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BIPIN DANI The family of Sri Lankan batting all-rounder Charith Asalanka has a reason to celebrate his 25th birthday (which falls on June 29) one week in advance. The middle order left-hand batter registered his very first hundred in international cricket on Tuesday. "We are overjoyed with his maiden hundred", Charith's girl-friend, Kavindika, speaking exclusively over the telephone from Colombo, said on Wednesday morning. "Interestingly, June 29 is a significant day in his life. Last year he made his international debut on his birthday day (ODI against England at Chester-Le-Street)". Charith's first international hundred was witnessed by his family at the ground. "Charith's parents (father : Vijith Priyanth (businessman), mother (Tanuja, housewife) and two siblings (brother and sister) were at the ground. I could not go but watched the match at my home with Charith's one of the other sisters", the girl-friend, who has known Charith for the last ten years added. "The presence of his family at the R Premadasa Stadium was enough support for my boy-friend to hit the ton" Charith's parents have been very supportive. Even Charith's younger brother (Hiruk), who is studying now plays good cricket and is a future star. Charith's late grand-father had a dream to see his grand-children to play cricket for the country", Kavindika added. Charith's first coach at school, Dhanushka Denagama is hoping many more centuries from his ward. "I hope he will be the team leader in the future. His innings on Tuesday reminded me of his childhood day", the coach said. Incidentally, Charith's father could not resist thanking Dhanushka the day after his son was instrumental in the unbeaten series win. "His father called me and thanked me for making his son a world class player", the coach signed off.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board today announced 19 and 11 teams of the Central Punjab and Northern cricket associations for the City Cricket Association Tournament 2022-23. After today’s announcement, the PCB has unveiled all 93 City Cricket Association sides (Balochistan 13, Central Punjab 19, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 19, Northern 11, Sindh 17 and Southern Punjab 14). The tournament has already commenced in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. Central Punjab, Northern and Southern Punjab will host matches from Friday, 24 June. The tournament will conclude on 21 July. Central Punjab Cricket Association CCA Bhakkar – Abdul Moeez, Dil Awaiz Khan, Ghazanfar Ali, Hamza Javed, Hassan Munawar, Jahanzaib Khan, Muddasir Hussain Shah, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Nabeel Gulzar, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Taimor Sarwar, Mohammad Waqas, Mohammad Zeeshan, Muzaffar Abbas, Qayyum Nawaz, Rahman Aslam, Tabish Ullah and Tasawer Hussain Shah CCA Faisalabad – Ahmad Ashraf, Akhlaq Ali, Ali Raza, Faizan Iqbal, Ghulam Rabbani, Jahanzaib Naveed, M. Ibtisam, M. Naveed, M. Semab, M. Zubair, M.Talha, Mohammad Saleem, Mohammad Umair, Nasir Khan, Naveed Ahmad, Qasim Ali, Raees Ahmad, Rana M. Talha, Sajawal Hussain, Sameer Saqib and Shahzaib CCA Gujranwala – Aadil Munir, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Farooqi, Ahmed Khalid, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Ali Hassan, Ameer Hamza Javaid, Ashir Bhatti, Awais Ali, Frank Ali Shah, Gulfam Ahmed, Mohammad Haroon, Mohammad Umair Riaz, Muhmmad Usama, Nakeer Hussain, Saqib Ali, Taha Mehmood, Usman Khalid, Wajahat Ali and Zainul Abideen CCA Gujrat – Abdullah Nawaz, Ali Hamza, Alyan Ahmad, Ammad Mushtaq, Faisal Rafiq, Haider Ali, Hamza Sheraz, Hanan Arshad, Khawar Shahzad, Mirza Zeeshan, Mohammad Abdul Rehman, Mohd Farhan, Mohammad Ilyas Raza, Mohammad Dawood Ahmad, Shahzaib Farooq, Sharjeel Ahmad, Syed Sibt Hussain Shah, Taimoor Ul Hassan, Zain Farooq and Zeeshan Naveed  CCA Hafizabad – Abu Bakar, Adnan Rasool, Ali Hamza, Ali Hassan, Asim Sabir, Fahad Jamil, Iftikhar Maan, Imran Hussain, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Waqas, Naseem Akram, Nouman Ali, Sajawal, Sajjad Ali, Sikandar Hayat, Sohaib Sultan, Tufiq Haider, Umar Farooq and Waqas Azmat CCA Jhang – Abdul Mannan, Atif Manzoor, Bilal Mehdi, Hamza Ilyas, Majid Tanveer, Mohammad Hamza, Mohammad Jahanzeb, Mohammad Kashif, Mohammad Maqbool Hussain, Mohammad Ramzan, Mohammad Rehan, Mohammad Shoaib Zahid, Mohammad Sibtain, Qayyom Khan, Rana Nasrullah, Rehman Khan, Safi Ullah, Saif Ali, Usama Javeed and Usman Rafi CCA Kasur – Ahmad Shahzad, Ali Arshad, Ali Mustafa, Amar Yousaf, Aqib Usman, Baber Ali, Bilal Tariq, Mohammad Hamza, Mohammad Ikram, Mohammad Noman, Mohammad Nouman Butt, Mohammad Razaq, Mohammad Saqib, Omer Shakeel, Shahid Ali, Shakeel Ahmad, Shammas Ali, Tauqeer Tanveer, Umar Azeem and Zohaib Amanat CCA Lahore East Zone (B) - Adil Naz, Aftab Azwar, Ahmad Bilal, Azeem Dar, Bilal Munir, Fahad Usman, Hunain Shah, Mir Azam, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Ghulfam, Mohammad Sheroz Afzal, Munneb Wasif, Saad Ali Rafai, Saad Waseem, Shafy Malik, Talah Sohaib, Umer Hayat, Zahid Khan, Zain Bin Farooq and Zeeshan Khadim CCA Lahore East Zone (W) - Abdul Rehman, Abdullah Ahmad, Ali Hassan, Arsalan, Awais Shahzad, Daniyal Rana, Hafiz Afaq, Hassam Mahfooz, Ijaz Ali, Mudassar Zaidi, Mohammad Asif Gondal, Mohammad Saqlain, Mohammad Sufyan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Rao Daniyal, Sulman Fayyaz, Tahir Abbas, Umer Eman, Umer Ijaz and Zubair Malik CCA Lahore North Zone (B) – Abdi Rafiq, Akhtar Shah, Ali Mustafa, Ali Shahid Butt, Asadullah, Danish Saeed, Husnain Shaheen, Kamil Ali, Khalil Ur Rehman, Khurram Riaz, Mohammad Arslan, Mohammad Aswad, Mohammad Nouman, Sohail Anwar, Syed Hussnain Naqvi, Umair Butt, Uziar Nasir, Waseem Khan, Zaid Alam and Zeeshan Munawar CCA Lahore North Zone (W) – Abyaz Rizvi, Ali Zoraiz Asif, Asif Ali, Bilal Khan, Farhan Nazar, Ghuffran Hadi, Hashim Ibrahim, Irfan Bashir, Jaffar Bilal, Khawaja Wasif, M Faizan Ali, M Rameez Junior, Mohammad Ahsen, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Ayaz, Mohammad Fiaq, Rehman Ali, Salman Mirza, Tariq Hafeez, Usaid Amin and Zeeshan Farooq CCA Lahore West Zone (B) – Ahmad Nasim, Ali Manzoor, Ameer Hamza, Arsalan Arshad Bajwa, Asad Ullah, Attyab Ahmad, Bilal Dar, Haider Rameez Raja, Hamd Liaqat, Hamza Akbar, Hassan Hameed, Malik Abdul Rafay, Mohammad Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Mohammad Shahid Iqbal, Mohammad Zaid Shehzad Butt, Mohammad Mohsin, Rao Khayam Abbas, Shafqat Mehmood and Zain Ul Husnain CCA Lahore West Zone (W) – Abrar Afzal, Ahmad Arif, Ahmad Daniyal, Akhalq Ahmed Butt, Basit Ali, Bilal Anwar, Bilal Siddique, Farhan Yousuf, Hammad Butt, Karamat Ali, Mahindar Pal Singh, Mohammad Awais, Mohammad Waqas, Saad Bin Mohammad Athar, Saeedullah, Safeer Azam, Shahrukh Ali, Shahwaiz Irfan, Tariq Nawaz Malik and Yawar Bashir CCA Mandi Bahauddin – Amir Sohail, Dilawer Khan, Fahad Rubbani, Hamza Nazar, Hamza Sadiq, Mohammad Awais Mahmood, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hamza, Muhamnad Wasim, Nasurallah, Nouman Ul Hassan, Salman Aslam, Saqib Javeed, Sayad Mohammad Nabeel Haider, Shahzaib, Sheraz Shokat, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoukat Ali, Tahir Nadeem, Usama Bilal and Usama Zahid CCA Mianwali – Ali Hassan, Ameer Hamza Khan, Imran Aslam, Imran Khan, Malik Munatzir Mehdi, Maskeen Ullah Khan, Mehtab Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Abu Zar Ghafari, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Faizan Khan Niazi, Mohammad Furqan Iqbal Khan, Mohammad Gullbaz Khan, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Rehan Naveed Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Sadaam Malik, Sajid Khan, Saqib Mehmood, Syed Sher Shah Bukhari and Waseem Akram CCA Narowal – Ahmad Saeed, Ali Haider, Ali Raza, Atif Sattar, Hirad Parveez, M Ali Junior, Mohammad Ahmad, Mohammad Anas Amjad, Mohammad Arslan, Mohammad Awais Akram, Mohammad Farhan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Talha, Mohammad Usman Saleem, Mohammad Zubair Habib, Qqasim Ali, Shafaqat Ali, Sheraz Ali, Tahir Hameed, Waseem Shehzad and Zaki Shaz Khan CCA Sargodha – Aleem Abbas, Ali Hassan, Asif Nawaz, Atiq Ur Rehman, Ghullam Mustafa, Hassan Mehmood, Imran Khan, Kashif Javed, Mohammad Abubakar Khan, Mohammad Adeel Zafar, Mohammad Awais Zafar, Mohammad Ayub Khan, Mohammad Ibtsam Rehman, Mohammad Kamran, Mohammad Shahid Khan, Mohammad Shehzad Gull, Rana Asad, Samar Gulzar, Zain Ul Abid and Zareef Khan CCA Sheikhupura – Ali Ahmad, Ali Haider, Ali Imran, Ali Raza, Ali Zubair, Awais Jameel, Gulzaman, Irfan Ellahi, Khawar Ali, M Adnan Bhatti, M Zain Ul Hassain, Mohsin Riaz, Mubashar Aslam, Mohammad Kalim, Nazam Hassain, Rana M Atif Jabbar, Sadam Hassain, Sohail Ashraf, Syed Hassain Raza and Usman Aslam CCA Sialkot – Azan Awais, Imran Mohammad, Khawaja Arham, M Rafi, Momin Waqar, Mohammad Hamad Sarwar, Mohammad Husnain Khan, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Waleed, Mohammad Zahid, Nabeel Arshad, Rana Shahzaib, Saeed Ali, Shaban Yousaf, Shahid Shabbir, Shahzaib Bhatti, Syed Hassan Gillani, Tahir Baig, Tayyab Arif, Umer Khalid, Umer Shafiq and Zubair Khan Lodhy Northern Cricket Association CCA Attock - Ahsan Siddique, Ajab Khan, Atif Khan, Babar Ali, Badr Ud Din, Inzamam Ul Haq, Malik Aswad, Mazhar Hussain, Mohammad Arif, Mohammad Faizan Ghani, Mohammad Hamza Sajid, Mohammad Kamran, Mohammad Mohsin Kamran, Mohammad Omar Bin Amir, Mohammad Tayyab Abbass, Mohammad Usama Shahzad, Mumahhad Arslan, Nouman Akhtar, Sheraz Khan and Syed Sabih Ul Hassan CCA Bagh - Aaqib Javed, Amir Nazeer, Aneeq Ghanzafar, Asad Liaqat, Awais Akram Minhas, Faisal Said Hussain, Hassan Azmat, M Aarish, M Saad Mumtaz Khan, M Shahzad, Mohsin Azmat, Najam Naseer, Raja Bilawal, Sheikh Abdul Shakoor, Sultan Sadeeq, Syed Anas Gardezi, Syed Faraz Hussain, Ubaid Ur Rehman, Usman Arif and Zeeshan Ishfaq CCA Chakwal - Abdul Hanan, Abdul Majid Usmani, Boiz Irfan, Daniyal Abbas, Haroon Rasheed Mirza, Hussain Nawaz, Malik Mohammad Hussain Islam, Mehtab Hussain, Mohammad Faisal, Mohammad Rehan Arif, Mohammad Saim Malik, Mohammad Taimur Khan, Nouman Khalid, Sami Ullah Khan, Shah Faiz, Shah Wali, Shahab Ahmad, Shahab Ur Rehman, Tanzil Haider Shah and Zeeshan Ahmed CCA Gilgit - Abdul Ghafoor, Abdul Khaliq, Adnan Hussain, Farhan Faqir, Inzamam Alam, Khayam Hussain, Mahesh Abbas, Manzar Ali, Mubashir Gul, Mohammad Ismail Khan, Mohammad Waleem Khan, Mohammad Waseem, Rahat Hussain, Sajid Raza, Shakeel Ahmad, Sher Dad, Wahid Abbas, Yousuf Hussain Zangi, Zahoor Alam and Zahoor Ali Khan CCA Islamabad - Abdul Jabbar Jailani, Adil Khan, Asif Khan, Aun Abbas, Harris Hassan, Hassan Abid Kiani, Hassan Nawaz, Jabbir Tayyab Khan, Kamran Riaz, M. Suleman Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Arham, Mohammad Asjad Nawaz, Mohammad Hammad Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Naqash, Rizwan Ali, Saif Khalid, Umar Hameed and Umar Nawaz Khan CCA Jhelum - Abdul Rashid Minhas, Adil Shabbir Mirza, Ahsen Javed, Hamid Ali, Haseeb Imran, Kashan Haider, M Arslan Qasir, M Imran, M Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Ajmal, Naeem Jahangeer, Noman Rasool, Shahbaz Tabraiz, Shoaib Amir, Shujhat Hussain, Sufyan Ikram, Tanveer Abbas Shah, Usman Haider, Waqas Ali and Zarar Ali CCA Kotli - Ahmed Aftab, Babar Khaliq, Basit Ali, Bilal Rasheed, Ghulam Murtaza, Hamza Qaiser, Humam Haider, Huzifia Asif, Jabbar Jahangir, M Haider, M Haleem, M Owais Khan, M Rab Nawaz Khan, Naveed Malik, Rohaan Qadri, Sajid Azeem, Sufian Muqeem, Syed Hashim, Usama Masood and Usman Sheraz CCA Mirpur - Ahsan Shabbir, Amir Hamza, Amir Iqbal, Arslan Arif, Asad Raza, Dainyal Allah Ditta, Faizain Saleem, Hassan Raza, Hussain Shahmir, Moin Pervaz, Mohammad Ali, Naqash Basharat, Pervaiz Khan, Shahid Ahmed, Shan Khan, Umer Hayat, Usama Anwar, Usman Maroof, Zain Ali and Zohaib Bhukri CCA Muzzafarabad - Abdul Rehman, Abdul Tahir, Ahsen Kazmi, Hamza Ali, Haroon Zarar, Israr Arif, Javed Khan, M Azhar, M Nisar Malik, M Tayyab Abbasi, Nadeem Khalil, Naeem Rasheed, Qazi Arbqan, Raja Nazkat, Rashid Khan, Saqlain Gallani, Syed Awais Ahmed, Usama Fazal, Usman Yousaf and Waqas Zakir CCA Poonch - Abdul Basit Habib, Abdul Rehman Bhukari, Ali Afzal, Aqib Liaquat, Atif Azad, Ayyan Ahmed Khan, Azhar Mehmood, Behzad Ahmed, Fahad Arif, Faraz Aziz, Hanan Ahmed, Israr Zareen, Jahingeer Shafique, Khawaja M Bilal, M Hassan Ali, M Idress Ilyas, Mirza M Shoaib, Raja Farhan Khan, Syed Sadaqat Hussain and Umer Rohail CCA Rawalpindi - Ali Hasnain Sabbir, Hamza Majeed, Haris Sharif, Imran Khan, Jahandad Khan, Mir Wais Khan, Mohammad Danish, Mohammad Haroon Khan, Mohammad Ibrahim Bhatti, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Talha Qureshi, Osama Afridi, Raheel Wakeel, Rehman Khan, Rehmat Shah, Sajjad Khan, Suleman Asif, Usman Tanveer and Wahid Ullah Khan.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Leg-spinner Yasir Shah marks his return to the national men’s side as chief selector Muhammad Wasim today announced an 18-member squad for next month’s two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Yasir was instrumental in Pakistan’s 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka on their last tour of the island in 2015, snaring 24 wickets at 19.33. He comes back into the side after regaining full fitness. Yasir played his 46th and last Test, to date, against the West Indies in August 2021. Salman Ali Agha, who has scored 4,224 runs and taken 88 wickets in first-class, is another addition to the squad. Mohammad Nawaz is the third player to be recalled. He was named in the squad for Australia Tests but was withdrawn due to injury. The squad was named for the latest ICC World Test Championship fixtures include three openers, four middle-order batters, three all-rounders, two wicketkeepers, two spinners and four fast bowlers. Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka Tests: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood and Yasir Shah Chief selector Mohammad Wasim said: “We have selected this squad considering the conditions in Sri Lanka and have equipped the team with the best possible resources. “Our spin department is boosted with the return of Yasir Shah, who proved himself as a match-winner in Sri Lanka on our last tour and Sajid Khan has made the way for him. The spin department also includes  two spin all-rounders in Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Ali Agha and left-arm orthodox Nauman Ali.. “Salman Ali Agha has shown consistent performances with the bat in the past three seasons and he is a handy off-spin option. “Our team has recently put strong performances in Bangladesh and although results against Australia were not ideal we displayed solid cricket and for that reason we have retained the core to instil consistency and continuity and have trimmed the squad size following the relaxation in Covid-19-induced travel restrictions. “These two matches are extremely crucial for our side as we have World Test Championship points at stake. I wish our boys all the best and I am sure they will make us proud.” Babar Azam’s side will converge in Islamabad on 25 June to finalise their preparations for the Test series at the Pindi Cricket Stadium with a seven-day camp that stretches from 26 June to 2 July before departing for Sri Lanka on 6 July. Pakistan will play a three-day warm-up match between 11-13 July. The first Test will be played at Galle from 16 July, while the second Test will be staged at Colombo from 24 July. For Pakistan, who are on the fifth spot, this series is their final away commitment of the current ICC World Test Championship cycle, which stretches from July 2021 to June 2023, and they will be eager to improve their position on the table by repeating the same result as last time with a series win. Pakistan have played three series in the current cycle and with wins in three Tests and two draws are ranked fifth in the nine-team table. Babar Azam’s men levelled the two-Test series in the West Indies, defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in their second away assignment before Australia edged out with a 1-0 victory in Pat Cummins’ side’s historic tour of the country. In the upcoming 2022-23, Pakistan are set to host England and New Zealand for three and two Tests in a bumper home international season. Player Support Personnel:  Mansoor Rana (manager), Saqlain Mushtaq (head coach), Shahid Aslam (assistant to head coach), Mohammad Yousuf (batting coach), Shaun Tait (bowling coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Drikus Saaiman (trainer/strength and conditioning coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital content manager), Col (retd) Muhammad Mukarram Khan (security manager), Dr Mohammad Khurram Sarwar (team doctor), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur).

Sports Bulletin Report Dubai (UAE):-The South African duo have advanced in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after fine contributions with the bat in their final ICC Women’s Championship clash against Ireland. Wolvaardt, who became No. 1 in March this year during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, is up one place to fourth position after scoring 89 runs in the third ODI in Dublin. Luus, who top-scored with 93 in that match, is up two places to a career-best 21st position in the list led by Alyssa Healy of Australia. Lara Goodall has gained 15 slots and is 43rd after topping the series aggregate with 143 runs and Andrie Steyn is up 16 places to 67th in other notable movements for South Africa batters. Meanwhile, fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has achieved a career-best 755 rating points after a Player of the Series effort of 11 wickets. Ismail though remains in second position, which is her career best, and is 16 points adrift of England spinner Sophie Ecclestone. Medium-pacer Ayabonga Khaka is up two places to a career best-equaling fifth position while spinners Luus (up two places to 37th) and Chloe Tryon (up six places to 50th) have also progressed in Tuesday’s weekly rankings update after South Africa’s 3-0 series win. For Ireland, wicketkeeper Mary Waldron is up five places to 74th among batters and leg-spinner Cara Murray has moved from 91st to joint-82nd among bowlers. In the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings, Esha Oza of the United Arab Emirates has advanced three places to a career-best 33rd position after some handy scores in the Asian Cricket Council Women’s T20 Championship in Malaysia. Others to advance during the period include Uganda players Kevin Awino (up 34 places to 66th) and Janet Mbabazi (up six places to 69th) among batters, and Sarah Akiteng (up 14 places to 66th) among bowlers, after featuring in the Kwibuka Women’s T20 Tournament in Rwanda.

BIPIN DANI Vishmi Gunaratna, a 16-year old girl, who had to miss the last Pakistan tour because of her O-Level examination, has returned to the national squad, it is learnt here. A student of Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya in Gampaha who had scored 417 in an Under-19 schools' cricket match against Jayasiripura Kanishta Vidyalaya earlier this year came into the lime light. The team management may not have yet decided whether to include her in the final XI for the first  women's T-20i match against India to be played in Dambulla this week. This will be her first match against India, if picked in the final eleven. The 19-member squad, which has been approved by the sports minister, has also the new comer. Rashmi Silva, the leg spinner is from Vishmi's school. Kawshi Nuthyangana the wicket keeper, batter, who has also not played any international cricket so for is practicing with the other 18 players on Dambulla since last week.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-England announced Women squad for LV= Insurance Test against South Africa. The squad features five potential Test debutants, with Emily Arlott, Lauren Bell, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies and Emma Lamb all potentially in line for their first appearance. England Women's Squad: Heather Knight (Western Storm, Captain), Emily Arlott (Central Sparks), Tammy Beaumont (Lightning), Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers), Kate Cross (Thunder), Alice Davidson-Richards (South East Stars), Freya Davies (South East Stars), Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers), Sophia Dunkley (South East Stars), Sophie Ecclestone (Thunder), Amy Jones (Central Sparks), Emma Lamb (Thunder), Nat Sciver (Northern Diamonds, vice captain), Issy Wong (Central Sparks-Travelling Reserve) Head Coach Lisa Keightley said: "There are a number of new faces in the squad which brings a real level of energy and enthusiasm. We're at the beginning of a new ICC Women's Championship cycle, which starts for us with the India ODIs, and it's natural that we're looking forward with one eye on who may be a key player for us come 2025. "Similarly with Katherine Brunt retired from Test cricket and Anya Shrubsole from all forms of the international game, a number of bowling spots have opened up which is hugely exciting for those players. I'm sure they'll all be very keen to grab their opportunity. "We have to balance having the appropriate back-up for the senior squad while also giving playing opportunities. We need our players to play as much cricket as possible, which is why we have a deliberately small Test squad while the England Women's A team are in action against South Africa. "It really is a massive summer, with the Commonwealth Games just around the corner, and we can't wait to get started with the red ball in Taunton." An England Women's A squad has also been named for the three-day fixture against South Africa, which starts Tuesday June 21 at Arundel. The squad will be captained by Georgia Elwiss, and led by England A Head Coach John Stanworth. Of the 15 players selected, nine are yet to make their international debut. England Women A: Georgia Elwiss (Southern Vipers, captain), Maia Bouchier (Southern Vipers), Danni Gibson (Western Storm), Sarah Glenn (Central Sparks), Freya Kemp (Southern Vipers), Eve Jones (Central Sparks), Ella McCaughan (Southern Vipers), Kalea Moore (South East Stars), Tara Norris (Southern Vipers), Grace Potts (Central Sparks), Grace Scrivens (Sunrisers), Alexa Stonehouse (South East Stars), Mady Villiers (Sunrisers), Lauren Winfield-Hill (Northern Diamonds), Danni Wyatt (Southern Vipers)

BIPIN DANI Sri Lanka's top order batsman Kusal Mendis has become father for the first time. This was revealed by his father, Dinesh Mendis. "Kusal's wife Nishelle gave birth to a baby girl this between 7 and 8 Monday morning. Both the newly born baby and her mother are absolutely fine', he said exclusively over the telephone from Colombo. The 27-year-old top order right-hand handed batter, who scored 87 runs in the winning match against Australia on Sunday night saw his daughter on Monday morning. "Kusal came to the hospital (Ninewells Hospital) on Sunday night immediately after the match. The delivery was not done at the time. He, however has seen the baby this morning", the father further added. Kusal was still in the hospital at the time of filing this report (1 pm) on Monday noon. The parents are likely to name the girl as Hailey. The duo had married last year on February 12.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-The PCB General Body meeting took place at the National High Performance Centre on Monday, 20 June. In accordance with Clause 20 of the PCB Constitution 2019, the General Body considered and expressed their views on the audited accounts and PCB Annual Report, which are now available for viewing and downloading at the corporate website under Documents. The General Body was also provided with a snapshot of Pakistan cricket and received a briefing on the steps and measures being taken to bolster Pakistan cricket’s foundations by strengthening grassroots cricket. The General Body was informed the Pakistan men’s sides were presently ranked fifth in Tests and, third in ODIs and T20Is, while they are placed in fourth position on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, which is a qualifying event for the 2023 World Cup. The General Body was updated on the busy and tough 2022-23 cricket season for the men’s side that includes the tour to Sri Lanka for two Tests and the ACC T20 Asia Cup, Netherlands for three ODIs and Australia for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in October. The subsequent home series includes split tours by England and New Zealand, while the West Indies will return for three T20Is in January/February 2023. The women’s side will feature in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and T20 World Cups in South Africa, while their ICC Women’s Championship fixtures will be against Ireland at home and away in Australia. PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja also announced rewards of PKR1million each for the Pakistan blind and deaf cricket teams in recognition of their performances at the international level. The General Body meeting was held following January’s elections of the Pakistan Deaf Cricket Association. This meant under Clause 24(1), the requisite quorum was available for convening the meeting. PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja chaired the meeting, while Syed Sultan Shah (Chairman, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council) and Irfan Miraj (President, Deaf Cricket Association) also attended the meeting along with their office-bearers, who participated as observers on the special invitation of the PCB Chairman. PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain and Chief Operating Officer Barrister Salman Naseer also attended the meeting as ex-officio members.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board today announced 17 City Cricket Association sides of the Sindh Cricket Association and 14 City Cricket Associations of the Southern Punjab Cricket Association for the City Cricket Association Tournament 2022-23. Sindh Cricket Association CCA Badin – Ali Zain, Anif Ahmed, Azlan Gul, Haris, Hassam, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Iqbal, Mohammad Khan, Mohammad Shafi, Nehal Ali Qureshi, Rahimullah Nizamani, Saqib Zahid, Sarmad Ali, Shahryar Ali, Shakeel Ahmed, Usama, Usama, Wali Ullah, Zeeshan Ali Shah and Zeeshan Gul CCA Hyderabad – Abdul Rehman, Akbar Khan, Babar Khan, Dawood Khan, Fardeen, Fawad Ahmed, Gul Badin, Majid Asghar, Mohammad Meesam, Mohammad Aliyan Shaikh, Mohammad Awais, Mohammad Rafay Siddiqui, Mohammad Raheel, Mohammad Ramzan, Mohammad Sikandar, Mohammad Uzair Zubair, Mohammad Waqar, Mustafa Nasir, Noman and Zeeshan Khan CCA Jamshora – Abrar Hussain, Abdul Majeed, Ahmed Hassan Khan, Ali Mala, Deenaish Kumar, Faraz Ali, Huraira Bin Aijaz, Mohammad Arbaz Khan, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Kashan Khan, Mohammad Shahriyar Khan, Noman Khan, Salman Khan, Sarang, Shan Ali Shah, Tarique Ali, Tayyab Ali Shah, Waqar Ali, Waseem Ahmed and Zakir Ullah CCA Karachi Zone I – Abdul Rehman Zaheer, Ahmed Khan, Akbar Babar, Ammar Iqbal, Arib Shaikh, Bahadur Ali, Danial Mansoor, Faraz Hussain Khan, Hazrat Bilal, Irfan Ali Qasmi, Malik Zain Ul Abideen, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris Ali, Mohammad Mehmood Ali, Mohammad Rehan, Mohammad Taha Mehmood, Rao Waqar Ahmed, Rehman Ghani, Saad Alam and Syed Shayan Ahmed CCA Karachi Zone II – Ahmed Khan, Ali Shah, Ali Shinwari, Hafiz Syed Aryan Ali, Mohammad Ikram, Mohammad Kashan, Mohammad Saim, Mohammad Sufyan, Mohammad Taha Waqar, Mohammad Talha Siddiqui, Muneer Ur Rehman, Nadir Shah, Noor Wali Khan, Sajjad Rasheed, Syed Ghazi Ibad Nasir, Syed Haider Abbas Ziadi, Syed Mohammad Hassan Jafri, Syed Waleed Azim, Taimur Mustafa and Wajeeh Fawad Khan CCA Karachi Zone III – Akhter Waheed Kaiyani, Amit Ravi, Anas, Asad Akhtar, Basit Ghouri, Fuzail Uddin, Hassan Khalid, Israr Ahmed Awan, Mohammad Ahmed, Mohammad Fahad Ansari, Mohammad Haris Bin Tahir, Mohammad Sharoze Uddin Siddiqui, Mohammad Talha Alam, Mohammad Tehseen Shahid, Naveed Ullah, Rabish Mohammad Ahmed, Sahibzada Samiullah Afridi, Sufyan Yousaf, Tariq Bukht and Ubaisullah Khan CCA Karachi Zone IV – Abdullah Fazal, Ahsan Islam, Asad Ullah Hamza, Bilal Manzoor, Faizan Ahmed, Hafiz Mohammad Zaid Khan, Imran Shah, Israr Ul Haq Malik, Mohammad Arsalan, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Hanif Azad, Mohammad Suleman Saleem, Mohammad Uzair Ali Khan, Mohammad Waqas, Mohammad Waseem, Mohammad Yasir Mushtaq, Naimat Khan, Shahid Nadeem, Syed Abdullah Rafaee and Waleed Ahmed CCA Karachi Zone V – Arsalan Bashir, Faizan Khan, Jam Mohammad Saifullah, Khushhal Khan Khattak, Moazzam Malik, Mohammad Ali Butt, Mohammad Ashar Qureshi, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Waleed Khan, Mohammad Waqas, Mohammad Zahid, Mohammad Zeeshan Qasim, Saif Ali Ghouri, Shaheer Ali, Sheraz Hussain, Syed Shah Raza Naqvi, Tosiq Ahmed, Waseem Ahmed, Watan Dost and Zohaib Abid Hussain CCA Karachi Zone VI – Abdul Jalil Khanzada, Abdul Rehman, Ali Umer, Ashir Ahmed Siddiqui, Fahaddis Bukhari, Hurair Shahid, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Mir Mohammad Ahnaf, Mohammad Asad, Mohammad Tariq Khan, Mohammad Usman Rahim, Muneeb Niaz, Nawaz Sharif, Nehal Rasheed, Osama Razzak, Ram Ravi, Saif Ullah, Syed Amin Uddin, Zaid Omer and Zain Anwar CCA Karachi Zone VII – Abdullah Muqaddam, Arif Yaqoob, Fayyaz Hussain, Haider Razzak, Hamza Ghanchi, Huzaifa Munir, Kashif Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Sohail Khan, Mohammad Waqas, Najeeb Ullah Rehman, Qadir Khan, Saad Bin Yousuf, Saqib, Shahid Nisar, Syed Mehmood Shah, Tauqeer Malik, Umer Zeeshan Lohya, Zafar Ali Khan and Zubair Dilawar CCA Khairpur – Aamir Ali, Aamir Ali, Akhtar Ali, Ali Asghar, Ayaz Ali, Chahat Ali, Farman Ali, Jahangir, Javed Ali, Kamran Ali, Kashif Ali, Majid Ali, Malhar Rasool, Manzar Hussain, Meer Mohammad, Mohsin Ali, Mohammad Umar, Naveed Ali, Sadam Hussain and Syed Hamza Sajjad Zaidi CCA Larkana – Aakash, Aamir Ali, Abdullah Shah, Ali Akbar, Asad Ali, Basit Ali, Faraz Aziz, Haseebullah, Javed Ahmed, Kamran Ali, Makhmoor Ali, Mohsin Raza, Mohammad Kaif, Mohammad Rafiq, Naveed Ahmed, Raheel Manzoor Chandio, Sabgatullah, Sabit Ali, Umer Khalid and Zohaib Ali CCA MirpurKhas – Ahsan, Ali Raza, Behram Khan, Faraz, Faraz, Farhat Ali, Hamza, Mohsin Ali, Mohammad Aaqib Baloch, Mohammad Farhan, Mohammad Saddam, Mohammad Salim, Mohammad Sohail, Nabeel Ahmed, Ramesh, Shafique Ahmed, Sher Khan, Sheran Malik, Umer and Zohaib CCA Sanghar – Abdul Rauf (Jr), Ali Khan, Aqib Javed, Asim Zubair, Awais Khan, Azad Khan, Ehtesham Elahi, Farhan Ali, Jan Mohammad, Junaid Shahroz, Mohammad Ahsan, Mohammad Azeem, Mohammad Huzaif, Mohammad Salman Ilyas, Noor Ali, Rizwan Haider, Sajid Ali, Sameer Ijaz, Shahid Ali and Zahid Akhter CCA Shaheed Benazirabad - Abdul Waheed, Abdullah Tahir, Abrar, Ali Shan, Arz Mohammad, Atta Ullah, Fayyaz Hussain, Ghulam Abbas, Haris Khan, Jawad Ali, Majid Ali, Mansoor Ahmed, Mujahid Ali, Oan Ali, Saddam Hussain, Sher Afzal, Siraj Ahmed, Tauseeq Haider, Yasir Ali and Zulfiqar Ali CCA Shikarpur – Abdul Rehman, Abdullah, Adeel Sarwar, Ali Haider, Ameer Hamza, Aqib Ali, Asif Babar, Bilal Irshad, Farhan Ali, Hamesh Kumar, Imran Ali, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Bux, Mohammad Yousif, Muneer Ahmed, Rab Nawaz, Riaz Ahmed, Sajjad Ali, Sardar Ali and Zafar Ali CCA Sukkur – Aagha Mohammad Talha, Agha Noor Ullah, Asif Ali, Asif Ali, Farhan Ahmed, Ghulam Raza, Imran Khan, Israr Ul Haq, Mansab Shaikh, Mohammad Aqeel Danish, Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Nouman, Mohammad Saqib, Mohammad Yasir, Muzammil Hussain, Saeed Ahmed, Sajjad Sangi, Sohail Ahmed Raja, Wajid Ali and Zulfiqar Hyder Southern Punjab Cricket Association CCA Bahawalnagar – Abdul Rehman, Ali Omer, Asad Khan, Faisal Mehmood, Jan Zohaib Arain, Khalid Mehmood, M. Adeel Ur Rehman, M. Amnan, M. Aqib Shafiq, M. Azab, M. Basit, M. Hammad Khalid, M. Usman Tufail, Mohib Ali, Moin Yameen, Numan Islam, Salahuddin, Shahzad Anwer, Sohaib Arshad and Waseem Mehmood CCA Bahawalpur – Ali Hamza Wasim, Ali Imran, Ali Raza, Asad Khan, Asad Nadeem, Gulfam Aziz, Ibrar Amin, M.Abdullah, M.Amir Sohail, M.Imran, M.Muzammil, M.Naveed, Murad Rauf, Sajid Iqbal, Sher Mohammad, Umar Abbasi, Waleed Iqbal, Zahid Ul Hassan, Zeeshan Akbar and Zulqarnain CCA D.G Khan – Ammar Ali, Huzaifa Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmad, Imran Rafiq, M. Ali, M. Amir, M. Asif Fawad, M. Awais, M. Basit, M. Fahad, M. Haseeb Jamil, M. Irfan Rafiq, M. Jahangir, M. Saeed, M. Yousaf, M.Altaf Shakoor, Shakeel Ahmad, Shoukat Ali, Syed M. Salman Haider Naqvi, Syed Said Shah and Umair Fateh CCA Khanewal – Abu Huraira, Aftab Niazi, Ammar Ul Haq, Arsalan Haider, Arsalan Zia, Faisal Abbas, Gulfam Iqbal, Huzaifa Ayub, M.Asad, M.Shakeel, M.Umar Masood, Najam Abbas, Saddam Hussain, Saim Ayaz, Samar Abbas, Tahir Mehmood, Umair Shakeel, Umar Bilal, Usama Hussain and Zain Ul Abidin CCA Layyah – Afraseem, Ali Asad, Jallat Khan, Kamran Ali, M.Faisal, M.Faizan Zafar, M.Ishfaq, M.Saqib, M.Taimoor Khan, M.Tariq, M.Umair Khan, Maqbool Elahi, S.Ammar Yasir, S.Taqi Hider, Safi Ur Rehman, Sagheer Hassan, Salman Hassan, Sehram Hussain, Tanveer Hussain, Touqeer Abbas and Zia Ur Rehman CCA Lodhran – Adnan Arshad, Bilawal Ishaq, Hanzala Mehmood, Kamran Ismail, M.Adnan, M.Ahsan Malik, M.Daniyal Khan, M.Irfan, M.Sadaqat, M.Shahid, M.Sohaib Bilal, M.Umar Farooq, M.Zahid, Mehboob Ahmad, Mubashir Ali, Rao Altaf Hussain, Sazu Din, Shahbaz Khan, Shoaib Bilal and Umair Mumtaz CCA Multan – Adil, Ali Farooq, Arafat Minhas, Danish Nawab, Faraz Khan, Haris Javed, Haroon Amjad, M.Musab Shehzad, M.Shoaib, M.Uzair Mumtaz, M.Zahid, Mudasir Gillani, Mueez Ahmad, Raees Bashir, Rao Irfan, Saif Ul Rehman, Samiullah, Shahid Bashir, Usman Shafiq and Waseem Akram CCA Muzaffargarh – Allah Dita, Amir Ejaz, Aun Shahzad, Awais Abbas, Ghulam Murtaza, Hafiz M. Naeem, Haseeb Ullah, M.Mansoor, M.Shaoib Aleem, M.Waji, M.Yaseen, M.Younus, Mehran Sanwal, Saad Mehmood, Shahbaz Hussain, Shahid Khan, Shahnawaz, Shayan Khalil, Umar Farooq and Umar Rehman CCA Okara - Abdul Razzaq, Aftab Haider, Ahmad Jamal, Ali Husnain, Arbab Hussain, Daniyal Mahi, Ghulam Haider, Hammad Hussain, Hamza Ali, M. Fiaz Ur Rehman, M. Mustafa Ayub, M. Umair Yaseen, M.Sohail, Majid Ali, Raees Ahmed, Rizwan Haider, Umar Farooq, Usama Aqeel, Usama Tariq, Waqar Hussain, Waseem Ghafoor, Yousaf Babar, Zarar Shakeel and Zeeshan Ashraf CCA Pakpatan – Abdul Qadeer Khan, Ali Afzal, Amjad Ali, Ehtisham Ul Haq, Junaid Khalid, Kamran Yar, M. Abdullah Khan, M. Abubakar, M. Imran Ali, M. Khaqan Bashir, M. Nabeel Arshad, M. Naeem, M. Umar Bashir, M. Umar Faraz, M. Zulkaif Chishti, Mansoor Ali Jutt, Mudassir Ali, Rana M . Burhan Basharat, Syed Khuram Ali Shah and Syed Waqar Ul Hassan CCA Rahim Yar Khan – Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Hadi, Abdul Wahab, Adeel Basit, Husnain Bilal Shafiq, Jahanzaib Razzaq, M. Abdul Junaid, M. Aftab, M. Asif Ali, M. Hasnain Ashraf, M. Shahbaz, Noman Ahmad, Noman Akram, Rahatullah, Rehan Ejaz, Sarfraz Khan, Tamir Khalid, Usama Aslam, Zain Ul Abidin and Zeeshan Ul Haq CCA Rajanpur – Anees Ur Rehman, Aqib Javed, Asad Ullah, Essa , Fahad Ahmad, Farhat Hussain, Hassan Mehmood, Jawwad Hussain, M. Abubakar, M. Alamgir, M. Waseem Bhatti, Mazahir  Abbas, Mughira Shoaib, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Nasir Hussain, Shehzad Gull, Syed Furqan Sharif, Syed Muzamil Shah, Toqeer Abbas and Wajid Hussain CCA Sahiwal – Ahmer Ashfaq, Hafiz Ilyas Ali, Haq Nawaz, Kaleemullah, M Faisal Ashrad, M. Abdullah Butt, M. Ahsan Bashir, M. Ali Zain, M. Arslan Akhtar, M. Awais Ul Hassan, M. Hassan Hafeez, M. Ikram, M. Irfan Liaqat, M. Rameez, M. Sharoon Siraj, Maqbool Ahmad, Masood Ahmad, Qamar Riaz, Rameez Alam, Rana Abdul Nasir Khan, Rana Abdur Rehman, Usama Bashir, Usman Liaqat and Waseem Rasoo CCA Vehari – Abdul Rahman, Adnan Ghani, Ahmad Ali, Ameer Moavia, Anjum Naveed, Farhan Sarfraz, Hasnain Hassan, M.Mubashir, M.Umair, M.Umar Daraz, M.Zohaib Arshad, Mohammad Ahsan, Mohammad Asif, Shahbaz Sharif , Shahzad Ali, Sharjeel Umar, Sikandar Khan, Tahir Hussain, Tasawar Hussain and Umar Sadiq

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Ninety-three sides will be in action across the country in the City Cricket Association Tournament 2022-23 from 19 June to 21 July, which will provide a pathway to around 1,800 cricketers to graduate to the Cricket Association tournaments that include first-class, non first-class three-day, 50-over and 20-over competitions. The squads of 13 sides from Balochistan and 19 sides of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are also announced and available here. The squads from other four Cricket Associations will be unveiled early next week. The CCA squads have been selected through a robust process. The performers from last year’s CCA tournament, players that have featured in last year’s CA U19 events and are not eligible to feature in future U19 tournaments have been selected. The remaining players were selected from open trials(Preference to be given to performers from winter league). In Central Punjab Cricket Association, beside players’ performances in the CCA tournament, the players were also selected from two-day camp of performers of community cricket. 19 CCA teams of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been divided into four pools. The matches will commence in this jurisdiction from 19 June. Balochistan comprise 13 City Cricket Associations that are divided into three Pools. They will host the matches from 20 June. Sindh consist of 17 teams which are divided into four Pools. The matches in this part of the region will begin from 21 June. Matches in Central Punjab, Northern and Southern Punjab jurisdictions will begin after a week’s delay due to pre-monsoon rain in this part of the country. The three Cricket Associations will now hold their matches from 24 June. 19 teams from Central Punjab are split into four pools. 11 teams from Northern are divided into three pools, while 14 teams from Southern Punjab are divided into three pools. The winners from Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh CCAs will be declared after group leaders progress to the semi-final with the top two teams playing the final. In contrast, Balochistan, Northern and Southern Punjab CCAs will be divided into three groups each with group leaders to progress to the triangular series stage and the side with most points to be adjudged as winner. According to the event format, each match will be of two days with 100 overs to be bowled each day in six hours and 40 minutes of play with a one-hour break from 1200-1300. To encourage positive and result-oriented cricket, first innings will be limited to 75 overs per side and no bowler shall bowl more than 15 overs in an innings.