Australia have Pakistan reeling at 64-3 on day 3 of 1st Test

Marnus Labuschagne posted a career-high 185 and David Warner contributed 154 as the top three batsmen scored 436 of Australia’s 580 first-innings runs in the first Test against Pakistan. Pakistan’s first three wickets fell within seven overs in the second innings late on Saturday to conclude a lopsided first three days in the series-opener at […]

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Kohli hopes Kolkata day-night Test is one-off affair

KOLKATA: Skipper Virat Kohli said on Thursday he welcomed the ‘buzz’ around India’s grand day-night Test debut but said pink-ball matches should not become a regular occurrence. India begin their pink-ball journey against Bangladesh on Friday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, with the first four days sold out, contrasting with daytime Tests in India […]

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New Zealand rue missed chances as England battle hard

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: New Zealand were left ruing a day of missed opportunities as England battled to 241-4 at the close of the opening day’s play in the first-ever Test at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Thursday. England all-rounder Ben Stokes provided some late fireworks, which included hitting Trent Boult for four successive boundaries, […]

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KP thrash Balochistan by innings for season’s first success

KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtun­khwa had to wait for more than two months to break their winless streak in the First XI Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when they annihilated Balochistan by an innings and 122 runs at the UBL Sports Complex here on Tuesday to stay in hunt for a place in next month’s final. The scheduled four-day fixture […]

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Hameed backs PTF’s move of sending juniors for India Davis Cup tie

ISLAMABAD: Former Davis Cupper Hameed-ul-Haq has hailed Pakistan Tennis Federation’s decision of sending junior team to Kazakhstan to play the Davis Cup tie against arch-rivals India. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on the request of India recently decided shifted the tie from Islamabad to the Central Asian country, thus depriving Pakistan of hosting the tie. […]

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Pakistan edge India in thriller to enter Emerging Asia Cup final

DHAKA: Pakistan qualified for the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup final after edging past arch-rivals India by three runs in a thrilling finish to the first semi-final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. India, chasing a target of 268 from 50 overs, India were cruising towards victory when they needed 57 with […]

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Australia strike in bursts to dismiss Pakistan for 240 on Day 1 of first Test

Mitchell Starc took four for 52 as a middle-session blitz and some late new-ball fireworks helped Australia dismiss Pakistan for 240 to bring a close to the opening day of the first test in Brisbane on Thursday. Pat Cummins took three wickets (3-60) and the third Australian quick, Josh Hazlewood, grabbed two as the hosts […]

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