Babar Azam

Sahibzada Farhan scored a steady half-century and Usman Tariq claimed three wickets as under-23 team of Pakistan prevailed over the United States by 32 runs in the ICC men's T20 World Cup Group A match in Colombo on Tuesday. The 29-year-old struck five sixes and six fours in his 41-ball 73 and received support from Babar Azam's dazzling 32-ball 46 (four fours, one six) as Pakistan posted 190-9 at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground. Their spinners later inflicted a collapse upon the raw USA batting

Rawalpindi - Pakistan reached the T20 tri-series final with a game to spare when they beat Zimbabwe by 69 runs on Sunday — and captain Shoaib Malik praised his team for getting better and better. Off-spinning all-rounder Usman Tariq was the star performer with a remarkable hat trick while Zimbabwe plunged to 126 in their pursuit of 196. In his second T20 International, the 27-year-old spinner resticted Tony Munyonga (1), Tashinga Musekiwa (0) and Wellington Masakadza (0) at three consecutive deliveries of the 10th over to

The South Asian team’s first leg in the Australian tour consisted of three ODIs played in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Pakistan Sunday made Mohammad Rizwan captain of the white-ball tours of Australia and Zimbabwe replacing Babar Azam who rated opaque earlier this month. Rizwan, 34, previously captained Pakistan in two Test matches during the 2020 New Zealand tour while Babar Azam was recovering from an injury. This appointment marks Rizwan's first time leading the team in limited-overs formats, as he has yet to

Babar Azam, a core member and an illustrious player of the Pakistan national cricket team, announced his relinquishment of the captaincy on Tuesday by way of a lengthy and emotion ridden note on social media. Azam gave his fans the updates in the following ways: “Now my dear fans its time to share some news with you. Last month when I intimated the PCB and Team Management, I formally communicated that I wish to step down as the captain of the Pakistan men’s

Babar Azam Anticipates Backing from Indian Fans Skipper Babar Azam, the talismanic leader of the Pakistan cricket team, exudes a sense of optimism and unwavering determination as he prepares to embark on the cricketing journey of a lifetime. The stage is set for the highly anticipated Cricket World Cup 2023, hosted by the cricket-crazy nation of India, and Babar Azam is at the forefront of Pakistan's campaign to capture the coveted title. However, the road to glory is not without its challenges, and

"Babar Azam Furious at Haris Rauf's DRS Appeal" In the high-stakes Asia Cup Super 4 showdown between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, a tense moment unfolded as Pakistan captain Babar Azam vented his frustration at pacer Haris Rauf. The incident occurred during a crucial Decision Review System (DRS) appeal, highlighting the intensity of the match. Rain interruptions had already added to the drama of the contest, with India at 147-2 in 24.1 overs when the players were forced off the field. Virat Kohli and

PRETORIA - Captain Babar Azam hit a record-breaking 122 to lead Pakistan to an impressive nine-wicket victory over hosts South Africa at Centurion on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in the four-match Twenty20 series. Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten 73 as he and Babar, whose century came off 49 balls, shared a record 197-run partnership in a devastating display of batting that enabled the touring side to reel in South Africa’s competitive 203-5 with consummate ease. They won with two overs to spare

CENTURION, South Africa: A century by Babar Azam set up a three-wicket, last-ball win for Pakistan in the first one-day international against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday (Apr 2). The Pakistan captain hit a stroke-filled 103 off 104 balls but his dismissal started a collapse in which fast bowler Anrich Nortje took four wickets in four overs. Rassie van der Dussen hit 123 not out, his maiden international century. But South Africa's total of 273 for six did not

World No. 5 Babar Azam has been appointed Pakistan’s Test captain, confirmed PCB on Tuesday, adding that Azhar Ali has stepped down from the role. Azhar led Pakistan in the England Test tour, but the team slumped to a 1-0 series loss. Across his nine Tests at the helm – he captained the team once in 2016 – he won two, lost four and drew three. Babar’s first assignment will be to captain Pakistan in the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against New Zealand scheduled to be played

Babar gains valuable rating points to move closer to leading Indian pair of Kohli and Sharma; Taylor, Williams and Raza gain in latest rankings update Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has achieved a career-best 16th position in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after a notable performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against Zimbabwe that they won 2-1. Shaheen, who shot into international prominence in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2018 in New Zealand, has

Winning two back to back T20Is on Friday and Saturday, Pakistan have already won the three-match T20I series. Both teams now meet for the third and final game at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore with very different agendas in front of them. While Pakistan will look to clean sweep the Tigers, Bangladesh, on the other hand, will look to play for pride and salvage a win. Bangladesh are languishing at ninth in the ICC T20I rankings while Pakistan has strengthened their position at

The Bangladesh cricket team led by Mahmudullah will play a full-fledged series in Pakistan after 12 years with the first T20I at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore kicking off the series on Friday. The Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2020 series will be played over two months which includes three T20Is, two Tests and a solitary ODI game. Despite security issues in Pakistan remaining a big concern for some time now for touring teams, Bangladesh skipper brushed aside the scrutiny over his side's security in

New Zealand ended the wait of 49 years as they completed an away series win versus Pakistan at UAE. Defending 280 runs in 79 overs, New Zealand side ran through the Pakistani batting lineup in just 56.1 overs. By virtue of winning the third Test match, the Blackcaps secured their first away series win against Pakistan since 1969. Pakistan had gained the lead of 74 runs in the first inning but was defied by the scintillating knocks from Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls. Williamson was out on the first ball of the fifth day as he was back for his overnight score of 139. Nicholls and Colin De Grandhomme then accelerated the run rate and brought 62 runs from the next 39 balls. The visitors eventually declared for 353/7, setting a target of 280 to be chased in the remaining 79 overs. Pakistan