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KARACHI: Hazratullah Zazai almost singlehandedly halted Karachi Kings’ title defence in the HBL Pakistan Super League with a swashbuckling 38-ball knock off 77, propelling Peshawar Zalmi to a dramatic five-wicket victory in their Eliminator 1 clash in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Peshawar’s reward of winning this battle is another meeting with the Qualifier losers Islamabad United in Eliminator 2 to …

Karachi: The national women’s selection committee has announced a 26-player squad from which the national and ‘A’ teams will be selected for white-ball matches on the tour of the West Indies. Javeria Khan, who has an experience of 208 international matches and is the leading run-getter for Pakistan in ODIs, will lead the national side. Rameen Shamim, who has played …

Southampton: New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson completed an impressive five-wicket haul before India’s bowlers starred on the third day of the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton on Sunday. An absorbing day of high-quality cricket, cut short by bad light despite the floodlights being on full beam, ended with New Zealand 101-2 in reply to India’s first innings 217 — a deficit …

SOUTHAMPTON: New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson dismissed Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant in quick succession on his way to a superb five-wicket haul as India were bowled out for 217 in their first innings of the rain-disrupted World Test Championship final at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Sunday. Towering paceman Jamieson finished with miserly figures of 5-31 in 22 overs, …

KARACHI: Despite winning a record eight matches during the league-phase of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6, Islamabad United skipper Shadab Khan warned his charges not to get complacent during the playoffs. Shadab identified a couple of grey areas during the post-match interview following Islamabad’s four-wicket defeat of Multan Sultans at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi late …

KARACHI: From millions of rupees to peanuts. This is how an individual has brought the wonderful game of snooker to this stage allegedly due to personal gains including Pride of Performance. “When people compromise for rewards and other benefits, how they will plead the case of cueists,” people question. Two officials of the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Federation (PBSF) travelled …

KARACHI: Just imagine where were Islamabad United during the last season of HBL Pakistan Super League? And the answer is nowhere at all. A bottom-placed finish in the group stage epitomised how the two-time former champions had fallen on hard times. The redemption for the title winners in 2016 and 2018 has been swift with a fair degree of clarity …

SOUTHAMPTON: India captain Virat Kohli took on a rebuilding job for his team on Saturday, taking them to 120-3 by tea on the first day of play in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. Trent Boult dismissed the dour Cheteshwar Pujara after lunch before Kohli, on 35 at tea, combined with deputy Ajinkya Rahane to try to …

BUDAPEST: France needed a second-half equaliser from Antoine Griezmann to avoid the biggest upset of the tournament as the world champions missed the chance to clinch a place in the Euro 2020 last 16. Hungary, playing in front of a raucous crowd yet again at the Puskas Arena, held Didier Deschamps’ side to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Griezmann scored …

GROS ISLET: Quinton de Kock fell just short of a second consecutive Test century as South Africa were dismissed for 298 at lunch on the second day of the second Test of the two-match series against the West Indies at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Saturday. Pivotal in his team’s comprehensive innings victory in the first …