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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...

Cricket Shrinks as West Indies Launch New T10 Tournament

Cricket's search for a new inventive short-form of the game. It advanced on Wednesday with the establishment of a new 60-ball domestic competition. This new tournament was launched by Cricket West Indies (CWI). Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced a new T10 (60-ball) domestic tournament on Wednesday. It advances the game's search for another unique short-form of the game. Six men's teams and three women's teams will compete in a new T10 tournament in August. Cricket has always been an impressive game for the youngsters. People are attracted to this game due to its power-hitting and most people like seeing boundaries during short-format games. West Indies has always been the team that can change a game at any moment. Moreover, They always try to hit boundaries and are always in a b...

ICC concerned over expected Women cricket ban in Afghanistan

The Taliban government formation process is near to complete. With Taliban, now in power to make rules, the ICC fears that they might ban Women cricket in the country. Afghanistan's women cricket team ENGLAND - On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) showed quite a concern for the future of Women cricket in Afghanistan. These concerns started when media reports about a women cricket ban in Afghanistan started to surface. The ICC fears that the Taliban due to their extremist ideology might go on and ban the women's team from playing. ICC representatives, while raising concerns said, "The ICC is committed to the long-term growth of women cricket. Despite the cultural and religious challenges in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s admission as a full member in 2017 had made a s...