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CRICKET - Physically Handicap 26 Jan, 2023
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ISLAMABAD: Punjab Panthers and Sindh Strikers have registered their wins in the Kingdom Valley, All Stars Super League (ASSL) after beating their opponents at two different cricket venues on Thursday.
Summarized Scorecard (KPK Warriors vs Punjab Panthers):
Venue: Shalimar cricket ground:
Toss: Punjab won the toss and elected to bat first
Results: Punjab Panthers won by 67 runs
Punjab Panthers (Batting) 214 for 6 in 20 overs
Najam-ul-Hasan 77 runs (44 balls, 4x13, 6x0), Abdul Islam 49 runs not out (25 balls, 4x1, 6x6), Asad Laghari 31 runs (24 balls, 4x4, 6x0)
KPK Warriors Bowling:
Sanaullah (3 for 44), Mohammad Talha (1 for 21), Arif Khan (1 for 50)
KPK Warriors (Batting) 147 all out in 15.4 overs
Wasal Hasan 32 runs (21 balls, 4x3, 6x1), Mohammad Farooq 48 runs (34 balls, 4x4, 6x2), Zohaib Ahmed 29 runs (12 balls, 4x3, 6x2)
Punjab Panther Bowling:
Sameer (3 for 13), Abdul Manan (3 for 41) Abdul Salam (2 for 30),
Man of the Match: Najam-ul-Hasan
Summarized Scorecard (Kashmir Janbaaz vs Sindh Strikers
Venue: Marghzar cricket ground:
Toss: Kashmir Janbaaz won the toss and elected to field first
Results: Sindh Strikers won by 69 runs
Sindh Strikers (Batting) 180 for 6 in 20 overs
Waqar Ameer 61 runs (34 balls, 4x7, 6x2), Umer Farooq 59 runs (34 balls, 4x6, 6x2), Ali Asgher Shah 15 runs (7 balls, 4x1, 6x1)
Kashmir Janbaaz Bowling:
Raja Fiaz (3 for 22), Akseer Abbasi (1 for 42)
Kashmir Janbaaz (Batting) 111 all out
Hayat Khan 50 (40 balls, 4x4, 6x2), Irfanullah Khan 21 runs (16 balls, 4x3, 6x0)
Sindh Bowling:
Ali Asghar (2 for 14), Fazal Hadi (2 for 14) Hafiz Faheem (1 for 16), Umer Farooq (1 for 5)
Sifatullah (6 for 21), Zeeshan Malik (1 for 21), Naseem Khan (1 for 37)
Model Town Greens thump Golden Star to complete semifinal lineup
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE: Model Town Greens thumped Golden Star Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the fourth and last quarterfinal to complete the semifinal lineup in the 20-K Cup 2023 T20 Cricket Tournament.
Besides Model Town Greens, the other three semifinalist teams are Model Town Club, Ludhiana Gymkhana and Cricket Center. The fourth quarterfinal was to be played at Pindi Gymkhana, but due to wet outfield, the match was shifted to Model Town Green Ground. Golden Star Club, batting first, posted 175 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Abdul Samad played the superb knock of 56 runs of 46 balls with the help of four boundaries and one six. Ali Raza also batted with authority and cracked 34, Raees Butt unbeaten 31 and Azzam ul Haq 22 runs. Ateeq ur Rehman bowled brilliantly and clinched 4 wickets for 33 runs.
Outstanding batting performance by Bilal Dar helped Model Town Greens chase the target in 19.4 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Bilal played impressive unbeaten knock of 72 runs off 52 balls that included four boundaries and three sixes. Other notable performers were Abdul Wahab Dar (47 runs) and Muhammad Kashif (37), who helped the side reach home safely. From Golden Star, Sadaqat and M Naveed got one wicket each. Bilal Dar was declared player of the match for his superb batting performance.
The first semifinal will be contested between Model Town Club and Ludhiana Gymkhana Cricket Club on Thursday (January 26) while the second semifinal will be played between Cricket Center Cricket Club and Model Town Greens on Friday (January 27). Both the semifinals will be played at Model Town Greens Ground at 11:00 am.
CRICKET - Physically Handicap 25 Jan, 2023
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Strikers beat Baluchistan Bulls by 7 runs in the Kingdom Valley, All Stars Super League (ASSL) after a close contest here at Shalimar cricket ground on Wednesday, as the match was reduced 16 overs per innings owing to rain in the morning in the capital city. Another match of the day between Kashmir Janbaaz vs KPK Warriors washed out without a single ball.
Summarized Scorecard (Baluchistan Bulls vs Sindh Strikers):
Venue: Shalimar cricket ground:
Toss; Sindh Strikers won the toss and elected to bat first
Results: Sindh Strikers won by 7 runs
Sindh Strikers (Batting) 174 for 6 in 16 overs
Naeem Khan 49 runs (33 balls, 4x4, 6x2), Farhan Shah 33 runs (16 balls, 4x2, 6x3), Sifatullah Khan 27 runs (24 balls, 4x2, 6x2)
Baluchistan Bowling:
Khawar Ali (2 for 24), Tenvir Ahmed (2 for 32), Tahir Khan (1 for 16) Nizamuddin (1 for 35)
Baluchistan Bulls (Batting) 167 for in 16 overs
Juman Shah 48 runs (27 balls, 4x7, 6x2), Mohammad Qaim 45 runs (28 balls, 4x5, 6x1), Hafeezullah 20 runs (17 balls, 4x3, 6x0)
Sindh Bowling:
Sifatullah (6 for 21), Zeeshan Malik (1 for 21), Naseem Khan (1 for 37)
Player of the match: Sifatullah Khan
Umpires: Azeem Khan, Shakil Ahmed
Scorer: Mohammad Abdullah Matloob
CRICKET - 25 Jan, 2023
Sports Bulletin Report
Dubai (UAE): India fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has grabbed the top position for bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after a superb show in the home series against New Zealand which his team won 3-0 to take No.1 position in the team rankings.
The 28-year-old took five wickets in the two matches that he played in, including a haul of four for 46 in the first ODI on his home ground of Hyderabad. This followed another fruitful series against Sri Lanka, in which he had finished with nine wickets to move up to number three.
Other Indian bowlers to be No. 1 in the ODI rankings are Kapil Dev, Maninder Singh, Anil Kumble, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah.
Siraj’s new-ball partner in the New Zealand series, Mohammad Shami, too has moved up the rankings, up 11 places to 32nd position after taking four wickets in two matches. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and seam bowler Shardul Thakur have reaped the gains of finishing with six wickets each in the series. Yadav has moved from 21st to 19th while Thakur has progressed five places and is 35th.
Opener Shubman Gill led the charge of India’s batters as he stormed into the top 10 for the first time. His Player of the Series effort of 360 runs, that included a double-century and a century, has lifted him 20 spots to sixth position. He is now the leading India batter in the rankings, one slot above Virat Kohli.
Captain Rohit Sharma’s 186 runs in the series have helped him move up two slots to eighth position while all-rounder Hardik Pandya has progressed in all three lists. He is up six places to 75th among batters, has gained 26 slots to reach 80th position among bowlers and has moved from 32nd to17th in the list of all-rounders.
Michael Bracewell, who was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand with 188 runs, has rocketed 71 places to 85th position while Devon Conway has moved up from 50th to 37th.
In the latest weekly update which also considers performances in the three-match series between Zimbabwe and Ireland that was drawn 1-1, Ireland batter Harry Tector has advanced 12 places to 13th position after leading the series aggregate with 176 runs.
Zimbabwe star Sikandar Raza (up two places to 31st) is another batter to progress after the series while Ireland seam bowlers Joshua Little and Mark Adair have both advanced after finishing with five wickets each in the series. Little has progressed 27 places to 33rd position and Adair is up 46 places to 57th.
Dhamika Prasad among three shortlisted for Nepal head coach post
Bipin Dani
Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Dhamika Prasad is now one among the three cricketers shortlisted for the head coach of the Nepal cricket team, it is reliably learnt.
According to the highly placed sources in CAN (Cricket Association of Nepal), the 40-year-old former fast bowler, who has played 50 international matches (Tests: 25, ODIs: 24 and T-20i:1) had applied for the head coach post and was recently interviewed on line.
Incidentally, Dhammika Prasad was an assistant and fast bowling consultant for Nepal for the series against Oman, Scotland, USA, and Canada. The retired Sri Lanka player has good coaching experience and his resume was attractive and presentation to the interviewers was also impressive, it is understood.
The other four shortlisted and interviewed candidates are: Monty Desai (India), Glenn Pocknail (New Zeakand), Russell Domingo (South Africa), and Dav Whatmore (Australia).
Most popular among these five is the well-experienced Dav Whatmore.
However, Whatmore is contracted with the Vadodara Cricket Association in India and his contract runs until March 2023 and had to withdraw from Nepal coaching as he is unable to join Nepal team soon after India's Manoj Prabhakar’s contract ended prematurely.
Domingo recently resigned from Bangladesh coaching and as per the latest information received, Domingo too has revoked his application. "I need some break now", he says to this Reporter.
Monty Desai's term with the West Indies team as batting coach ended.
Pocknall is a renowned coach in New Zealand. He is instrumental in shaping Davon Conway.
CRICKET - Physically Handicap 24 Jan, 2023
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Baluchistan Bulls and Punjab Panthers have won their respective matches of the Kingdom Valley All Stars Supper League (ASSL) after beating Kashmir Janbaaz by 141 runs and Sindh Strikers by 76 runs respectively at two different venues here on Tuesday.
Summarized Scorecard (Kashmir Janbaaz Panthers vs Baluchistan Bulls):
Venue: Marghzar cricket ground
Toss: Kashmir Janbaaz won the toss and elected to field first
Result: Baluchistan won by 141 runs
Baluchistan Bulls (Batting) 232 for 1 runs in 20 overs
Mohammad Arshad 100 runs not out (51 balls, 4x19, 6x0), Tauqeer 72 runs not out (36 balls, 4x9, 6x2), Juman Shah 51 runs (33 balls, 4x4, 6x3)
Kashmir Janbaaz Bowling:
Asgher Ali Shah (1 for 27)
Kashmir Janbaaz (Batting): 91 runs all out in 17 overs
Shuja 24 runs (42 balls, 4x2, 6x0), Irfan Khan 17 runs (14 balls, 4x3, 6x0)
Baluchistan Bowling:
Nizam (4 for 21), Ali Bakhsh (3 for 15), Tauqeer (2 for 21), Khawar (1 for 8)
Man of the match: Mohammad Arshad
Summarized Scorecard (Sindh Strikers vs Punjab Panthers):
Venue: Shalimar cricket ground
Toss: Sindh Striker won the toss and decided to field first
Results: Punjab Panthers won by 76 runs
Punjab Panthers (Batting) 166 for 7 runs in 18 overs
Asad Laghari 69 runs (42 balls, 4x2, 6x5), Sareer Abbasi 23 runs (14 balls, 4x2, 6x1), Najam-ul-Hasan 16 runs (17 balls, 4x2, 6x0)
Sindh Strikers Bowling:
Naeem Khan (2 for 20), Sifatullah (1 for 21), Fazal Hadi (1 for 22), Malik Zeeshan (1 fir 25)
Sindh Strikers (Batting) 90 runs all out in 12.1 overs
Malik Zeeshan 28 runs (14 balls, 4x3, 6x2), Ali Asgher 26 runs (22 balls, 4x2, 6x2) Umer Farooq 15 runs (10 balls, 4x2, 6x1)
Punjab Panthers Blowing:
Najam-ul-Hasan (4 for 36), Abdul Manan (3 for 13), Bilal (2 for 10)
Man of the match: Asad Laghari
CRICKET - 24 Jan, 2023
Sports Bulletin Report
Dubai (UAE): The International Cricket Council (ICC) today completed announcements of the ICC Teams of the Year, a feature of the ICC Awards 2022 which captures the best combined XIs across the different formats of men’s and women’s international cricket after an action-packed year of competition.
ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year:
1 Usman Khawaja (Aus)
2 Kraigg Brathwaite (WI)
3 Marnus Labuschagne (Aus)
4 Babar Azam (Pak)
5 Jonny Bairstow (Eng)
6 Ben Stokes (c) (Eng)
7 Rishabh Pant (wk) (Ind)
8 Pat Cummins (Aus)
9 Kagiso Rabada (SA)
10 Nathan Lyon (Aus)
11 James Anderson (Eng)
ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year:
1 Alyssa Healy (wk) (Aus)
2 Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
3 Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
4 Nat Sciver (Eng)
5 Beth Mooney (Aus)
6 Harmanpreet Kaur (c) (Ind)
7 Amelia Kerr (NZ)
8 Sophie Ecclestone (Eng)
9 Ayabonga Khaka (SA)
10 Renuka Singh (Ind)
11 Shabnim Ismail (SA)
ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year:
1 Babar Azam (c) (Pak)
2 Travis Head (Aus)
3 Shai Hope (WI)
4 Shreyas Iyer (Ind)
5 Tom Latham (wk) (NZ)
6 Sikandar Raza (Zim)
7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Ban)
8 Alzarri Joseph (WI)
9 Mohammed Siraj (Ind)
10 Trent Boult (NZ)
11 Adam Zampa (Aus)
ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year:
1 Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
2 Beth Mooney (Aus)
3 Sophie Devine (c) (NZ)
4 Ash Gardner (Aus)
5 Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
6 Nida Dar (Pak)
7 Deepti Sharma (Ind)
8 Richa Ghosh (wk) (Ind)
9 Sophie Ecclestone (Eng)
10 Inoka Ranaweera (SL)
11 Renuka Singh (Ind)
ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year:
1 Jos Buttler (c) (wk) (Eng)
2 Mohammad Rizwan (Pak)
3 Virat Kohli (Ind)
4 Suryakumar Yadav (Ind)
5 Glenn Phillips (NZ)
6 Sikandar Raza (Zim)
7 Hardik Pandya (Ind)
8 Sam Curran (Eng)
9 Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
10 Haris Rauf (Pak)
11 Josh Little (Ire)
Pakistan Cricket Board writes to 27 leading departments
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formally written to 27 leading departments, seeking their interest in participating in the PCB Domestic Cricket Season 2023-24, which will start in August.
The letters were dispatched to the departments on behalf of Najam Sethi, Chair of the PCB Management Committee, in accordance with the PCB Constitution 2014 and on the specific instructions of PCB’s Patron, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is keen to see return of the department to play their integral role in the growth and development of Pakistan cricket.
In the letters, the PCB has not only invited the departments to confirm their participation in the upcoming season at their earliest convenience that can help them prepare the season’s calendar, but have also encouraged to set up strong cricket sides, assuring them maximum coverage and publicity through the traditional and new media.
Some of the prominent departments, who have been sent letters for participation in the PCB Domestic Season 2023, include: Ghani Glass, Income Tax, K-Electric, Karachi Port Trust, Khan Research Laboratory, National Bank of Pakistan, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Omar Associates, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan International Airlines, Port Qasim Authority, Pakistan Television Corporation, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL).
Nasrullah stars as Model Town Club breeze into semifinals in 20-K Cup
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE: Nasrullah Zia’s sensational 77 runs steered Model Town Club to a thrashing 9-wicket win over Shahkamal Cricket Club in the third quarterfinal of the 20-K Cup 2023 T20 Cricket Tournament here at the Model Town Greens ground on Tuesday.
Shahkamal Club, batting first, were all out for 131 runs in 19.3 overs. Imran Nazir Jr emerged as top scorer with 42 runs off 45 balls, hitting 3 boundaries and 1 sixes while the other key contributors were Mohammad Abdullah and Sheraz Ali, who slammed 37 and 27 runs respectively. No other Shahkamal Club batter could cross the doubles figures and fell cheaply. Afaq Afridi bowled well for Model Town Club and grabbed 3 wickets for 16 runs while Mohsin Irshad and Hassan Rizwan bagged 2 wickets each.
Model Town Club started their run-chase in great style and comfortably achieved the required target, losing just one wicket in 16 overs. Opener Haider fell cheaply for 13 runs while player of the match Nasrullah Zia hammered superb unbeaten 77 runs off 48 runs that included 6 fours and 4 sixes. Mohammad Saleem also remained unbeaten for 31 runs off 34 balls. From Shahkamal, the only wicket was claimed by Usman Ali.
On Wednesday (January 25), the fourth and last quarterfinal will be played between Golden Star Cricket Club and Model Town Greens Cricket Academy at Pindi Gymkhana Cricket Ground at 11:00 am.
Pakistan earn crucial win in Under-19 T20 World Cup 2023
Sports Bulletin Report
Potchefstroom (South Africa): Pakistan continued their impressive run in the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup when they defeated Ireland by seven wickets in a crucial Super Six Stage Group-2 match here on Monday.
Set a victory target of 114, Pakistan raced to victory for the loss of three wickets with 15 balls to spare. After defeating Rwanda and Zimbabwe in the preliminary round matches, this was Pakistan’s first win in the Super Six stage and they will now play their second match against New Zealand on Tuesday. If Pakistan beat New Zealand, they will significantly enhance their chances of progressing to the semifinals.
In-form Eyman Fatima scored a 17-ball 25 with four fours and a six and Shawaal Zulfiqar contributed 18 from 20 balls with three fours. However, both fell on successive balls as Pakistan slipped to 44 for two in 6.1 overs.
At that stage, captain Syeda Aroob Shah rose to the occasion and spearheaded Pakistan’s run-chase. She was the third batter out at the score of 100 in the 15th over when 14 runs were required in just over four overs. Aroob scored 35 from 25 balls with four fours.
Warda Yousaf struck the winning boundary and returned unbeaten on 24, while Laiba Nasir was seven not out.
Earlier, Anoosha Nasir took two for 17 and Rida Aslam bagged two for 26 as Ireland scored 113 for seven in their 20 overs. Ireland’s score revolved around Annabel Squires, who scored 55 not out from 52 balls with five fours.
Scores in brief:
Ireland U19 Women 113-7, 20 overs (Annabel Squires 55 not out; Anoosha Nasir 2-17, Rida Aslam 2-26)
Pakistan U19 Women 117-3, 17.3 overs (Syeda Aroob Shah 35, Eyman Fatima 25, Warda Yousaf 24 not out, Shawaal Zulfiqar 18)
Player of the match – Anoosha Nasir (Pakistan)
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