Tag: Babar Azam

1st T20I: Babar Azam closes in on India skipper Rohit Sharma with third hundred

Babar Azam notched up a fine T20I hundred in his 101st T20I to put Pakistan in the driving seat after he opted to bat first on winning the toss.

April 16, 2023

Free entry for Pak Vs NZ 2nd Test: PCB

Test match scheduled between Pakistan and New Zealand from January 2-6 at the National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi.

December 31, 2022

Pakistan has a last laugh as Test with Kiwis ends in a draw

Kiwis played attacking shots and they were off to a record win. But the fading light interrupted the match and the match had to be drawn eventually.

December 31, 2022

On tie with Kiwis, Babar said, ‘We wanted result’

Chasing a target of 137 runs, Kiwis scared the hosts at one instance, but in the end, Babar Azam had a sigh of relief when the match was decided to be called off at the score of 61/1.

December 31, 2022

Babar Azam’s unbeaten 161, Sarfaraz Ahmed’s 86 propel Pakistan to 317/5 against New Zealand

Pakistan captain Babar Azam slammed his ninth Test century, also his third in Karachi, and remain unconquered on 161, propelling the hosts to 317/5 at the end of day one's play in the series opener against New Zealand on Monday.

December 26, 2022

England on verge of completing series whitewash against Pakistan, set target of 167 runs in final Test

AGENCY NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 19 A fantastic five-wicket haul by 18-year-old spinner Rehan Ahmed on Test debut left England on verge of completing a series whitewash against Pakistan, with their scorecard reading 112/2 in their run-chase of 167 runs on day three of the third and final Test at Karachi on Monday. At the end...

December 19, 2022

England earn historic Test series victory in Pakistan with tense 26-run win in Multan

The close loss at Multan means Pakistan suffered their second successive series defeat at home, after losing 1-0 to Australia in a three-match series

December 12, 2022

T20 WC Final: England restricts Pakistan at 137 in mega clash

Sam Curran delivered a stunning spell and bagged three while Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid took two wickets each respectively.

November 13, 2022

Battle royale on cards, weather permitting

England's batting strength goes deeper than Pakistan's.

November 12, 2022

Charged up Pak crush New Zealand to storm into final

Azam, who had just 39 to his credit after five games in the Super 12 stage, compiled 53 in 42 balls which was his 30th half ton.

November 9, 2022

India snatch victory from Pakistan in last ball thriller in T20 WC

Kohli remained unbeaten till the end with a matchless 82 off 53 balls that contained 6 fours and four sixes but the winning hit, a scoop over the infield, was recorded by Ashwin in mounting edge-of-the seat tension.

October 23, 2022

Finn and Conway duo hammers Pakistan in T20 Tri-series game

Pakistan faced a crushing nine-wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand in a T20I Tri-series match here on Tuesday

October 11, 2022

CSK winning IPL 2021 after losing the toss was a huge learning for us: Dasun Shanaka

Shanaka added that the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had lifted the IPL 2021 trophy despite losing the toss to Kolkata Knight Riders, and there were ample lessons from that contest to not be disheartened when Pakistan won the toss.

September 12, 2022

Going to take a special delivery to get Babar Azam out in the form that he’s in: Scott Styris

A prolific white-ball cricket run-scorer, he will be seen in action during the upcoming Asia Cup, where Pakistan will face arch-rivals India on August 28 in Dubai.

August 23, 2022

1st Test, Day 2: Babar Azam’s gritty ton keeps Pakistan alive after Jayasuriya’s five-for

With nine down and the score reading only 148, Sri Lanka looked set to gain a healthy lead but Babar Azam stitched a valuable stand of 70 for the last wicket with Naseem Shah, who scored just five runs off 52 balls.

July 18, 2022

Babar surpasses Kohli in becoming fastest Asian batter to reach 10,000 runs in international cricket

Babar achieved the landmark during his unbeaten knock of 34 off 72 balls in Pakistan's first innings against Sri Lanka during the first Test at Galle International Stadium.

July 17, 2022

This too shall pass. Stay strong: Babar Azam’s message to Virat Kohli

Recently, legendary cricketers such as Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar have been critical of Kohli's performance, with the former saying he should be dropped from the side and the latter indicating that some senior players are getting preferential treatment by being allowed to pick and choose which series they want to play.

July 15, 2022