Farhan, Sadaqat star as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in T20I opener
Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat struck half-centuries as Pakistan chased down 183 to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first T20I in Rawalpindi on Friday.
Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat struck half-centuries as Pakistan chased down 183 to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first T20I in Rawalpindi on Friday.
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan hopes a new combination without star players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi will come good against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 International series starting in Rawalpindi on Friday.
The 12th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held from March 18 to May 2, 2027, with all eight franchises returning for the upcoming season, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday.
Sahibzada Farhan will captain Pakistan in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, while Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue to lead the ODI side in the tri-series featuring England and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan are interested in playing a five-match ODI series against Bangladesh in January 2027, with discussions between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) potentially taking place over the proposed series.
India beat their fierce rivals Pakistan by 19 runs on Saturday to win Asian Games cricket gold after a pulsating final in front of a small but raucous crowd in Nagoya, Japan.
World champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan for the Asian Games cricket men's gold medal after both won their semi-finals with ease on Thursday.
Bangladesh's hopes of reaching the Asian Games final came to an end after a narrow defeat to Pakistan, despite posting 111 runs in a rain-reduced 13-over contest.
Bangladesh’s Asian Games gold-medal hopes were dashed by Pakistan, who chased down the target of 112 with nine balls to spare in a rain-hit semi-final.
With rain washing out match after match at the Asian Games cricket event, India and Pakistan have reached the semi-finals without playing a single game.
The gold medal in the men’s cricket tournament at the 2026 Asian Games will be shared by the two finalists if Saturday’s final is abandoned due to rain, according to reports.
Bangladesh’s Asian Games quarter-final against Malaysia was washed out by rain on Monday, denying Litton Das and his teammates the chance to take the field. With no play possible, Bangladesh advanced to the semi-finals on the basis of their higher ICC ranking and will now face Pakistan.