Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United emerged victorious in another double-header day of the Pakistan Super League 2022 on January 30, winning over Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi, respectively. While the Qalandars defeated the Kings by six wickets, United beat Zalmi by nine wickets. Both matches were played at the National Stadium in Karachi. The second game of the day saw Kings post a total of 170/7 on the board, only for the Qalandars to overhaul that with six wickets intact. This, thanks largely to an outstanding hundred from left-hander Fakhar Zaman, who took 60 balls to make his 106, featuring 12 fours and four sixes. Fakhar almost singlehandedly took Qalandars home. Kings…
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Kashish Chadha
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Allrounder Jason Holder and left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein proved to be the star performers with the ball for West Indies in their much-savoured 17-run victory over England in the series-deciding T20I in Barbados on January 30. The two bowlers were at their absolute best on the night and allowed West Indies to successfully defend their total of 179/4, dismissing the opposition for just 162 in the second half. The duo shared nine wickets between them, with Holder taking a rare T20 five-fer (5/27). Holder’s exceptional five-fer featured a rarest of rare double hat-trick where he got four batters out off four successive deliveries. Holder redeemed…
Netherlands left-hander Ben Cooper left-hander has decided to part ways with the game at the highest level on January 29, putting an end to his promising career. Cooper thanked everyone associated with Dutch cricket for their support, without clarifying what the future holds for him. “Today, I announce my retirement from international cricket. It has been an absolute honour and privilege to don the oranges and represent the Netherlands for the last eight years,””It’s been a time filled with amazing highs, special moments and tough lows. There’s nothing I would change about it and will look back at my time…
In a rare incident, Saturday’s ICC U19 World Cup 2022 Plate League Semifinal between Ireland and Zimbabwe experienced tremors of an earthquake that emerged at the coast of Port of Spain, the home to Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Oval. The tremors were felt during Zimbabwe’s batting effort in the first half. Thankfully, there was no effect on the play. But the commentators gave a live account of the discomfort they experienced during their stint. The fifth ball in the sixth over of the Zimbabwean innings, where spinner Matthew Humphreys was bowling to batter Brian Bennett, saw the front camera on live broadcast beginning to…
On January 29, India entered the semifinal stage of the ICC U19 World Cup 2022 after a comprehensive win over reigning champions Bangladesh at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. The Asian rivalry saw Indian U-19s brutally avenge their painful loss in the final of the tournament’s last edition in South Africa. Having won the toss and opted to bowl first, they bundled out the opposition for just 111 inside 38 overs before chasing the score down with five wickets intact and nearly 20 more overs left in the proceedings. Left-arm pacer Ravi Kumar and left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal were the stars of the show for their side. While Kumar…
The first double-header day of the Pakistan Super League 2022 saw Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators emerge victorious in their respective games against Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings at the National Stadium in Pakistan. While Sultans came out on top via a margin of five wickets, the Gladiators finished on the winning side by eight wickets in what were two contrasting fixtures in nature. The Sultans won a high-scoring thriller versus the Qalandars, but the Gladiators clinched victory in a low-scoring one-sided affair against the Kings. As it happened, in the first match, Sultans won the toss and opted to…
On January 28, the International Cricket Council banned ex-Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor from associating with cricket in any form or shape over the next three and a half years following a delay in reporting a corrupt approach. In their media release, the ICC said Taylor accepted the charge and the ban imposed by the governing body after his failure to inform them of an approach made by corrupters to spot-fix matches. He also accepted a charge of breaching the doping code of the ICC after inhaling an illegal drug. The details of the shocking incident were brought to light by…
Excellent knocks played by Quetta Gladiators opening pair Ahsan Ali and Will Smeed went in vain as they faced defeat in a high-scoring fixture to Peshawar Zalmi on January 28 in the Pakistan Super League 2022. Ahsan’s blistering 73 off 46 and Smeed’s exhilarating 97 off 62 deliveries allowed the Gladiators to post a mammoth total of 190/4 in their allotted 20 overs. But they still came out second in the race to Zalmi, who had a more collective surge towards the winning post. https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1487100724135796740 Middle-order batters Hussain Talat (52) and Shoaib Malik (48*) were Zalmi’s star batting performers but the likes of Tom Kohler-Cadmore (22), Yasir Khan (30) also built a nice foundation to their push towards the gigantic 191-run…
The third Super League Quarterfinal of the ICC U19 World Cup 2022 saw Australia dominate Pakistan at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on January 28. The team from Down Under defeated their Asian rivals by a huge margin of 119 runs to progress further into the tournament. Having lost the toss and put into bat first, Australia posted a more than competitive total of 276/7 in their allotted 50 overs. This, thanks largely to their top-order batters – Campbell Kellaway (47), Teague Wyllie (71), Corey Miller (64) and Cooper Connolly (33) – who ensured their team made it past the 270-mark. Pakistan captain Qasim Akram was the pick of the bowlers with figures…
On January 28, the Board of Control for Cricket in India stamped approval to a suggestion by its operations team to conduct the Ranji Trophy in two phases. BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed to the media, state associations and fans that the country’s premier domestic first-class tournament will have its league games and knockouts split by the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. While the Elite and Plate League games will be played in the February-March window, the board is looking to organise the knockout matches in June later this year. “The board has decided to conduct the Ranji Trophy this season in two phases. In the…