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Cricket South Africa on Thursday announced the T20 and ODI squads for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against Pakistan. South Africa will be looking for a fresh start under their new limited overs captain Temba Bavuma. He will be taking over from wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock who was removed as the skipper after the South Africans lost miserably in …

LAUSANNE: An Olympics under the dark cloud of Covid-19 may not be the experience athletes had hoped for, but they are still eager to grab their chance to shine, be there fans or not. With the postponed Olympics set to start on July 22, the organisers are still wrestling with the issue of how many spectators they can safely allow …

JOANNESBURG: Opening batsman Aiden Markram and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder will return to South Africa’s One-day International squad for the first time in two years ahead of their three-match home series against Pakistan next month. Markram has not played since the World Cup in England having failed to transfer his Test form into the 50-over format, while Mulder won the last …

AHMEDABAD: Indian bowlers stifled England’s batters to secure an eight-run victory in the fourth Twenty20 International on Thursday to level the five-match series at 2-2. Shardul Thakur claimed three wickets while Hardik Pandya and Rahul Chahar took two each as India restricted England to 177-8 in their chase of 186 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Ben Stokes smacked …

LAHORE: In an abrupt decision, seven more players were on Thursday invited to attend a seven-day national training camp of Pakistan’s ODI and T20 squads announced recently for the upcoming tours to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Interestingly, all the players already selected for the Africa tour are required to report at a local hotel for the camp starting on Friday. …

PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks set to face Manchester United in AC Milan’s Europa League showdown with the English giants on Thursday as the resurgent ‘Rossoneri’ aim to announce their return to the big stage. The Swede should be in good spirits after announcing his return to international football after nearly five years away on Tuesday, and appears to be winning …

LAHORE: Only one, out of a total of 35 members of Pakistan’s Africa-bound squad tested positive for Covid-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday. Pakistan are scheduled to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe from March 26. On their tour to South Africa, Pakistan will play three ODIs and four Twenty20 Internationals. This will be followed by the Zimbabwe …

LAHORE: An official announcement on the schedule for the remaining Pakistan Super League 2021 matches is expected next week. Sources, meanwhile, say the matches may be held from May 23 to June 20. Discussions are under way over the schedule between the Pakistan Cricket Board and PSL franchises with sources saying that two to three schedule options are being considered. …

COLOMBO: Former World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga slammed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday, accusing it of hiring ‘garbage’ foreign coaches while ignoring local talent. Sri Lanka won the World Cup once — in 1996 — and were runners-up to Australia and India in 2007 and 2011 respectively. In the most recent tournament in 2019, they did not make it …

ABU DHABI: Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed a fiery half century to anchor Afghanistan’s convincing 48-run win over Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The dashing right-hander cracked seven towering sixes and six boundaries in his dominating 45-ball 87 to steer Afghanistan to an imperious 198-5 in 20 overs after they won the toss and batted …