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.
After winning the U19 Asia Cup title in back-to-back editions, Bangladesh stumbled at the previous tournament, suffering a semi-final defeat to Pakistan.
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 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.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will miss England's one-day international series in Pakistan after suffering a hamstring injury.
Bangladesh’s hopes of winning gold had already ended, and they failed to retain their bronze medal after suffering a 31-run defeat to Pakistan in the women’s cricket third-place playoff at the Asian Games.