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LAHORE: Afghanistan were once cruising towards achieving the impossible, only to eventually fall out of the Asia Cup and also heartbreakingly missing out on registering at least one victory in the tournament. After Sri Lanka had fought their way to 291-8 in the final Group ‘B’ fixture here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday, Afghanistan, who had lost their opening …

NEW DELHI: Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah on Tuesday attributed the body’s decision to host Asia Cup matches in Sri Lanka on teams’ reluctance to play ODIs in the UAE heat and abrupt changes at the top of Pakistan Cricket Board. Shah defended the move after former PCB president Najam Sethi’s recent comments in which he mentioned that during …

Pakistan are 88/2 at the end of the 18th over against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super 4’s match at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. Pakistan are chasing a target of 194. Tap refresh to see fresh updates Pakistan innings Pakistan’s chase continues into the 16th over but without Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam, who was unceremoniously bowled out by …

THIMPU (Bhutan): A dominant Pakistan cruised to a 3-0 win over the Maldives on Monday to seal top spot in Group ‘B’ of the SAFF Under-16 Championship and a place in the semi-finals. Pakistan, who last won the tournament back in 2011, came into the game after a 2-1 win over hosts Bhutan on Saturday and started in top gear …

WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson will captain New Zealand at next month’s World Cup after making “sufficient progress” in his recovery from a knee injury, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. Williamson underwent surgery after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the Indian Premier League in early April, which had cast doubt over his participation in the tournament. The 33-year-old had …

KARACHI: Pakistan completed a 3-0 series cleansweep over South Africa after they beat the visitors in the third and final women’s Twenty20 International here at the National Bank Stadium on Monday. The Nida Dar-led side had won the first two matches of the series by five and seven wickets respectively. The last match saw the hosts defend 150 runs with …

LAHORE: A struggling Afghanistan team face an in-form Sri Lankan side in a crucial Asia Cup Group ‘B’ match here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. The result of today’s day-night game will decide which two teams of the group qualify for the Super Four stage of the six-nation event, which is being hosted jointly by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. …

Explaining his obscene gesture directed at the crowd during the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal, former India opener and incumbent BJP MP Gautam Gambhir said he was merely reacting to “anti-India chants” from some fans in the crowd, India Today reported on Tuesday. The report quoted Gambhir saying that “he is not someone who will keep quiet after hearing such comments”, urging cricket …

India have recalled a fit-again KL Rahul for their home World Cup later this year but off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is not in the 15-man squad, which did not contain any real surprises. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul has not played competitively since May after suffering a thigh injury but is due to join the team in Sri Lanka for the Super Four stage …

DURBAN: Left-handed opener Travis Head smashed a career-best 91 from 48 balls to lead Australia to a five-wicket win and a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 International series against hosts South Africa in Durban on Sunday. Australia dominated all three games against a depleted home side on the small Kingsmead ground, and were the better side with bat, ball …