Sports Bulletin

Islamabad (Spirts News): Pakistan player Gull Feroza has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Women’s Asia Cup Group A match against Hong Kong in Dubai on Monday.Gull was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during an International Match.”In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Gull, for whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking her tally of demerit points in a 24-month period to two.Gull received her earlier demerit point for an offence during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup league match against Australia on 23 June this year.Monday’s incident occurred in the fifth over of Pakistan’s innings, when Gull expressed her disappointment after being adjudged leg-before wicket, indicating to the umpire that she had edged the ball by showing her bat.Gull admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Supriya Rani Das of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing.On-field umpires Rabab Ahsan and Rokeya Sultana, third umpire Shivani Mishra and fourth umpire Shathira Jakir levelled the charge.Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.

Dubai (Sports Reprter): The International League T20 Management has appointed Mike Fordham as Interim Chief Operating Officer. Fordham has been the league’s Head of Operations since the inception of the tournament 2022.Fordham has taken over the role with immediate effect and will spearhead the execution of DP World ILT20 Season 5, which will be played in November-December this year. In a career spanning two decades, Fordham has accumulated rich experience – specialising in sporting, governance and commercial set-up of new leagues, competitions and franchises.*Interim Chief Operating Officer DP World ILT20 Mike Fordham:* “It is a real honour to have been given the task to spearhead the DP World ILT20 Season 5 execution. The DP World ILT20 has grown into one of the top T20 tournaments. The league is known for top-class cricketing action at three world-class venues.“This year’s edition will be bigger and better. We are all excited about the upcoming DP World ILT20 Development Tournament – an incredible platform for young UAE players to make a claim for the main event later in the year. Some of the biggest T20 stars have signed up for the DP World ILT20 Player Auction which further exemplifies the league’s stature and reputation as a competition that attracts the very best in the business.”

Lahore (PR): The player exchange MoU between Lahore Qalandars and Zimbabwe Cricket continues to deliver results in 2026.Signed in 2023, the program initially saw eight Zimbabwean players train at the Qalandars High Performance Centre for four months. Lahore Qalandars also sent five fast bowlers to Zimbabwe for domestic cricket exposure.A prime success story is Salman Mirza. After performing strongly in Zimbabwe in both white-ball and red-ball cricket, he was picked by Lahore Qalandars for PSL 10 and played a key role in the franchise’s title-winning campaign. His form earned him a call-up to the Pakistan national team.Building on this success, eight more Zimbabwean players have now arrived at the Smart Qalandars High Performance Centre in Capital Smart City, Islamabad for a 5-week intensive training camp. They will benefit from elite facilities, complete nutrition plans, and a specialized fitness and skills program.Earlier this year, two Zimbabwe national team players also joined Lahore Qalandars for training during PSL 2026.This ongoing exchange continues to strengthen cricket in both nations and uncover new talent.

Kabul (Sports News):: The Afghanistan Cricket Board confirms that Afghanistan will host Bangladesh and Zimbabwe for an extensive international cricket schedule in the United Arab Emirates during October and November 2026, featuring a one-off Test against Bangladesh, an ODI Tri-Nation Series involving all three teams, a three-match T20I series followed by a two-match Test series against Zimbabwe.

Anjum ShakeelDubai (UAE): Left-arm spinner Nashra Sundhu’s maiden six-wicket haul in T20Is helped Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 72 runs in their Group ‘A’ match of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) on Monday evening. The win also confirmed Pakistan’s place in the semi-final of the eight-team tournament.Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in the second semi-final, scheduled on Friday, 11 September.Defending 144, 28-year-old Nashra never allowed the Hong Kong batters to get going as wickets fell at regular intervals. Nashra finished with figures of 4-0-7-6, which were also the best bowling figures by a Pakistan women’s cricketer in T20Is, surpassing Omaima Sohail’s five for 13 in four overs against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, Bangladesh in 2022.Hong Kong were eventually bowled out for 71 in the 19th over.Earlier, after opting to bat first, Pakistan scored 143 for eight in their allotted 20 overs. Right-handed batter Shawaal Zulfiqar top-scored with a 35-ball 47, hitting seven fours. Ayesha Zafar (26, 19b, 4x4s) and captain Fatima Sana (24 not out, 24b, 2x6s) were the other notable run-getters with the bat.For Hong Kong, Joyleen Kaur was the most successful bowler, taking four wickets for 19 runs.Pakistan finished second in Group ‘A’, earning four points from two wins in three matches.Scores in brief: Pakistan 143-8, 20 overs (Shawaal Zulfiqar 47, Ayesha Zafar 26, Fatima Sana 24 not out; Joyleen Kaur 4-19, Iqra Sahar 2-27, Kary Chan 2-33)Hong Kong 71 all out, 19 overs (Kary Chan 30; Nashra Sundhu 6-7)Player of the match – Nashra Sundhu (Pakistan)

Islamabad (Sports News): Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during a Group A match of the Women’s Asia Cup against India in Dubai on Saturday.Fatima was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage, or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Fatima, for whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking her tally of demerit points in a 24-month period to two.Fatima received her earlier demerit point during the first match of a T20I series against Ireland in Dublin on 6 August 2025.The latest incident occurred in the second over of India’s innings, when Fatima, after dismissing opener Shafali Verma, gestured in the direction of the pavilion.Fatima admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Supriya Rani Das of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing.On-field umpires Nimali Perera and Shathira Jakir Jesy, third umpire Rokeya Sultana and fourth umpire Rabab Ahsan levelled the charge.Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.

Dubai (PCB Report):: India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Group ‘A’ fixture of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) on Saturday evening. This was Pakistan women’s team’s first defeat in the eight-team tournament.Pakistan will face Hong Kong in their third fixture of the tournament on Monday, 7 September at the same venue. Pakistan are currently second on the points table with two points from two outings in the tournament.Opting to bat first, Pakistan’s opening pair of Muneeba Ali and Shawaal Zulfiqar provided a run-a-ball start of 27, but once Muneeba (13, 15b, 1x4) departed in the fifth over, Pakistan started to lose wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 55 in 18.1 overs.Shawaal was the other Pakistan batter to reach double figures, scoring a run-a-ball 14, which included three fours. For India, Prema Rawat and Shree Charani took three wickets each.In reply, India achieved the target in 8.4 overs for the loss of three wickets. All three wickets were taken by captain Fatima Sana, who conceded 17 runs in three overs.Scores in brief:India W beat Pakistan W by seven wicketsPakistan 55 all out, 18.1 overs (Shawaal Zulfiqar 14, Muneeba Ali 13; Shree Charani 3-7, Prema Rawat 3-9, Deepti Sharma 2-5)India 57-3, 8.4 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 18 not out; Fatima Sana 3-17)Player of the match – Shree Charani (India)

Abdul Jabbar Faisal/Anjum ShakeelIslamabad/Dubai: The squads for the fourth edition of the DP World International League T20 Development Tournament have been confirmed following the Player Draft held on 2 September, with six teams set to represent the franchises of the DP World ILT20. The tournament will begin on 14 September and bring together some of the UAE’s most promising cricketers in a competition designed to provide them with valuable exposure and experience. Several players selected in the six squads have already featured in the DP World ILT20 and made an impact while others will also have an opportunity to make an impression ahead of the DP World ILT20 Season 5 Player Auction scheduled to take place on 1 October 2026 in Dubai.Squads:Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Development: Masood Ul Rahman Gurbaz, Aftab Alam, Falaknoor Noor, Uzair Khan, Awais Ali Shah, Nawodya Wijayakumara, Zia Mukhtar, Usaid Amin, Junaid Khan Afridi, Asel Sigera, Zahid Ali, Ammar Badami, Salman Saleem, Uzair Haider, Ibrar Ahmad, Mayank Choudhary, Alishan SharafuDesert Vipers Development: Ayaan Misbah, Nilansh Keswani, Israr Ahmad, Hilal Afghan, Wasim Akram, Harshit Kaushik, Wali Muhammad, Abdul Ghaffar, Taimoor Ali, Punya Bhatia, Zeeshan Abid, Angad Nehru, Harsh Desai, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Matiullah Khan, Sanjay Pahal, Vriitya AravindDubai Capitals Development: Akshdeep Nath, Tahir Zaman, Khalid Shah, Zeeshan Naseer, Muhammad Arfan, Saghir Khan, Yayin Rai, Ahmed Tariq, Raees Ahmed, Mohomad Halan, Rahul Chopra, Asif Mohammad Taniwal, Abdul Rahman Nasir, Farhan Khan, Haider Ali, Muhammad Farooq, Mohammad JawadullahGulf Giants Development: Sohaib Khan, Adeeb Usmani, Awais Ahmed, Sagar Kalyan, Junaid Shamsudheen, Ansh Tandon, Keshav Sharma, Nabeel Aziz, Muhammad Irshad, Samal Udawaththa, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Vaibhav Govekar, Tanish Suri, Albin Alias, Aayan Khan, Haider Razzaq, Zuhaib ZubairMI Emirates Development: Kona Srikar Bharat, Ali Naseer, Ibrahim Masood, Vishnu Sukumaran, Adithya Shetty, Aryan Lakra, Nasir Faraz, Said Nazeer, Wahab Hassan, Mohammad Sameer, Zenul Abideen, Raizal Nadir, Naseem Khan, Mohammad Waseem, Muhammad Rohid, Usman Khan, Zahoor KhanSharjah Warriorz Development: Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Dilan Suraweera, Daniyal Liaquat, Dhruv Parashar, Luqman Faisal, Mohit Kalyan, Uddish Suri, Basil Hameed, Omid Rahman, Hafiz Almas Ayub, Shahid Iqbal, Aftab Javed, Rayan Khan, Ronak Panoly, Anas Malik, Junaid Siddique, Ethan D SouzaSchedule:Monday, 14 September – 5pm – Desert Vipers Development vs MI Emirates DevelopmentMonday, 14 September – 9pm – Gulf Giants Development vs Dubai Capitals DevelopmentTuesday, 15 September – 5pm – Dubai Capitals Development vs Sharjah Warriorz DevelopmentTuesday, 15 September – 9pm – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Development vs MI Emirates DevelopmentWednesday, 16 September – 5pm – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Development vs Gulf Giants DevelopmentWednesday, 16 September – 9pm – Desert Vipers Development vs Sharjah Warriorz DevelopmentThursday, 17 September – 5pm – MI Emirates Development vs Dubai Capitals DevelopmentThursday, 17 September – 9pm – Gulf Giants Development vs Desert Vipers DevelopmentFriday, 18 September – Rest/TrainingSaturday, 19 September – 5pm – Sharjah Warriorz Development vs Gulf Giants DevelopmentSaturday, 19 September – 9pm – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Development vs Dubai Capitals DevelopmentSunday, 20 September – 5pm – Desert Vipers Development vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders DevelopmentSunday, 20 September – 9pm – Sharjah Warriorz Development vs MI Emirates DevelopmentMonday, 21 September – 7pm – Dubai Capitals Development vs Desert Vipers DevelopmentTuesday, 22 September – 5pm – MI Emirates Development vs Gulf Giants DevelopmentTuesday, 22 September – 9pm – Sharjah Warriorz Development vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders DevelopmentWednesday, 23 September – 5pm – Semi-final 1Wednesday, 23 September – 9pm – Semi-final 2Thursday, 24 September – 7pm – Final

Anjum ShakeelDubai (UAE): The third season of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) will be played from October 3 to 18, 2026, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).According to an official, former Australia opener David Warner, India’s World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, South African batting legend AB de Villiers and former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo are among the high-profile names set to return to competitive action.The tournament will be expanded to seven teams this year with the inclusion of Bangladesh Champions for the first time. The participating sides are Pakistan Champions, India Champions, Australia Champions, South Africa Champions, West Indies Champions, England Champions and Bangladesh Champions.The 16-day T20 tournament is expected to attract huge interest from cricket fans, particularly with the prospect of another clash between traditional rivals Pakistan and India.With several legendary players returning to the field and Bangladesh joining the competition, WCL 2026 is expected to deliver an exciting mix of nostalgia, rivalry and high-quality T20 cricket.

Dubai (PR): The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 will be staged in the Indian cities of Mumbai and Vadodara from 14 to 28 February.The Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium will be the venues for the landmark tournament that will bring together six of the world’s leading women’s cricket teams - Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.Those six teams, who qualified as per their positions in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings on the 6 July qualification cut-off date, will compete in a round-robin league, with the top two sides advancing to the final on 28 February.The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka but will now be staged in India as Sri Lanka Cricket continues to make the requisite reforms outlined at the ICC’s Annual Conference in July.The ICC assessed three candidates - Bangladesh, India and South Africa - against its established host evaluation criteria before recommending India as the replacement host, a decision ratified by the ICC Board on 2 September.ICC Chairman, Jay Shah, said: “The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket. As the inaugural edition of the tournament, it will bring together the best teams in the world in an intense, high-quality competition, while creating even greater incentive for teams to continue rising through the rankings and competing for a place on the global stage.“With a marquee ICC women’s event now taking place every year, we have a significant opportunity to build greater momentum, provide more consistency and create a stronger rhythm for the women’s game, its players and its fans around the world."