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Battle of broken toe: New Zealand dominate Pakistan despite Wagner injury
MOUNT MAUNGANUI (AFP) - Not even a broken toe could stop New Zealand’s pace attack dominating day three of the first Test against Pakistan, but their efforts to quickly wrap up the innings were slowed by Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem…
India rip through Australian batting to eye series-levelling win
MELBOURNE (AFP) - A depleted Indian attack ripped through Australia’s top order to leave the world’s number one team with a slender two-run lead and in deep trouble Monday after day three of the second Test.
At stumps in Melbourne,…
Shoaib lambasts ICC for leaving Babar Azam off list of T20I Team of Decade
ISLAMABAD (APP): Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has lambasted International Cricket Council (ICC) for leaving Pakistan skipper Babar Azam off the list of its T20I Team of the Decade.
“I think the ICC forgot that Pakistan is also its…
Babar Azam unlikely to play first Test
LAHORE (City News) - Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam is unlikely to play in the first test against New Zealand after he got injured in a practice session.
Babar fractured his right thumb during a practice session last week that…
Very happy India broke our record, taunts Shoaib Akhtar
KARACHI (City News) - Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has reacted to Team India s horror batting display at Adelaide in the Pink-ball Test against Australia and said that he was happy that Virat Kohli s men have "broken" Pakistan s…
Cricket Australia stick with Sydney Test plan despite Covid surge
SYDNEY (AFP) - Cricket Australia Sunday said they were pressing ahead with plans to the hold the third Test against India in Sydney despite a growing coronavirus outbreak in the city.
A Covid-19 cluster has risen to 68 cases since it…
New Zealand defeat Pakistan by nine wickets in second T20I
HAMILTON, New Zealand, Dec 20, 2020 (AFP) - Tim Seifert’s 84 not out trumped an unbeaten 99 by Mohammad Hafeez as New Zealand claimed the second Twenty20 against Pakistan by nine wickets in Hamilton on Sunday to take the series with…
Pakistan squad allowed to leave isolation in New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH (City News) – Fifty-two members of Pakistan squad have on Monday been allowed to leave isolation in New Zealand after clearing final round of COVID-19 testing. Two individuals are still under quarantine in Christchurch.…
Northern’s Munir Riaz records five-wicket haul on first-class debut
KARACHI (City News) – Northern’s Munir Riaz recorded a five-wicket haul on debut on day two of his side’s fifth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the National Stadium on Friday.
The 19-year-old…
Defending Champions Sindh take on Northern in National U19 Tournament final
RAWALPINDI (City News) – Defending Champions Sindh U19 are taking on table-toppers Northern in the National U19 Three-Day Tournament final, a four-day affair, at Rawalpindi’s KRL Stadium from 28 November.
Both sides had met in the final…