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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has awarded 12-month central contracts to 25 men’s cricketers for the 2024-25 international season, effective from 1 July 2024. The contracts have been offered under the structure that was agreed last year between the players and the PCB for a three-year period. As part of the PCB’s strategy to incentivise, encourage and reward talented and emerging cricketers, five players have been offered central contracts for the first time. They are Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Irfan Khan and Usman Khan.

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Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed Pakistan’s white-ball captain, while Salman Ali Agha has been named vice-captain as the selectors announced Pakistan’s squads for the ODI and T20I tours of Australia and Zimbabwe from 4 November to 5 December. Salman will lead the T20I side in Zimbabwe as Rizwan is rested under a workload management plan. The 32-year-old Rizwan, who debuted in white-ball cricket in 2015, has played 74 ODIs and 102 T20Is to date, scoring 5,401 runs with four centuries and accounting for 143 dismissals behind the stumps. As…

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The Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association finalized snooker team representing Pakistan at the IBSF World Snooker Championships (Men & Masters) – 2024, taking place in Doha, Qatar. Team Members: Asjad Iqbal (Men Snooker Championship Last 64 Qualifying Round) Ahsan Ramzan (Men Snooker Championship Last 64 Qualifying Round) Muhammad Asif (Men Last 64 Qualifying Round & Masters Championships) Naveed Kapadia (Delegate cum Officiating Referee) Muhammad Aqeel (Officiating Referee) Asjad Iqbal and Ahsan Ramzan will compete in the Men Championship qualifying round (Last 64), while Muhammad Asif will participate in both the…

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India collapsed to a humiliating series defeat at home, their first for 12 years, when they were bowled out for 245 by New Zealand in their chase of 359 on the third day of the second test on Saturday as Mitchell Santner took six wickets. Santner ended with 6-104 for a match haul of 13 to set up the historic win and it was his senior spin partner Ajaz Patel who picked up the last two Indian wickets, including Ravindra Jadeja for a defiant 42, to settle the contest. It…

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Sajid Khan and Noman Ali routed England in the Rawalpindi Test as the duo shared 19 wickets among them to help Pakistan beat England by nine wickets on day three of the Rawalpindi Test. The victory ensured Pakistan clinched the three-match series 2-1 on Saturday. Shan Masood-led Pakistan took only 19 balls to chase down the meagre 36-run target as they cruised to their first home Test series win since February 2021 and first home series win over England since 2015. After Jack Leach removed Saim Ayub for eight off…

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Saud Shakeel’s fourth Test century helped Pakistan take a 77-run lead over England on day two of the third Test as Pakistan finished the day on a strong note. At stumps, England were 24-3 in nine overs in their second innings, trailing by 53 runs in reply to Pakistan’s first-innings total of 344 all out at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Noman Ali snapped Zak Crawley (2, 12b) and Ollie Pope (1, 15b) late on day two while Ben Duckett (12, 15b, 2x4s) fell to Sajid Khan. Joe Root…

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Sri Lanka A beat Pakistan Shaheens by seven wickets in the first semi-final at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat on Friday to qualify for the final of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. The second semi-final will be played between Afghanistan A and India A later today. The final of the tournament will be held on Sunday, 27 October. Chasing 136 to win, Sri Lanka ‘A’ achieved the target in the 17th over. For the winning team, Ahan Wickramasinghe returned undefeated on 52 off 46 balls,…

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 Pakistan trailed by 194 runs in reply to England’s 267 all out after stumps were drawn on day one of the third Test on Thursday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Sajid Khan led Pakistan’s bowling from front as he bagged his third Test five-wicket haul while half-centuries from Jamie Smith (89, 119b, 5x4s, 6x6s) and Ben Duckett (52, 84b, 4x4s, 1×6) along with a valuable contribution from Gus Atkinson (39 & 1-2) with both bat and ball, helped England fight back. Pakistan managed 73-3 in 23 overs at the close…

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Karachi Region Whites, defending champions of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, will begin this year’s campaign against Peshawar Region on 26 October at the Ashfaq Ground in Charsadda. The premier first-class tournament will see 18 teams from 16 regions divided into three groups. The top side from each group will advance to the triangular stage. In the triangular stage, the first-placed team from each group will play two matches, with the top two sides qualifying for the final, set to take place from 14 to 18 December. The venues of the triangular…

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Pakistan has announced the playing eleven for the Rawalpindi test, the selectors have not made any changes in the Pakistan team, Saeem Ayub and Abdullah Shafiq will open in the third test match as well. Captain Shan Masood, Kamran Ghulam and Saud Shakeel are included in the playing XI. Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha and Aamir Jamal are also part of the team. Pakistan will field with 3 spinners Nauman Ali, Zahid Mehmood and Sajid Khan. It should be noted that England announced the playing eleven for the Rawalpindi Test…

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