Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed was fined along with his team for maintaining a slow over-rate in the game against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan fielders dropped Sarfraz Ahmed twice off Lasith Malinga's overs as the Pakistan skipper cracked a match-winning 61 to take his team to the semi-finals.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said his team will look to play with positive intent against a strong England side in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday.

Sarfraz Ahmed (61) cracked a gritty unbeaten fifty as Pakistan survived some tense moments before notching up a thrilling three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their must-win Group B match to enter the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

After a heavy loss against India, Pakistan now need to win their final two games against Sri Lanka and South Africa to stand a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

Pakistan’s new T20 skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s wife Syeda Khushbakht has showered praise on Indian ODI and T20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Dhoni.

Wicket-keeper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed was today named captain of Pakistan's Twenty20 team, replacing Shahid Afridi who resigned from the position after the side's dismal World Twenty20 campaign.

I want to become a finisher like MS Dhoni : Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed

Pallekele, Sri Lanka (AP):   A fighting half-century by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed helped Pakistan to 209-9 in their first innings at stumps on day two of the third test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.Pakistan still

KHULNA, Bangladesh: Pakistan established a 296-run first-innings lead over Bangladesh, with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam restricting the damage and taking 6-163 to help bowl out the visitors for 628 on Friday, shortly before lunch on

Adelaide: Sarfraz Ahmed who hit the first century for Pakistan in the World Cup 2015 has said that the pressure will be on the host Australia when they will take on Pakistan in the third

Karachi: Sarfraz Ahmed, the hero of Pakistan's win over South Africa, has categorically denied any rift or problems with head coach Waqar Younis.Sarfraz who was not included in the first four games, scripted his team's

Karachi: Pakistan's under-fire cricket coach Waqar Younis has tried to play down the controversy over the selection of wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed, saying he is a patriotic Pakistani and will never do anything to harm the

Auckland, New Zealand: Pakistan pulled off a thrilling 29-run win over South Africa in the World Cup on Saturday after Proteas captain A.B. de Villiers couldn't manage to carry his team to victory as his

Auckland, New Zealand: A late collapse saw Pakistan bowled out for 222 in its rain-affected World Cup Pool B match against South Africa at Eden Park on Saturday.South Africa will need to score 232 runs

Auckland: Scoreboard of South Africa vs Pakistan Group B, 29th Match of the ICC World Cup 2015 played at Eden Park here Saturday.After a rain delay the match has been cut short to 47 over

Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board has sent legal notices threatening defamation proceedings against two of its former chairmen, two former test cricketers and a politician for allegedly accusing the current executive committee chairman of fixing

Auckland, New Zealand: South Africa won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in their Cricket World Cup Pool B match at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday.The toss was held under overcast skies and

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Inexperienced seamer Matt Henry grabbed 5-30 as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 68 runs in the fifth one-day international on Friday to clinch the series 3-2.Henry, 23, knocked off the

Dubai: Sarfraz Ahmed smashed an unbeaten 76 off 64 balls in his debut Twenty20 and led Pakistan to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against New Zealand on Thursday.Ahmed, who scored three centuries and three half centuries