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T20 WC: Pakistan Keep Slim Semi-final Hopes Alive With South Africa Win | Cricket News
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T20 WC: Pakistan Keep Slim Semi-final Hopes Alive With South Africa Win | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan kept their slim T20 World Cup hopes alive with a 33-run win over South Africa in a dramatic rain-affected match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. South Africa, who are still on course for the semi-finals, came out blazing after a rain delay saw their initial target of 186 adjusted down to 142, meaning they needed 73 runs in five overs. But the asking rate was too much and they finished on 108-9 at the end of a captivating match that had a bit of everything, from bad weather to good bowling and dropped catches.Their win means Pakistan can still reach the World Cup semi-finals if they win their last match against Bangladesh and other results go their way.But they must rely on both India and South Africa losing their final games.Earlier, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Kha...
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Iftikhar Ahmed’s Mammoth 106 Meter Six In T20 World Cup Clash Against South Africa. Watch | Cricket News
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Iftikhar Ahmed’s Mammoth 106 Meter Six In T20 World Cup Clash Against South Africa. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] T20 World Cup: Iftikhar Ahmed smashed 51 runs off 35 balls© AFPBatters Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan took Pakistan to a massive total against South Africa in their Super 12 Group 2 clash of the ongoing T20 World Cup, at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. After opting to bat first, the Babar Azam-led side was struggling at 95/5 in 13.0 overs. Later, Iftikhar and Shadab smashed their respective half centuries and helped the team to reach the total of 185/9 after 20.0 overs. Apart from stitching a brilliant 85-run partnership with Shadab, Iftikhar completely bamboozled everyone, as he hit the biggest six of the tournament so far.In the 16th over, Proteas pacer Lungi Ngidi was hit for 106 metre six by Iftikhar, who was batting at 33. The Pakistan batter placed his shot over the d...
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T20 WC – “Heartbroken” Pakistan Still Hurting From India Loss: Iftikhar Ahmed | Cricket News
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T20 WC – “Heartbroken” Pakistan Still Hurting From India Loss: Iftikhar Ahmed | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed admitted on Wednesday his side were "heartbroken" and still hurting from their agonising opening defeat to arch-rivals India at the Twenty20 World Cup. An epic 82 not out from Virat Kohli powered India to a stunning last-ball win on Sunday in front of a frenzied crowd of more than 90,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pakistan have little room left for further error when they play Zimbabwe in Perth on Thursday, in a game they will be expected to win. "The hurt remains after losing such a big match. We were heartbroken," said middle-order batsman Iftikhar, who hit 51 in Pakistan's 159-8, but it turned out to be just not quite enough.Iftikhar said that morale was high despite the lingering heartache and praised skipper Babar Azam for his handling of the team ...
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Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmad Hits 3 Sixes In An Over Against India’s Axar Patel. Watch | Cricket News
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Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmad Hits 3 Sixes In An Over Against India’s Axar Patel. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] India vs Pakistan: Iftikhar Ahmed scored an important half century© AFPPakistan were off to the worst possible start in their crunch T20 World Cup opener against India at Melbourne on Sunday. The reliable opening pair of captain Babar Azam and wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan were sent back early by India's young pace sensation Arshdeep Singh.But the innings was brought back to life by Pakistan's Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmad. Both the batters played some genuine cricketing shots and kept the Indian bowlers at bay.Iftikhar showed his intent for the first time when he launched Ravichandran Ashwin into the stands for the first maximum of the innings.PromotedIt in the 12th over, bowled by Axar Patel, Iftikhar decided to make the most of the slow pace on the ball as he hit three ...
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Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed Smashes Match-Winning Six In Last Over Of Tri-Series Final vs New Zealand. Watch | Cricket News
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Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed Smashes Match-Winning Six In Last Over Of Tri-Series Final vs New Zealand. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Iftikhar Ahmed in action in the final match of T20I tri-series against New Zealand.© AFPPakistan defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the T20I tri-series final match at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Friday. Chasing a target of 164 runs in 20 overs, Pakistan needed two runs to win off the final four balls. This is when Iftikhar Ahmed went across the stumps and smashed Blair Tickner for a six over the deep square leg to seal the game for Pakistan. The fielder at the boundary put a good effort yet failed to stop the six.Watch it here:Winning shot by Chacha!Pakistan win the TRI-series in New Zealand.Congratulations Boys specially Nawaz and Haider well played.#NZvsPAK pic.twitter.com/VWwxXaOQIl— Suneel Khatri(@suneelkhatri26) October 14, 2022Iftikhar scored 25 not out off 14 balls w...
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“Plays Like MS Dhoni But…”: Saeed Ajmal Criticises Pakistan Star Citing Ex-India Captain’s Example | Cricket News
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“Plays Like MS Dhoni But…”: Saeed Ajmal Criticises Pakistan Star Citing Ex-India Captain’s Example | Cricket News

[ad_1] As the 2022 T20 World Cup approaches, there is a clear trend that is visible in the Pakistan cricket team's performance. The side is increasingly looking over-reliant on openers Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan. The same was visible in Tuesday's tri-nation series match against New Zealand in which Pakistan lost by nine wickets. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan fell on low scores and Pakistan could manage only 130/7 in 20 overs. The middle order could not leave an impact. Shan Masood (14), Shadab Khan (8), Iftikhar Ahmed (27) and Haider Ali (8) failed to strike big.Saeed Ajmal, former Pakistan spinner, criticised the middle order and made a special note about Iftikhar Ahmed, who scored a run-a-ball 27. Ajmal commented that Iftikhar began his innings like MS Dhoni, one of the best finis...
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Pakistan’s Shadab Khan Gives Hilarious Response To Fan Who Asked Him To “Focus On World Cup” | Cricket News
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Pakistan’s Shadab Khan Gives Hilarious Response To Fan Who Asked Him To “Focus On World Cup” | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan celebrated his 24th birthday on Tuesday, October 04. A number of Pakistani cricketers and fans took to social media to greet the all-rounder on his special day. From a host of birthday greetings that were posted for Shadab, one specific conversation caught a fan's attention. That conversation was between Shadab and his teammate Iftikhar Ahmad."Saalgirah Mubarak ho Shadab Bhaijaan @76Shadabkhan," Iftikhar had tweeted, wishing Shadab a hapy birthday. To this, Shadab wrote: "Pehle shaddy phir shaddy bhai phir shaddy bhaijaan ho gaye. Thank u ifti bhai".Pehle shaddy phir shaddy bhai phir shaddy bhaijaan ho gaye. Thank u ifti bhai https://t.co/gdefdKlXyE— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) October 4, 2022The fan, by the name of Rashid Awan, wasn't happy with t...
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Pakistan Players’ Funny Celebration After Almost Messing Up A Catch In Asia Cup Match. Watch | Cricket News
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Pakistan Players’ Funny Celebration After Almost Messing Up A Catch In Asia Cup Match. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Hasan Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed got engaged in a friendly catch practice session.© TwitterSri Lanka defeated Pakistan by five wickets in their dress rehearsal for the Asia Cup final. After rolling over Pakistan for a total sub-par total of 121, Sri Lanka chased down the target with three overs to spare. During the 17th over of the chase, Pakistan players Hasan Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed almost had a collision while attempting a catch. In the second delivery of the seventeenth over, Mohammad Hasnain dished out an off-cutter to Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka who hit it straight to long-on.Both players escaped the collision, and Hasan managed to pouch the ball eventually.However, what happened after that was completely unexpected.While in most cases, players tend to argue over the same, Ha...
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