Pakistan took 1-0 lead in the series with a 138 run win over New Zealand in the first ODI on Tuesday. Pakistan scored 287/9 with major contribution from Afridi, Kamran akmal and Khalid Latif’s steady maiden fifty. On the chasing side, New Zealand were all out for 149 in the 40th over. This victory...
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Younis fit for India’s match
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan who was nursing his fracture will be back to the team when they face India on Saturday. Younis suffered a minor hairline fracture on the little finger of his right hand during the warm-up game against the Warriors in Benoni on September 20 and had been advised rest by doctors....
ICC Champions Trophy 2009: Pakistan Vs West Indies
Pakistan will clash with West Indies in todays encounter in the Champions Trophy under the captaincy of all-rounder Shahid Afridi as the regular skipper Younis Khan has been ruled out due to a hand injury. Younis Khan suffered a hairline fracture in his right index finger during a warm up match against Sri Lanka...
ICC Annual Awards: List of Short-listed nominees
Here is the list of cricketers who have been short listed for ICC Annual Awards that is to be announced on October 1 in Johannesburg. Short-lists of nominees (in alphabetical order): Cricketer of the Year: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Andrew Strauss (Eng). Test Player of the Year: Gautam...
Afridi might play for New South Wales
Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi who guided Pakistan to glory in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in England may soon receive an offer to play in Sheffield Shield for the Australian domestic side New South Wales. The 29-year-old cricketer helped Pakistan win their first major title in 17 years by beating Sri Lanka by eight...
ICC World T20 XI: Indian Players find No place
Indian cricketers have failed to find a place in the World Twenty20 squad released by ICC in London on Monday. The squad consists of four Pakistan, three Sri Lanka, three South Africa and two West Indies players. Member of Team India, who failed miserably in the T20 world championship, could not find a place...
ICC World Twenty20: Next Champions Pakistan
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) Sri Lanka innings (20 overs maximum) T Dilshan c S Hasan b M Aamer 0 S Jayasuriya b A Razzaq 17 J Mubarak c S Hasan b A Razzaq 0 K Sangakkara not out 64 M Jayawardene c Haq b Razzaq 1 LPC Silva c...
Match 9: Pakistan Vs Netherlands: Pakistan won by 82 runs
Here are the statistical highlights of the ICC World Twenty20 match between Pakistan and Netherlands at Lords. Shahid Afridi’s bowling figures of 4-11 are his best ever in Twenty20 Internationals, bettering the 4/19 against Scotland at Durban in the first edition. Afridi, with his aforesaid performance, became the only bowler to have captured two...
