The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is looking into the possibility of hosting a Test match between India and Pakistan, who have not played each other in the longest format of the game since 2007 with bilateral cricket between the neighbours suspended. Since India hosted Pakistan in a bilateral limited-overs series in 2013 the pair have only competed against each …
Spinners Michael Bracewell and Ajaz Patel grabbed three wickets between them to leave Pakistan struggling on 115-4 at lunch Monday on the opening day of the first Test in Karachi. Bracewell dismissed Shan Masood for three and Imam-ul-Haq for 24, while Patel took the early wicket of Abdullah Shafique for seven after Pakistan won the toss and opted to …
KARACHI, Dec 26b (EW): Pakistan have decided to bat first after winning the toss of the first Test match against New Zealand at Karachi National Bank Arena on Monday. The Green Shirts have made three changes in the squad after a white wash defeat against England. Wicket-keeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed has replaced Mohammad Rizwan. After nearly four years, Sarfaraz …
New Zealand’s cricket team returned to Pakistan on Thursday to play two Tests and three one-day internationals, a year after abondoning their tour over a security threat. The arrival of the Kiwis comes just days after England whitewashed Pakistan at home in a three-match Test series that has seen the hosts’ cricket board chief sacked. New Zealand sparked deep …
KARACHI, Dec 20 (EW): Men in Green have been whitewashed in a Test series on home soil after England beat it by 8 wickets in the third Test in Karachi on Tuesday. Confident visitors completed the whitewash by winning the final test match by eight wickets. England needed only 55 more runs on the fourth day while chasing 167. …
DOHA, Dec 15 (EW): Defending champions France put an end to Morocco’s dream run in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 with a dominating 2-0 victory in the second semi-final and set a blockbuster final with Lione Messi’s Argentina. Morocco’s dream of stretching their astounding run to the final for the first time in history came to a frustrating …
MULTAN, Dec 12 (AFP): Mark Wood grabbed four Pakistan wickets to give England a hard-fought 26-run win on Monday in the second Test in Multan and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The fast bowler finished with 4-65 as Pakistan were dismissed for 328 about 50 minutes after lunch, having been set a challenging 355-run target. …
Pakistan were all out for 202 in the second test against England in Multan on Saturday, conceding a first-innings lead of 79 on day two of the contest. Babar Azam (75) and Saud Shakeel (63) scored half-centuries for the home side. Left-arm spinner Jack Leach was pick of the English bowlers claiming 4-98. England, on their first test tour …
DOHA, Dec 7 (AFP): Portugal dismantled Switzerland 6-1 to charge into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday as Goncalo Ramos started in place of Cristiano Ronaldo and scored the first hat-trick of the tournament. The Portuguese will face Morocco in the quarter-finals after sweeping aside the Swiss in a display that was every bit as impressive as Brazil’s demolition of …
DOHA, Dec 5 (AFP): Gareth Southgate admits England will face the “biggest test” of their World Cup ambitions when they face holders France in a blockbuster quarter-final on Saturday. Southgate’s side recovered from a nervous start before powering to a 3-0 win against Senegal in Sunday’s last-16 clash at the Al Bayt Stadium. England will return to the Al Khor …
