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Opener Kusal Mendis slammed a 44-ball 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs to sweep into the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday. The world’s eighth-ranked team plundered 162-6, blasting 102 ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday indicated that the possibility of moving the venue for next year’s Asia Cup could “impact” Pakistan’s visit to India for the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, as well as future ICC events in ...

Following the BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s desire to play Asia Cup 2023 at a neutral venue and not in Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is deliberating on pulling out of the 2023 ODI World Cup, set to take place ...

Just 24 hours after Namibia kick-started the Men’s T20 World Cup with a stunning 55-run win over Sri Lanka, Scotland pulled off another major upset in the tournament with a shock 42-run victory over two-time champions West Indies in a ...

Pakistan, thriving on an all-round show, especially the pace bowling of young Naseem Shah (2/38) and Haris Rauf (2/22), defeated hosts New Zealand by five wickets at the Hagley Oval to clinch the Tri-series title on Friday, and look set ...

The proliferating Twenty20 leagues seems to be having an impact on bilateral tours and could lead to the postponement of West Indies’ three-match T20 tour of Pakistan early next year. The tour is likely to be held in 2024. With ...

Pakistan’s spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi will be fit and available for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, three months after injuring his right knee, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old injured his knee during the first Test ...

Wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten 78 and carried his bat throughout the innings as Pakistan kick-started their campaign in the tri-series in New Zealand with a 21-run win over Bangladesh at the Hagley Oval on Friday. After Rizwan’s belligerent ...

Pakistan halted England with three wickets in six balls to take a sensational three-run win in the last over of the fourth Twenty20 international in Karachi on Sunday. Haris Rauf grabbed three wickets as the hosts tied the seven-match series. ...

A stunning century from Babar Azam (110 not out) along with a brilliant knock (88 not out) from Mohammad Rizwan powered Pakistan to a thumping 10-wicket win in the second T20I over England and level the series 1-1 at the ...