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Ind vs Pak : Arch rivals ready to face each other on August 28

26Aug

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

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Ind vs Pak : Arch rivals ready to face each other on August 28

The Asia Cup tournament will start on august 27 in the beautiful stadium of Dubai. Arch rivals India and Pakistan will face each other on 28th August 2022. Will India will take revenge for the 10 wickets loss or Pakistan will fight bravely? The Asia Cup 2022 kicks off on August 27 with a match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. On the other hand, defending champions India will kick-start their campaign with a match against arch rivals Pakistan on August 28 (Ind vs Pak). It is worth noting that the continental event was earlier set to take place in Sri Lanka but the economic crisis in the country saw the tournament being shifted to United Arab Emirates. The gulf nation will be hosting the event across two venues - Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Pass...

25Aug

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams1 Comment

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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup standings

With the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, ICC men’s Cricket World Cup is launching a brand new ODI competition that will run for two years and will aim to raise the stakes of bilateral 50-over matches in coming years. In its first edition, Super League will have a key role to play in determining which teams will be invited to take part in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 going to held in India. It is expected that 13 teams, including 12 full member nations, and Netherlands will be taking part in tournament. ICC World Cup Super League points table can be found below. Criteria of ICC ICC Men's Cricket In the event that a team wins, they receive 10 points, five points for a tie, no result, or an abandoned match, and zero points for a loss. It is expected that the top eight teams ...

Australian captain Meg Lanning decided Indefinite leave

23Aug

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

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Australian captain Meg Lanning decided Indefinite leave

The Australia women's cricket team beat India by just 9 runs in the final of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Sunday. The Australian skipper Meg Lanning decided to take an indefinite break after winning the gold medal at Birmingham. Lanning, the world's second-ranked T20I batter, has cited personal reasons for his decision, with no return date set. After the conclusion of the recent CWG 2022, she was supposed to appear in The Hundred for the Trent Rockets. This week, as she leads Australia forward to the knockout stages of a second World Cup, we take a look back at the rise of a batting phenomenon, and peek behind the curtain to find out more about the enigmatic national captain. There has been a great deal of success for the Australian women's team under Lanning, with the team win...

There is no mention of Israel on the FIFA 2022 Qatar website

21Aug

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams1 Comment

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There is no mention of Israel on the FIFA 2022 Qatar website

It was recently discovered by Israeli world cup goers that Winterhill Hospitality is authorized by FIFA to sell and distribute FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tickets through their online store, but instead shows "Occupied Palestinian Territories" when they search for their country. Prior to being changed to "Palestine", the listing displayed "Palestinian Territory, Occupied". Social media users have had mixed reactions to the change, with pro-Palestine and Palestinian activists appreciating the move while Israelis and Zionists condemned the move as "disgraceful" or "anti-Semitic."". As reported by the Jewish Chronicle, a spokesperson for MATCH Hospitality said: "Our sales agent in Palestine is Winterhill Hospitality, based in Hong Kong. The company, along with BH Hospitality, has been ap...

Pakistan edge closer to ICC World Cup 2023 qualifying

19Aug

By Azmat Shabbir1 Comment

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Pakistan edge closer to ICC World Cup 2023 qualifying

Pakistan joined Afghanistan in third place with 100 points in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Super League with 16 runs victory over the Netherlands in the first ODI on Tuesday. Two more wins in Rotterdam this week would take Pakistan to 120 points and guarantee a place in next year’s ICC World Cup 2023 event, regardless of how their remaining two series against New Zealand and Afghanistan end. Match Summary Pakistan: 314-6, 50overs Batting Performance Opener Fakhar Zaman scored his seventh century in his 60th ODI, the first in ten matches, Baber Azam scored 74, Apart from Fakhar and Baber, Shadab Khan joined the run-feast as he scored an unbeaten 48 off 28 balls. Debutant Salman Ali Agha was unbeaten on 27 and added 48 runs for the seventh wicket in 25 balls with shad...