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Shaheen Shah Afridi historic 4 wickets in vitality blast

July 04, 2023
Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 wickets in vitality blast

Shaheen Shah Afridi, a star pacer for Pakistan, made history on Friday by becoming the first bowler to claim four wickets in the opening over of a T20 encounter.

For Nottinghamshire against Warwickshire in the T20 Vitality Blast on Friday, June 30, Shaheen delivered an outstanding opening over. 

On the first, second, fifth, and sixth balls of the first over, the 23-year-old fast bowler took the wickets. 

Prior to Dan Mousley getting out by playing right into Olly Stone's hands, he bowled out Chris Benjamin and the opener Alex Davies, LBW, with a yorker.


 

After dismissing Ed Barnard with a bowl, Shaheen has taken four wickets in the opening over of the game.

However, the pacer only scored 29 runs, and his team was defeated

In 19.1 overs, the Bears reached the 169-run mark. Opening batsman Robert Yates scored 65 runs off of 46 balls to help his team win by two wickets.

The finishing touches came from Glenn Maxwell, Jacob Bethell, and Jake Lintott, who scored 19, 27, and 27 not out, respectively.

The Bears have 10 victories in their last 13 games, which puts them atop the North Group's points standings. Nottinghamshire, on the other hand, is in fourth place after winning seven of their 13 games.

The Twenty20 Cup, which debuted in June 2003 as the event, was the first precision T20 league. This is its 21st iteration.

For this year's Premier League, Shaheen joined Nottinghamshire Outlaws.

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Pakistan Vs England 1st Test Day 2 Highlights

August 07, 2020

Pakistan Vs England 1st Test Day 2 Highlights


Pakistan team started the day from early blow of Babar Azam when he was picked up by joe root on 69 runs in the slips & James Anderson claimed his first wicket.


Then Asad Shafiq joined Shan Masood However he was also departed on 7runs by Stuard broad and Pakistan Cricket team was in a spot of bother but shan Masood stood firm on the other end.

Muhammad Rizwan took his time but got a good one from Chris Woakes and took a long walk back to the pavilion by scoring only 9runs.

Now comes Shahdab Khan with the reputation of All-rounder and he did not disappoint, he scored quick 45 runs with Shan Masood and took the session away from England team, Shahdab Khan and Shan Masood added 102 runs.


But, Man of the moment was Shan Masood who added 156 runs and single-handedly took Pakistan cricket team on the driving seat, after Shan Masood departure Pakistan was all out on 326runs.

The English team's both the openers were dismissed cheaply, Rj Burns and DP Sibley both were lbw by Shaheen Shah Afridi and Muhammad Abbas respectively.

Yet the prize wicket of Ben Stokes which took by Muhammad Abbas on outswing delivery was the moment of the match he did not bother the scorer and went on 0.

England team finishes the day with 91-4 and Pakistan team has all the momentum to get the big lead in 1st innings.
 
On the contrary, if Jos Butler and pope played a long innings than England can be out of trouble and give Pakistan a substantial lead to make them under pressure.


Stumps
1st Test, Manchester, Aug 5-9 2020, Pakistan tour of England
Pakistan 326

England (28 ov)
92/4
Day 2: England trail by 234 runs. CRR: 3.28

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England vs New Zealand - Match Highlights | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

July 15, 2019
England vs New Zealand - Match Highlights | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

World Cup last, tied - A super-finished, tied. *Collecting bits of jaw*. You must mess with me. The cricketing divine beings surely have compensated for the clammy squibs with one hell of a last - maybe the best ODI ever - testing the semi-last of '99 and Four-Three-Eight. This is a dumbfounded Rishi Roy, saying farewell to you for the benefit of a ridiculous discourse box - Sagar Chawla, Vineet Anantharaman, Ramakrishnan MS, Pradeep Krishnamurthy, Akshay Maanay, Venkatesh AV and Naga! As firecrackers overwhelm the Mecca of cricket, our inclusion of the World Cup reaches an end. We'll be, harking back to the 2023 version - in India! Up to that point, England are the World Champions! *Curtains Down*


Path in 2015, the Kiwis in all respects suitably put it: "it's a great time." One way or another, the twenty-two men who took the field today will make it into cricketing legend. The future ages will know, that somebody in their family tree had the gravitas to make the last lap in quest for endless brilliance, and tackled achieving the very apex of the game - the last lap to lift the cup of heroes, that vessel of triumph, the World Cup. Get-together your jaws, ensure you go for an every day registration tomorrow - I realize I will.



Fortification Minor - "This is 10% karma, 20% expertise, 15% concentrated intensity of will, 5% joy, half agony, and that is a 100% motivation to recall my name..."

It is the day when the stakes are the most elevated, and the players' regular impulse is to overthink - pretty much every one of the occasions they'd longed for it, the time they'd put resources into training, the existence they'd devoted to the game, ups the ante significantly higher in their minds. However, this wasn't about nerves...

Nursery cricket, the training sessions, the hours in the rec center, and even the psychological molding - it would all come down to this. It opens up a cozy, private entryway into the players' past: their adolescence and why they began playing in any case, directly into the underlying foundations of "who they truly are", rather than the persona they make. "For my entire life I had longed for that minute. As a tyke, I played it out against mates for quite a while, and as a man I rehearsed for it with a practically shocking conviction that one day it would come. Indeed, it was a terrible shot, yet it was certifiably not a poorly conceived notion, no chance." - Baz McCullum...

Fortification Minor - "This is 10% karma, 20% expertise, 15% concentrated intensity of will, 5% joy, half agony, and that is a 100% motivation to recall my name..."

It is the day when the stakes are the most elevated, and the players' regular impulse is to overthink - pretty much every one of the occasions they'd longed for it, the time they'd put resources into training, the existence they'd devoted to the game, ups the ante significantly higher in their minds. However, this wasn't about nerves...

Nursery cricket, the training sessions, the hours in the rec center, and even the psychological molding - it would all come down to this. It opens up a cozy, private entryway into the players' past: their adolescence and why they began playing in any case, directly into the underlying foundations of "who they truly are", rather than the persona they make. "For my entire life I had longed for that minute.
As a tyke, I played it out against mates for quite a while, and as a man I rehearsed for it with a practically shocking conviction that one day it would come. Indeed, it was a terrible shot, yet it was certifiably not a poorly conceived notion, no chance." - Baz McCullum...

The last of stats for these two months ..

** Man of the Match in World Cup finals:
C Lloyd
V Richards
M Amarnath
D Boon
Wasim Akram
Aravinda de Silva
S Warne
R Ponting
A Gilchrist
MS Dhoni
J Faulkner
B STOKES

** Player of the series in World Cups:
1992 M Crowe
1996 S Jayasuriya
1999 L Klusener
2003 S Tendulkar
2007 G McGrath
2011 Yuvraj Singh
2015 M Starc
2019 KANE WILLIAMSON
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Australia vs England - Match Highlights | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

July 12, 2019
England (Roy 85, Root 49*, Morgan 45*) beat Australia 223 (Smith 85, Woakes 3-20, Rashid 3-54) by eight wickets


How does that old melody go once more? Thirty years of hurt? Make that 44 and checking (and in spite of the verses, England's cricketers surely quit any pretense of imagining for at any rate 20 of those). Yet, abruptly it's everything available to anyone. On home soil, with the breeze behind their backs and the destinies shouting to support them. Is it returning home this time? In the event that you don't trust it now, you really never will.

One thing is without a doubt. New Zealand anticipate in the World Cup last at Lord's on Sunday, where just because since Sri Lanka at Lahore in 1996, a pristine group is certain to be delegated as heroes. Yet, after a bad case of nerves and the wobbles, the niggles and the questions, today was the day when England expelled the tension and reestablished the thunder that had conveyed the side to the highest point of the world ODI rankings.

Put just, Australia are not intended to endure beatings this complete in World Cup thump out matches. They had not lost any of their past seven visits to the semi-finals, but then a monstrous 107 conveyances still remained when triumph, fittingly, was fixed with a swipe over long-on from England's skipper, Eoin Morgan, the man in whose picture this group has been remolded since the hopelessness of 2015.

Subsequent to adjusting their gung-ho frames of mind to pull themselves into the last four, this was a return execution of a later class from England, on multi day that had unfolded laden with the kind of expectation not really saw in an England v Australia challenge since that seismic Ashes Test at Edgbaston in 2005. At that point as now, England realized they had their rivals' measure after an age of enslavement, yet the heaviness of history isn't something that can be pushed off at an impulse. 




Or then again so we may have expected. Rather, England took advantage of a similar outlook that had squashed Australia 5-0 in their two-sided arrangement a negligible a year prior, and created a presentation that shared undeniably more practically speaking with that 481-run sticking at Trent Bridge than the fairly tentative, confounded give up at Lord's a fortnight back that had left their competition in such danger.

Fierceness was England's watchword from the start, and with ball and bat alike. Not by any means the loss of an evidently pivotal hurl could unhinge them, as Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer created in about 16 balls to overwhelm Australia's totemic openers, Aaron Finch and David Warner, before Adil Rashid delivered the spell of his competition to undermine a doughty fightback from Steve Smith and Alex Carey, who batted on gamely after a savage hit to the jaw from Archer had left him draining bountifully and requiring fastens.

Also, from that point it was over to Jason Roy - the man of England's competition, whatever the last may bring - who moved into a below average focus of 224 with an enormously savvy mix of alert and mounting presumption. He and Jonny Bairstow showed the shrewdness gathered from before competition hiccups to see off a quickly compromising Mitchell Starc, yet held the privilege to beat allcomers without any potential repercussions any place their lines strayed from the straight and thin.

Toward the finish of the Powerplay, England were 50 for 0 and cruising, and Roy started to turn on max engine thrust. Nathan Lyon, a scourge of English batsman in Ashes fights passed by, was siphoned for six first-ball as he entered the quarrel for the eleventh over. Furthermore, when Australia, in distress, hurled the ball to Smith in an offer for any kind of a leap forward, Roy reacted with three successive sixes - the third, into the fourth level of the new stand, was unquestionably the biggest on this ground since Andrew Flintoff's famous smoking of Brett Lee into what was then a structure site during that 2005 Test.

Just mishap or damage appeared to be fit for hosing England's day, and both did quickly erupt - first when Bairstow needed to get treatment in the wake of tweaking his crotch while turning for a subsequent run. He was never very as familiar again falling lbw to Starc for 34 - an expulsion which, in spending England's audit, had a noteworthy bearing on the second flashpoint of England's pursuit.

On 85, Roy moved into a draw at a bouncer from Pat Cummins - and was left totally puzzled as umpire Kumar Dharmasena initially started to single a wide, however then rather contritely raised his finger, apparently influenced finally by the fervency of Australia's interests. Roy motioned for the audit, was reminded he had none left, and afterward propelled into a stalled tirade that double-crossed the immensity of the undertaking still close by.

Roy was thusly fined 30 percent of his match expense and slapped with two bad mark focuses, which implies that - with an aggregate of three - his place in the last won't be at danger. In any case, nor was it in his nonattendance from the wrinkle either, as Joe Root - with common hole discovering assurance - and Morgan - with mounting trust notwithstanding a couple of increasingly clumsy minutes against the short ball - facilitated England over the line in a whole remain of 79.

Britain have persevered through some outright towellings in the a long time since they last gone to a World Cup last, from Faisalabad 1996 to Colombo 2011 to Wellington 2015. However, this was a presentation that has the right to resound along these lines.

Australia were ahead in the challenge for, best case scenario, a lone conveyance, when David Warner - siphoned to the gunwales with adrenalin however frightfully quiet as the boos rang around him - inclined easily into a first-ball loosener from Woakes and stroked a spread driven four that evoked recollections of Phil DeFreitas to Michael Slater at the Gabba in 1994-95 - a four that purportedly lost the Ashes there and after that.

Be that as it may, England, shockingly, adjusted by and large and rapidly. They'd been blameworthy, in the gathering stage rout at Lord's, of bowling too short when the conditions had favored swing. In any case, Woakes pulled himself back a large portion of a yard to join the dabs for the remainder of the over, and hand the cudgel to Jofra Archer, for a somewhat progressively powerful first-hotshot.

Subsequent to making 496 keeps running in initial seven World Cup innings, Finch's crusade has now completed with scores of 8, 3, 0 - the first run through in his ODI profession that he's gathered three back to back single-figure scores - and what an opportunity to do it. There was consistently a doubt that he'd be vulnerable to the one that molded over into his cushions, however Archer absolutely nailed his length, an ideal jag-patron that would have collided with center and leg, and a survey consumed too.

Warner wasn't going to be cowed. An exceptional bellicose dispatch over Woakes' head for another four affirmed he was still siphoned for the challenge. In any case, Woakes' reaction was earnest and splendid. Back of a length, jumping into the join, a legitimate Test-coordinate expulsion as Bairstow second slip clung onto a flyer.

It may have been two out of two for Woakes, as Peter Handscomb - cheeky and

rearranging - was stuck on the wrinkle and endure a checked on lbw just on umpire's call. Be that as it may, rather Woakes sacked him 11 balls later, bowled off a speculative inside-edge after a World Cup introduction to overlook.

Definitely, Australia found the purpose to delve their way over into the game, as Smith - with his fourth 50 years in the same number of World Cup thump out appearances - found a partner in Carey, whose whole head required swaddling to adapt to the cut in his jaw after Archer's awful lifter.

The pair had quite recently started to cause England's fans a couple of nerves with a fourth-wicket remain of 103 when Rashid - his shoulder unmistakably troubling him all competition - delivered the effective over for which his skipper had been preparing him for essentially the previous four years. On the off chance that Carey's expulsion was imprudent, a free swipe to dairy animals corner where James Vince was

sneaking on the rope, at that point Marcus Stoinis' was splendid - the greatest tearing googly of Rashid's World Cup to date, the ideal inviting present for a batsman who played miserably down the off-base line to be stuck on off stump for a second-ball duck.

Smith, once more, tried harder, yet his help cast was discovered needing. Glenn Maxwell was suckered by a virtuoso knuckleball from Archer, a couple of 20kph of pace lost with no perceivable difference in activity as Morgan gathered a heave in the spreads, before Cummins jabbed another googly to slip. Also, when Smith himself was run out by a phenomenal timid that wriggled through a hole in his crotch and beat him to the wrinkle, the opposition was on a par with over. Seventeen overs of the Jason and Jonny show later, there was really no plan of action.

Furthermore, presently it's headed toward Lord's the place - with the regard that is expected to Kane Williamson and Co. after their own stage-holding onto execution against India - England will walk into the challenge with the swagger of a side that has just ripped the crown wipe off the vanquished ruler's head. Furthermore, if that kind of disposition happens to be actually the sort that will play into their uncelebrated rivals' hands, at that point so be it. It is difficult to perceive how England could make a regressive stride after this kind of explanation triumph.
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BABAR AZAM ODI RANKING UPDATE

July 09, 2019
Babar azam odi ranking UpdateBabar Azam Odi Ranking

Pakistan's World Cup Journey may have concluded in the first round however star batsman Babar Azam encountered a fantastic competition with the bat showing incredible consistency.

Babar's tally of 474 runs at an average of 67.71 in the World Cup has enabled him to climb four spots in the ICC ODI Player Rankings, only one position behind his profession high runner up achieved a year ago.

Babar made his mark as the competition advanced as he produced four fifty or more scores in eight innings.

The feature of his presentation World Cup most likely came during the must-win game against New Zealand, where he struck an unbeaten century to direct his group to triumph on a precarious surface.

Babar Azam


In the meantime, Indian skipper Virat Kohli sticks onto his main positioning after an overflowing showcase of batting has seen him register five half-hundreds of years in the competition as of now.


Sharma's surge in the number of focuses returns at the of a record-breaking five centuries in a solitary release of a World Cup.

Other prominent developments in the rankings incorporate Australia opening batsman David Warner making a rebound into the Top 10 at the 6th position subsequent to going through a year from universal cricket attributable to the ball-altering adventure.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been scoring the greater part of the runs for his side and he was compensated with improvement to the number 8th spot.

The most emotional progression has been made by the West Indies' Nicholas Pooran who broke into the main 100 from outside the 400 positioned batsmen. Sri Lanka's Avishka Fernando additionally merits an uncommon notice for vaulting up 110 spots to involve the 85th spot in the rankings.

India's pace star Jasprit Bumrah remains the top ODI bowler as he has had the option to develop the separation from the second-spot Trent Boult whom himself had an excellent gathering stage in the competition including a cap trap against Trans-Tasman rivals Australia.

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and Rashid Khan are as yet positioned in the best 10 in spite of their group losing all the World Cup matches in the group stages

Shakib Al Hasan had an outstanding World Cup despite the fact that his team was thumped out of the world cup at the finish of the group stage and he has restored his predominance as the world's best all-rounder in the rankings update, trailed by England's Ben Stokes.

There has not been much advancement in the group rankings aside from England's hold over the main position has debilitated with India trailing in simply decimal focuses. Correspondingly, New Zealand and Australia are directly by one another at third and fourth individually having an equivalent number of focuses.
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Pakistan Vs South Africa 2019 World Cup Highlights

June 24, 2019

PAKISTAN VS SOUTH AFRICA WORLD 2019 HIGHLIGHTS


Today Pakistan faced South Africa in the very crucial match or you can say do or die situation where Pakistan needed to win all the remaining matches to stay alive in the world cup but on the other side, South Africa already out of the World cup and now playing for the pride.

So, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Openers gave a good solid foundation but Fakhar got out on 44 runs playing a cheeky shot on Imran Tahir's googly, later imam follows him with a brilliant catch by Imran Tahir on his own bowling.


   


Pakistan completed there batting and after 50 overs they were 308-7 and Haris Sohail who came in for Shoaib Malik played a brilliant inning of 89 runs off just 59 balls with the strike rate of 150.

In reply no batsman got going for South Africa apart from Faf du Plessis, he scored 63 runs on 79 balls but after him, there was no one to carry the innings for South Africa and Pakistan won the match by 49 runs
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Wahab Riaz's 3 Wickets Against Sylhet Sixers | 16th Match | Edition 6 | BPL 2019

January 15, 2019

Wahab Riaz's 3 Wickets Against Sylhet Sixers | 16th Match | Edition 6 | BPL 2019

 

Wahab riaz played first match today in BPL and took 3 wickets and got man of the match award. He was bowling with fire and actually a good contender for comeback in Pakistan Cricket Team.

These are the highlights of wahab riaz bowling.



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Inzamam-Ul-Haq Message For The Team | Team Announced for South Africa One Day Series |

January 10, 2019
Inzamam Ul Haq is the legendry Pakistani cricketer and former captain now serving as the chief selector of Pakistan Cricket Team has annonced 16 man squad for South Africa one day series.

Pakistan team already lost test series with 1 test to go which will start tomorrow at 1:30 Pm pakistani local time. Many surprises in the team selections make critics more viberant as Junaid khan left out of the squad on fitness issues but he recently joined BBL and will play remaining matches. Remember he took 4 wickets in his last ODI against Bangladesh.



16 MEN SQUAD FOR SOUTH AFRICA SERIES

  1. Fakhar Zaman

  2. Babar Zaman

  3. Imam-Ul-Haq

  4. Sarfaraz Ahmed

  5. Faheem Ashraf

  6. Shahdab Khan

  7. Shaheen Shinwari

  8. Shaheen Shah Afridi

  9. Hasan Ali

  10. Muhammad Hafeez

  11. Shoaib Malik

  12. Muhammad Rizwan

  13. Hussain Talat

  14. Muhammad Amir

  15. Shaan Masood

  16. Imad Wasim

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WATCH: Shan Masood press conference, day 1, Newlands

January 04, 2019

Pakistan Vs South Africa 1st Day Press Conference

Shan Masood mentioned that the first hour of Day 1 was crucial and we lost 5 wickets which did not help us to score big in the 1st innings, further added that South African bowlers bowled well in the first session and did not allow us to play easily.

On a question where he asked about his bowling and a wicket of Aiden Markram that he consider himself as an allrounder or not? Which he answered quite briskly that he is not an all-rounder just a part-timer and had no idea how the bowl came in and rattled the stumps.





 

Shan Masood praised South African bowling unit and said they were relentless and were keep coming at the batsman for wickets. He further added that them not playing a spinner which may come handy for us in the 2nd innings but have to bat well and see off the shine in the first session and then it becomes easy to bat on.


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Pakistan Team Playing 11 Announced for 1st Test

December 25, 2018
Pakistan cricket team is in south africa for 3 Test Matches, 5 One Day Internationals and 3 T20I, and practising hard to win first test series in South Africa. 

Pakistan Team Playing 11 Announced for 1st Test



Team management has announced playing 11 for the first test match against South Africa ahead of the test match and want players to be fully prepared for the challenge.

Pakistan's Playing XI for Boxing Day Test at Centurion.
 
Fakhar Zaman
Imam Ul Haq
Azhar Ali
Haris Sohail
Asad Shafiq
Babar Azam
Sarfaraz Ahmed (C & WK)
Muhammad Amir
Hasan Ali
Yasir Shah
Shaheen Shah Afridi


#CRICaware #PakistanVsSouthAfrica #FirstTest
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Australia close to a Thumping victory in Perth

December 17, 2018
2nd test between India and Australia is now in the final stages and Australia is just 5 wickets away from the victory as all the main Indian batsman including captain Virat Kohli is in the pavilion.

Today Australia started the day with 132/4 and dominated the first session, Usman Khwaja scored a brave 72runs knock and captain Tim Paine hit 37 runs making sure Australia avoid a collapse and Team India should be chasing anything above 250runs.




HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 4 INDIA VS AUSTRALIA




Team India did make a comeback and took 5 wickets in a span of 15 runs, Muhammad Shami took 6 wickets in that innings, but 37runs stand for the last wicket was enough to take the lead above 275 runs finally, the partnership was broken by Jasprit Bumrah and Team India needed 287 runs to win the match.

In reply to that total Kl Rahul got out on duck (0) and Pujara was quick to follow him with only adding 4 runs to the scorecard, Virat Kohli and Murali form a 35 runs partnership but captain Virat Kohli got out on a spinning delivery of Nathan Lyon yet again and Australia was right there in a game with that wicket, after 7 runs Murali Vijay bowled by Nathan Lyon as well
and leaves India 4-55, Ajinkya Rahane played a brave inning of 30 runs but it was writing the wall by his shot makings that wicket is coming and he was got out playing a rash shot for 30 runs, India ended the day with 112-5.
Australia close to a Thumping victory in Perth Australia close to a Thumping victory in Perth Reviewed by Syed Talha Saghir on December 17, 2018 Rating: 5

SARFARAZ AHMED MESSAGE FOR THE TEAM

December 16, 2018
SARFARAZ AHMED MESSAGE FOR THE TEAM


Pakistan cricket team is in South Africa for the all-important tour which includes 3 test 5 one day internationals and 2 T20, before the boxing day test starts Sarfaraz Ahmed asks his team members to be fearless and play without any kind of fear.

 



Pakistan cricket team beaten by kiwis 2-1 in his own backyard United Arab Emirates but captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is still has high hopes and expecting good results against South Africa.
The conditions are tough and pitches are hard and bouncy so who ever play without fear will succeed, further added by sarfaraz

Pakistan played a total 12 test matches in South Africa and only manages to win 2 of them, 9 were in losing cause and just 1 was a draw.

In the absence of Misbah-Ul-Had and Younus Khan, Pakistan team needs Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq to step up and take the responsibility of senior player, a lot of expectations are from Muhammad Amir as well, he is making a comeback after being dropped from New Zealand series against Pakistan.


#PakvsSouthAfrica #TestSeries #SafarazAhmed

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Pakistan Super League 2019 Schedule announced

December 14, 2018
Pakistan Super League 2019 Schedule announced
Pakistan super league which is known as (PSL) considered the most popular sports event in Pakistan, and Pakistan cricket board announced completed schedule of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019. 

Total 34 matches will be played between 6 teams and the most thrilling part is 8 matches which are being played in Pakistan. In addition to that 2 venues which are selected for these 8 matches are ready to host some the most nail-biting and thrilling matches.

This edition is hyped because of some big names additions like Ab de Villiers, Steve Smith and David Warner which makes this event standing at the top with some other best leagues in the world like IPL and Big Bash.


Complete Schedule of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 3 


Pakistan Super League 2019
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PAKISTAN TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 2018-19

December 12, 2018
Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2018-19 



South African Invitation XI vs Pakistan, 3-day Practice match
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
1:00 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL
Dec 19, Wed - Dec 21, Fri
South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st Test
SuperSport Park, Centurion
1:00 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL
Dec 26, Wed - Dec 30, Sun

South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd Test
Newlands, Cape Town
1:30 PM
08:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL
Jan 03, Thu - Jan 07, Mon
South Africa vs Pakistan, 3rd Test
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
1:00 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL
Jan 11, Fri - Jan 15, Tue
South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st ODI
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
4:00 PM
11:00 AM GMT / 01:00 PM LOCAL
Jan 19,

South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI
Kingsmead, Durban
4:00 PM
11:00 AM GMT / 01:00 PM LOCAL
Jan 22, 
South Africa vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI
SuperSport Park, Centurion
4:00 PM
11:00 AM GMT / 01:00 PM LOCAL
Jan 25, 
South Africa vs Pakistan, 4th ODI
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
1:00 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL
Jan 27, 
South Africa vs Pakistan, 5th ODI
Newlands, Cape Town
4:00 PM
11:00 AM GMT / 01:00 PM LOCAL
Jan 30,
South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st T20I
Newlands, Cape Town
9:00 PM
04:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL
Feb 01, 
South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
5:30 PM
12:30 PM GMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL
Feb 03, 
South Africa vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I
SuperSport Park, Centurion
9:00 PM
04:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL
Feb 06,
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PAKISTAN TEST TEAM FACTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

December 11, 2018
PAKISTAN TEST TEAM FACTS IN SOUTH AFRICA 

Pakistan test team


  • Pakistan have played 12 Test Matches in SA & Won 2, lost 9 & 1 Draw.
  • In 24 innings only 4 times PAK have scored 300 plus & their highest Total in SA is 338
  • In all these 12 Test Matches Pakistan have played 100 or more Overs only twice.
  • 6 Centuries & 16 Fifties as well as 35 Ducks have been scored by PAK batsmen in SA in Tests.
  • Highest Individual score by a Pakistani in SA is 136 by Azhar Mehmood.
  • 7 Five Wickets Haul & 2 Ten Wickets Haul/Match by Pakistani bowlers in SA
  • In the current bowling unit (Regular bowlers) no one has played a Single Test in SA, any wicket taken by them will be the 1st ever Test For them in SA.
  • Only 1 (100 or plus Runs opening stand) in South Africa by Pakistani batsmen, that too 20 years ago.
  • Highest ever partnership for any Wicket by Pakistan in South Africa is 219 between Younis & Asad from 4/33 to 5/252. This is the only 200 partnership Pakistan have so far in 12 Tests in South Africa.
PAKISTAN TEST TEAM FACTS IN SOUTH AFRICA PAKISTAN TEST TEAM FACTS IN SOUTH AFRICA Reviewed by Syed Talha Saghir on December 11, 2018 Rating: 5

Team India Historic win in 1st Test Against Australia

December 11, 2018
The Adelaide Oval ground has brought a massive fortune for Indian national cricket team as they got incredible victory over the Aussies by 31 runs in the first of ongoing 4 test match series. The tour of Indian cricket team scheduled from November 2018 to January 2019 to play 3 T20 international (T20), 3 One day International (ODI’s) and 4 Test matches. The year 2018 has loaded Indian test cricket team with truckload of records as they got historic win in 1st Test against Australia after long awaited 10 years and became the first Asian team to win test match in Australia, South Africa, and England in the same calendar year, making Kohli the first Asian captain to reach this milestone.

The venture for hunting kangaroos rolled out in Thursday when Virat Kohli decided to bat first after winning the toss and tossed up a total of 250 runs in the first innings in 88.0 overs which seemed a bit low for the strongest batting line up in the world cricket. Josh Hazelwood remained the devastating bowler in the first innings with his 3 wickets and an economy rate of just 2.6 followed by Michell Stark forcing 2 Indian batsmen back to the pavilion in no time. The whole outlook of the match turned around by the magnificent bowling performance by the Jaspreet Bumrah who was able to tuck off 3 Australian batsmen earlier in the innings having an economy rate below 2, enabling India to successfully restrict Aussies to 235 runs in 98.4 overs. India started their second innings with a lead of 15 runs over rivals and managed to reach a total of 307 runs in 106.5 overs leaving Australia to chase an enormous total of 323 runs that could have the highest chased target in Adelaide Oval. In pursuit of chasing a giant total, Australians encountered some early glitches when Aron Finch got LBW by Ishant Sharma in the 2nd ball of 1st over which ended up being a clear “NO” ball. The top order of Australian batting lineup collapsed.


Team India in win against australia


as they received the first shock of 1st wicket in just 28 runs. Aron Finch was able to score 11 runs, followed by Marcus Hurries and Osman Khawaja with 26 and 8 runs respectively. The odds stacked up against India when Shaun March notched up a much-needed half-century which gave rattled Australian batting lineup a hope but unfortunately dismissed by Bumrah just before lunch break.
All the Aussies batsmen were all out by the Indian bowlers in 119.5 overs scoring a total of 291 runs giving India a historic win in a 1st test match by 31 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara was rewarded as the man of the match as his 123 in first innings and 71 in the second provided India with a solid target of 323.
Team India Historic win in 1st Test Against Australia Team India Historic win in 1st Test Against Australia Reviewed by Syed Talha Saghir on December 11, 2018 Rating: 5

Pakistan Cricket Team last 2 years performance in Test Cricket

December 10, 2018
Pakistan Cricket Team last 2 years performance in Test Cricket
 
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Test cricket is the oldest format in international cricket which is played by the teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan national cricket team has been playing test matches since 1952. Since then, the national cricket team have played 420 test matches, out of which they managed to win only 136 matches, 159 drawn and lost a total of 125 matches.  Pakistan was the fourth most successful team in ICC test cricket ranking in 2017 with a winning percentage of 32.2 which as of 2018, has now significantly dropped over a period of 1 year, bringing them to 7th position, to date.


Since 2017, Pakistan has played a total of 7 test series against different competitors, out of which they got a victory in 3 series and 1 series being drawn. The journey started in late December 2016 when Pakistan was brutally whitewashed in 3 match test series by the Australians in their home ground which was probably due to the outstanding performance by the Australian batting line. After facing disgraceful defeat, Pakistan made a great come back in a very next series against West Indies by winning 2 matches in a 3-match series eventually, outclassed west indies in their home ground. In the 3rd and last series between 2017-2018, Pakistan once again got clean swept in 2-match series against Sri Lanka in UAE. Despite being a clean sweep in 2 series in a year, luckily Pakistan was able to hold 4th position in ICC Test ranking.


From 2018-2019, Pakistan was scheduled to play 4 test match series, against Ireland, England, Australia and New Zealand. The team won the series against Ireland and Australia and was able to draw the series against England by winning 1 match in a 2-match series.  The series against New Zeeland has been a bit of drama as the team showcased that they have still maintained the number 1 spot in being the most “Unpredictable” team. The tour of New Zeeland in UAE started wonderfully for Pakistan as they clean swept the Kiwis in t20 series and drawed the ODI series and then all of a sudden the momentum started to shift towards New Zeeland as Pakistan’s batting lineup crashed once again in 1st Test match which resulted in a New Zeeland’s victory over Pakistan by just 4 runs at Abu Dubai. Pakistan bounced back by winning the 2nd test match but was unable to win the series.
Baber Azam has been the key test batsman for the last two years, having the decent average of 35 runs, including 1 hundred and 7 fifties while on the bowling side, Yasir Shah has been the leading wicket-taker, got 43 wickets in the last 6 matches maintaining a decent economy rate of 3.1.
As of December 2018, Pakistan holds the 7th spot in ICC Test ranking with 2579 points and 92 rating. Pakistan can jump up to 6th spot by winning just 1 test match, slipping Sri Lanka down to 7th spot who have 93 rating.
Pakistan Cricket Team last 2 years performance in Test Cricket Pakistan Cricket Team last 2 years performance in Test Cricket Reviewed by Syed Talha Saghir on December 10, 2018 Rating: 5

SHAMEFUL BATTING COLLAPSE - PAKISTAN LOSE THE TEST SERIES.



BATTING COLLAPSE LEAD PAKISTAN TO SERIES DEFEAT:


Will Somerville shinned like a star in Abu Dhabi test match, who took seven fruitful wickets which helped his team to outclass Pakistan.
Pakistan team let down again by the underperformed batting. Pakistan loose the third and last test match of the series against New Zealand. Frivolous and irresponsible attitude of Pakistan batsmen caused us a series lose. Black Caps won the toss of third test match and invited Pakistan to bowl first. While batting, in 1st innings New Zealand took a lead of 274 runs against Pakistan, with the help of brilliant partnership between Kiwi's captain and Wicket keeper. In the first innings Bilal Asif took a fifer and Yasir Shah took 3 wickets. In counteraction, Pakistan managed to get 348 runs with the help of Azhar Ali's 134 runs and Asad Shafique's 104 runs. Debutant Will Somerville grabbed 4 wickets in the 1st innings.

New Zealand's batsmen showed their class in the 2nd innings of the third test match. Captain Kane Williamson showcased his talent with his brilliant 139 runs and Henry Nicholls hit 126 runs. Yasir Shah got 4 wickets in the 2nd innings. Black Caps set a match winning total of 280 runs for team Pakistan on the 5th day of last test match. Once again Pakistan's batsmen failed to chase down a big total and off to a disastrous start when Hafeez, who was playing his last test innings, was bowled by Tim Southee on just 8 runs. They panic the situation after a single wicket which caused a ridiculous and embarrassing collapse. Pakistan lost their culrage on 156 runs and turned the accomplished fact true that they are unpredictable in every aspect. As a result New Zealand won the match with huge margin of 123 runs and the series as well. They had also won the first low scoring thriller test match by four narrow runs at the same venue of Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Although Pakistan team bounced back and they won the second test match of Dubai by 16 runs and an innings but didn't end it up in a series victory.

New Zealand's Captain Kane Williamson, whose 139 changed the match and turned the series in his team's favor said: "It was fantastic. Beating Pakistan in their home conditions is very tough. It feels special, and this will be one that the guys remember for a long time. We know the game can ebb and flow very quickly but we came out and played very well today.

Pakistan's Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said: "We had our chances in all three tests but we couldn't grab them. It is very disappointing to lose a series in conditions which are our own. Moreover, he indicated that if the situation of Pakistan Cricket Team remained the same in test format, he could give up his test captaincy.
It is a wake up call for both Pakistan's batsmen and cricket board. They should take some serious step regarding credibility and selection of players. If a player isn't performing well, selection committee should step up with a strict action. And players themselves, should learn to be more focused and responsible.
SHAMEFUL BATTING COLLAPSE - PAKISTAN LOSE THE TEST SERIES. SHAMEFUL BATTING COLLAPSE - PAKISTAN LOSE THE TEST SERIES. Reviewed by Cricket Commotion By Mahnoor Akhter on December 08, 2018 Rating: 5

Professor Decided To Take Retirement After A Spectacular Test Career.

MOHAMMAD HAFEEZ ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM TEST CRICKET:


Former Pakistani Captain Mohmmad Hafeez decided that he will retire after the ongoing last test match of the series against New Zealand. After the play of the 2nd day of 3rd test match ended, in a press conference Muhammad Hafeez stated that he's not going to continue his test career because he want to be more focused on limited over cricket. He said that: "I am eyeing to represent Pakistan in ICC World Cup 2019. I'm honored that I portrayed the country in 55 test matches, including the juncture of leading the team as a captain. I'm gratified that I executed the best of my capabilities in my 15 years-long Test career. I wish the Pakistan Test team good luck for their upcoming test series against South Africa. Our team management specially the coach and captain had worked hard to make skillful, enthusiast and determined team of players who are able to serve Pakistan Cricket Team for long."

Mohammad Hafeez, who's nick name is Professor in Pakistan Cricket team and Chanda in his family, was born on 17 October 1980 in Sargodha. He's a batting all-rounder and usually opens for Pakistan Cricket Team. He played his  debut test match on 20 August 2004 against Bangladesh. He played 52 test matches and scored 3,644 runs with the average of 39.35. He listed 10 tons and 12 half centuries on his track record of test career. His best score in test format is 224 runs vs Bangladesh in Khulna, 2015. Mohammad Hafeez bowled 4007 bowls till now and took 53 wickets with the average of 33.84. His best bowling figures are 4/16. Hafeez is known as a good and active fielder and he took 43 catches in the field. Professor has suffered some controversies regarding his bowling action and he was banned by ICC two times cause of his illegal bowling action. Regardless, he has always been a death threat for left handed batsman.

PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani  admitted the unforgettable servings of Mohammad Hafeez in test cricket and paid a tribute to him by saying that: "Hafeez's contributions in Test cricket will be remembered for a long time. He provided some match winning performances for Pakistan in the test format. His bowling always been a reason of balance in Pakistan XI."

Professor thinks that it is the right time to take retirement from test cricket because he want to pay his full concentration on World Cup 2019. He's more interested in white ball cricket. His friends and fans are sending him wishes and respecting his decision. Moreover he also tweeted about his retirement.


We wish him good luck for his future endeavors.
Professor Decided To Take Retirement After A Spectacular Test Career. Professor Decided To Take Retirement After A Spectacular Test Career. Reviewed by Cricket Commotion By Mahnoor Akhter on December 05, 2018 Rating: 5

SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI - A MAN WITH HEART OF GOLD



SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI - A MAN WITH HEART OF GOLD:


Shahid Khan Afridi, a shiniest and brightest star of Pakistan, not only in cricket but in humanity too. Star all-rounder is so kind and feels the pain of impoverish. Shahid Afridi is a perfect example of being sympathetic. When peoples of Pakistan met a devastating and demolishing earthquake and flood after then, Shahid Afridi was saddened to know about the helpless and incapable people of his country. Their ruination hit him very hard and he decided to help his country fellows.

For this great cause on March 2014, Shahid Afridi Foundation came into being. SAF believes to help the prosodial which have been neglected for so long. Their mission and vision is to secure the lives of underprivileged communities of our country. They aspire to make a difference in their state of health and education. SAF has a mission to bring peace and tranquility all across the globe and to serve the needy ones without any discrimination and irrespective of race, religion and origin. The core values of Shahid Afridi Foundation are Faith, Charity, Eternity, Community and Equity.
The visionaries of Shahid Afridi Foundation are Global Chairman Shahid Khan Afridi, Global President Jahangir Khan and Global CEO Zeeshan Afzal. Shahid Afridi thinks that the love and respect he got from his country filled his heart with humanity. He wants to support his country fellow by facilitating them with better health and educational opportunities. He wants to help peoples all across. He wants to provide neat drinking water and healthy foods to people.
The first project of SAF was a successful development of Sahibzada Fazal Rehman Memorial and Charity Hospital in March 2014, in Tangi Banda, a village of Kohat. This hospital has all major machinery and facilities with 16 beds. Sahibzada Fazal Rehman Memorial and Charity Hospital is providing free health facilities to all the needy and ailing peoples of that area.
Shahid Afridi Foundation recently collaborated with Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co. for building a 250 bed State-of-the-Art Hospital in Islamkot area of Thar region of Sindh. SAF is looking forward to make a mother and child block which will be named as Shahid Afridi Foundation Mother & Child Block.
Shahid Afridi Foundation initiated first school in Malikpur area of Punjab, where they will provide free and quality education to the illiterate children who are not able to afford it. Moreover SAF will prolong this project and extend it in every city of Pakistan. Shahid Afridi Foundation continues to make a change in education sector by aiding the street schools. The Foundation came to resolution that they will aid Karachi University for a new and improved appearance of their obsolete infrastructure. SAF fains to educate the vulnerable children of beautiful Tirah Valley by building a school and give them an enhanced and safe future. Shahid Afridi Foundation is also working on the problem of water shortage, sports and rehabilitation of the citizens of Tirah Maidan Khyber Agency, KPK. SAF is facilitating millions of people of the country by wielding Hand Pumps across Pakistan. The Foundation is providing LuminAid Lights to the people of Tirah who were crimped in darkness due to the non-esse of electricity. SAF truly believes that helping abandoned children is a great act. They are trying to create a safe heaven for those children. Shahid Afridi Foundation is leading by a sports person who believes to stay fit and healthy, that's why The Foundation aims to build a fitness center in Dubai for Pakistans's residents of Dubai.
Shahid Afridi Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with Baitussalam Welfare Trust (BWT), donated PKR 5 million to provide support and relief to the Muslims of Rohingya and Mayanmar who are displaced and refuge in Bangladesh. SAF endows free food all across the globe to underprivileged.
Shahid Afridi Foundation is working for the betterment of Pakistan and our country fellows, trying to bring a positive change in our state. As a Pakistani Shahid Afridi is doing his job and now it's time  for privileged to join hands with SAF and work together for this great cause of serving humanity because "There's No Religion Bigger Than Humanity".
SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI - A MAN WITH HEART OF GOLD SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI - A MAN WITH HEART OF GOLD Reviewed by Cricket Commotion By Mahnoor Akhter on November 17, 2018 Rating: 5

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