Inclement weather delayed the start of Champions Trophy game between host Pakistan and Bangladesh on Thursday. Both teams are already eliminated from the tournament and are playing for the pride after losing to semifinalists from Group A -- India and New Zealand.
India faces New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final Sunday in what can be deemed a new-age rivalry. While India’s clashes against Pakistan, Australia and England have attracted more attention, this matchup with the Black Caps has slowly been bubbling under the surface.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the coin toss and elected to field against Bangladesh in their Group A game of the Champions Trophy on Monday. A New Zealand win would send both India and the Black Caps to the semifinals and end Pakistan’s tournament.
Rain forced the abandonment of the Pakistan-Bangladesh game in the Champions Trophy on Thursday. The square remained under covers all day due to persistent rain and the umpires finally called off the game at 3:30 p.
Pakistan has announced their teams for the forthcoming tour of New Zealand, which will consist of five Twenty20 (T20I) games and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Babar Azam and captain Muhammad Rizwan have been dropped for the five-match series as Pakistan has once again rearranged the deck
Pakistan needs a miracle now more than ever. Since this is the first ICC event they have hosted in 29 years, the cricket players are isolated in international cricket, which is not their fault. Not even three days into the Champions Trophy,
Salman Ali Agha has promised to deliver a brand of "fearless cricket" as he becomes the fourth different T20I captain for Pakistan since January 2024. Agha replaced Mohammad Rizwan as T20I captain for the upcoming white-ball tour to New Zealand,
After going through all the tangled scheduling, New Zealand returns to its recent favorite venue in Pakistan when it takes on South Africa in the second semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Wednesday.
New Zealand bring "positive emotions" on their return to Lahore for the Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa after good results during the Pakistan tri-series, coach Gary Stead said on Tuesday.
Title-holders and hosts Pakistan crashed out in the group phase of the Champions Trophy after losing to New Zealand and arch-rivals India.
New Zealand has sealed a semifinal spot in the Champions Trophy after cruising past Bangladesh by five wickets on the back of Rachin Ravindra's century in Rawalpindi. The victory with nearly four overs to spare also advanced India to the semifinals and eliminated tournament host and defending champion Pakistan and Bangladesh from contention.