second four-day match, which will finish on 13 May. The 20-year-old Saim has featured for Pakistan in eight T20Is and was part of the Pakistan men’s team in the recently concluded five-match T20I series against New Zealand. Meanwhile, Pakistan Shaheens will undergo a two-day camp in Lahore on 28 and 29 April, before their departure for Harare from Lahore on 30 April. Under Imran Butt’s leadership, Pakistan Shaheens will feature in two four-dayers and six one-day matches. Pakistan Shaheens:...

Click to Watch Live  PAK vs NZ ODI in HD Streaming at ARY ZAP   Haris Rauf replaces Naseem NZ 44/0 (9 Overs) Mohammad Nawaz comes into the attack NZ 36/0 (8 Overs) Naseem continues NZ 30/0 (7 Overs) Shaheen to bowl his fourth over NZ 15/0 (6 Overs) Naseem continues his first spell NZ 15/0 (5 Overs) Shaheen continues NZ 10/0 (4 Overs) Naseem continues NZ 10/0 (3 Overs) Shaheen continues NZ 5/0 (2 Overs) Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end NZ 2/0 (1 Over) Will Young and Chad Bowes come out to bat. Shaheen Shah Afridi to open the attack PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (1st INNINGS) RAWALPINDI: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the opening PAK vs NZ ODI of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. PLAYING XIs Pakistan:   Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah New Zealand:   C...

RAWALPINDI: New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson would not be left out of the ICC ODI World Cup later this year as the Blackcaps management considers roping him in a mentoring role if he will not be completely fit to play the megaevent. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has refused to rule out Williamson from the BlackCaps World Cup squad as yet, hoping the injured batter would make a full recovery before the tournament. Williamson ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee while fielding for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League match earlier this month and underwent surgery. Typically, the injury takes around six-month rehabilitation, which means the Blackcaps regular captain will be in a tight spot ahead of the megaevent in terms of proving his fitness. Speaking in a press conference ahead of the five-game PAK vs NZ ODI series , Stead provided an update on Williamsons’ fitness, saying, his surgery had gone well and he would be given ample to recover fully. ...

LONDON: Manchester City seized control of the Premier League title race as Kevin De Bruyne inspired a crucial 4-1 rout of crumbling leaders Arsenal on Wednesday. De Bruyne scored twice and set up John Stones’ goal before Erling Haaland capped the demolition at the Etihad Stadium as City showed why they have been champions four times in the last five seasons. Pep Guardiola’s side have trailed unexpected pace-setters Arsenal for much of the campaign, but the Gunners have choked over the last month while battle-hardened City show no signs of being affected by the pressure. Second placed City are now just two points behind Arsenal with two games in hand. City will become champions for a third successive season if they win six of their last seven matches. Few would bet against them after a blistering run of seven consecutive league victories reeled in Arsenal. Unbeaten in their last 16 games in all competitions, City have won 13 of their past 14 games as they chase a remarkable treble...

GALLE: Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka both hit centuries as they amassed a record Sri Lankan opening stand in Galle of 228 in the second Test against Ireland on Wednesday. The hosts were 357 for one at the close, still 135 runs behind but with nine wickets in hand. Madushka was unbeaten on 149 at stumps, alongside Kusal Mendis, approaching a century of his own on 83, after Karunaratne departed for 115 — the only wicket to fall on the third day of the match. The first Test ended inside three days with Sri Lanka’s spinners dominating, but the pitch in the second encounter has offered the spinners little assistance and the batsmen dominated proceedings. Captain Karunaratne reached the 16th century of his test career, and his second consecutive ton, in just 116 balls. But the left-hander mistimed a pull shot off Curtis Campher and was caught at deep fine leg in the last over before lunch, two balls after he was hit on the helmet. Madushka had already brought up his maiden...

SHEFFIELD: Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan succumbed to an astounding collapse as he was knocked out of the ongoing World Snooker Championship 2023 after a shocking 10-13 defeat at the hands of Luca Brecel. Reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan resumed his quarter-final clash with Luca Brecel with a solid 10-6 advantage only to lose seven consecutive frames from 10th-ranked Belgium’s cueist, who recorded a 13-10 victory at the Crucible. Briefly after heading into the final session, O’Sullivan made a costly error as he managed to miss a black off its place; allowing Brecel to benefit. In the following frame, The Rocket made another mistake that was met with a break of 64. Brecel then eventually managed to cut O’Sullivan’s lead to 10-9 before soon catching up with the seasoned cueist with a break of 72. After drawing level with O’Sullivan after the 20th frame, there was no stopping Brecel as he continued his domination with breaks of 66, 78 and 63 to claim a remarkable victory. ...

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq, shared his goals for the upcoming PAK vs NZ five-match ODI series and expressed his wish to propel his side to the top spot in team rankings by beating New Zealand 5-0. Imam-ul-Haq, in the pre-series, press conference here on Wednesday, emphasized the significance of the team’s triumphs over personal rankings before asserting that the left-handed opener was not aiming for individual milestones but wanted his team to top the ODI rankings. “I do not have a plan for a personal record but as you know if we beat New Zealand 5-0 we will top the ODI rankings and I have always thought that it’s a team game,” said Imam. Imam continued by employing an example from his and Babar Azam’s individual rankings to argue that his rating is insignificant if his national team is not on the number one spot. “I am on third in individual batting rankings and Babar is at number one, but our team is not on number one spot, which is not a good thing to...

Nearly three months after a 2-1 ODI series loss against New Zealand , Babar Azam-led Pakistan will be looking to avenge their earlier defeat at home when they face the BlackCaps in the PAK vs NZ five-game ODI series, starting from April 26.  Though the Kiwis are missing several crucial players like Kane Williamson, Fin Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Philips and Mitchell Santner from their last visit to Pakistan, they will be eyeing to maintain their dominance over the home team in the 50-over matches. On the other hand, Pakistan have strengthened their bowling attack with the addition of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan – who missed the previous ODI series due to injuries.  Meanwhile, the inclusion of PSL sensation Ihasanullah will further jack up the Green Shirts’ pace battery. All in all, the five ODI matches will be nothing short of an enthralling contest between the two quality sides in the format. AHEAD OF THE ODI SERIES  BETWE...

RAWALPINDI: The trophy for the five-game PAK vs NZ ODI series starting from April 27 has been revealed on Wednesday here at Pindi Cricket Stadium.  Following the conclusion of the five-game T20I series that ended in a 2-2 draw, Pakistan will take on New Zealand in as many One-Day international matches between April 27 to May 7 in Rawalpindi and Karachi. A day ahead of the opening ODI, a trophy unveiling ceremony was held at the venue as the two captains, Babar Azam and Tom Latham, posed with the trophy. reveal for DAFANEWS Presents KFC Pakistan vs New Zealand ODI Series 2023 #PAKvNZ | #CricketMubarak pic.twitter.com/TNf4vlXTj8 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 26, 2023 With the ICC ODI World Cup scheduled this year in India, the series provide a launching pad for the two teams to begin their preparations for the megaevent. Babar Azam-led side, however, will also be looking to avenge the 2-1 ODI series loss against the visitors during their last trip to Pakistan...

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has thrown his support behind Shadab Khan following the all-rounder’s lacklustre performance in the recently-concluded PAK vs NZ T20I series. Shadab has been going through a purple patch since the last year’s T20 World Cup while his recent performances during the home T20I series against New Zealand came under severe criticism. Shadab took just three wickets in the five-game series and dropped a crucial catch in the final match which virtually cost the game to Pakistan. The all-rounder dropped Mark Chapman in the 14th over, who then went on to score a match-winning century to help Kiwis draw the series 2-2. However, Shadab’s teammates and fellow cricketers including Mohammad Amir came out in support of the out-of-form all-rounder amid a rough phase of his career. Taking to Twitter, the left-arm pacer backed Shadab and called him the ‘best white ball Cricketer in Pakistan.’ Best white ball Cricketer in Pakistan performance achi or buri hoti hai cricket me...

DUBAI: Middle-order batter Iftikhar Ahmed has achieved the career-best position in the latest ICC T20I rankings after his blistering knocks in the recently-concluded PAK vs NZ T20I series.  Iftikhar moved six places to equal 38th and is the third-highest-ranked Pakistan batter after Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan on the current list of T20I batters. The right-hander scored 36 from 22 in the final T20I on Monday while he baton-charged  Kiwi bowlers in the third match when he smashed a quickfire 24-ball 60. The visitors survived Iftikhar’s brilliance to win that match before beating Pakistan in the final match to level the five-game series 2-2. Wicket-keeper batter Rizwan, however, retains his second position on the rankings as he closes in on India’s Suryakumar Yadav, who remains the No.1-ranked T20I batter with 906 rating points. Rizwan thrashed an unbeaten 98 in the last match and ended the series as the leading run-scorer for Pakistan. He rose from 798 to 811 points, bri...

GIRONA: Valentin Castellanos scored four goals to shock defending champions Real Madrid as they lost 2-4 against Girona on Tuesday in a major setback to their fading LaLiga title hopes. Castellanos became the first player to hit more than three goals in a LaLiga game against Real Madrid since Esteban Echavarria’s five goals for Real Oviedo in December 1947. With seven games left, Real title chances slipped further into dismay as they sit second on the table with 65 points, 11 behind leader Barcelona, who can stretch their lead on Wednesday when they play Rayo Vallecano. Girona moved to ninth place with 41 points. The hosts took Madrid by surprise with their all-out attack right from the start, scoring the opener just 12 minutes into the match when unmarked Castellanos headed in from close range on a cross from Miguel Gutierrez. Girona doubled their lead 12 minutes later when the Argentinian grabbed on to a long ball, pushed his way into the box and blasted low underneath Madrid ke...

LAHORE: Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris has been included in Pakistan’s squad, which now consists of 17 players, for the five-match PAK vs NZ series, scheduled to commence on April 26 at Pindi Cricket Stadium. He has played four ODIs and eight T20 Internationals before today’s fifth and final T20I at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. The ODI series between the two teams commence in Rawalpindi as the Pindi Cricket Stadium hosts the first two matches on 27 and 29 April. The action will then move to Karachi as the National Bank Stadium will stage the final three matches. Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir ODI Series schedule: 27 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi 29 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi 3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi 5...

RAWALPINDI: Disciplined Mark Chapman-inspired New Zealand came out roaring to storm past Pakistan in the fifth PAK vs NZ T20I and forced the five-match series to level at 2-2. Watch PAK vs NZ Live Match in HD Streaming The fifth T20I of the five-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand was played here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. New Zealand captain Tom Latham opted to bowl first after the coin flipped in his favour. Pakistan, batting first, put up a decent total on the scoreboard at the back of brilliant knocks by Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed. The target set by Pakistan eventually proved insufficient for their bowlers to defend at the back of a resounding century by Mark Chapman. The left-handed batter scored an unbeaten 104 off 57 deliveries, smashing 11 boundaries and four sixes. Chapman was brilliantly supported by all-rounder James Neesham, who struck four boundaries and two sixes on his way to an unbeaten 45 in 25 balls. Their 121-run unbeaten partnership steer...

RAWALPINDI: Wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan fired all cylinders in the fifth PAK vs NZ T20I and muscled the home side to a commendable total of 193/5 against New Zealand here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. More to follow… The post PAK vs NZ: Mohammad Rizwan 98* propels Pakistan to mammoth 193/5 appeared first on ASports.tv . from ASports.tv https://ift.tt/lEcfTrJ

PAK 97/3 (12 Overs) Milne comes back PAK 86/3 (11 Overs) Sodhi comes again PAK 80/3 (10 Overs) Neesham comes on PAK 67/3 (9 Overs) Sodhi continues PAK 63/3 (8 Overs) Tickner returns PAK 55/3 (7 Overs) Sodhi comes into the attack PAK 51/2 (6 Overs) Tickner continues PAK 44/0 (5 Overs) Milne replaces Shipley PAK 36/0 (4 Overs) Blair Tickner comes to bowl PAK 30/0 (3 Overs) Henry Shipley comes on PAK 19/0 (2 Overs) Rachin Ravindra bowls from the other end PAK 5/0 (1 Over) Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to bat for Pakistan. Adam Milne to bowl the first over for New Zealand. PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (1st INNINGS) RAWALPINDI: New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the fifth PAK vs NZ T20I of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Click to Watch Live  PAK vs NZ T20I in HD Streaming at ARY ZAP PLAYING XIs Pakistan:   Babar Azam (c) , Mohammad Rizwan (wk),  Mohammad Haris , Saim Ayub, Shadab Kha...

RAWALPINDI: New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the fifth PAK vs NZ T20I of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Click to Watch Live  PAK vs NZ T20I in HD Streaming at ARY ZAP PLAYING XIs Pakistan:   Babar Azam (c) , Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Haris , Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ihsanullah . New Zealand: Tom Latham (c & wk), Chad Bowes, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Blair Tickner , Ish Sodhi, James Neesham , Henry Shipley. HEAD TO HEAD (T20Is) Matches 32, Pakistan 20, New Zealand 12, No Result 1 The post PAK vs NZ: New Zealand elect to bowl first in fifth T20I appeared first on ASports.tv . from ASports.tv https://ift.tt/oXexB4b

PAK vs NZ T20I: Today, the final T20I match of the series between Pakistan and New Zealand will take place at the Pindi Cricket Stadium located in Rawalpindi. Click to Watch Live Match Pakistan vs New Zealand Fifth T20I at ARY ZAP Both teams are gearing up to compete against each other in what promises to be an exciting showdown. At the Pindi Cricket Stadium, the fourth T20I match of the Pakistan vs New Zealand series was in progress. Glimpse of the PAK vs NZ 4th T20I However, during the 19th over of the first innings, a severe hailstorm abruptly interrupted the game . New Zealand had scored 164 runs and lost five wickets in the 4th T20I when the heavy rain began and persisted, ultimately forcing the officials to abandon the match. Imad Wasim’s exceptional opening spell disrupted New Zealand’s fast start and enabled Pakistan to restrict them to 54/3 in the seventh over. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, New Zealand’s opener Chad Bowes stood firm and continued to score r...