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Pakistan Star Cricket Duo Involved In Car Accident, PCB Says “Under Care” | Cricket News
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Pakistan Star Cricket Duo Involved In Car Accident, PCB Says “Under Care” | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan women's team member Bismah Maroof and spinner Ghulam Fatima sustained 'minor injuries' after a car accident on Friday evening, according to a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB released a statement on Saturday where the cricket governing body stated that the two players were involved in a minor car accident. However, it did not reveal any further details of the accident."The Pakistan Cricket Board has provided an update regarding two of its women players, Bismah Maroof and Ghulam Fatima, who were involved in a minor car accident on Friday evening. Despite sustaining minor injuries, both players received immediate first aid and are currently under the care of the PCB medical team," the PCB said in a release."Both players are part of the probables atte...
India’s Tour Of Australia Test Schedule Announced, Perth To Host Opener Of 5-Match Series | Cricket News
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India’s Tour Of Australia Test Schedule Announced, Perth To Host Opener Of 5-Match Series | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australia has released details of the schedule for their upcoming home summer, which includes the visit of India for the five-match Test series with Perth to host the opening Test. The five-match Test series against Rohit Sharma's side will commence in Perth on November 22, with further Tests to be held in Adelaide (day-night), Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney right up until the start of the New Year. It will be the first time since the summer of 1991/92 that Australia and India have played a five-match series as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will provide both teams with a good opportunity to further cement their place in next year's ICC World Test Championship final.Australia claimed bragging rights when winning the most recent World Test Championship final at The Oval ...
Joy For Pakistan Women’s Cricket After Historic New Zealand Series Win | Cricket News
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Joy For Pakistan Women’s Cricket After Historic New Zealand Series Win | Cricket News

[ad_1] The third and final game of the series will be held in Queenstown on Saturday.© AFPPakistan Women's Cricket Team, broke a drought of more than five years and created their piece of history with an impressive 10-run victory over New Zealand in the second T20I of their series in Dunedin on Tuesday. The much-improved Pakistan side amassed a competitive total of 137/6 from their 20 overs and bowled well to restrict the hosts and register a series-clinching victory. It was the first time Pakistan have won a T20I series against the White Ferns in their history, while it was also their first T20I series triumph away from home since they defeated Bangladesh in October 2018.And it was a much-deserved victory too, with the visitors receiving good contributions with the bat from Muneeba Ali ...
BAN-W vs PAK-W Dream11 prediction and World Cup 2023 fantasy tips | Cricket News
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BAN-W vs PAK-W Dream11 prediction and World Cup 2023 fantasy tips | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bangladesh Women will take on Pakistan Women in the final ODI of the Pakistan Women's tour of Bangladesh 2023 on November 10 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The match will start at 9:00 AM IST. The Bangladesh women's cricket team sealed the preceding T20I series by 2-1 as Bismah Maroof (98 runs) and Nahida Akter (eight wickets) topped the scoring and wicket-taking charts, respectively. The ongoing ODI series stands at 1-1 after Bangladesh levelled the series with a thrilling super-over win in the second ODI.With the third one-day international match set to be the decider, the two teams will go in with all their might to try and pocket the ODI series.BAN-W vs PAK-W pitch reportThe average first innings score of 220 in the 100+ ODIs played at the Sher-e-Bangla National ...
18-Year-Old Ayesha Naseem’s Retirement Confirmed By Pakistan Cricket Board | Cricket News
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18-Year-Old Ayesha Naseem’s Retirement Confirmed By Pakistan Cricket Board | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed that 18-year-old batter Ayesha Naseem is retiring from all forms of competitive cricket, due to "personal reasons". The PCB has appointed Nida Dar as the new skipper and it will also be her first full-time stint as the leader of the team. On Sunday, it was reported that Naseem, an explosive right-hander had decided to call it quits because of religious reasons but PCB took another 48 hours to confirm the development. Although she had reasoned her retirement for "personal reasons", it was widely speculated that it was primarily for religious reasons. Consequently, she will not be a part of Pakistan women's squad during the upcoming Asian Games set in Hangzhou, China between September 23-October 8."We wish the best of luck to Ayesha Na...
Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues Make Substantial Gains In ODI Batters’ Chart | Cricket News
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Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues Make Substantial Gains In ODI Batters’ Chart | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues made substantial gains in the ICC women's player rankings for batters released on Tuesday, following their impressive performances in the recently-concluded series against Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh shared the honours after the third and final ODI of the series ended in a tie in controversial circumstances. The Player of the Match in final ODI, Deol advanced 32 places to reach 51st position while Rodrigues, who scored a match-winning 86 in the second ODI, is up by 41 places to reach 55th.Deol top-scored for India with 77 runs in the final match, following which skipper Harmanpreet Kaur blasted the on-field umpires at the presentation ceremony.Kaur is expected to be penalised by the ICC for her outburst and for damaging the equipment...
Ex-Pakistan Skipper Opts Out Of Asian Games Due To ‘No-Children Rule’ | Cricket News
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Ex-Pakistan Skipper Opts Out Of Asian Games Due To ‘No-Children Rule’ | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Bismah Maroof© AFPFormer Pakistan women's cricket team skipper Bismah Maroof decided to opt out of Hangzhou Asian Games because of the event's rules that do not allow the competing athletes to carry their children. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Maroof's decision while naming the 15-player squad for the competition which was picked by a committee comprising of Saleem Jaffar, head coach Mark Coles and captain Nida Dar. “The team is unfortunate to miss out on the services of Bismah Maroof for this event as she would not have been able to accompany her infant daughter to the Games village due to the regulations in place,” Head of Women Cricket, Tania Mallick said.Pakistan women's cricket team have won gold medals in the last two editions, held in Guangzhou, ...
Pakistan Announce First-Ever Women’s Home Series Against South Africa | Cricket News
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Pakistan Announce First-Ever Women’s Home Series Against South Africa | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan women's team will host South Africa Women at home for the first time ever in a limited-overs series in September, as per ICC. South Africa will play three T20Is followed by three ODIs in Pakistan, with the matches set to take place between 1 to 14 September. The South African team will arrive in Pakistan on 27 August, with all the matches set to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi.South Africa's tour will start with a three-match T20I series between 1 and 5 September. This will be followed by the ODI series between 8 and 14 September, with the matches being a part of the ICC Women's Championship 2022-25.Pakistan are currently occupying the second spot on the table while South Africa are sixth.On the series, Pakistan skipper Nida Dar said as quoted by ICC, "The ne...
Pakistan Appoint Nida Dar As New Skipper Of Women’s Cricket Team | Cricket News
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Pakistan Appoint Nida Dar As New Skipper Of Women’s Cricket Team | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan have decided to replace Bismah Maroof who stepped down from the captaincy role after the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023. Bismah has been replaced by veteran all-rounder Nida Dar. Along with this Mark Coles has also been confirmed as the new head coach, a role he had occupied previously between 2017 and 2019. In another change, former Test cricketer Saleem Jaffar was named as the chair of the Women's Selection Committee.Having played 130 T20Is and 99 ODIs, Nida is one of the most experienced players in Pakistan's camp and is the leading wicket-taker in women's T20Is."I want to congratulate Nida, Mark and Saleem on their appointments. Nida is a seasoned and highly-respected player, Mark has a proven track record in women's cricket coaching and Saleem brings with him wealth ...
Bismah Maroof Steps Down As Pakistan Women’s Team Captain | Cricket News
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Bismah Maroof Steps Down As Pakistan Women’s Team Captain | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bismah Maroof has stepped down as Pakistan women's cricket team captain, ending a nearly six-year stint of leading the side. Maroof's last assignment as captain was the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa where the team failed to make it to the semi-final, losing three of the four group games, including a thriller against arch-rivals India. The 31-year-old had played a pivotal role in guiding Pakistan to a competitive 149 in the T20 World Cup, remaining unbeaten at 68 runs. But India overhauled the target with six balls to spare to win by seven wickets.The veteran batter has played 124 WODIs and 132 WT20I so far, of which she led the team in 34 ODIs (16 wins) and 62 T20Is (27 wins).Bismah will, however, remain available for selection as a player, the Pakistan Cricket Board (...