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Cricket News: Zimbabwe Select beat Pakistan Shaheens 7 wickets
Sports Bulletin ReportHarare (Zimbabwe):-Zimbabwe Select defeated Pakistan Shaheens by 7 wickets in the fourth contest of the 6-match Series at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, as hosts have earned the 4-0 unconquerable lead in the One Day Internationals tie. Hosts reached on target of 296 runs in 47.3 overs, as the Pakistani bowlers could not create any difficulty for Ervine and Gumbie, who aggregated 277 runs for the second-wicket stand of 277. Ervine scored 161 off 144 including 19 fours and three sixes, as his partner Gumbie made 111 off 124 with the help of 10 fours. Craig Ervine declared man of the match. That Pakistan Shaheens posted a target of 296 was because of Omair’s 153 off 126. The right-handed batter struck 14 fours and four sixes and provided stability in the middle order after his side had lost three wickets for 55. The 24-year-old Karachi-born stitched a 139-run partnership with Kamran Ghulam, who made 55 off 79, for the fourth wicket. Once the partnership was broken in the 39th over, fast bowler Brad Evans made the most of the opening and recorded a five-wicket haul with five for 62 in 10 overs. The two teams will meet on Thursday at the same venue for the fifth one-day with the scoreline reading 3-1. Scores in brief: Pakistan Shaheens (Batting) 295-9, 50 overs:Omair Bin Yousuf 153, Kamran Ghulam 55, Haseebullah 22(Brad Evans 5-62, Wellington Masakadza 2-45) Zimbabwe Select (Batting) 299-3, 47.3 overs:Craig Ervine 161, Joylord Gumbie 111Shahnawaz Dahani (2-60)
Cricket News: Upcoming star girl Maham Anis gets cash award
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-A rising 16 years old, Maham Anis pocketed a cash prize from the head of Shalimar Cricket Academy (SCA) Raja Mohammad Tahir on her notable performance in a friendly fixture against Boys’ XIs here.According to an official of SCA, a budding all-rounder cricket girl Maham Anis opens the innings for the academy. Right-handed batter scored 50 runs in unbeaten innings against SCA’s boys’ elevens, as her innings was laced with six boundaries.At the end of the match, president Shalimar Cricket Academy President Raja Mohammad Tahir awarded a prize of Rs 1000 to Maham Anis for her outstanding batting performance.
CRICKET - 17 May, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportRajshahi (Bangladesh):-Pakistan Under-19 cricket team overpowered Bangladesh Under-19 by 4 wickets in only T20 fixture of the series At Shaheed Kamruzzaman Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, as Shamyl Hussain scored 67 runs while Arafat Minhas made 41 that helped Green Shirts to get the 160 runs target in 19.1 overs. Shamyl Hussain got man of the match award too.While chasing 160 runs target in 20 overs, Shahzaib Khan lost his wicket without scoring a single run. Skipper, Saad Baig joined opening batter Shamyl Hussain, as both guys knitted 41 runs for the second wicket. At the departure of Saad (24, 16b, 3x4s, 1x6) in the sixth over, Mohammad Tayyab Arif (16, 19b, 1x4) stitched a 41-run partnership for the third wicket with Shamyl.Following Tayyab’s wicket in the 12th over and Pakistan Under-19 still requiring 71 to win from 51 balls, left-handed Shamyl was joined by another left-hander Arafat Minhas. The pair added 56 runs for the fourth wicket off just 33 balls. Over the course of the partnership, Arafat scored 41 off 22 balls, smashing seven fours and one six.Earlier, after being put into bat, Bangladesh Under-19 could post 159 for 5 runs in 20 overs on the scoreboard. Jishan Alam was top scorer for hosts, who scored 52 runs off 26 balls included five fours and four sixes. Ahmed Hussain bagged two wickets for 25 from three overs for Pakistan.Summarized Scorecard:Bangladesh Under-19: 159 for 5 in 20 overs(Jishan Alam 52, Ariful Islam 30; Ahmed Hussain 2-25)Pakistan Under-19: 160 for 6 in 19.1 overs(Shamyl Hussain 67, Arafat Minhas 41; Iqbal Hossain Emon 3-23, Rohanat Doullah Borson 2-39)
Cricket News: 60 females to participate in Pakistan Cup Tournament
Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI:-As many as 60 female players will take part in the Pakistan Cup Women’s Cricket Tournament 2023, which will be rolled into action on May 19 here at State Bank Ground, as Dynamites will face Blasters in the open fixture of top national women’s cricket showpiece.According to media department of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in the first, four sides will play T20 matches on round-robin basis and three teams will play one-day matches on a double round-robin basis with the final on 4 June.The winning team will pocket PKR1 million and the runners-up will collect PKR500, 000 while the player of the match award winners will receive PKR20,000 and the player of the tournament will get PKR 50,000. All matches will start at 9:00 am.Head of Women’s Cricket, Tania Mallick said:“Pakistan Cup Women’s Cricket Tournament is an excellent opportunity for our female players to produce their best during the competition. “I hope our teams will show a good game of cricket and improve their experience too during this fixture.”Blasters Squad:Muneeba Ali (captain), Aleena Shah, Anam Amin, Asma Amin, Ayesha Bilal, Ayesha Javed, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fajar Naveed, Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Saba Nazir, Saiqa Riaz, Zaib-un-Nisa and Zunera ShahSupport staff: Mauhtashim Rashid (head coach), Nahida Bibi (assistant coach), Qurat ul Ain Kazmi (manager) and Areesha Anwar (physiotherapist)Challengers Squad:Sadia Iqbal (captain), Aima Saleem, Amber Kainat, Areesha Noor, Fareeha Mehmood, Fatima Zehra, Huraina Sajjad, Javeria Khan, Javeria Rauf, Kaynat Hafeez, Maham Tariq, Masooma Zehra, Noreen Yaqoob, Saima Malik and Warda YousafSupport staff: Taufeeq Umar (head coach), Hajra Sarwar (assistant coach), Shagufta Kazim (manager) and Bisma Ahmed (Physiotherapist)Dynamites Squad:Sidra Amin (captain), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Fatima Shahid, Ghulam Fatima, Humna Bilal, Khadija Chishti, Laiba Nasir, Maham Manzoor, Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sidra Nawaz, Waheeda Akhtar and Yusra AmirSupport staff: Waseem Yousafi (head coach), Rehmat Gull (assistant coach), Saira Iftikhar (manager) and Ammara Fatima (physiotherapist)Strikers Squad:Fatima Sana (captain), Anoosha Nasir, Dua Majid, Eyman Fatima, Fatima Khan, Gull Feroza, Gulrukh, Lubna Behram, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-HaniSupport staff: Mohsin Kamal (head coach), Mohammad Kamran (assistant coach), Aisha Jalil (manager) and Rabia Siddiq (physiotherapist)Schedule (T20 Matches):May 19, 2023: Dynamites vs Blasters, State Bank GroundMay 19, 2023: Challengers vs Strikers, Oval Academy Ground.May 20, 2023: Dynamites vs Challengers, State Bank GroundMay 20, 2023: Blasters vs Strikers, Oval Academy Ground.May 21, 2023: Dynamites vs Strikers, State Bank GroundMay 21, 2023: Blasters vs Challengers, Oval Academy Ground.Schedule (50-over matches):May 23, 2023: Blasters vs Dynamites, State Bank GroundMay 25, 2023: Blasters vs Challengers, State Bank GroundMay 27, 2023: Dynamites vs Challengers, State Bank GroundMay 29, 2023: Dynamites vs Blasters, State Bank GroundMay 31, 2023: Challengers vs Blasters, State Bank GroundJune 2, 2023: Challengers vs Dynamites, State Bank GroundJune 4, 2023: Final, State Bank Ground.
15-man English Squad announced for Lord’s Test against Ireland
Sports Bulletin ReportLondon (UK):-The England Men's selection panel have named a 15-strong squad for the Test match against Ireland, which will be started from June 1, 2023 at Lord’s Cricket Ground.Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batter Jonathan Bairstow is now fully fit, following his broken left leg and dislocated ankle, and is back with England for the first time since last August.Warwickshire seamer Chris Woakes returns to the Test squad for the first time since March 2022, and if selected, this will be his first Test appearance on home soil since August 2020.After taking a break from the tour of New Zealand, Durham fast bowler Mark Wood is back in the squad. Surrey batter Ollie Pope has been officially confirmed as England’s vice-captain with immediate effect.Sussex fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out for the rest of the summer after recent scans revealed he has sustained a recurrence of a stress fracture to his right elbow. He will now spend time with the England and Sussex medical teams, who will work on his injury management.ECB Managing Director, Rob Key said:"We are looking forward to the summer ahead and getting into the swing of things, starting with a good test against Ireland.“It was a seriously tough decision to leave Ben Foakes out of the squad. He has been excellent for England in the last year, but Jonny Bairstow is one of the best players in the world whose performances last summer epitomised what we are about.“It has been a frustrating and upsetting period for Jofra Archer. He was making good progress until a recurrence of the elbow injury, which kept him out for an extended period previously. We wish him the best of luck with his recovery. I’m sure we will see Jofra back to his best and winning games for England, whatever the format. Hopefully, sooner rather than later. I would like to wish the players every success, especially those returning after some time away."England Men's Test Squad:Ben Stokes (Durham-Captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
Cricket News: U-23 captain Dellon Peiris dreams to play in national team
BIPIN DANISri Lanka's 23-year-old Emerging Team captain Dellon Peiris, who won the Player of the Series on Monday in Japan, is ambitious to play in the national team. Speaking exclusively over the telephone from Japan on Monday, he said, "Definitely that's the dream goal of any young cricketer. I think this is a good break that I got to prove myself and hoping and looking forward to work much harder and make sure that I get an opportunity to represent my country and to bring glory to it".Dellon Peiris got 9 wickets in four matches (the fifth was washed out because of the rain on Monday) and all four were won by the visiting team. Thanking the Sri Lanka Cricket and the sports ministry for the opportunity given to him and the boys, the captain said, "This is actually my first tour captaining a national side, so really pleased and happy with the outcome of the series. I think the boys did a great job adapting to the situations and improving on their mindset and skill set to make this achievement a success. All three departments had a huge improvement from game to game and that was the positive side of the series". "The wickets were not the same as what we get in Sri Lanka. The bounce was not consistent at all. So huge credit to the boys for changing their style of play and adapting to the wickets to make sure we win games". On his own performance, he adds, "Yes, really happy on how things have started to fall in place in my cricket career in the past few months or so. Lot of effort and hard work was put into making sure that I improved my game, especially from the mental part of the game. I worked really hard on how to handle situations under pressure with bat and ball, so I feel that made the difference in being able to achieve this goal".Incidentally, the home team Japan has two Sri Lanka-born players, Sapun Nawarathna and Dinesh Sandaruwan. The team manager, Vinothan John was equally pleased with the team performance. Incidentally, this has been the fourth successive win by his four teams under his management. He managed One-day A team against England Lions, his team won the NSL 4-day tournament and one-day tournament as well.
CRICKET - 13 May, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday appointed former Kiwis cricketer, Grant Bradburn, as the head coach of the Pakistan national men’s for the next two years. He will lead the team’s coaching panel for upcoming international fixtures including World Cup 2023, which will be held the same year in India.According to the media department of PCB, Grant Bradburn served as the head coach of the side during the recently concluded home series against New Zealand on a consultancy basis. Pakistan got a 4-1 victory in a five-match series, as the five-match T20 International series was squared 2-2.
Blind Cricket League 2023 concludes
KPK win PBCC Blind Cricket T-20 Super League 2023 titleSports Bulletin ReportAbbottabad:-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) defeated Sindh by 5 wickets in the final of the PBCC Blind Cricket T20 Super League 2023 here at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Israr-ul-Hasan was declared the best player of the match.KPK won the toss and put Sindh into bat first. Sindh XIs were bowled out only on 190 runs in 19.1 overs. Badar Munir was the top scorer for Sindh, he made 64 off 39 balls and Sana Ullah scored 44 runs off 32 balls. For KPK, Babar Ali and Israr ul Hassan claimed 3 wickets each.KPK got their 191 runs to target in 17.5 overs by losing their 5 wickets. Ayoub Khan was the highest scorer with 40 runs off 29 balls, while Riasat Khan and Niamat Ullah made 38 and 28 runs respectively. Mohammad Irfan took 2 wickets while Fakhar and Badar shared 1 wicket each.Dr. Umar Farooq Dean Ayoub Medical College Abbottabad, Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman PBCC and President World Blind Cricket Ltd, Tariq Mehmood Ex DG Sports KPK, Bilal Khan Director Sports Ayub Medical College, Asif Mehmood Jadoon, Director Women Medical College, Abbottabad and PBCC officials were the guests on the occasion and distributed prizes amongst the players.Best players of the tournament:B1: Mohammad Salman (Balochistan)B2: Nisar Ali (KPK)B3: Matiullah (Balochistan)Best Wicket Keeper: Nisar Ali (KPK)
Blind Cricket T-20 League: Sindh and KPK qualify for final
Sports Bulletin ReportAbbottabad:-Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkawa (KPK) reached the final of the 6th PBCC Blind Cricket T-20 Super League 2023 after showing notable performance in the first stage of league matches here at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Friday. Final will be played today (Saturday) at the same venue.On Friday, Punjab beat Baluchistan by three wickets in the 11th league match. Baluchistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Baluchistan were bowled out only on 186 runs in allotted 20 overs. Matiullah was Baluchistan’s top scorer; he scored 35 off 32 balls and Kamran made 32 runs off 22 balls. For Punjab, Idrees was the pick amongst the bowlers; he claimed 3 wickets while Safdar, Haroon and Sajid took 1 wicket each.In reply, Punjab reached the target of 187 runs in 18.3 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Moain Aslam was the pick of the batters for Punjab, scoring 63 runs off 42 balls and Haroon Khan made 37 runs off 27 balls. Matiullah took 2 wickets while Mohsin, Kmran and Salman shared 1 wicket each. Haroon Khan got man of the match award.In the second match of the day, KPK outclassed Sindh by 8 wickets at the same venue. KPK won the toss and asked Sindh to take guard. Sindh made a competitive total of 223 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Badar Munir was the top scorer with superb brisk 100 runs off 40 balls and Mohammad Akram chipped in with 87 runs off 60 balls. Israr grabbed 2 wickets for KPK.KPK in reply reached the target of 224 runs in 18.3 overs by losing their 2 wickets. Nisar Ali once again shined with the bat, he played a terrific innings of an unbeaten 122* runs off 61 balls well supported by Ayoub Khan who scored 54 runs off 38 balls. Mohammad Irfan took 1 wicket. Nisar Ali was declared man of the match award.
CRICKET - 11 May, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportRajshahi (Bangladesh): The hosts Bangladesh Under-19 team overcame the Pakistan Under-19 lads by 4 wickets in a 50 overs per innings fixture at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium (SKS) in Rajshahi Bangladesh on Thursday. Rohanat Borson got man of the match award.This was Pakistan U19’s first loss on the tour, after the tourists have won solitary four-day match by 10 wickets, first one-day by nine wickets and second one-day by 78 runs. All three matches were held at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.Pakistan Under-19 all batters were bowled out for 154 in 41.4 overs, as the match was played with white a ball. Skipper of Green Shirts Saad Baig was the top-scorer with 35 off 42 balls with the help of 4 boundaries and a single six. Arafat Minhas (28, 50b, 4x4s) and Ali Asfand (27 not out, 38b, 5x4s) were the other contributors with the bat. Rohanat Borson and Iqbal Hossain Emmon got 3 wickets each.In reply, Bangladesh Under-19 lost six wickets and achieved the target in 26 overs. Wicketkeeper-batter Adil Bin Siddik top-scored with 36 off 34 deliveries, which included eight boundaries. Right-arm pacer Aimal Khan took two wickets for 36 from 7 overs. Pakistan Under-19 still lead the five-match one-day series 2-1.Summarized Scorecard:Pakistan U19 (Batting) 154 all out, 41.4 oversSaad Baig 35, Arafat Minhas 28, Ali Asfand 27 not outRohanat Borson 3-22, Iqbal Hossain Emmon 3-37)Bangladesh U19 (Batting) 155-6, 26 oversAdil Bin Siddik 36, Shihab James 27; Aimal Khan 2-36
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