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Lahore, June 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):The 33rd edition of the PCB Podcast is available here (https://www.pcb.com.pk/editor-pick.html) for viewing and free downloading for editorial purposes.

 

This edition includes:

 

1. Babar Azam, the all-format captain of the national men’s team, looks ahead at the tour of England and shares an interesting anecdote during his time at Somerset County Cricket Club

 

1. National women’s team captain Javeria Khan talks about the historic tour of West Indies and reflects on the high performance camps

 

iii. Sohaib Maqsood’s reaction on the national team call-up for the men’s England and West Indies tours and the batsman’s reflection on a successful HBL Pakistan Super League 6 campaign

 

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Abu Dhabi, June 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, Ehsan Mani, has congratulated the event staff, six franchises and all PSL commercial partners, particularly HBL, on the successful completion of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 Tournament, whilst adding that the event felt incomplete without the fans.

 

The 14 Karachi-leg matches in February/March earlier this year at the National Stadium were held in front of crowds, but the remaining 20 matches in Abu Dhabi were staged in front of an empty Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium as per the UAE government instructions and policies around sport events during these Covid-19 times.

 

Abu Dhabi also brought a change to the fortunes of Multan Sultan, who completed a fairy-tale run when they came back from fifth position after the Karachi-leg to beat three-time finalists and 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs.

 

Apart from lifting the silverware and collecting a cheque of PKR75million, Multan Sultans also swept the individual awards. Sohaib Maqsood walked away with the player of the final, player of the tournament and best batsman of the tournament awards; Shahnawaz Dahani lifted the best bowler and best emerging cricketer of the tournament trophies; and Mohammad Rizwan was adjudged the best wicketkeeper of the tournament and also named captain of the HBL PSL Team of 2021.

 

PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani said: “Fans are the essence and spirit of any sport. Without them, no event can be completely successful. The presence of the fans was missed by the PCB, players and all commercial partners, but the remaining 20 matches in Abu Dhabi were staged in unusual times and difficult circumstances.

 

“I assure the passionate Pakistan cricket supporters that the next edition of HBL Pakistan Super League in 2022 will be staged in Pakistan and in front of our people. Planning for next year’s event will start as early as July and by the final quarter of the year, I am hopeful that we may be able to share complete details with our fans so that they can start planning to attend the gathering of some of the most accomplished cricketers at one of the most followed cricket league tournaments.

 

“It was the fans’ overwhelming enthusiasm and support during the remaining eight HBL PSL fourth edition matches in 2019 that showcased a positive image of Pakistan. This was a catalyst for the PCB to convince Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to play Test matches in Pakistan for the first time in over a decade, followed by hosting the entire HBL PSL 2020 in Pakistan.

 

“Nonetheless, I am delighted that despite being unable to attend the matches in Abu Dhabi, the fans and supporters continued to wholeheartedly back, encourage and appreciate the event, players and their favourite teams, which resulted in increased eyeballs and impressive digital numbers.

 

“The PCB has always valued its fans and supporters and understands their contribution to the growth of the sport. Taking into consideration that we as a nation have collectively and successfully managed the Covid-19 pandemic, I remain confident and optimistic that all our cricket in the 2021-22 season in which New Zealand, England, West Indies and Australia will also visit Pakistan, will be played in front of our fans.

 

“This will surely help the PCB in attracting new audiences, whilst also creating an opportunity for youngsters to continue falling in love with this great sport. “I want to express my gratitude towards the entire PCB staff, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Emirates Cricket Board and the Abu Dhabi Government. We worked together as an effective team and collectively overcame unexpected challenges and surprises to ensure that the tournament was completed without any further hassles.

 

“I want to specifically appreciate all cricketers who once again underwent and adhered to the Covid-19 protocols put in place for their health and safety. I completely understand the past 14-odd months have not been easy on our players and player support personnel, and sincerely hope normalcy returns quickly so that they can also start enjoying their lives outside cricket during series and on tours.

 

“I also want to thank all team owners, who backed us during the planning stages of the Abu Dhabi-leg matches. I acknowledge they had to make last-minute changes to their sides, which disturbed their combinations and balance but we all knew, clearly understood and accepted the significance and importance of completing the tournament in June.

 

“The quality and spirit of cricket in the HBL PSL 6 was from the top draw and each team deserves a pat on the back for ensuring they played tough but within the rich traditions of cricket. In Multan Sultans, we had a new champion and a well-deserved one. They peaked at the right time and once again demonstrated the value and important of collective efforts in a team sport.

 

“Lastly, through our decisive actions and the successful delivery of HBL PSL 6, we have once again demonstrated that the HBL PSL is PCB’s marquee event and the PCB will not only protect its integrity but will continue to work to enhance its profile and credibility.”

 

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Lahore, June 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):Nineteen City Cricket Association sides of the Central Punjab Cricket Association were announced today for the City Cricket Association Tournament 2021-22, which will be held in that jurisdiction from 5 July to 6 August.

 

After today’s announcement, the PCB has unveiled all 93 City Cricket Association sides (Balochistan 13, Central Punjab 19, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 19, Northern 11, Sindh 17, Southern Punjab 14) in a short span of 13 days from 13 June to 25 June.

 

The inter-city tournament will be a pathway for selection in the Cricket Association sides for the four-day first-class, non first-class three-day, 50-over and 20-over competitions in the PCB Domestic Season 2021-22, which will commence in September.

 

According to the event format, each match will be of two days with a minimum of 100 overs to be bowled each day in seven hours and 20 minutes of play with a two-hour break from 1200-1400. To encourage positive and result-oriented cricket, first innings will be limited to 75 overs per side and no bowler shall bowl more than 15 overs in an innings.

 

The sides have been selected through a merit-based system with open trials conducted by the national selectors or second XI head coaches. All the trials were filmed by the team analysts and were staged in the presence of independent Cricket Association observers.

 

SQUADS (Open trials conducted by Akram Raza, Ghulam Ali, Humayoun Farhat, Hussain Khosa, Intikhab Alam, Irfan Fazil, Javed Hayat, Mohammad Ashraf, Mohsin Kamal, Sami Niazi, Shahid Anwar, Tanveer Shoukat, Tahir Mehmood). Captains will be confirmed following the appointments of the team coaches

 

Central Punjab Pool A

 

CCA East Zone (B) – Ali Raza, Anas Mustafa, Danyal Rana, Dilshad Ahmed, Fahad Usman, Faizan Tahir, Ghulam Mustafa, Haider Ali, Hammad Butt, Ibtasam Ul Haq, Jalil Ahmad Toor, Junaid Ali, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Azeem Dar, Muhammad Zahid Khan, Rao Danyal, Roshaan Naveed, Talha Shoaib, Zeeshan Akram and Zubair Malik

 

CCA East Zone (W) – Abdul Ghaffar, Abu Zar Zafar, Abyaz Rizvi, Asif Ghafoor, Bilal Munir, Bilawal Rana, Hafiz Muhammad Aafaq, Hamza Akbar, Hannan Zaidi, M.Ahsan, Moazam Hayyat, Mohsin Nadeem, Muhammad Ammad Butt, Muhammad Asif Gondal, Raja Farzan, Shafey Malik, Sharukh Ali, Suleman Fiaz, Umar Butt and Umar Ijaz

 

CCA Gujranwala – Abu Bakar, Adil Munir, Ahmad Iqbal Khan, Ahmad Khalid, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Arslan Ramzan, Ashar Bhatti, Farrukh Waqas Masood, Frank Ali Shah, Gulfam Ahmad, Kaleem Tahir, Muaz Ullah, Muhammad Usama, Naqeer Hussain, Nasir Ashraf, Rana Junaid Islam, Rana Kashif, Waleed Amin, Wazhat Ali and Zohaib Afridi

 

CCA Kasur – Ali Irshad, Ali Mustafa, Allah Rakkha, Atezaz Ahsan, Dilshad Ahmed, Haseeb Younus, Ihtasham Ali, Mohsin Irshad, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Aqib Usman, Muhammad Hannan Zahid, Muhammad Nauman, Muhammad Nauman Butt, Muhammad Saqlain, Rao Khayam Abbas, Shahid Ali, Umar Ali, Waseem Ahmed, Zain Ul Hassan and Zuhaib Amanat

 

CCA North Zone (W) – Abrar Khan, Ahmad Hassan, Anas Raza, Asfand Mehran, Haider Rameez Raja, Hamza Ishtiaq Rana, Haris Bashir, Khwaja Wasif, Muhammad Abdullah Waheed, Muhammad Faiq, Muhammad Ghuffran, Muhammad Saleem, Noman Aslam, Suleman Saleem, Talib Asim, Usman Butt, Uzair Nasir, Waqas Ali, Zaid Alam and Zain Bin Farooq

 

CCA Sheikhupura – Adnan Bhatti, Ahmad Hassan, Ali Imran, Ali Imran, Ali Zubair Bhatti, Gulzaman, Haider Raza, Ihrsan Ali, Khawar Ali, Mohsin Riaz, Muhammad Ashir Hafeez, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Irfan Jr, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Umar, Nabil Nawaz, Nazim Ali, Nazim Hussain, Syed Hussain Raza and Usman Aslam

 

CCA West Zone (W) – Ali Shahid Butt, Anas Mehmood, Asad Ullah, Bilal Dar, Fahad Munir, Farhan Khan, Farzan Ali, Haider Shah Jahan, Haseeb Ul Rahman, Haseeb Ul Rehman, Hassan Rizwan, Ikhlaq Butt, Karamat Ali, Mamoon Riaz, Meer Waiz Khan, Muhammad Bilawal, Saad Ather, Saif Ul Rahman, Shahid Nawaz and Tariq Nawaz

 

Central Punjab Pool B

 

CCA Gujrat – Abdullah Nawaz, Abdul Rehman, Ali Hamza, Bilal Akhtar, Dilshad Ahmed, Faisal Rafiq, Hamza Sheraz, Hannan Arshad, Ilyas Raza, Khawar Shehzad, Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Zeeshan Hassan, Qamar Shehzad, Rana Ikram Ullah, Syed Israr Ahmed, Syed Sibte Hussain,

 

Zain Farooq, Zeeshan Mushtaq and Zeeshan Naveed

 

CCA Hafizabad – Aamir Sohail, Adnan Rasool, Ali Hamza, Ali Hamza, Ammar Butt, Asad Ali, Asad Ali, Ashfaq Ahmed, Faisal Abbas, Farhan Ahmad, Jahanzaib Nasir, Javaid, M Noman Saleem, M. Umair Riaz,

 

Muhammad Huzaifa, Sajawal, Sajjad Ali, Saleem Abbas, Sohaib Sultan and Umar Farooq

 

CCA Mandi Bahauddin – Amir Sohail, Aqeel Haider, Fahad Rabbani, Faisal Ahmed, Hamza Nazar, Hamza Siddique, Husnain, Mubashir Ali, Muhammad Arsalan, Muhammad Awais Mahmood, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Mateen, Nauman-Ul-Hasan, Salman Aslam, Saqib Javed, Shamail Rasool, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoukat Ali, Tahir Nadeem and Usama Zahid

 

CCA Narowal – Ali Raza, Ali Raza, Hammad Sarwar, Hirad Perviz, Ihitsham Baig, Mubashir Nawaz, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Arslan, Muhammad Ihtisham, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Usman, Qasiam Ali, Shafqat Ali, Shahzad Ahmed, Waseem Arif, Waseem Shehzad, Zaki shaz Khan and Zuhaib Khan

 

CCA Sialkot – Abu Bakar Bajwa, Ali Afzal, Ali Shafique, Hurrair, Imran Muhammad, M Rafi, M Tabraz, Malik Oman Amar, Momin Waqar, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Waleed, Muhammad Zahaid, Naveed Sarwar, Rana Shahzaib, Raza Hassan, Shahzaib Bhatti, Sohaib Ullah, Tahir Baig, Umer Shafiq and Zubair Khan Lodhy

 

CCA West Zone (B) – Ahmad Shafique, Ahsan Ali, Ali Manzoor, Ali Zafar, Arslan Arshad Bajwa, Asad Ullah, Attyab Ahmad, Bilal Anwar, Gohar Hafeez Butt, Huzaifa Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Sadiq, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Sami Hassan, Muhammad Waheed, Noman Azhar, Qaiser Ashraf, Safeer Azam, Umair Shakeel and Yawar Bashir

 

Central Punjab Pool C

 

CCA Bhakkar – Abdul Moeez, Adeel Ur Rehman, Asif Nawaz, Azeem Akram, Faisal lqbal, Farman Ali, Fayyaz Ahmed, Hamza Javed, Jahanzaib Khan, M Abuzar Ghaffari, M Qasim, M Rizwan, Mudasir Hussain Shah, Nabeel Gulzar, Naeem Nawaz, Rehman Aslam, Tabish Ullah, Tariq Ikram, Waseem Abbas and Yousaf Khan

 

CCA Faisalabad – Adeel Hassan, Ali Raza, Asad Raza, Ghulam Rubbani, Ibrar Ahmad, Jahanzaib Naveed, Mohammad Faizan, Mudassar Riaz, Muhammad Abdul Samad, Muhammad Ahmad Butt, Muhammad Ibtesam, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Zubair, Mustafa Abbas, Nisar Khan Phatan, Raees Ahmad, Sadaqat Ali, Shafqat-Ullah, Suleman Shafqat and Usman Akram

 

CCA Jhang – Abdul Rehman, Abdullah Manzoor, Aqib Latif, Asim Ali Nasir, Ehsan Adil, Fazeel Nawaz, Ghulam Raza, M Hasnain, M Sharose Raza, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Ramzan, Muntazir Mehdi, Rehman Khan, Saif Ali, Shahaan Afzal Baig, Sohail Rafique, Usama Javeed, Usama Rehman, Waleed Dildar and Waqas Afzal

 

CCA Mianwali – Ameer Hamza, Atlas Khan, Gulbaz Khan, Haris Khan, Imran Aslam, Irfan Khan Niazi, M Adil Hassan Khan, M Awais Raza, M Faizan Khan, M Naeem, M Tanveer, M Umer Khan, Maskeen Ullah, Muhammad Uzair Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Muntazir Mehdi, Naveed Saeed, Qamar Abbas, Rehan Ali Khan, Saqib Mehmood and Waseem Akram

 

CCA North Zone (B) – Akhtar Shah, Asad Rafique, Bilal Khan, Ghufran Hadi, Hashim Ibrahim, Intasar Ali, Ismail Butt, M.Hasnaat Abbas, Muhammad Rameez Junior, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Waqas, Nisar Ahmad, Rameez Imran, Saad Ali Rafai, Saeed Ullah, Saleem Afridi, Shahzaib Javaid, Sher baz Bhandara, Syed.Eraj Shahid and Usaid Amin

 

CCA Sargodha – Ali Waqas, Asif Nawaz, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Dilshad Ahmed, Hamza Hassan, Hassan Akhtar, Hassan Mehmood, Imran Khan, Kashif Jawed, Mazhar Islam, Muhammad Abu Bakar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Farman, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Muhammad Shehzad Gul, Muhammad Taimur Sultan, Samar Gulzar, Zaheer Abbas, Zain Ul Abid and Zeeshan Akram

 

Match Schedule

 

Pool-A

 

5-6 July – East Zone (W) v East Zone (B); West Zone (W) v North Zone (W); Gujranwala v Sheikhupura

 

8-9 July – East Zone (W) v West Zone (W); Gujranwala v Kasur; North Zone (W) v Sheikhupura

 

11-12 July – East Zone (B) v West Zone (W); Sheikhupura v Kasur; Gujranwala v North Zone (W)

 

14-15 July – Kasur v East Zone (W); Gujranwala v East Zone (B); Sheikhupura v West Zone (W)

 

17-18 July – Gujranwala v East Zone (W); Sheikhupura v East Zone (B); Kasur v North Zone (W)

 

23-24 July – North Zone (W) v East Zone (W); Gujranwala v East Zone (B); Kasur v West Zone (W)

 

26-27 July – West Zone (W) v East Zone (W); Kasur v East Zone (B); Sheikhupura v North Zone (W)

 

Pool-B

 

5-6 July – Sialkot v Narowal; Hafizabad v West Zone (B); Gujrat v Mandi Bahauddin

 

8-9 July – Sialkot v Gujrat; Narowal v West Zone (B); Mandi Bahauddin v Hafizabad

 

11-12 July – Sialkot v Hafizabad; Mandi Bahauddin v West Zone (B); Gujrat v Norowal

 

14-15 July – Sialkot v Mandi Bahauddin; Gujrat v West Zone (B); Hafizabad v Narowal

 

17-18 July – Mandi Bahauddin v Narowal; Sialkot v West Zone (B); Gujrat v Hafizabad

 

Pool-C

 

5-6 July – Faisalabad v Sargodha; Mianwali v North Zone (B); Jhang v Bhakkar

 

8-9 July – Faisalabad v Mianwali; Jhang v North Zone (B); Sargodha v Bhakkar

 

11-12 July – Faisalabad v Bhakkar; Sargodha v North Zone (B); Jhang v Mianwali

 

14-15 July – Mianwali v Bhakkar; Faisalabad v North Zone (B); Sargodha v Jhang

 

17-18 July – Faisalabad v Jhang; Bhakkar v North Zone (B); Sargodha v Mianwali

 

Triangular Stage

 

30-31 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (B)

 

2-3 August – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (C)

 

5-6 August – Winner of Pool (B) v Winner of Pool (C)

 

For more information, contact:

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

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Fax: +92-42-5711860

Website: www.pcb.com.pk

 

 

Abu Dhabi, June 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Cricket Board today announced the Team of HBL Pakistan Super League 6, which includes three players each from Islamabad United and Multan Sultans, two players each from Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi, and one player from Karachi Kings.

 

The Team of HBL PSL 6 was selected by the distinguished and highly respected former international cricketers and commentators, including David Gower, Pommie Mbangwa, Ramiz Raja and Sana Mir. The session was chaired by Nadeem Khan, Director- High Performance and Chairman of the Event Technical Committee.

 

Multan Sultans’ Mohammad Rizwan was named captain after he inspired and motivated his side to jump from fifth position after 14 Karachi-leg matches to second position following the conclusion of the 30-league matches. Sultans clinched their maiden HBL PSL title beating Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs in the final.

 

Rizwan finished the tournament with 500 runs with four half-centuries from 12 matches at an average of 45.45 and strike-rate of 127.87. He also accounted for 20 batsmen behind the wickets to win the Best wicketkeeper of HBL PSL 6 award.

 

Rizwan is the third different captain of the Team of HBL PSL since the initiative began in 2019. Sarfaraz Ahmed was named captain in 2019, while Shadab Khan was nominated captain for the 2020 side.

 

Off the 11 playing members selected based on their contributions as well as the impact of their performances on team results, Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Wahab Riaz have been selected for the second time, while Babar and Shaheen are the only two players who have retained their places from the 2020 side.

 

Babar has been chosen to open the innings with Afghanistan’s explosive batsman Hazratullah Zazai, with Colin Munro, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Rizwan and Asif Ali to form the middle-order.

 

Wahab Riaz will lead the bowlers’ pack that also includes Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Rashid Khan of Afghanistan.

 

Team of HBL PSL 6 (in batting order) (as per the criteria, playing XI must include a minimum of two and a maximum of four foreign players and one emerging category player):

 

1. Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi) (5 matches, 212 runs, 42.40 avg, 185.96 strike-rate)

 

2. Babar Azam (Karachi Kings) (11 matches, 554 runs, 69.25 avg, 132.53 strike-rate)

 

3. Colin Munro (Islamabad United) (7 matches, 285 runs, 57 avg, 169.64 strike-rate)

 

4. Sohaib Maqsood (Multan Sultans) 12 matches, 428 runs, 47.55 avg, 156.77 strike-rate)

 

5. Mohammad Rizwan (captain, wicketkeeper) (Multan Sultans) (12 matches, 500 runs, 45.45 avg, 127.87 strike-rate)

 

6. Asif Ali (Islamabad United) (12 matches, 224 runs, 28 avg, 167.16 strike-rate)

 

7. Wahab Riaz (Peshawar Zalmi) (12 matches, 18 wickets, strike-rate 15.67, eco. 8.97)

 

8. Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars) (8 matches, 11 wickets, strike-rate 17.45, eco. 5.46)

 

9. Hasan Ali (Islamabad United) (10 matches, 13 wickets, strike-rate 18.38, eco. 6.75)

 

10. Shaheen Shah Afridi (Lahore Qalandars) (10 matches, 16 wickets, strike-rate 15.00, eco. 7.30)

 

11. Shahnawaz Dahani (Multan Sultans) (11 matches, 20 wickets, strike-rate 12.10, eco. 8.42)

 

12. James Faulkner (12th, Lahore Qalandars)

 

For more information, contact:

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

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