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  It was another dominating display by the Pakistani team as they are one wicket away from winning on the 3 rd day of the 2 nd Test match played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Sunday. Starting on the overnight score of 52 for 4, Zimbabwe got off to the worst possible start as Chisoro was brilliantly caught by Imran Butt at slips. Regis Chakabva looked good with his defensive technique and played some attacking strokes. Abid Ali took a lovely catch to end the innings for Chakabva to leave Zimbabwe in tatters. Luke Jongwe impressed with his technique before Hasan Ali produced a beauty to get rid of him. Donald Tiripano showed some solid defensive technique against good quality bowling. Roy Kaia who injured himself came at number 9 frustrated the Pakistani bowling line-up. A good catch by substitute Saud Shakeel ended the innings for Tiripano. Richard Ngarava enjoyed himself before Muzabrani was run out without dragging his bat to be bowled out for 132 in the first innings. Wi...

  Thanks to brilliant performances by Abid and Nauman Ali, Pakistan ended the 2 nd day of the 2 nd Test match against Zimbabwe in a commanding position played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Saturday. Starting on the overnight score of 268 for 4, Sajid Khan survived few anxious moments against Muzabrani and Ngarava. Abid Ali played with solid defense technique and hit the bad balls away for boundaries. A superb one-handed catch by Chakabva resulted in the wicket of Sajid Khan. Sajid Khan and Abid Ali added 39 runs for the 5 th wicket. Abid Ali remained solid and completed his 150 off 317 balls. Mohammad Rizwan also played some attacking strokes before trying to accelerate gave a simple catch to Ngarava off Chisoro bowling. Rizwan and Abid Ali added 37 runs for the 6 th wicket. Jongwe struck in his first over getting the wicket of Hasan Ali. Abid Ali remained solid with his defensive technique. Pakistan scored 353 for 7 at the end of the first session. After the lunch ses...

  The Board Cricket Control of India have announced squads for the ICC World Test Championship finals to be played from 18 th -22 nd June at Rose Bowl, Southampton with 23 rd being the reserve day. It looks like a strong squad with Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill are the 3 openers included in the squad. Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajiyanka Rahane, Hanuma Vihari comprise the middle order. Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami make a comeback into the team after getting injured in the Australian tour. The left-handed batsman Pant has been included as the wicketkeeper while Saha would travel subject to fitness. Saha suffered COVID last week and hoping to recover soon. In the pace bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur have been included. The spin bowling department consists of Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ashwin, Axar Patel. It promises to be an exciting encounter between the top two tea...

  Despite Abid Ali and Azhar Ali superb partnership, Blessing Muzabrani showed great bowling skills to end the first day on even keel played at the Harare Sports Club, Harare on Friday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start Abid Ali and Imran Butt against good, disciplined bowling by Ngarva and Muzabrani. Both batsmen survived one chance each before Ngarva produced a bouncer to get rid of Imran Butt. Azhar Al came to the crease and played cautiously initially. After surviving the initial one hour, Azhar Ali and Abid Ali took the advantage of the bad bowling by Chisoro. It was a good batting display by both batsmen to put some pressure on Zimbabwe bowling. Pakistan ended the first session at 72 for 1. Abid Ali and Azhar Ali were solid with their defensive technique hitting the bad balls away for boundaries. Both kept the scoreboard ticking making life tough for Zimbabwe bowlers. Abid Ali completed his fifty off 101 balls whi...

  Delhi Capitals performed brilliantly in the season so far finishing at the top of the points table. Under the newly appointed captain, Rishabh Pant showed their skills and ended with 6 wins. It was a winning start by Delhi Capitals as they defeated Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 10 th April 2021. Despite Suresh Raina’s 54, Moeen Ali 36, quickfire knocks by Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran, CSK posted 188 for 7. Avesh Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 23. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw’s 138 runs opening partnership made life easier for Delhi Capitals. Delhi Capitals won the match by 7 wickets with 8 balls remaining. For his 85 off 54 balls, Dhawan was awarded man of the match. In their next match, Delhi Capitals lost to Rajasthan Royals in a low scoring thriller played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 15 th April 2021. It was a disappointing performance by DC batsmen as Dhawan, Shaw, Rahane and Marcus Stoinis f...

  In the latest ICC Test rankings announced on Thursday, the 23-year-old Indian wicketkeeper Risbah Pant achieved his career-best rankings. It has been a remarkable rise for the explosive batsman. He made his Test debut for India in the 3 rd Test match against England at Trent Bridge on 18 th August 2018. Pant started his innings with a six. In the fifth and final Test match at Oval, Pant scored his maiden Test century and showed his impact with attacking strokes. Despite his knock, India lost the match and series 1-4. The Indian Cricket Team went for a 4 match Test series against Australia in their own den. He did not contribute with the bat in the first match at Adelaide Oval but created a record for most dismissals leading India to a famous win. He created a big impact in the 1 st innings of the 4 th Test match at SCG making his career-best score of 159 helping Team India post a massive total. He showed his attacking skills and kept on scoring runs against West Indies ...

  Thanks to a brilliant knock by Dhawan, Delhi Capitals registered an emphatic win over Punjab Kings in the 29 th match of IPL 2021 played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday.   Delhi Capitals captain Pant won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was a perfect start as Ishant Sharma bowled a maiden over to start with. Prabhsimran Singh looked out of sorts with his timing while Mayank Agarwal played cautiously. A good catch to mid-off ended the innings for Prabhsimran. Mayank Agarwal played some shots and put some pressure on DC bowlers. Kagiso Rabada produced castled Gayle with a full toss after being hit for a six to leave Punjab Kings in trouble at 35 for 2. At the end of the first six overs, Punjab Kings made 39 for 2. Dawid Malan struggled with timing against Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel. At the end of the first timeout, Punjab Kings made 61 for 2. Soon after the timeout, Malan survived an LBW shout given not out by the umpire, but the decision remained due ...