Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday, December 4 named squads for the multi-format tour of South Africa. Shaheen Afridi and Sajid Khan were the notable omissions from the Test team as Pakistan picked as many as five pace-bowling options for two Test matches in the rainbow nation.
The quartet of Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal and Saim Ayub shared four wickets apiece as Pakistan bowled out Zimbabwe for 204, winning the third ODI by 99 runs and hence, sealed the series. Saim Ayub for his all-round heroics was named the Player of the series.
After recommendations from the newly-appointed interim white-ball coach Aaqib Javed, the Pakistan Cricket Board has named Shahid Aslam as their batting coach for the white-ball squads. Aslam has previously worked with the Pakistan team for several years.
Mohammad Rizwan in his first assignment as Pakistan's full-time white-ball captain led his side to a historic 2-1 series win against Australia in Australia. This was Pakistan's first ODI series win in Australia since 2002 as Harif Rauf and Co bulldozed through the hosts' batting line-up twice.
Pakistan registered a commanding win against Australia in the second ODI and levelled the series in Adelaide on Friday, November 8. Babar Azam finished the game off with a six after Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique's 137-run stand chasing a low score of just 163 runs.
Australia vs Pakistan Highlights: Pat Cummins held his nerves of steel and took Australia home in a low-scoring thriller in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Aussies won the series opener by 2 wickets as they managed to chase 204 at the end.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that a new white-ball coach will be appointed in time for the Zimbabwe white-ball series with Jason Gillespie to stand-in for the Australia series after Gary Kirsten's premature exit.
Afghanistan A clinched their maiden Emerging T20 Asia Cup title after beating Sri Lanka A in the final while Mohammad Rizwan was named the new white-ball captain for Pakistan as the squads for the Australian tour were named on Sunday. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 28.
After Gary Kirsten's appointment, Pakistan lost a T20 series to England and failed to qualify for the Super Eight in the T20 World Cup in June in the Caribbean and the USA. Kirsten reportedly has had disagreements with players and the PCB and is unlikely to travel to Australia with the side.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the annual retainership contracts for the men's team for 2024-25 with former captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan being the only ones in category A. There were quite a few changes from the last time around with five new inductees.
Pakistan levelled the three-match Test series against England 1-1 with a huge victory by 152 runs in the second match as they finally got over the line in Test matches after almost 15 months. England collapsed to 144 all-out in the second innings as Sajid Khan and Noman Ali spun web.
Pakistan vs England Highlights: Pakistan will be up against England in the second Test in Multan starting Tuesday, October 15 with an aim to level the series. England handed a shocker to Pakistan in the opener, opening up a can of worms for the hosts and would want to seal the series.
Pakistan have made quite a few changes to their side ahead of the second and third Tests against England in Multan and Rawalpindi. England already have the 1-0 lead in the series and would be keen to seal the series on what is likely to be a used pitch in Multan.
Pakistan made a radical move by dropping three of their star players including Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi for the remaining two Test matches against England. England have a 1-0 lead in the series and the second Test begins in Multan on October 15.
Pakistan vs England Highlights: Zak Crawley and Joe Root lead England's reply after Pakistan were bowled out for 556 in the first innings. Crawley has gone past fifty, while Root is well set in the middle too. England will look to cut short Pakistan's lead on Day 3.
Pakistan took ascendancy on Day 1 of the first Test against England as the visitors' inexperienced attack in the flat conditions was found wanting. Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique led the way with respective centuries with Saud Shakeel looking solid as Pakistan look to extend dominance.
Pakistan will be up against England in a three-match Test series starting Monday, October 7 in Multan. Pakistan haven't been great of late in Test cricket and would want to make a strong comeback while England would want to stay alive in the race for a spot in the WTC final.
Pakistan batter Babar Azam has stepped down as the captain of the national side in white-ball cricket. Babar was renamed as Pakistan's white-ball coach before the T20 World Cup 2024. In a long statement, he mentioned that captaincy has been rewarding but was adding to his workload significantly.
Pakistan will be hosting England in a three-match Test series, starting from October 7 in Multan. The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the team's squad for the first Test of the series. Shan Masood has been retained as the skipper, while a 37-year-old spinner has been recalled.
Babar Azam exhibited his aggressive strokeplay in the Champions Cup match between the Stallions and the Markhors in Faisalabad on Sunday, September 15. Babar took Shahnawaz Dahani for 20 runs in an over including five fours but still couldn't help his side win the contest.
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