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LAHORE: Australian legend Ricky Ponting believes Pakistan are strong competitors for a spot in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final. In a special episode of The ICC Review on Saturday, cricket legends Ravi Shastri and Ponting told journalist Sanjana Ganesan that Australia and India are the two front-runners for this year’s Champions Trophy. However, the former Aussie captain is of the opinion that “there is another contender in the mix”. He thinks hosts Pakistan can pose a strong challenge to the two favourites. Ponting, as quoted by the ICC website, said…

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LAHORE: The upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 drew an overwhelming response from cricket fans as the official ticketing website went down due to high traffic, causing inconvenience to fans attempting to purchase tickets. The ticket sale for the Pakistan-hosted matches of the eight-team tournament went live at 2pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST) and drew unusual interest from the fans. As buyers flocked to the website, it consequently resulted in the failure of its servers, causing difficulties for the fans in securing a seat for themselves to watch the matches…

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MULTAN: West Indies secured their first Test win in Pakistan since 1990 after beating the hosts by 120 runs in the second match in Multan on Monday to ensure the series ended in a 1-1 draw. Pakistan needed 178 to win and sweep the two-match series after being reduced to 76-4 at stumps on the second day but lost two quick wickets when Saud Shakeel (13) and Kashif Ali (1) were removed cheaply by Kevin Sinclair and Jomel Warrican. Mohammad Rizwan gave the hosts a fighting chance, scoring 25 runs…

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MULTAN: West Indies resumed their batting on Sunday after taking a slim lead against Pakistan a day ago as the national side looks to restrict the visitors to a low total on the second day of the Test series decider. The Windies are leading the match by 9 runs against the Green Shirts at no loss of wicket at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The opening day was dominated by spinners, with Noman Ali achieving a hat trick for the home side during his impressive 6-41 spell. Jomel Warrican claimed 4…

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MULTAN: Pakistani spinners led by Noman Ali restricted West Indies at 163 within opening day’s first session on Saturday in the final Test match here at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Noman had a lion’s share as he took six wickets for 41 runs, Sajid Khan dismissed 2 for 64, while Kashif Ali and Abrar Ahmed took one wicket apiece for 16 and 24, respectively. The visitors’ tailenders proved to be the most destructive as Gudakesh Motie scored 55, unbeaten Jomel Warrican 36 and Kemar Roach 25. Apart from these, only Kavem…

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed on Saturday the itinerary for the upcoming tri-nation ODI series, which will include New Zealand and South Africa. The series will be played on a single-league basis from February 8 to 14, with Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium hosting the opening two matches and Karachi’s National Stadium staging the final league match and the final. Pakistan and New Zealand will kick off the series at the iconic Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday, February 8, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 2pm (PST). New Zealand…

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MULTAN: West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in the series decider Test match here at the Multan Cricket Ground on Saturday. The Men in Maroon are eyeing a victory to level series as Pakistan are leading 1-0. The hosts won the first Test by 127-run thanks to spinners. Debutant pacer Kashif Ali has been inducted into the playing XI of Pakistan today. Addressing a press conference at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite said his team was determined to…

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KARACHI: England batter James Vince has questioned the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) no-objection certificate (NOC) policy, highlighting its restrictive stance on overseas league participation, including the Pakistan Super League (PSL), during the English domestic season, while making exceptions for the Indian Premier League (IPL). Speaking after being retained by Karachi Kings for the PSL, Vince criticised the “double standards” evident in the ECB’s policy. “PSL is a shorter competition, so if you’re going to play in that, you’re probably missing less domestic cricket than if you’re going to…

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Spinner Sajid Khan took five wickets to guide Pakistan to a 127-run win in the first Test of the two-match series against West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Sunday. Sajid took 5-50 on the third day of the Test to finish with nine wickets for the match, while fellow spinner Abrar Ahmed took 4-27 as the West Indies were bundled out for 123 after they were set a target of 251 to win. Pakistan’s spinners took all the wickets in West Indies’ second innings, with Noman…

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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar unveiled 15-member squads for upcoming events of a three-match ODI series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Sharma and Agarkar held a press conference to officially reveal the squad ahead of the tournament in Pakistan and the UAE. One of the key highlights of the squad is the return of pacer Mohammed Shami, who last featured in an ODI match against Australia during the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Shami’s inclusion comes as a significant boost to…

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