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  • PSL 9: Islamabad United defeats Karachi Kings by five wickets

    PSL 9: Islamabad United defeats Karachi Kings by five wickets

    In the 24th match of Pakistan Super League 9, Islamabad United defeats Karachi Kings by five wickets in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

    Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan won the toss and invited Karachi Kings to bat first.

    Karachi Kings inning

    Playing first, Karachi Kings scored 150 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

    On behalf of Karachi Kings, Kieron Pollard scored 39 runs and James Vince scored 29, Tim Seifert scored 26 runs and Shan Masood scored 10 runs. Apart from them, Muhammad Nawaz scored 5 runs and Shoaib Malik scored one run, Irfan Khan was dismissed for 16 runs.

    Tymal Mills took three and Faheem Ashraf took two wickets on behalf of Islamabad United, Hunain Shah and Imad Wasim took one wicket each.

    Islamabad United inning

    Chasing the target of 151,Colin Munro scored 9 runs Alex Hales scored 18, Salman Ali Agha scored 33, Haider Ali scored 26 while Faheem Ashraf scored 12 runs.

    From Karachi Kings Mir Hamza took 3 while Muzarabani and Zahid Mehmood took one wicket each.

  • Quetta Gladiators spinner Usman Tariq’s bowling action declared suspicious

    Quetta Gladiators spinner Usman Tariq’s bowling action declared suspicious

    The bowling actions of Quetta Gladiators off-spinner Usman Tariq has been declared suspicious.

    According to Geo News sources, the umpires reported Tariq’s action in Pakistan Super League (PSL) during the match against Karachi Kings yesterday.

    The spinner’s action has been questioned as he pauses before bowling, while a spinner can bend his arm up to 15 degrees but Usman’s arm only goes up to 12 degrees.

    Usman Tariq has taken two wickets in three matches in the mega event.

  • Haven’t had a world class javelin since seven years, reveals Arshad Nadeem

    Haven’t had a world class javelin since seven years, reveals Arshad Nadeem

    Olympian javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has revealed that he has not had a world class javelin since seven or eight years.

    Talking to Geo news, Arshad Nadeem said “It is very important to have a javelin of international standard. It improves the game and maintains uniformity in training because if you train with local javelin and go abroad with international javelin, it makes a difference in the performance.”

    Arshad then said his world level javelin is damaged.

    “I am training with a local javelin for the Paris Olympics. There is a risk of injury from using local and non-standard javelins, I have undergone surgery on my right knee last month after one on my left knee and right elbow.”

    The beloved athlete states that a world level javelin costs between Rs 700,000 – 800,000. “For international competitions, there should be at least five or six javelins. A local javelin costs 1 to 1.5 lac rupees but they are not of a good quality.”

    Stressing that there is a “world of difference” between his and Indian thrower Neeraj Chopra’s training, Arshad revealed that he does not have a ground available to train continuously.

    “After last night’s surgery, I have also started rehab and will be back in full rhythm in a month. My current target is the Paris Olympics for which we have qualified for the second time. There will be a couple of events to prepare for before that and I am also going to South Africa for training.”

  • ‘You will play PSL very soon’; Colin Munro’s special message for ball picker

    ‘You will play PSL very soon’; Colin Munro’s special message for ball picker

    In a special message on Instagram to ball picker boy Subhan, Islamabad United’s opening batsman Colin Munro said, “You will play PSL very soon.”

    Munro went on to write, “You took the best catch on the boundary line, could not meet you after the match, will meet in future matches.”

    During the match between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi on March 4, Subhan Khan first dropped a catch outside the boundary, then Colin Munro told him how to hold on to the catch. Subhan then held on to a great catch in the same match.

    After he took the catch, Colin Munro hugged Subhan.

  • PSL 9: Lahore Qalandars defeats Islamabad United by 17 runs

    PSL 9: Lahore Qalandars defeats Islamabad United by 17 runs

    In the 23rd match of Pakistan Super League, Lahore Qalandars defeats Islamabad United by 17 runs in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

    Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan won the toss and invited Lahore Qalandars to bat first.

    Lahore Qalandars inning

    From Lahore Qalandars, Van Dar Duson scored 64 runs and Shaheen Afridi scored 30 runs. Apart from this, Sahibzada Farhan scored 2, Fakhr Zaman 10, Shai Hope 6, Sikandar Raza 4 and Ahsan Hafeez scored 13 runs. David Visa remained unbeaten scoring 24 runs. Lahore Qalandars scored 162 runs in allotted 20 overs.

    On behalf of Islamabad United, Roman Raees took 2 wickets, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan took one wicket each.

    Islamabad United inning

    Chasing the target of 163, Islamabad took very poor start, Islamabad lost their 6 wickets on the total of just 38 runs. Azam Khan and Faheem Ashraf scored small partnership of 36 runs but Azam khan could score only 29 runs and returned to pavilion.

    Faheem Ashraf put a fighting score of 41 but could not lead the whole team returned to the pavilion on 145 runs in 18.5 overs.

    From Lahore Qalandars Zaman Khan took four wickets.

  • PSL 9: Karachi kings defeats Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets

    PSL 9: Karachi kings defeats Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets

    In the 22nd match of Pakistan Super League Karachi kings defeats Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

    Karachi Kings captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bowl first.

    Quetta Gladiators inning

    Quetta’s openers gave the team a 20-run start, but Jason Roy scored 15 runs. Saud Shakeel formed a 47-run partnership with Khawaja Nafay, but Hasan Ali dismissed both of them and broke the back of the Gladiator batting.

    After that, the wickets of Quetta kept falling like dry leaves and the team could not even play complete 20 overs. The entire team was bowled out for 118 runs in 19.1 overs. Vice-captain Saud Shakeel was the top scorer with 33 runs.

    On behalf of Karachi, Hasan Ali dismissed four players by giving only 15 runs, Mazrabani and Zahid Mehmood took two, while Mir Hamza got one wicket.

    Karachi Kings inning

    Chasing the target of Quetta, Karachi lost thier first wicket on 13 runs but Tim Seiert and James Vince scored a prtnership of 50 runs. Tim Seifert scored 49 runs while Shoaib Malik and James Vince scored 27 runs each.

    From Quetta Akeel Husain, Muhammad Amir and Abrar Ahmed took one wicket each.

  • The Hundred draft: Hasan Ali and Naseem Shah most expensive Pakistani players

    The Hundred draft: Hasan Ali and Naseem Shah most expensive Pakistani players

    Hassan Ali and Naseem Shah have become Pakistan’s most expensive players with the reserve price of GBP 100,000 in the British league’s draft ‘The Hundred’.

    65 Pakistani players have been registered in the players’ draft held on March 20 for the fourth edition of ‘The Hundred’, including 60 men and five women while only two Pakistani players have been retained by their teams in the squad. Manchester Original have Usama Mir and Welsh Fire have retained Haris Rauf.

    Among Pakistani players, the reserve price of Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed is GBP 75,000, the base price of Muhammad Amir, Saim Ayub, Aamir Jamal and Abdullah Shafiq is GBP 60,000, while the reserve price of Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Haris and Imad Wasim in the draft is GBP 50,000.

    Pakistani players Mir Hamza, Muhammad Hasnain and Azam Khan were registered with a reserve price of GBP 40,000, while the other 46 Pakistani players registered for the Men’s Hundred are included without a reserve price.

    Among the players registered without reserve price are Salman Ali Agha, Abrar Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Umar Amin, Faheem Ashraf and Shahnawaz Dahani.

    The names of Zaman Khan, Shaan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Ruman Raees, Saud Shakeel, Haneen Shah and Wasim Junior are also included in the list of unreserved Pakistani players.

    Among women, Iram Javed, Nida Dar and Fatima Sana are registered with a reserve price of GBP 17,500, while Alia Riaz and Jawaria Rauf are included in the draft without a reserve price.

    The fourth edition of The Hundred will start in July this year featuring eight teams each of men and women. The first match of the event will be played between Birmingham Phoenix and Oval Invincibles at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 23.

  • No more recommendations; team selection to be on merit, says PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi

    No more recommendations; team selection to be on merit, says PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi

    Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear to the national players that from now, the team will be selected only on merit and no more recommendations will be accommodated.

    Naqvi stressed that he is not stopping any player from earning money but Pakistan should be their first priority.

    In a meeting with national players involved in Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Islamabad, Mohsin Naqvi said, “Whenever the team will be selected after today, it will be on merit. I will not tell anyone that you people should not earn money. Give Pakistan first priority, in any case I am not telling anyone to reduce their earnings. “

    Talking about the practice of adjusting players who do not come on merit, the Chairman stated, “If you see something like this, all you have to do is send me a message and I’m telling you, I’m a very friendly guy and I’m also mean. So mean that if a single complaint is heard, the whole team will go.”

  • PSL 9: Peshawar Zalmi defeats Multan Sultans by four runs after a thriller match

    PSL 9: Peshawar Zalmi defeats Multan Sultans by four runs after a thriller match

    In the 21st match of Pakistan Super League 9, Peshawar Zalmi defeats Multan Sultans by four runs after a thriller match in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

    Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first against Multan Sultans.

    Peshawar Zalmi inning

    Peshawar Zalmi scored 204 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, captain Babar Azam scored 64 runs. Apart from this, Saim Ayub scored 46 runs, Haseebullah scored 31 runs and Asif Ali scored 11 runs. Rovman Powell scored 23 runs and Aamir Jamal scored 12 runs.

    Usama Mir took 3 wickets and Chris Jordan took 2 wickets for Multan Sultans.

    Multan Sultan inning

    Chasing the target of 205 runs, Multan Sultan took aggressive start by hitting 14 runs in first over. Multans captian Muhammad Rizwan scored 32 runs, Chris Jordan 30 while Iftikhar Ahmed scored 60 runs of just 21 balls but could not chase down the total.

    Multan scored 200 runs for the loss of five wickets in alloted 20 overs.

    From Peshawar’s side Aamir Jamal took two while Mehran Mumtaz and Naveen ul Haq took one wicket each.

  • Erin Holland’s rickshaw ride in Karachi goes viral on social media

    Erin Holland’s rickshaw ride in Karachi goes viral on social media

    Erin Holland, the fan-favourite presenter of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 went viral on social media for a rickshaw ride on the streets of Karachi

    Erin, the wife of Australian cricketer Ben Cutting and Miss World 2013, has covered several seasons of the PSL, while Erin’s oriental style has greatly increased her fan following.

    However, this time after arriving in Karachi during PSL 9, Erin Holland enjoyed the normal rides on the streets of Karachi, where she appeared to be performing the duties of the presenter in the matches.

    Erin took to Instagram to share pictures of the streets of Karachi and her rickshaw ride, writing in the caption “Get In, Chaloo” after which the picture went viral on social media.