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Australia Women beat Pakistan Women by nine wickets in the 14th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) on Friday evening. Pakistan copped their second defeat while Australia bagged their third win of the tournament. Australia chased down the 83-run target in 11 overs as skipper Alyssa Healy top-scored with a 23-ball 37 before retiring hurt in the 10th over of the innings. Her 36-run opening partnership with Beth Mooney was cut short by Sadia Iqbal in the fifth over when…

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 England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday. The second Test match will be played at the same venue from 15 October. Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 152 for six in 37 overs, Pakistan were dismissed for 220 in 54.5 overs as Abrar Ahmed did not came to bat due to illness. Salman Ali Agha – the top run-getter for the hosts in the second innings was…

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 England dominated the fourth day’s play against Pakistan as the hosts were 152 for six in their second innings, trailing by 115 runs to avoid an innings defeat in the first Test match at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Pakistan got off to a poor start in their second innings with a deficit of 267 runs, as they lost six wickets for 82 in 24.2 overs. Salman Ali Agha (41 not out, 49b, 5x4s) and Aamir Jamal (27 not out, 48b, 2x4s) returned undefeated as the pair added an unbeaten 70-run…

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 Harry Brook and Joe Root struck centuries as England ended day three of the first Test match on 492 for three in 101 overs against Pakistan at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. The touring side are still trailing by 64 runs with seven first-innings wickets in hand. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 96 for one in 20 overs, Zak Crawley (64) and Root (32) started proceedings on day three. Right-handed batter Crawley managed to add only 14 runs to his overnight score and was dismissed…

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Salman Ali Agha’s third Test century continues to put Pakistan in a commanding position as England trail by 460 runs with nine wickets in hand at the close of second day’s play of the first Test match at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The touring side started off their innings trailing by 556 runs, and lost their captain Ollie Pope for naught after Aamir Jamal took a superb catch off the bowling of Naseem Shah. After Pope’s departure, Zak Crawley (64 not out, 64b, 11x4s) and Joe Root (32 not out,…

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Pakistan is determined to end their 10-match winless streak at home when they face England in the first Test at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday. Their last Test victory on home soil came against South Africa in Rawalpindi in February 2021. Since then, Pakistan has endured a dry spell, losing six matches and drawing four – their longest winless run since earning Test status in 1952. Since that 2021 victory, Pakistan has played 23 Tests overall, securing just eight wins – two each against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, three against…

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India women beat Pakistan women by six wickets in the seventh fixture of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) on Sunday afternoon. This was Pakistan’s first defeat in the ongoing mega event, while India claimed their first win. Chasing a modest 106 to win, India achieved the target for the loss of four wickets in the 19th over. India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a responsible innings and scored 29 off 24 balls including a four. Opening batter Shafali Verma top-scored with a…

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Pakistan Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 31 runs as they defended the 116-run total in the second match of the opening day of ICC Women’s T2o World Cup 2024 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Skipper Fatima Sana led from front as she top scored, batting at No.7, with 30 off 20 balls and followed it up with 2-10 in 2.5 overs. Sadia Iqbal’s 3-17 was backed up by two wickets each by Omaima Sohail (2-17) and Nashra Sundhu (2-15) as the trio returned figures of 7-49 in…

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West Indies’ Sir Richie Richardson, who is a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will lead the playing control teams for the three ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 fixtures between England and hosts Pakistan. Both teams are scheduled to play three-match Test series in Multan and Rawalpindi from 7 to 28 October. The first Test match will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium from 7 to 11 October, while the second Test match will be played at the same venue from 15 to 19 October. The…

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