Cricket news round-up – 16 July: Taufel reacts to the overthrow, Kohli, Bumrah still top ICC Rankings, Curran scalps 6

Simon Taufel said that England should have been awarded five runs for the overthrow. Fakhar Zaman will begin his Country stint. India A registered their second win of the series against West Indies A.

India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Preview

Team India continue their Asia Cup journey with another clash against Pakistan in Colombo in the Super 4’s. The Men in Blue breezed past Nepal in their final Group A outing, with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill lacing half-centuries, but a tougher test awaits against Babar Azam’s men, who have won nine of their last […]

Shadab show helps Pakistan keep semi-final hopes alive

Pakistan kept their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive with a crucial victory over South Africa in a rain-soaked Super 12 encounter between the two sides at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. Shadab Khan starred with both bat and ball for Pakistan in this must-win fixture, the all-rounder smashing a magnificent 22-ball 52 to […]

Australia knock out Pakistan to reach T20 World Cup Final

Another T20 World Cup semi-final and another thrilling run-chase as Australia knocked out the favourites Pakistan with a sensational victory in Dubai by five wickets. Following in the footsteps of Jimmy Neesham and Daryl Mitchell from the night before, Matthew Wade stole the show for Australia at the death, launching three consecutive sixes off Shaheen […]

Pakistan down New Zealand to make it two wins in two

Pakistan’s bright start to the 2021 T20 World Cup continued as Babar Azam’s men secured their second victory of the competition with another excellent all-round performance against New Zealand at Sharjah. Buoyed by a fiery spell of 4 for 22 from Haris Rauf, Pakistan restricted the Kiwis to a modest total of 134, which was […]

Liam Livingston century in vain as Pakistan win 1st T20I by 31 runs

Liam Livingston smashed England’s fastest T20 century off 42 balls in the 1st T20I against Pakistan, but his efforts proved to be in vain as Pakistan won an exhilarating contest by 31 runs to go 1-0 up in the series. The 17,000 spectators at Trent Bridge were treated to an outstanding T20 spectacle with over […]

Pakistan seal series victory against South Africa in the 3rd ODI

While all the attention shifts towards the Indian Premier League, Pakistan have pulled off a stunning series victory against South Africa in their backyard. Yes, the Proteas were without many of their star players (Rabada, Nortje, De Kock, Miller and Van Der Dussen) for the series decider due to their IPL duties but don’t let […]

PSL 2020 semi-final 2, statistical preview: Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars eye maiden final berth

Karachi Kings have played four Playoffs and have lost every time. Lahore Qalandars, on the other hand, made it to the top four for the first time.

Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars, Semi-final 2, PSL 2020: Preview, likely XIs, prediction

Lahore will play their maiden semi-final, and hope to make it a historic series with a first final appearance

PSL 2020, most runs and wickets after March 15: Chris Lynn enters top ten

Chris Lynn enters top ten after a match-winning hundred. Mohammad Hasnain extends lead.