
RECAP: Pakistan vs New Zealand (Champions Trophy)
New Zealand outplayed hosts Pakistan in the opening match of the Champions Trophy in Karachi.
New Zealand outplayed hosts Pakistan in the opening match of the Champions Trophy in Karachi.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan believes the Champions Trophy will be a “historic occasion” for the country.
Pakistan will host a first major cricket tournament in almost three decades from Wednesday in a move hailed as a landmark just a few years after the country was off-limits because of security fears.
Pace bowler Will O’Rourke claimed four wickets as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to win the Tri-Series final on Friday.
Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha overshadowed the exploits of Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke and Heinrich Klaasen in Karachi.
Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha cracked centuries to guide Pakistan into the Tri-Series final with a thumping six-wicket win over the Proteas in Karachi on Wednesday.
Things got heated between Proteas batsman Matthew Breetzke and Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi during Wednesday’s Tri-Series match.
Captain Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke and Heinrich Klaasen scored big to lift the Proteas to 352-5 against Pakistan in Karachi on Wednesday.
The Proteas couldn’t defend 352 in Karachi as Pakistan qualified for the Tri-Series final against New Zealand.
Glenn Phillips cracked a maiden century and Mitchell Santner grabbed three wickets to help New Zealand overpower Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening ODI of a Tri-Series in Lahore on Saturday.
Spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets as the West Indies won a Test match in Pakistan for the first time in nearly 35 years
Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test on Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 after day two in Multan.
The West Indies gained a slender nine-run lead over Pakistan as the spinners dominated the opening day of the second Test in Multan, with Noman Ali achieving a hat-trick for the hosts.
Pakistan have gone for a spin bowling attack as they seek a clean sweep against the West Indies in the second Test starting on Saturday.
Spinner Sajid Khan took five wickets and Abrar Ahmed another four to guide Pakistan to a 127-run win on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies in Multan.