Javed Ahmadi equalled his previous best but Afghanistan were restricted to 212 for six batting first against the West Indies in the first fixture of a three-match One-Day International series at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Friday. Ahmadi’s 81 was the cornerstone of their effort on a pitch that offered some assistance … Read more
Hasan Ali took three wickets as Pakistan completed a stunning turnaround in the field to restrict South Africa to 219 for eight in their Champions Trophy Group B match at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Just three days after conceding 319 for three against arch-rivals India in a crushing 124-run opening defeat by the title-holders at Edgbaston, … Read more
Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai won the toss and chose to bat first against the West Indies in the final fixture of the three-match T20 International series at Warner Park in St Kitts on Monday. After comfortable victories in the first two matches, the home side have retained an unchanged 11 in pursuit of a whitewash … Read more
West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite won the toss and chose to bat first against Afghanistan in the second fixture of a three-match T20 International series at Warner Park in St Kitts on Saturday. Victors by six wickets in the opening fixture a day earlier, the home side have retained an unchanged 11 in pursuit of … Read more
West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite won the toss and chose to bat first against Afghanistan in the second fixture of a three-match T20 International series at Warner Park in St Kitts on Saturday. Victors by six wickets in the opening fixture a day earlier, the home side have retained an unchanged 11 in pursuit of … Read more
Pakistan’s most successful skipper Misbah-ul-Haq will retire after the upcoming Test series against the West Indies, he announced Thursday, ending months of speculation over his future. “The series against the West Indies is my last series,” the 42-year-old told reporters at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, adding that he had been no pressure to retire. … Read more
Pakistan’s Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Sunday called for life bans on anyone found guilty of fixing, adding that an investigation into five players threatened years of work to clean up the country’s image. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has provisionally suspended Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Irfan, Shahzaib Hasan and Nasir Jamshed on charges linked … Read more
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath picked up two wickets in two balls to give Sri Lanka a fighting chance in the second Test against Bangladesh in Colombo on Sunday. The hosts reduced Bangladesh to 38 for two at lunch on the fifth day after setting a target of 191 runs, thanks to a dogged half-century by … Read more
Pakistan’s ageing Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday made himself available for next month’s series in the West Indies, ignoring entreaties from ex-players to call time on his illustrious career following a slew of poor results. Misbah, who will turn 43 in May, had asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for time to decide on his … Read more
Tarisai Musakanda hit 60 as Zimbabwe kept their five-match ODI series alive with a three-run win over Afghanistan in Harare on Tuesday. Bowlers Tendai Chatara, Sean Williams and Chris Mpofu all took three wickets as Zimbabwe bowled out the tourists for 126 runs off 29.3 overs having scored 129 from 32.4 overs. Afghanistan, who lead … Read more