Upgraded Gabba to host opening 2021 Ashes Test
With a Aus$35 million (US$24 million) upgrade to public, corporate and media facilities announced on Saturday, Cricket Australia confirmed the Ashes opener would be at the Gabba. During the last Ashes in Australia, more than 130,000 fans flocked to the Gabba to witness the home team thrash England by 10 wickets across four days.
Rohail , Akhtar Star In Pakistan U19 Win Against Bangladesh
Rohail added 49 runs for the third wicket with Mohammad Taha (25), while Qasim Akram (26) and Haris Khan (25 not out) provided additional support. Third 50-over match, Hambantota, U19 won by five wickets Scores in brief: U19 183 out, 48.3 overs (Kamil Mishara 73, Sonal Dinusha 32; Akhtar Shah 4-19, Mohammad Junaid 2-38) U19 ...
Afghan World Cup cricketers bring joy to war-torn nation
Flag-waving crowds were instead marking another Afghanistan cricket victory -- this time over neighbours Pakistan -- with pistols, shotguns and AK-47s blasting into the night sky. "If the Afghanistan team play well, it will be a proud moment for all ethnic groups and for the entire nation," 18-year-old Kabul resident Bashir Ahmad told AFP. Afghanistan secured their place in ...
Cricket: Afghanistan V Australia World Cup Scoreboard
Bristol, United Kingdom, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 1st Jun, 2019 ) :First innings scoreboard in the Cup match between and at on Saturday: b Starc 0 Hazratullah Zazai c Carey b Cummins 0 c Smith b Zampa 43 Hashmatullah Shahidi st Carey b Zampa 18 run out (Smith/Carey) ...
Warner stars in Australia's rout of Afghanistan in World Cup 2019
Afghanistan?s total of 207 all out, made following captain Gulbadin Naib?s surprising decision to bat first at Bristol on Saturday, never looked like troubling Australia. Former Australia captain Steve Smith, who was also given a 12-month ban for his part in the ball-tampering affair in South Africa, made 18 before being dismissed just three runs shy of a victory ...
‘Fight to the last ball’: PM Imran Khan advises Pakistan
“My advice to the Pakistan team today is what I would tell my players before a match: Give your 100 percent, fight to the last ball and never let the fear of losing enter your mind, influence your strategy or play,” tweeted Prime Minister Imran Khan. “Pakistan’s prayers and support are with Sarfaraz and the team.” PM Khan is on an official ...
Pakistan vs West Indies: Fourth wicket taken Azam dismissed from field
Pakistan left out experienced batsman Shoaib Malik, playing his last World Cup, and also hard-hitting batsman Asif Ali to go with two frontline spinners and three fast bowlers. Fast bowler Mohammad Amir is making his World Cup debut, after he missed the 2011 and 2015 tournaments due to a spot-fixing ban and was also sidelined in the last four ...
CWC19 Live Updates: Pakistan batting collapse continue as Babar departs
Oshane Thomas picked up the important scalp of Babar Azam, after the Pakistan?s batting mainstay got caught by Shai Hope on 22. Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir Chris Gayle, Shai Hope(w), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley ...
Holder remains wary of downtrodden Pakistan
NOTTINGHAM (Web Desk) ? Despite the ground history at Trent Bridge, and their opponents? questionable form in the lead-up, West Indies captain Jason Holder isn?t getting complacent ahead of his side?s opening clash of the 2019 Men?s Cricket World Cup. In the past we?ve been a bit inconsistent and just generally when you?re just sitting back and analysing the ...
World Cup 2019: Pakistan team preview
Forever unpredictable, Pakistan enter the ICC Men?s Cricket World Cup in especially poor form, having lost their last 10 ODIs. The last time Pakistan?s 50-over side came to England and Wales they pulled off a remarkable heist, seizing the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in spectacular fashion. While Pakistan have historically been associated with their fast-bowling prowess ? the likes ...
World Cup live: Early trouble as Pakistan lose four wickets
NOTTINGHAM (Dunya News) ? West Indies have on Friday won the toss against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and elected to bowl first at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. 72/4 in 15 overs Sarfaraz Ahmed 9 off 12, Mohammad Hafeez 8 off 7 Babar Azam trapped on 22 c Hope b Thomas 22 (33b 2x4 0x6) SR: 66.66 62/4 in ...
PCB appoints new Director Commercial
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has secretly appointed Businessman Babar Hamid as the new Director Commercial. The appointment of the director commercial for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had become a topic of controversy even before the official announcement. Last year, when the PCB issued tenders for the ground sponsorship, Babar Hamid?s firm was part of the bidding. Many have ...
Pakistan plot to end ODI losing streak, against WI
Pakistan and West Indies will square off in their first 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup round-robin match, at Nottingham on May 31, 2019. West Indies will be raring to keep their momentum going from the warm-up game against New Zealand whereas Pakistan will be aiming to get out of their recent slump, which included a shock defeat ...
World Cup 2019: Windies win toss, opt to bowl against Pakistan
Pakistan have lost their last 10 completed one-day internationals, and are banking on the ?unpredictable? card to finally break the losing streak in the team?s opening World Cup fixture today. Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir? West Indies: Chris Gayle, Shai Hope, ...
Nottingham streets echo with chants of 'Pakistan Zindabad' ahead of Windies match
NOTTINGHAM: A large number of Pakistani fans held a massive celebration to send good wishes to the players ahead of their first World Cup match against West Indies on Friday.
World Cup 2019: Wishes pour in for Pakistan team ahead of Windies clash
As the Green Shirts prepare for the clash, messages are pouring in from the cricket fraternity as well as other celebrities wishing the team all the best for the match. Even when no one does.. All the Best Boys?#PakistanZindabad #WorldCup2019," former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis tweeted. Peshawar Zalmi tweeted: Islamabad United shared the following message: Singer Farhan Saeed offered some tips ...
Head to head: Pakistan vs West Indies in World Cup encounters
Pakistan are all set to open their World Cup 2019 campaign with their match against the West Indies on Friday at Trent Bridge. Pakistan?s record against the West Indies in World Cups isn?t exactly something to boast about. In the 1975 ICC World Cup, West Indies beat Pakistan by one wicket in a group match. Pakistan chose to bat ...
World Cup 2019: Pakistan takes on West Indies in opening encounter today
The bowling line has been a major concern for Pakistan, as bowlers continue to go for runs added with a mediocre fielding, which needed to be sorted out as they take on aggressive batting line of the Windies boosting the likes of Chris Gayle, Shai Hope and the deadly Andre Russell. Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Asif Ali, Babar ...
'That wasn't my best catch': Modest Stokes produces World Cup gem
LONDON: Ben Stokes insists his astonishing catch in England?s World Cup rout of South Africa on Thursday doesn?t rank as the best of his career. Stokes capped a man-of-the-match display in England?s 104-run victory at the Oval with one of the greatest catches in World Cup history. Diving backwards to dismiss Andile Phehlukwayo with a one-handed take on the ...
West Indies playing with Hope ahead of Pakistan World Cup opener
NOTTINGHAM: Jason Holder sounded a warning for West Indies? World Cup opponents ahead of their opening game against Pakistan on Friday, saying his team are playing with a smile on their faces. Holder was positive on the eve of the game at Trent Bridge, with his team boosted by a 91-run win over a formidable New Zealand side in ...
