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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,…
Grace Harris’s game-changing 2-7 followed by Megan Schutt’s four-fer and unbroken century opening stand helped Australia post a statement 10-wicket win, ending Sri Lanka’s unbeaten run in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2023, in Gqeberha on Thursday (February 16). Despite a promising start from their openers, Sri Lanka were tied down to a lowly 112/8 after Harris’s…
On a rare windless day in Gqeberha, the second most sought-after team of cricketers in the women’s game stepped into the St George’s Park nets for a meditation. With thoughts swirling as the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction took place on the other side of the Indian Ocean, Australia’s cricketers were tasked with calming their…