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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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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s premier first-class tournament, will begin from 26 October. Eighteen teams from the 16 regions will participate in the four-day tournament that will conclude on 19 December. The 18 teams include Abbottabad Region, AJK Region, Bahawalpur Region, Dera Murad Jamali Region, Faisalabad Region, FATA Region, Hyderabad Region, Islamabad Region, Karachi Region Blues, Karachi Region Whites, Lahore Region Whites, Lahore Region Blues, Larkana Region, Multan Region, Peshawar Region, Quetta Region, Rawalpindi Region and Sialkot Region. Karachi Region Whites will defend the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title this year after the Sarfaraz…

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Pakistan Shaheens beat Oman by 74 runs to register their first win of the tournament in the seventh match of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup on Monday afternoon at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat, Oman. Chasing a total of 185-5, Oman were restricted to 111-7 in the allotted 20 overs. Earlier, after opting to bat first, the Shaheens were helped to a mammoth total by Qasim Akram (48), Rohail Nazir (41 not out) and Arafat Minhas (31 not out). At the start of the innings,…

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New Zealand on Sunday secured an eight-wicket win to mark their first test victory in India since 1988 as the Black Caps chased down 107 and humbled the home side early on the final day of the rain-interrupted series opener. Dismissing the Indian team for their worst home total of 46 and making 402 in reply, the visitors bowled out Rohit Sharma’s side for 462 in the second innings on Saturday to lay the platform for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Will Young (48*) and Rachin Ravindra (39*)…

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Pakistan Shaheens fell seven runs short against India ‘A’ in their opening match of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams T20 Asia Cup 2024 at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat, Oman on Saturday night. Chasing a total of 184 runs, Shaheens scored 176-7 in 20 overs as Arafat Minhas top scored with 41 off 29 balls. Shaheens lost skipper Mohammad Haris on the second ball after he smacked a six on the first ball of the 184-run chase. After Omair Bin Yousuf departed for two, with 21 runs on…

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