Like fireflies dancing on a surreal night, fans held aloft their cellphones, switched on the torchlights and swayed. Then, India chased down target in 30.3 overs at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium Scoreboard Pakistan innings: Abdullah Shafique lbw b Siraj 20 Imam-ul-Haq c Rahul b Hardik Pandya 36 Babar Azam b Siraj 50 Mohammad Rizwan b Bumrah 49 Saud Shakeel …
Pakistan's star all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed smashed his maiden ODI century during the Asia Cup opener against Nepal on Wednesday. Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed celebrates after scoring a century during the Asia Cup 2023 match against Nepal Iftikhar Ahmed displayed some cracking shots right after his arrival at the crease, easing the pressure off Babar Azam who relied on rotating the strike …
Pakistan on Thursday left out senior players Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Hasan Ali for the upcoming home Twenty20 and ODI series against the West Indies. Likewise, from the 17 players who were available for selection for the England ODIs in July, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Wasim Junior have replaced Faheem Ashraf, …
Pakistan dropped former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Wednesday from its 20-member squad for this month's three-match one-day international series against New Zealand. Middle-order batsman Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil Shah were recalled after both last played in the ODI series against Zimbabwe last year in Pakistan. “We have a busy season of cricket ahead, which means there will be ample opportunities …
Off-spinner Iftikhar Ahmed’s maiden five-wicket haul earned Pakistan a convincing six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on Sunday. “It was wonderful to see Iftikhar taking five wickets as we need such a bowler, who can also bat," said Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis. Ahmed, who had only taken one wicket in his previous five ODIs, exposed Zimbabwe’s …