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RAWALPINDI, Saturday, February 08, 2020 (AP/WNP): Babar Azam and Shan Masood continued to prosper in home conditions with fluent centuries as Pakistan took firm control of the first test against Bangladesh on Saturday. Pakistan moved to a solid 342-3 on day two for an overall lead of 109 runs with seven wickets still in hand […]

RAWALPINDI, Friday, February 07, 2020 (AFP/AP/WNP): Bangladesh were unable to recover from the early shocks of losing debutant Saif Hassan and Tamim Iqbal and were all out for 233 runs in their first innings of the first Test at the Pindi Stadium on Friday. Pakistan’s pace bowlers had struck early to leave Bangladesh struggling at […]

RAWALPINDI, Thursday, February 06, 2020 (WNP): Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali has said that the team “is not taking [Bangladesh] lightly”, a day before the start of the two-Test series between both sides. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday in Rawalpindi — where the first Test will be held from February 7-11 — Ali […]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) promised on Wednesday to provide fans “top-quality” broadcast coverage of the upcoming Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, which will be played in Rawalpindi later this week. In a press release issued today, the board said that the match would be broadcast on Ten Sports through 23 high definition cameras, one of […]

POTCHEFSTROOM, Monday, February 03, 2020 (AFP/WNP): India head into Tuesday’s Under 19 World Cup semi-final against Pakistan in Potchefstroom as slight favourites but cricket matches between these two sides are seldom straightforward. “When you talk about India-Pakistan (matches) that brings out an extra edge to the whole competition,” said former India Test player Zaheer Khan […]

LAHORE, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (WNP): Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will lead the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) squad for their visit to Pakistan next month. Sangakkara, who is the president of MCC, would be captaining the club’s 12-man squad on the Feb 13 to 19 tour during which the visitors will play a […]

ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (WNP): Former national team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Tuesday praised Allah for blessing him a baby girl, as he posted a picture of the new-born on his social media. The cricketer expressed his happiness with a picture of his adorable son, Abdullah, holding his newly-born sibling, with a caption saying: […]

LAHORE, Monday, January 27, 2020 (AFP/WNP): The third Twenty20 international between Pakistan and Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Monday because of bad weather in Lahore, giving the home side a 2-0 series victory. Murky conditions and drizzle delayed the scheduled 1pm toss at the Gaddafi Stadium pitch, but play was called […]

LAHORE, Monday, January 27, 2020 (WNP): The final contest of the three-match Twenty20 series between Pakistan and Bangladesh, which was scheduled to take place at 2pm at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Monday, was delayed due to rain. Toss delayed due to rain 🌧️#PAKvBAN — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 27, 2020 Pakistan clinched the series after handing a […]

LAHORE, Saturday, January 25, 2020 (AFP/WNP): Pakistan clinched the second game of the three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh on Saturday at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, winning the tournament 2-0. The hosts comfortably chased the 137-run target set by the visiting team, who had won the toss and elected to bat first. The only hiccup in the […]