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  • Asia Cup 2023: Which teams will play the final if rain interrupts matches

    The Super Four stage of Asia Cup 2023 has started with fears that upcoming matches may ruined by rain after weather services predicted downpours for the next 15 days in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

    The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has decided that matches will not be shifted from Colombo despite knowing that the rain can disrupt Super Four matches.

    If the remaining matches are washed out by rain, Pakistan, who defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets, will qualify for the final. India and Sri Lanka have 3 points each with the same net run rate. A coin base toss will decide the finalist team.

    Read More: Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

    The Bangladesh team, recently defeated by Pakistan in the Super Four stage, will have only two points so they will no more be in the finals’ race.

    If the final is also washed out by rain, the trophy will be shared between both finalist teams.

    Remaining matches of Super 4 stage

    September 9—-Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo–2:30 PM

    September 10—Pakistan vs India at Colombo———2:30 PM

    September 12—India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo———2:30 PM

    September 14—Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo—–2:30 PM

    September 15—India vs Bangladesh at Colombo——2:30 PM

    September 17—Final at Colombo———————–2:30 PM

  • Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

    Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets on Wednesday in Lahore in the first Super Four stage match.

    Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. The lost their first 4 wickets within 47 runs. Shakib al Hassan and Mushfiq ur Rahim then scored a 100 runs partnership before Bangladesh started losing wickets on regular intervals. The entire team returned to the pavilion on 193 runs in 38.4 overs. Mushfiq ur Rahim was top scoer with 64 runs.

    Haris Rauf took 4 wickets while Nasim Shah took 3.

    From Pakistan, Imam ul Haq score 78 runs, Muhammad Riazwan 63 runs and Fakhar Zaman score 20.

    Pakistan will play their next match against India on September 10.

    Live Update

    Pakistan 194/3 (Overs 39.3)

    Pakistan 157/3 (Overs32.5)

    Imam ul Haq bowled out on 5th ball of 33rd over by Mehidy hassan.

    Pakistan 122/2 (Overs 26.3)

    Bangladesh 193 (38.4 Overs)

    Bangladesh Team all out on 193 runs in 38.4 overs. Haris Rauf took 4 wickets while Nasim Shah took 3. Shaheen Afrdi, Fahim Ashraf and Iftikhar Ahmed took 1 wicket each.

    Bangladesh 192/8 (37.3 Overs)

    One more wicket for Haris Rauf took another wicket. Taskin Ahmed goes for a duck.

    Bangladesh 190/7 (37.2 Overs)

    Another wicket down! Bangladesh’s batsman Mushfiq ur Rehman catch out on the ball of Haris Rauf.

    Bangladeshi batsman Shamim Husain Catch out on the 4th ball of 35th over by Iftikhar Ahmed. Imam ul Haq took his catch.

    Bangladesh 147/5 (29.1 Overs)

    Bangladeshi batsman Shakib Al Hassan Catch out on the first ball of 30th over. He scored 53 runs on 57 balls.

    Bangladesh 99/4 (20 Overs)

    Bangladesh 47/4 (9.1 Overs)

    Towhid Hridoy Bowled out on the first ball of 10th over by Haris Rauf.

    Bangladesh 45/3 (7.3 Overs)

    Muhammad Naim catch out on the 3rd ball of 8th over by Haris Rauf.

    Bangladesh 31/2 (5 Overs)

    Bangladeshi batsman Liton Das out on 5th ball of 5th over by Shaheen Afridi.

    Bangladesh 13/1 (2 Overs)

    Bangladeshi batsman Mehidy Hassan Catch out on the first ball of second over by Naseem Shah.

    Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.

  • World Cup 2023: Trophy reaches Lahore for three days

    World Cup 2023: Trophy reaches Lahore for three days

    ICC World Cup trophy has reached Pakistan before the start of the mega event. Earlier the trophy tour was scheduled for a five-day visit from July 31 to August 4. However, the visit got delayed due to the unconfirmed status of Pakistan’s participation in the World Cup.


    The trophy started its tour from India, the host of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. It has travelled to Australia, New Zealand, USA, Papua New Guinea, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, Kuwait, France, Bahrain, and England.


    During this short yet important Pakistan leg of the tour, the trophy will make stops at cricket academies, educational institutes, and historical landmarks to provide fans a chance to witness the Trophy.


    The Trophy will be displayed on September 6 at the outdoor National Cricket Academy. Media personnel are allowed to capture thw historical moment, with display timings set as 40 minutes, starting at 10 am.


    The mega event will run from October 5 to November 19. A total of 10 teams will fight for the title at 10 different venues. All teams will play 45 matches against each other.


    The top 4 teams from the league stage will compete in the Semifinals where both winning teams will play Finals. The opening and final match of the ICC World Cup will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

  • VIDEO: Which Indian batsman showed the middle finger to cricket fans?

    A video has gone viral on social media in which former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir makes an obscene gesture to fans during a match between India and Nepal.


    Gambhir, surrounded by security, walks by an area where cricket fans were yelling “Kohli, Kohli” at him. Gautam, who is talking on the phone, shows the middle finger to these fans.


    When backlash followed, Gautam Ghambir said while talking to the media that some fans were yelling anti-Indian slogans at him. He said that he has good relations with Kohli and Mahendra Dhoni.


    Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli were involved in a heated spat during a match in IPL. They were also involved in a fight during IPL edition 2013.

  • Pakistan women Cricket team whitewashes South Africa in T20 series

    Pakistan women Cricket team whitewashes South Africa in T20 series

    The Pakistan women’s Cricket team scored a historic win against South Africa in their third T20I match on Monday, becoming the first Asian national team to win against South Africa at home.


    Skippers Nida Dar, Saadia Iqbal, and Nashra Sandhu were on the pitch to help steer Pakistan to a thrilling victory in Karachi.


    South Africa’s Captain Suné Luus chose to bat first in the previous two matches. This is the first time in the series that Pakistan got to bat first, getting off to a solid start in powerplay while scoring 41 runs from Shawar Zulfikar and Sidra Amin.


    Even after Nonkululeko Mlaba ousted Shawaal to break that partnership, Pakistan’s scoreboard did not falter for long.


    A 49-run partnership between Sidra and Bismah Maroof and a 49-run partnership between Bismah and Nida Dar kept Pakistan at 150.


    Considering the hosts have scored 151 runs twice in the series, defending the same point seemed like a daunting task. Laura scored 72 runs, allowing the South African team to stick to the game to the end.


    However, the South African captain’s efforts were not matched by other batsmen, with Nadine de Klerk’s 20 being the second-highest score.
    Left-arm spin duo Sandhu and Iqbal have enjoyed great success throughout the series, once again proving to be a huge challenge for the South African batsmen.


    Nashra and Saadia picked up two wickets each, ensuring 151 remained insurmountable for the visitors.

  • Asia Cup 2023: India beat Nepal to enter Super 4 Stage

    Asia Cup 2023: India beat Nepal to enter Super 4 Stage

    In the last Group A match of Asia Cup 2023, India beat Nepal by 10 wickets via Duckworth-Lewis method.


    In the first inning, Nepal set a total of 230 runs in 48.2 overs but after rain interrupted play, the target was revised to 145 in 23 overs according to the DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) Method.


    Aasif Sheikh was the top scorer for Nepal with 58 runs on 97 balls, while Kushal Bhurtel scored 38 runs on 25 balls. Gulsan Jha scored 23, Depindra Singh 29, and Somapl Kami put in 48 runs for the seventh wicket.


    Muhammad Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets each.

    Read More: PCB asks BCCI to shift Pak-India matches to Pakistan


    Chasing the target of 145, Rohit Sharma scored 74 runs while Shubman Gill scored 64 runs.


    Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will play their last group match today in Lahore. The winning team will make it to the Super 4 Stage. Pakistan and India will play their Super 4 stage match of Asia Cup 2023 on September 10 in Colombo.

  • PCB asks BCCI to shift Pak-India matches to Pakistan

    PCB asks BCCI to shift Pak-India matches to Pakistan

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has proposed to Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) that as more rain is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming week, the remaining matches between Pakistan and India should be shifted to Pakistan.

    In a telephonic conversation between Chairman PCB Zaka Ashraf and BCCI’s Secretory Jay Shah, Zaka said that as more rain is expected in Sri Lanka, BCCI should consider moving the remaining matches between the two arch-rivals to Pakistan or Dubai. “The Asia Cup is a big event and we shouldn’t let bad weather ruin it”, Zaka said.

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    In reply, BCCI’s Jay Shah said that his board will consider the proposal.

    A highly anticipated match between Pakistan and India was ruined by rain on Saturday, with two interruptions before the game was eventually called off.

  • Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 89 runs

    Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 89 runs

    Bangladesh beat Afghanistan on Sunday by 89 runs in the fourth match of Asia Cup 2023 played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.


    In the first inning, Bangladesh set a mammoth total of 334 runs, with Miraz scoring 112 runs on 119 balls and Najam ul Hassan scoring 104 runs on 105 balls. Bangladesh lost two early wickets on 63 runs, but then Shanto and Miraz set a partnership of 194 runs.


    Chasing the target of 335 runs Afghanistan lost an early wicket as Rahmat Ullah Gurbaz returned to the pavilion after scoring just one run. Rahmat Shah and Ibrahim Zardan set a partnership of 78 runs but the former departed to the pavilion on 33 runs.


    Ibrahim Zardan completed 50 runs but was also defeated on 75 runs as Mushfiq ur Rehman took a brilliant catch behind the wicket. Hashmat Ullah Shahidi played a good inning of 51 runs while Rashid Khan scored 24 runs.


    Afghanistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals and the whole team returned to the pavilion on 245 runs in 44.4 overs.
    Taskin Ahmed took 4 wickets while Shoriful Islam took 3.


    The next match will be played between India and Nepal at Kandy, Sri Lanka. The losing team will be out of Asia Cup 2023.

  • Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak dies after long battle with cancer

    Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak dies after long battle with cancer

    Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has died at the age of 49 after a prolonged battle with advanced colon and liver cancer. He is survived by his wife, Nadine, and four children.

    Nadine posted on social media: “In the early hours of this morning, Sunday the 3rd of September 2023, the greatest love of my life and the father of my beautiful children, was carried to be with the Angels from his home where he wished to spend his last days surrounded by his family and closest loved ones,”

    Streak was Zimbabwe’s biggest cricketing star of the 1990s. He represented his country in 65 Tests, making him their second-most capped Test player, and 189 ODIs between 1993 and 2005. He was the team’s leading bowler, with 216 Test wickets and 239 ODI wickets, and the only Zimbabwe bowler to take more than 100 Test wickets and over 200 ODI wickets. He was also the seventh-highest Test run-scorer, with 1990 runs, and one of 16 Zimbabwe batters to score more than 2000 ODI runs, finishing with 2943.

    “This is a very sad day for Zimbabwe and a sad day for cricket as we, on the one hand, mourn the demise of a true great of our beautiful game and, on the other, celebrate the greatness of what Heath gave us: he played with passion, spirit and was nothing less than an inspirational figure who raised our flag high and touched lives within the sport and beyond,” Zimbabwe Cricket chair Tavengwa Mukuhlani said.


    At the age of 19, Heath Streak made his international debut with a match against South Africa during the 1993 Hero Cup.

    The same year, he played a test match against Pakistan in Karachi, during which he took eight wickets in a match in Rawalpindi.

    Streak became the captain of Zimbabwe in 2000 but resigned in 2001 as his leadership had an impact on his performance.

    His career as a cricketer was also interfered with by the introduction of quota systems. Hence, selection interference and payment issues led to Streak’s first resignation as captain. He, however, became the captain again in 2002, and the team qualified for 2003 World Cup, where Zimbabwe were co-hosts.

    In 2004, Streak resigned as captain for the second time after his friction with the board, resulting in 13 other white players walking out from the national side.

    Inexperienced players led to poor results. Streak, being the only one, rejoined following year. He played six Tests and six ODIs (two for Africa XI against Asia XI in August 2005) before retiring from international cricket at the age of 32 in 2005.

    Streak then played for Warwickshire and was their captain briefly. He joined Ahmedabad Rockets in Indian Cricket League. He returned to Zimbabwe once again, now as a coach. In 2013, however, Streak’s contract was not renewed.

    He coached at domestic union, Matabeleland Tuskers, and founded his own academy, the Heath Streak Academy, in Bulawayo in 2014.

    He also found gigs as a bowling coach across the world and had stints with Bangladesh (2014-2016) and Gujarat Lions (in the 2016 and 2017 editions of the IPL). He again returned to Zimbabwe as head coach in 2016. During the 2018 World Cup qualifier held in Zimbabwe, the team lost an important match to the UAE and missed out on the World Cup. Streak and his entire coaching staff were sacked. He went on to have short stints with Scotland, Somerset, and Kolkata Knight Riders.

    In 2021, Streak was banned for eight years after being charged with five breaches of the ICC’s anti-corruption code, including accepting payment in bitcoins from a potential corruptor – all of which he admitted. However, he later denied attempts to fix matches but admitted to disclosing inside information in regards to international matches.

  • Urvashi Rautela is still crushing on Naseem Shah and here’s proof

    Urvashi Rautela is still crushing on Naseem Shah and here’s proof

    Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela knows that a crush on Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah isn’t just a phase, but an everlong commitment. The actress shared a post on her Instagram stories about the exhilarating Asia Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and India yesterday, and guess who was in the picture? None other than Naseem Shah.

    There have been rumors about Naseem and the ex beauty pageant winner having a thing for each other. The actress once shared a clip on her Instagram stories of two merged clips showing herself and the 19-year-old cricket player.

    Then speculation was rife once more when Urvashi wished Naseem happy birthday underneath an Instagram post where he was sending good wishes to Shadab Khan for his wedding.

    However in April Naseem let people know that no such relationship existed, when the rising cricket star was asked about the viral edited video showing him proposing to the Indian model, Naseem had refuted rumors saying he didn’t know the actress.