Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released the list of contracted players for this year which has seen some major changes. Comeback man Mohammed Amir has been awarded a B-Category contract while stars like Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad has been demoted to D-category contract which is the lowest of all the contracts. Veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi, Junaid […]
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Pakistan names unchanged squad for the final Test
Pakistan selectors have decided to retain the current Test squad for the third and final Test of the series to be played at Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The ‘so-called’ hosts have already won the two Test matches of the series and are up in the series by 2-0 with still one match to go. The […]
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West Indies skipper Holder blames dropped catches for loss
Dubai, Oct 19 (IANS) Chances given to triple-century maker Azhar Ali and extras conceded were key factors in the West Indies’ loss to Pakistan in the first Test, skipper Jason Holder has said. The West Indies lost to Pakistan by 56 runs despite Darren Bravo leading the fight with his eighth Test century that took […]
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Proud of Darren Bravo’s innings – Jason Holder
Darren Bravo’s heroics against Pakistan at Dubai in the pink ball test showed that the southpaw was serious to get his side past the winning line and do something seriously extraordinary. In the second innings, West Indies had the chance to create history, as they were given a target of 346 after a typical Pakistani […]
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Pakistan announce squad for Test series against West Indies!
Pakistan named a 14 member squad for the upcoming test series against West Indies in UAE, commencing from the 13th of October. The first test will be a historic day and night test, which will be played with the pink ball in Dubai. There were quite a few changes to the squad which performed well […]
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Chris Gayle to play for Karachi Kings in the second edition of Pakistan Super League
West Indies star Chris Gayle will play for Karachi Kings in the second edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) after the Karachi-based franchise traded Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir with the Lahore Qalandars for securing the services of the explosive batsman. The team recently organised a talent hunt program named Khiladi Ki Khoj, to unearth young talents […]
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Azhar Ali optimistic about Pakistan’s qualification chances in World Cup 2019
After a dismal ODI series against England, Pakistan finally struck some form as they whitewashed West Indies in the 3 match series. The third ODI followed the trend of the first two games as Pakistan piled upon a massive score to comprehensively win the game. Youngster Babar Azam etched himself in record books as he […]
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Skipper Holder laments West Indies struggle to find ‘complete game’
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), Oct 3 (IANS) Captain Jason Holder has welcomed the improvement shown by his batsmen but said the West Indies were still searching for the “complete game” after going down to Pakistan by 59 runs in the second One-Day International. Chasing 338 for victory at Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Sunday, the […]
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Pakistan was better than West Indies in all departments: Skipper Sarfraz
Abu Dhabi, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has said they outplayed the West Indies in every department in a 3-0 whitewash of the reigning world champions in the recent Twenty20 International series. “We never imagined that we would win the series 3-0. They are the world champions and they are a strong team, […]
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Pakistan v West Indies: 3rd T20I – Statistical Review
On Tuesday, Pakistan continued their T20I winning streak as they beat West Indies in the 3rd and final T20I of this series at Abu Dhabi. After winning the toss, Pakistan decided to bowl first. West Indies only managed to score 103/5 in 20 allotted overs. In reply, Pakistan comfortably reached that target in 15.1 overs […]