
AB-inspired Azam out to fulfil boyhood dreams
Captain Babar Azam hopes his extraordinary run-scoring can fire Pakistan to World Cup glory.
Captain Babar Azam hopes his extraordinary run-scoring can fire Pakistan to World Cup glory.
Get live score updates and text commentary from the second ODI in Dublin from 11:45am (SA time).
The Proteas thrashed Ireland by nine wickets in the first women’s ODI in Dublin on Saturday.
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Pakistan beat the West Indies by 120 runs in the second ODI in Multan on Friday.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam became the first batsman to score three successive ODI hundreds twice as he anchored a five-wicket win over the West Indies in Multan on Wednesday.
Pakistan aim to boost their chances of qualifying for next year’s World Cup with a clean sweep against an inexperienced West Indies side.
Ibrahim Zadran scored an unbeaten 120 as Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the second ODI on Monday.
Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks both scored maiden ODI centuries as the West Indies completed a 3-0 sweep of their series against the Netherlands on Saturday.
Afghanistan climbed to third in the World Cup Super League after a 60-run ODI victory over Zimbabwe in Harare on Saturday.
Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch says his team aims to entertain during their tour of Sri Lanka.
The Proteas will play three Tests, including a Boxing Day Test at the MCG, and three ODIs on their tour of Australia in December and January.
Justin Langer has lifted the lid on his messy departure as Australia coach.
Andrew Strauss has launched a performance review aimed at making England “the best in the world at all formats” within the next five years.
Daniel Vettori has been named as an assistant to Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald.