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Toss update: Captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bat in the first Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Lahore on Friday, his 100th appearance for Pakistan in the 20-over format. Azam is the third Pakistani to play 100 or more T20 matches, behind Shoaib Malik (124) and Mohammad Hafeez (119). Azam, Mohammad Rizwan,…
Second T20 international, Chittagong Bangladesh 202-3 (17 overs): Das 83, Talukdar 44, Shakib 38*; White 2-28 Ireland 125-9 (17 overs): Campher 50,Tector 22, Hume 20*; Shakib 5-22, Taskin 3-27 Bangladesh won by 77 runs Bangladesh comfortably saw off Ireland by 77 runs to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series in Chittagong. A delayed start…
Pakistan announced a 15-player squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan starting March 24. In a press conference on Monday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi announced Shadab Khan as captain for the series. The board further named Mohammad Yousuf as the interim head and batting coach. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, along…
