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Mohammad Hasnain allowed to resume bowling

Lahore, June 09, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Cricket Board today announced that fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain’s bowling action has been found to be legal after the amount of elbow extension in the reassessment was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations. As such, he can now resume bowling in international cricket and all domestic cricket worldwide.

Hasnain was suspended from bowling following tests conducted on his bowling action at the ICC’s accredited testing centre in Lahore on 21 January. The test report, which was reviewed and verified by the Cricket Australia’s independent expert, had found his bowling action to be illegal.

Hasnain underwent reassessment of his bowling action on 21 May at the ICC’s accredited testing centre in Lahore and the report was again verified by the Cricket Australia’s independent experts, as required under the ICC regulations. Hasnain was reported for a suspect bowling action in January during Cricket Australia’s domestic cricket competition.

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PCB introduces CA Divisional U19 tournament

Lahore, June 09, 2022 (PPI-OT):Four hundred and eighty teenage cricketers will get an opportunity to participate in the newly-launched 24-team Cricket Associations Divisional U19 Tournament. The event will run from 10-16 June in five Cricket Associations, while the event will be held from 11-17 June in the Southern Punjab cricket Associations’ jurisdiction.

These 480 cricketers are a combination of players who had excelled in the recently-concluded 93-team City Cricket Association (CCA) U19 tournament and those enrolled into the PCB’s 100 Best Programme but are above 16 years of age and under 19 years of age.

The best performers from the CA Divisional U19 Tournament will be joined by the outstanding performers from last year’s National U19 Championship (three-day) and Cup (one-day) tournaments in the 2022-23 National U19 Championship and Cup, which will be held from between 26 June and 13 August.

The CA Divisional U19 Tournament is a new addition to the PCB domestic calendar and will serve as a launching pad for the National U19 Championship/Cup. The additional event in the PCB Pathways Programme supplements the increase in teams from six to 12 in last year’s National U19 events.

Nadeem Khan, Director – High Performance: “The CA Divisional U19 tournament is an important addition to the PCB Domestic Cricket Calendar as it will not only provide more clarity to the PCB Pathways Programme, but will also provide additional matches to the budding cricketers in a more competitive and challenging competitive at the age-group level.

“The CA Divisional U19 tournament is also a reward to the high-performing players from the CCA U19 tournament and will also serve as an incentive for them to move up the ladder, provided they continue to demonstrate high-level skills, fitness and performances.”

Each of the six Cricket Associations will field four teams with each side to comprise 20 players.

Balochistan CA teams will comprise players from the Quetta, Rakhsan, Loralai, Zhob, Makran, Kalat, Naseerabad and Sibi divisions; Central Punjab will comprise players from the Lahore, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Gujranwala and Sialkot divisions; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sides will include players from the Peshawar, Kohat, Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, DI Khan and Bannu divisions; players from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan will form the Northern CA squads; Sindh CA sides will have players from the Sukkur, Larkana, Benazirabad, Mirpurkhas, Karachi and Hyderabad divisions; while Southern Punjab CA teams will include players from the Multan, Bahawalpur, DG Khan and Sahiwal divisions.

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES

Balochistan CA (all matches in Quetta. Squads selected by Aslam Sheikh, Barkat Ali, Mazhar Ali Denari, Sanaullah Baloch and Shoaib Khan)

10 Jun – Quetta/Rakhshan Division-Loralai/Zhob Division, Bugti Stadium; Makran/Kalat Division-Naseerabad/Sibi Division, Fatima Jinnah Cricket Ground

12 Jun – Quetta/Rakhshan Division-Makran/Kalat Division, Bugti Stadium; Naseerabad/Sibi Division-Loralai/Zhob Division, Bolan Cricket Ground

14 Jun – Quetta/Rakhshan Division-Naseerabad/Sibi Division, Bugti Stadium; Loralai/Zhob Division-Makran/Kalat Division, Bolan Cricket Ground

16 June – Final, Bugti Stadium

Central Punjab CA (all matches in Lahore. Squads selected by Intikhab Alam, Javed Hayat and Muhammad Ashraf)

10 Jun – Lahore Division-Faisalabad Division, Paklions Cricket Academy Ground, Jubliee Town; Sargodha Division-Gujranwala/Sialkot Division, Aleem Dar Cricket Academy

12 Jun – Lahore Division-Gujranwala/Sialkot Division, Aleem Dar Cricket Academy; Faisalabad Division-Sargodha Division, Paklions Cricket Academy Ground, Jubliee Town

14 Jun – Lahore Division-Sargodha Division, Paklions Cricket Academy Ground, Jubliee Town Lahore; Gujranwala/Sialkot Division-Faisalabad Division, Aleem Dar Cricket Academy

16 Jun – Final, Pakloins Cricket Academy Ground, Jubliee Town

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CA (matches in Mardan and Peshawar. Squads selected by Aftab Khan, Aslam Qureshi, Sajid Shah and Saqib Faqir)

10 Jun – Peshawar/Kohat Division-Malakand Division, KMC Ground University, Peshawar; Hazara/Mardan Division-DI Khan/Bannu Division, Sports Complex, Mardan

12 Jun – Peshawar/Kohat Division-DI Khan/Bannu Division, KMC Ground University, Peshawar; Hazara/Mardan Division-Malakand Division, Sports Complex, Mardan

14 Jun – Peshawar/Kohat Division-Hazara/Mardan Division, KMC Ground University, Peshawar; DI Khan/Bannu Division-Malakand Division, Sports Complex, Mardan

16 Jun – Final, KMC Ground University, Peshawar

Northern CA (all matches in Islamabad. Squads selected by Afaq Rahim, Fahad Masood, Hafiz Majid Jahangir and Kamran Khan)

10 Jun – Islamabad Division-Rawalpindi Division, House of Northern; AJK Division-Gilgit Baltistan Division, National Cricket Ground

12 Jun – Islamabad Division-Gilgit Baltistan Division, House of Northern; Rawalpindi Division-AJK Division, National Cricket Ground

14 Jun – Rawalpindi Division-Gilgit Baltistan Division, House of Northern; Islamabad Division-AJK Division, National Cricket Ground

16 Jun – Final, House of Northern Islamabad

Sindh CA (all matches in Karachi. Squads selected by Asim Rizvi, Ghulam Ali, Tahir Mehmood and Zafar Iqbal)

10 Jun – Karachi Division-Hyderabad Division, National Bank Sports Complex; Sukkur/Larkana Division-Benazirabad/Mirpurkhas Division, Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre (HPC)

12 Jun – Karachi Division-Sukkur/Larkana Division, National Bank Sports Complex; Hyderabad Division-Benazirabad/Mirpurkhas Division, Hanif Mohammad HPC

14 Jun – Karachi Division-Benazirabad/Mirpurkhas Division, National Bank Sports Complex; Hyderabad Division-Sukkur/Larkana Division, Hanif Mohammad HPC

16 Jun – Final, Hanif Mohammad HPC

Southern Punjab CA (all matches in Multan. Squads selected by Bilal Ahmed, Imran Farhat, Iqbal Imam, Tanveer Shoukat and Zahoor Elahi)

11 Jun – Multan Division-DG Khan Division, Head Muhammad Wala Ground; Bahawalpur Division-Sahiwal Division, District Sports Ground, Kalma Chowk

13 Jun – Multan Division-Bahawalpur Division, Head Muhammad Wala Ground; DG Khan Division-Sahiwal Division, District Sports Ground, Kalma Chowk

15 Jun – Multan Division-Sahiwal Division, Head Muhammad Wala Ground; Bahawalpur Division-DG Khan Division, District Sports Ground, Kalma Chowk

17 Jun – Final, Multan Cricket Stadium

SQUADS

Balochistan CA

Loralai/Zohb Division – Abbasin Roshan, Abdul Hafeez, Abu Bakar, Ahsan Ullah, Akhtar Altaf, Anwar Shah, Atiq Ullah, Ejaz Ahmed, Huzaifa Gull, Muammad Siddique, Muhammad Yousuf, Noor Din, Rauf Magsi, Shehzad Khan, Shaukat Ali, Siraj Meh Boob, Syed Yasir Shah, Ubaidullah, Usman Ghani and Zulqarnain

Makran/Kalat Division – Adnan, Adnan Iqbal, Alla Hrakha, Arsalan, Aziz Ullah, Gohar Khan, Inam Ullah, Mushraf Habib, Nasar Uddin, Peer Muhammad, Qudrat Ullah, Qurban Ali, Shahid Ali, Shakir Ali, Syed Hanzala, Syed Waqas Ahmed, Talha Shakir, Umair Ahmed, Zameer Hussain and Zarain Rahim

Naseerabad/Sibi Division – Abdul Haseeb, Abdul Saboor, Altaf Hussain, Arbaz Khan, Ikram Ullah, Majid Ali, Matiullah, Mohsin Ali, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Karim, Muhammad Najib, Muhammad Qasim, Muhammad Umar, Saeed Ahmed, Shoaib Taj, Zain Ullah, Zain Ullah, Zeeshan Ullah and Zohaib Khan

Quetta/Rakhshan Division – Abu Bakar, Bakhtiyar, Faisal Ahmed, Fareed Ahmed, Farhan Ali, Ghazi Khan, Himayat Ullah, Imran Zahid, Israr Ullah, Jahangir Rkhan, Mehboob Ali, Muhammad Aqdas Khan, Muhammad Uzair, Muzamil Ali, Pervaiz Ahmed, Sumair Ahmed, Tanvir Khan, Yasir Khan, Zakir Shah and Zameer Hussain

Central Punjab CA

Faisalabad Division – Nouman Haider, Abdul Rehman, Ahmad Bilal, Ahmed Hassan, Akash Hayat, Ali Raza, Ameer Hassan, Danish Mushtaq, Haroon Ashraf, Imran Hassain, M Luqman Bhatti, M Subhan, M Usman Saleem, Muhammad Maaz, Rafay Rana, Saifullah Khan, Samama Riaz, Sheraz Ali, Sunny Nazir, Umer Farooq, Waqas Abbas and Zoraiz Gill

Lahore Division – Abu Marsad, Abu Sufyan, Afzal Manzoor, Ahmad Mohsin, Ali Razzaq, Allyan-UL-Hassan, Farhan Yousaf, Junaid Hassan Gondal, M AREEB ARIF, M Usman Sohail, Moiz Rana, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Maooz, Muneeb Wasif, Noman Ali, Obaid Shahid, Usama Zahid, Usman Dar, Usman Shahid, Zain Ali and Zeeshan Sikander

Sargodha Division – Ahmad Saeed, Ali Akbar, Ali Dilshaad, Ali Zoraiz Asif, Baqir Raza, Faraz Ahmad, Hammad Liaqat, Hammad Yousaf, Hassan Gillani, Irfan Khan, M Ibtisam Ul Rehman, M Usama, Muhammad Usman, Muteeb Munir, Nauman Arshad, Raja Balaj Ali, Saif Hayat, Saria Khan, Shoaib Zahid, Shuban Saeed and Umer Hayat

Gujranwala/Sialkot Division – Abdullah Hassan, Abu Huraira, Ahsan Kaleem, Ahsan Saleem, Ali Hamza, Ali Raza, Ayub Khan, Bilal Nasir, Daniyal Yousaf, Hassan Ali, Hunain Farooq, Kaif Ali, M Shaf Kamboh, M Talha, M Tayyab, Moeez Irfan, Moosa Azeem, Salman Naseer, Talat Baloch, Tayyab Arif, Umer Hassan and Zain Ul Abideen

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CA

D.I Khan/Bannu Division – Abdul Manas, Abid Ullah, Ali Azmat, Arafat Khan, Asif Tahseen, Bilal Akhtar, Bilal Yousaf, Hamayun Khan, Ibrar Nosh, Ilham Khan, Ilyas Khan, Jawad Ali, M Irfan, M Shoaib, M Zubair, Muhammad Junaid, Najab Khan, Nasarullah Khan, Shahzeb Khan and Yasir Ahmad

Hazara/Mardan Division – Abu Bakkar, Adnan Khan, Afkar Durani, Ahmad Hussain, Aimal Khan, Amir Khan, Bilal Hadi, Fawad Ul Haq, Haris Khan, Haseeb Khan, Jamshaid Ali, M Ismail, M Rasool, M Salman, M Shoaib, M Tahir, M Zulkifal, Muhammad Yaseen, Salar Ahmed and Shehryar Adil

Malakand Division – Abbas Dawar, Ansar Ullah, Asfand Yar, Ikhtiar Shah, M Atif, M Hasnain, M Junaid, M Usman, Maaz Habib, Mohsin Junaid, Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Qasim, Riaz Ullah, Rooh Ullah, Shahid Ali, Ubaid Ullah, Usama Alam, Uzair Ullah, Wajid Baz and Wazdan Khan

Peshawar/Kohat Division – Adnan Ahmad, Arshad Iqbal, Daniyal Bhatti, Habil Khan, Hilal Ahmad, Ihtesham Ul Haq, Islam Ul Haq, Khubaib Khalil, M Ismail, M Riaz Ullah, M Umair, M Zubair, Salman Azam, Shahid Khan, Shahzaib, Shahzaib Hassan, Shakir Ullah, Sher Dil Khan, Tahir Ali and Zubair Shinwari

Northern CA

AJK Division – Abdul Rafay, Abid Ullah, Abu Huraira, Adil Javed, Ali Abbas Khan, Aman Aftab, Arsalan Sajjad, Arsh Zaman, Atif Khattak, Dawood Nazar Khan, Faraz Khan, M.Ammar, Muhammad Arshad, Raja Kamran, Saad Bin Tariq, Salman Khan, Shahbaz Khan Hurraira, Shayan Raza, Syed Abid Ali Naqvi and Syed Ali Mehdi

Gilgit Baltistan Division – Aamir Khan, Aimal Amal Khan, Ayan Malik, Azan Kabir, Bilal Muqaddar, Faizan Ibrahim, Hussain Nadeem, Ihsan Ullah, Imad Ullah, M. Asim Kamal Shah, M. Nabeel, M. Nasir, Rabeel Ahmed, Rumman Bin Sohail, Saad Bin Tahir, Saad Naseem, Shahmir Ali, Syed Hussain Mujtaba Musavi, Umar Akbar and Zain Ul Abiden

Islamabad Division – Aamir Hassan, Abdullah Amin, Awais Amin, Bilal Ahmed, Husnain Butt, Ismail Farooq Khan, M. Aftab, M. Ismail, M. Qaiser, Misfeer Manzoor, Mudassar Awan, Raja Hamza Waheed, Saqib Ullah, Shahmir Nisar Khan, Shahzaib, Shoukat Khan, Sudais Ulfat, Syed Subtain Haider, Ubaid Ullah and Umar Habib

Rawalpindi Division – Abdul Basit, Abu Zar, Affan Ishaq, Ahsan Khan, Arsalan Ali, Fahad Rashid Kiani, Faisal Khan, Habib Ullah, Hannan Manzoor, Ismail Khan, Johar Ali, M. Asim Shahzad, M. Ibrahim, M. Muneeb Ali, M. Usman, M. Usman, Muhammad Awais, Saad Masood, Umair Akbar and Yazdan Abbas Rizvi

Sindh CA

Benazirabad/Mirpur Khas Division – Abdullah Ashfaq, Daud Abbas, Ghulam Ashraf, Hameed Karim, Hamza Qureshi, Haroon Arshad, Hunza Kamran, Muhamad Hassan Iqbal, Muhammad Arbaz Khan, Muhammad Faizan Ramzan, Muhammad Umar Khan Shirani, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Nazim Ali Khan, Owais Rahim Shah, Rameez Ejaz, Saif Ali Khan, Saim Sohail, Shahzaib Aziz, Sufyan Usmani and Usman Elahi

Hyderabad Division – Abdul Raheem, Abu Talib, Aftab Ibrahim, Ahad Ali, Daniyal Ahmed, Ghulam Qadir, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Abdullah Khan, Muhammad Musa Azad, Muhammad Shahwaiz Yasir, Muhammad Talha Khan, Noman Ali, Noor Habib, Saifullah, Shiraz Khan, Syed Tayyab Hussain, Wahab Zafar, Yahya Shah and Zain-Ul-Abideen Musa

Karachi Division – Abdul Moiz, Abdullah Alam, Adil Ahmed Amin, Alman Shafiq, Harish Siddique, Maaz Khurram Amin, Muhammad Adam Essa Rathar, Muhammad Fahad Amin, Muhammad Hanif, Muhammad Maaz, Muhammad Sheryar, Rumail Ahmed, Saad Baig, Saqlain Nawaz, Shahzad Khan, Sufyan, Syed Zain Ul Abideen, Waqeel Shah, Zia Abbas and Zia Ullah

Sukkur/Larkana Division – Abdul Baseer, Abdul Rehman Khan Niazi, Afnan Khan, Ali Hassan, Amir Ali Asghar, Feroz Ali, Mahran Ali Qadir, Mansoor Ali Khoso, Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Ali Mardan, Muhammad Asfar, Muhammad Hannan, Muhammad Kaif, Najaf Ali, Obaid Raza, Saad Asif, Sarfaraz Ali, Shahzaib Ali, Syed Rehan Ali Shah and Zafar Ali

Southern Punjab CA

Bahawalpur Division – Fakhir Mirza, Hammad, Haseeb Gull, Hasnain Majid, Khubaib Ahmad, M Faizan, M Hassan Mustafa, M. Abu Bakar, M. Ahmad, M. Ameen Talib, M. Luqman, Mauvai Shoukat, Moazam Alvi, Noor Ul Ain, Nouman Abbas, Sharjeel Hassan, Syed Labaik Ahmad, Umar Bilal, Waleed Ahmad Khan and Yasir Javed

DG Khan Division – Abdullah Zain, Adnan Shahid, Ali Sabar, Hamza Nawaz, Kashif Fareed, Khyaal Muhammad, M. Abdullah, M. Abdullah, M. Ammar, M. Farhan Iqbal, M. Kamran Bukhsh, M. Shan, M. Sheraz Khan, M. Subhan, Muhammad Sultan, Muzammil Zahoor, Sabir Hussain, Sarfaraz Hussain, Taha Masood Khan and Talha Mushtaq

Multan Division – Abdul Hadi Haroon, Alam Zaib Khan, Ali Arshad, Arbab Shabir, Fahad Kashif, Hafiz Kamran, Haroon Majid, Haseeb Javed, Haseeb Nazim, Huzaifa Ayyub, M. Ahsan Malik, M. Awais, M. Sarfaraz, M. Uzair Mumtaz, M. Zubair Abdul Jabbar, M. Zubair Sadiq, Meesam Raza, Rana Jazib Shahbaz, Sameer Akhtar and Zain Islam

Sahiwal Division – Abdul Rasool, Adnan Ali, Ali Haidar, Asad Ul Qasim, Basit Rasheed, Bilal Ahmad, Hamza Nadir, M. Aqib Asghar, M. Bilal Aslam, M. Faizan, M. Ismail, M. Jam Sher, M. Talab, M. Tayyab Ul Hassan, Moheer Saeed, Mubeen Shakoor, Raja Ghulam Hussain, Shehbaz Sabir, Taha Shabir and Usama Iqbal

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk

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Root advances to second place in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings

Dubai, June 08, 2022 (PPI-OT):The England batter has overtaken New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and Australia’s Steve Smith on the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings for batters.

England batter Joe Root has overtaken Kane Williamson and Steve Smith to move within 10 rating points of top-ranked Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne in the latest weekly update to the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings.

Root, who had lost the top spot to Labuschagne in December 2021 during the Ashes series, has gained 39 points after guiding England to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first match of their ICC World Test Championship series at Lord’s.

Root’s 115 not out in the second innings, his 26th Test century, has taken him from 843 to 882 rating points. Smith is third with 845 points while Williamson has slipped behind Pakistan’s Babar Azam to fifth.

England captain Ben Stokes’s second innings half-century has lifted him two places to 27th. New Zealand’s Tom Blundell and Daryl Mitchell have also made important gains in Wednesday’s update. Blundell has progressed 15 places to 35th after scores of 14 and 96 and Mitchell 25 places to 50th with innings of 13 and 108.

In the Test rankings for bowlers, New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson is back at his career-best third position after finishing with six wickets in the match. England seam bowler James Anderson, who also took six wickets, has moved up two places to seventh while his compatriot Matthew Potts has entered the rankings in 77th position after an impressive seven-wicket match haul on debut.

Afghanistan players have made notable gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after taking a 2-0 lead over Zimbabwe in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series.

Rahmat Shah has moved up two places to 29th position after aggregating 181 runs in the two matches while spin bowler Mohammad Nabi is up eight places to 11th with six wickets. Hashmatullah Shahidi (up eight places to 50th) among batters and Rashid Khan (up one place to third among all-rounders) have also moved up the tables. Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza is up six places to joint-42nd among batters.

The ODI update, which also takes into account the last two matches of the Netherlands versus West Indies series and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 matches played in Pearland (USA) over the past week, Windies spinner Akeal Hosein has moved up 14 places to 37th among bowlers. The United Arab Emirates pair of Vriitya Anand (up 29 places to 77th) and Chirag Suri (up 25 places to 87th), and Netherlands’ Max O’Dowd (up 33 places to 81st) have advanced in the batters’ list.

The MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, see Australia captain Aaron Finch enter the top five and his opening partner David Warner move up eight places to 45th after guiding their team to a 10-wicket win with a 134-run stand in the first match of a three-T20I series against Sri Lanka. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who was named Player of the Match for his haul of four for 16, has moved up one place to second position.

For Sri Lanka, opener Prathum Nissanka (up two places to seventh) and Charith Asalanka (up 14 places to 29th) have moved up the rankings for batters while Maheesh Theekshana is up three places to 21st among bowlers.

For more information, contact:

Headquarters,

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Street 69, Dubai Sports City,

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ICC congratulates Mithali Raj for an outstanding career

Dubai, June 08, 2022 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated India ODI captain Mithali Raj for an outstanding 23-year international career during which she broke several records.

The 39-year-old middle-order batter, who announced her retirement from all international cricket on Wednesday, led India in this year’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. She had retired from T20Is in September 2019.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said Raj is a hero for cricketers around the world and hoped she would continue to contribute to the game in the years to come.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice: “Mithali is one of the all-time greats of the game. Over the past 23 years, many young girls and boys will have been inspired to take up the sport after watching her.

“Mithali has played a huge role in raising the profile of women’s cricket during a crucial period of its growth and I sincerely hope she will stay involved with the game in the coming years. On behalf of the ICC, I congratulate her for a fantastic career.”

Raj, who led India to the finals of the ICC Women’s World Cups in 2005 and 2017, is the only woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at six ICC (50-over) Cricket World Cups.

Raj is the most capped woman player in ODIs and holds the record for most runs in the format, having aggregated 7,805 runs in 232 matches with seven centuries. In Tests, she has scored 699 runs in 12 matches with one century while in T20Is, she has 2,364 runs from 89 matches with 17 half-centuries.

For more information, contact:

Headquarters,

International Cricket Council (ICC)

Street 69, Dubai Sports City,

Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE

Phone: +97-143828800

Fax: +97-143828600

E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com

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Babar Azam and his men ready to brave West Indies challenge

Multan, June 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):When Pakistan and the West Indies meet in Multan tomorrow (Wednesday) it will mark beginning of a new era for Pakistan cricket with the city hosting international cricket after 14 long years.

The three One-Day Internationals are part of the Super League cycle and both sides are eager to secure crucial points to advance their chances for direct qualification in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

The two teams enter the series high on confidence.

Babar Azam’s side defeated Aaron Finch’s men 2-1 in March in Lahore in what was Pakistan’s first ODI series win over Australia in 20 years. This is Pakistan’s fifth Super League series. They have defeated Zimbabwe, South Africa and Australia, and lost to England.

It is the captain himself who has been at the forefront of Pakistan’s successes. Babar, who is number one in the ICC ODI Player rankings for batters, leads the batting charts with 902 runs at a stratospheric average of 90.20. He is the only batter to have smashed five centuries in the ongoing cycle, with Ireland’s Paul Stirling being the second best with three. The right-handed stylish strokemaker has dispatched exactly 100 balls towards the fence for four.

Pakistan’s second best batter in the cycle has been Imam-ul-Haq who enters the series at the back of a scintillating Australia series in which he struck two consecutive centuries and a breezy 89 not out, playing an integral role in his side’s historic win. The southpaw has scored 598 runs at 54.36, and along with the two centuries has also struck five half-centuries.

Fearsome pacers – Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi – are the leading wicket-takers for Pakistan in the Super League with 19 scalps apiece. Haris’ average of 28.73 is a shade better than Shaheen’s 29.52.

The West Indies added 30 more points to their tally during their stopover in Netherlands, defeating the hosts 3-0, on their way to Multan. Nicholas Pooran’s side currently sits on the fourth spot with eight wins from 18 matches.

Pakistan with six wins in 12 matches are 10th with 60 points.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: “It is a really exciting moment for me to lead Pakistan in Multan for this all-important series. Multan is home to passionate cricket fans and it is great to be here. I am looking forward to the fans cheering the return of international cricket after a lengthy gap, and I am sure they will get to see some great cricket at the beautiful Multan Cricket Stadium.

“This is an important series for us as it holds important Super League points. The players have been putting in a lot of effort to prepare themselves for the West Indies challenge and we are eager to win another series and bag maximum points to consolidate our chances for direct qualification in the 2023 World Cup.”

West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran: “It feels good to be here. I have confidence in our guys after we did well in Netherlands and we are hoping to continue our good performances here in Pakistan.

An ODI win in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League fixture adds 10 points to a team’s tally.

The three ODIs will be played on 8, 10 and 12 June with the matches beginning at 1600 (local time).

For more information, contact:

Media Manager,

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan

Tel: +92-42-5717231-4

Fax: +92-42-5711860

Website: www.pcb.com.pk

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UAE, Thailand and Malaysia register wins on Day 4

Dubai, June 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):On a day largely dominated by bowlers, UAE and Thailand continued their respective unbeaten runs at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier by beating Qatar and Nepal respectively. Meanwhile, hosts Malaysia notched up their second win of the tournament with a 8-wicket victory over Bhutan.

Points Table

UAE vs Qatar

Left-arm spinner Archara Supriya’s five-wicket haul was instrumental in UAE’s 10 wicket-win over Qatar at the Kinrara Oval. After restricting Qatar to 49-8 in 20 overs, UAE openers knocked off the target in 5.4 overs.

After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Qatar got off to a slow start managing 19 in 6.3 overs before losing opener Shruti Rana for 10, out LBW to 15-year-old leg-spinner Vaishnave Mahesh. Qatar captain Saachi Dhadwal was next to depart for 9 in the 11th over, shortly before the players walked off the field due to a persistent drizzle.

After resumption of play, Qatar batters failed to gain any momentum as they collapsed, losing 6 wickets for as many runs in eight overs to stumble to 49-8 in 20 overs. Archara Supriya took five of the six wickets to fall, including that of Aleena Khan, who top scored for Qatar with 17 off 27 balls. Supriya finished with figures of 4-3-2-5.

In reply, UAE openers Theertha Satish and Samaira Dharnidharka struck eight boundaries between them as they cruised to the target with two balls to spare in the powerplay. Satish top scored with an unbeaten 20-ball 34.

Player-of-the-match Archara Supriya described the achievement of picking maiden five-for as a “great feeling”.

‘It’s my debut tournament so playing here means a lot,’ she said. ‘As and when given an opportunity, I always try to perform my best and look to keep it simple for myself and the team and contribute in any way possible. Getting my first player-of-the-match award is a great feeling. Hopefully, I can continue doing well for the team.’

Brief scores:

UAE won by 10 wickets. Qatar 49-8 in 20 overs. UAE 52-0 in 5.4 overs.

Player of the match: Archara Supriya (UAE)

Malaysia vs Bhutan

An all-round performance from Malaysia’s Nur Abedul Samad, who registered figures of 4-2-4-2 and hit a 31-ball 27, led Malaysia to an 8-wicket win over Bhutan at the Kinrara Oval.

After opting to bowl first, Malaysia’s bowlers did well to restrict Bhutan to 87-5 in 20 overs. Bhutan openers Sonam and Ngawang Choden put on a 37-run partnership for the first wicket before the former was adjudged LBW off Nurr Abdul Rahman for 14.

At the halfway stage, Bhutan looked set for a respectable total as they brought up 50 in the 11th over but lost a flurry of wickets to be reduced to 68-5 in the 16th over as Nur Samad picked up 2 wickets. Captain Choden top scored with a 26-ball 23 but found little support from her teammates.

In response, the hosts overcame the early loss of opener Musfirah Azmi in the fourth over, LBW to Chado Om, as captain Elsa Hunter led from the front with an unbeaten 24-ball 37 – a knock which included seven boundaries. She forged a 50-run partnership with Nur Abedul Samad before the latter was run-out for 27 in the 10th over.

However, Dhanusri Muhunan struck two boundaries to ensure there were no more hiccups to complete the chase with 64 balls and 8 wickets to spare.

Player-of-the-match Nur Abedul Samad was elated to contribute to her side’s second win of the tournament.

‘I feel so happy as after three matches I put in a strong performance to beat Bhutan today,’ she said after the match.

Brief scores:

Malaysia beat Bhutan by 8 wickets. Bhutan 87-5 (20 overs). Malaysia 88-2 (11.2 overs).

Player of the match: Nur Abedul Samad

Thailand vs Nepal

Nanthita Boonsukham’s 3-9 backed up by Thailand’s sharp fielding to effect five run-outs derailed Nepal’s chase of 90 as Thailand comfortably defended their total to win by 49 runs at the UKM Oval.

Nepal won the toss and having put Thailand in to bat, their bowlers bowled well to concede only three boundaries in the entire innings to restrict them to 89-7 in 20 overs. There were starts with the bat for opener Banthida Leephattana (19), Thipatcha Putthawong (20) and Suwanan Khiaoto (16). Yet, Thailand lost wickets regularly as Manisha Upadhayay struck with the new ball dismissing the openers, both bowled.

Nepal captain Kritika Marasini took 2 crucial wickets, dismissing her opposite number Putthawong and Phannita Maya to keep the run rate in check.

In reply, Nepal’s chase failed to gather any momentum as they could only manage 16 runs at the halfway stage losing 4 wickets. No batter registered a double-digit score and Anu Kadayat was the only batter to hit a boundary in Nepal’s second innings.

Player-of-the-match Nanthita Boonsukham took 3 wickets while conceding only 9 runs as Pornnapha Saehoe and Thanyalak Chumnan bagged a wicket apiece. Yet, it was five run-outs that led to Nepal’s collapse as they were bowled out for 40 with one ball to spare in their allotment of 20 overs.

Brief scores:

Thailand won by 49 runs. Thailand 89-7 in 20 overs. Nepal 40 all out in 19.5 overs.

Player of the match: Nanthita Boonsukham

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