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Pakistani cricketers have a large fan following but seldom do we get to witness crazy fan moments caught on camera. But one fan made sure his moment was immortalised. He ran onto the field mid-match to salute Shadab Khan and received a hug in return. Readers, this is one for the books. On Friday, Pakistan wrapped up the three-day ODI series against …

All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz bagged four wickets as Pakistan defeated West Indies by 120 runs in the second one-day international on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 276, the visitors were bundled out for 155 within 33 overs in Multan as Nawaz excelled with his spin bowling and finished with career-best ODI figures of 4-19. …

BAKU: Charles Leclerc pushed Red Bull rival Sergio Perez off the top of the timesheets to end Friday practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with the fastest time for Ferrari. The Monegasque, who had trailed Perez at the end of the first session, pulled out a one minute, 43.224-second lap in the second hour of running to end the day …

NOTTINGHAM: Daryl Mitchell led the New Zealand charge as the tourists powered to 318-4 against England by close of play on the first day of the second Test here at Trent Bridge on Friday. Mitchell’s aggressive 81 not out and an unbeaten 67 from Tom Blundell made England captain Ben Stokes pay for his decision to bowl first on a …

ISLAMABAD: The county’s sports sector on Friday received a budget of Rs3,472 million during the fiscal year 2022-23 for twelve ongoing and seven new development schemes with Rs400 million being set side for the Narowal Sports City project. The Narowal Sports City project, which is being built in the constituency of incumbent Federal minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, …

MULTAN: In a heartwarming moment after Pakistan won the opening One-day International against the West Indies in the early hours of Thursday morning, captain Babar Azam generously handed his man-of-the-match award to Khushdil Shah whose power-hitting at the end helped the hosts to a five-wicket victory. Babar cracked his third consecutive century in ODIs to put his side on track …

NEW DELHI: Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller smashed unbeaten half-centuries as South Africa chased down 212 in a seven-wicket win over India in the first Twenty20 International here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. Van der Dussen (75) and the left-handed Miller (64) put on 131 for the fourth wicket to drive the team home in 19.1 …

HARARE: Afghanistan completed a 3-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe on Thursday in a one-day international series in Harare, but made heavy weather of chasing a modest target due to some lacklustre batting. Set just 136 to win, the tourists scored slowly and lost wickets to be in trouble at 60-4 after the last ball of the 20th over. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi …

Fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has been cleared to bowl again after remodelling his action, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday. The 22-year-old was banned from bowling after his action was reported during his Big Bash League stint with the Sydney Thunder earlier this year. Under ICC rules, an illegal bowling action is one in which the bowler’s elbow extension exceeds …

MULTAN: It took time but eventually the Multan Cricket Stadium was filled to capacity. The magnitude of the occasion was such that even the intense heat prevailing in Multan failed to deter fans from travelling for the city’s first international match after 14 years. Many of those walked for a couple of kilometers in scorching temperatures of 46 degrees Celsius …