It was difficult to know precisely when the signs became ominous for Pakistan. Chidambaram Stadium in an ICC ODI World Cup match in Chennai on October 23, Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran brought the roof down, reaching their respective fifties off 38 and 54 balls, setting Afghanistan on course to its highest successful run chase, of 283, in ODI cricket and …
Pakistan bowling attack put up a spirited performance, with pacer Haris Rauf being the pick of them with three for 43, to ensure the team’s campaign began in style with an 81-run win over The Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on October 6. Scoreboard Pakistan innings: Fakhar Zaman c & …
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 …
