Santner replaces Patel in NZ squad for Pakistan Test
NAPIER: New Zealand have retained spinner Mitchell Santner in their Test squad to face Pakistan in their two-match series despite Ajaz Patel’s return to fitness, head coach Gary Stead said on Tuesday. Santner was last month brought into the Test squad that played West Indies to replace Patel and played in the Twenty20 Internationals against […]
Abbas leads Pakistan Shaheens’ fight back in tour match
WHANGAREI (New Zealand): Seamer Mohammad Abbas led a good comeback by Pakistan Shaheens with a four-for as New Zealand ‘A’ were dismissed for 226 in their first innings on second day of their four-day fixture at the Cobham Oval here on Friday. Abbas was well supported by pace-bowling all-rounder Amad Butt and leg-spinner Yasir Shah […]
Babar’s absence should not worry Pakistan: Miandad
ISLAMABAD: Batting legend Javed Miandad believes Babar Azam’s absence should not haunt Pakistan in the Twenty20 series against New Zealand, saying every player who gets a chance should have the confidence to perform for the team. Right-handed Babar has been ruled out of the New Zealand T20s after suffering a fracture in his right thumb […]
NZ on brink of series win over WI
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s bowlers again ripped through West Indies’ batting lineup to push them to the brink of a comprehensive victory in the second and final Test as they reduced the tourists to 244-6 in their second innings at the end of the third day on Sunday. Bad light forced the players off the Basin […]
Comeback kings Man Utd brace for Leipzig CL decider
LONDON: Manchester United will travel to RB Leipzig for Tuesday’s Champions League match confident they can reach the knockout stages but knowing they have made life unnecessarily hard for themselves. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team looked certain to ease out of the group phase after an impressive win at Paris Saint-Germain followed by a 5-0 hammering […]
Pakistan team cleared to leave isolation in New Zealand after negative Covid tests
Pakistan’s cricket team have been cleared to leave managed isolation in Christchurch on Tuesday, pending final health ministry approval, after no positive results were recorded in a fifth round of Covid-19 testing, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said. The team had their exemption to train revoked last week after eight members of the 53-strong squad tested positive during […]
NZ all-rounder Corey Anderson retires from Int’l cricket, signs up with MLC in USA
Christchurch: Plagued by injuries, New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson, who once held the record for fastest ODI hundred, called time on his international career and signed a three-year deal with USA’s Major League Cricket (MLC). The 29-year-old, who has played 13 Tests, 49 ODIs and 31 T20Is for New Zealand, didn’t feature in any of Black […]
Du Plessis rested for England one-day series
CAPE TOWN: South Africa have left out former captain Faf du Plessis from their squad for the One-day International series against England, which starts at Newlands on Friday. The 36-year-old, who retired from Test cricket earlier this year, is being rested for the three-match series after competing in the Twenty20 games against England, which the […]
Eighth Covid case hits Pakistan cricketers in New Zealand
An eighth member of Pakistan’s cricket squad has tested positive for Covid-19 as the team undergoes quarantine in Christchurch, New Zealand health authorities said Wednesday. The health department said there was one new confirmed case among the squad and a further two members were being investigated, adding to the seven who previously tested positive over […]
Smith hits another ton as Australia seal ODI series
SYDNEY: Another pulsating Steve Smith century and two flying outfield catches clinched the One-day International series for Australia with a 51-run victory over India in Sydney on Sunday. Smith tormented India with his second blistering hundred in as many matches as Australia posted another huge target, reaching 389-4 off 50 overs at the Sydney Cricket […]
