A fine bowling display from Australian pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood has put Australia in driver’s seat as Pakistan were reduced to 97 for 8, trailing Australia’s first innings total by 332 runs. After dismissing the hosts for 429, Misbah-ul-Haq’s men made a poor start and kept on losing wickets at regular […]
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Steven Smith’s Century Put Australia Ahead On Day 1 Of Pink Ball Affair Against Pakistan At Brisbane
At stumps on Day One of the first day-night Test match off Commonwealth Bank Series at Brisbane, Australian skipper Steven Smith looked rock-solid and steered the side while scoring a splendid century (110 off 192) after guiding an inexperienced middle order with the ample support from Peter Handscomb (64 off 150), who is playing his second […]
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Want Pakistan To Be First Asian Side To Win In Australia: Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-Ul-Haq believes his side can bounce back against challenging Australian team after going down 2-0 in New Zealand. Pakistan are scheduled to play three Tests against Steven Smith’s men, starting December 15. “It goes without saying that Australia is a very challenging place to tour. It is arguably toughest of all the […]
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Pakistan’s Best Chance To Win In Australia, Says Waqar Younis
As Australia have undergone a massive change, Waqar Younis, former Pakistan coach and veteran bowler feels Pakistan have a great chance to clinch a historic away series win against Australia, as they’re enough competitive at the Test level. “Fair enough they [Australia] won against South Africa but there’s definitely loopholes they can look into,” former […]
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Pakistan Name Unchanged Squad For Australia Tests
Pakistan have named an unchanged squad for three Tests against Australia, starting next month. The selectors have retained an underperforming Younis Khan for a tough and testing tour. Younis, till now, has just scored five runs against New Zealand and another failure will dampen his chances of retaining his place in the squad. Mohammad Rizwan […]
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Hamilton Test, Day 3: New Zealand Gain Lead On A Rain-Marred Day
Only 38.1 overs could be bowled on a rain-marred Day 3 of the second Test between New Zealand-Pakistan at Hamilton. Starting at 76/5, overnight batsmen Babar Azam and Sarfraz Ahmed played extremely well to bring up their 50-run partnership. Looking set to score a half-century, Sarfraz lost his concentration only to become Neil Wagner’s third victim […]
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NZ vs PAK 2016: Tim Southee, Neil Wagner Blow Away Pakistan at Hamilton
Though the bowling of Pakistan team has improved a bit on this tour, but the batting line-up seems to be getting worse by the day showing no signs of improvement. After dismissing New Zealand on a score of 271 runs in the first innings. Pakistan batting lineup suffered a collapse which they did in the last game […]
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NZ vs PAK 2016, 1st Test: Wagner Breaks Into History Books as New Zealand Dominate Day 3
New Zealand are firmly in the driver’s seat after the conclusion of the third day’s play of the first Test against Pakistan. After being dismissed for 200, the Kiwis bowlers reduced the visitors to 129 for 7 to grab honours for the second day in a row. Earlier, Pakistan pace trio consisting of Mohammad Amir, […]
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NZ vs PAK 2016, 1st Test: Colin de Grandhomme’s Six-Wicket Haul Mauls Pakistan
Riding on debutant Colin de Grandhomme’s six-wicket haul, New Zealand went away with the honours on the second day of opening Test against Pakistan. After the first day of the match was completely washed out, the Kiwi bowlers exploited the conditions very well and dismissed the visitors for a paltry total of 133. After suffering a […]
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Mohammad Hafeez ignored again as Pakistan announce their squad for New Zealand Test tour
There is still no place for experienced opener Mohammad Hafeez in the Test team as Pakistan announced their16-man squad for the two-match Test series in New Zealand. Hafeez was dropped from the Test team for the fourth Test in England after a string of poor performances. As reported in the Indian Express, a source revealed that the […]