Cricket News from Pakistan.

Pakistan Supreme Court to hear Malik's life ban appeal

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:56:55 +0530

Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik Saturday said he hoped to overturn his life ban for alleged involvement in match-fixing after the country's top court granted him an appeal hearing.

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Pakistani tribunal suspends Akhtar ban for India tourney

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:25:05 +0530

A Pakistani appeals tribunal on Sunday suspended a five-year ban on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for one month to allow him to compete in a domestic cricket tournament in India.

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Mushtaq undergoes knee op

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:38:04 +0530

Sussex spinner Mushtaq Ahmed could be out of action for up to three weeks after undergoing keyhole knee surgery, his club revealed Thursday.

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Ban on Akhtar upheld but free to play abroad

zaheen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:31:26 +0530

A Pakistani appeals committee on Wednesday temporarily upheld a five-year ban imposed on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar but said he was free to play cricket outside the country.

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Pakistan's Akhtar issues apology after ban

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:09:58 +0530

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has tendered an unconditional apology to a tribunal hearing his appeal against a five-year ban, the tribunal head said Tuesday.

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New Zealand confirm three-match ODI series in Pakistan

deepak — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:52:17 +0530

New Zealand have given a go-ahead to a three-match one-day series against Pakistan agreeing to the hosts' proposal, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Friday.

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Australia to tour Pakistan in 2009 and 2010

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:09:16 +0530

Australia will visit Pakistan twice in the next two years to replace a March-April tour that was axed over security concerns, Cricket Australia and the Pakistan Cricket Board said Monday.

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Misbah's heroics help Pakistan knock Bangladesh in T20

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:45:31 +0530

Misbah-ul Haq led Pakistan's charge in guiding the home team to a comfortable 102-run win in the one-off Twenty20 international at the National Stadium here on Sunday. The 33-year-old scored a career-best 87 to lift Pakistan to their record Twenty20 total of 203-5 in 20 overs before the home bowlers folded the Bangladesh innings to 101 in 16 overs.

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Misbah smashes 87 in Pakistan's record Twenty20 total

deepak — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:38:15 +0530

Misbah-ul Haq smashed a career-best 87 to lift Pakistan to a record 203-5 against Bangladesh in the inaugural Twenty20 international played at National Stadium here on Sunday.

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Pakistan win toss and bat in Twenty20 international

deepak — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:09:14 +0530

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and decided to bat in the inaugural Twenty20 international against Bangladesh at National Stadium here on Sunday.Pakistan, who blanked the tourists 5-0 in the one-day series, dropped Mohammad Yousuf, Naumanullah and Mohammad Asif for their first ever home Twenty20 match.

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Butt breaks record as Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh

deepak — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:57:50 +0530

Opener Salman Butt smashed a record-breaking century to help Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 150 runs in the fifth and final day-night international here on Saturday for a 5-0 series whitewash.

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Butt propels Pakistan to 329-9 against Bangladesh in fifth one-day

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:24:10 +0530

Opener Salman Butt hit an attractive century to lift Pakistan to 329-9 in 50 overs in the fifth and final day-night international at National Stadium here on Saturday.

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Pakistan win toss and bat in fifth one-dayer

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:40:06 +0530

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and decided to bat in the fifth day-night international against Bangladesh at National Stadium here on Saturday.

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Pakistan drop Yousuf for Twenty20

deepak — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:25:01 +0530

Pakistan on Friday dropped experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf for their first ever home Twenty20 international, against Bangladesh.

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[CRICKET MATCH] SHAKIB TON GOES IN VAIN

deepak — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:22:52 +0530

Lahore, Faisalabad and now Multan. Pakistan has done it everywhere. They crushed Bangladesh by 7 wickets and went 4-0 in the series while both the teams are yet to meet at Karachi.Pakistan made two changes as Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif came in for Sohail Tanvir and Iftikhar Rao; for Bangladesh, Zunaid Siddiqui replaced Shariar Nafees. This time, Mohammad Ashraful won the toss on yet another decent-looking pitch and chose to bat first. Looking at Bangladeshs batting performance in the last ODI, they were expected to put on a taxing total but it never happened.

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Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 4th One Day International, Multan Cricket Stadium (D/N)

Pakistan downs Bangladesh by seven wickets

deepak — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:17:38 +0530

Shakib Al Hasan's fighting hundred went in vain as Pakistan downed Bangladesh by seven wickets in the fourth day-night international at Multan Stadium here on Wednesday.

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Ton-up Shakib revives Bangladesh in fourth ODI

deepak — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:44:12 +0530

Left-hander Shakib Al Hasan hit a fighting hundred to lift Bangladesh's flagging innings to 210 in the fourth day-night international against Pakistan here on Wednesday.

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Bangladesh win toss and bat in fourth one-day

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:49:56 +0530

Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and decided to bat in the fourth day-night international against Pakistan at Multan Stadium here on Wednesday.

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Bangladesh eye consolation win against Pakistan

deepak — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:53:38 +0530

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons urged captain Mohammad Ashraful to start firing and help the tourists achieve a consolation win in the fourth day-night international here on Wednesday.

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Pakistani senator condemns Akhtar ban

deepak — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:58:07 +0530

A key member of a Pakistani senate committee on sports has said a five-year ban of controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar was unjustified.

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Wasim Akram fears IPL can damage international cricket

deepak — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:14:44 +0530

Former Pakistan bowling great Wasim Akram has warned that the Indian Premier League could seriously damage international cricket if the game's governing body fails to intervene.

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Pakistan recalls fit-again Asif for Bangladesh ODI

zaheen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:37:05 +0530

Pakistan named paceman Mohammad Asif in a 16-man squad for the fourth one-day international against Bangladesh after a five-month lay-off due to injury.

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[CRICKET MATCH] PAKSITAN CONFIRM THE ODI SERIES

zaheen — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:59:49 +0530

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 23 runs and confirmed the 5-match series by getting a 3-0 lead. Second time in the series, Pakistan made a score of 300-plus at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore and they clinched a win on both the occasions, but the difference remains in the margin. Pakistan had mauled Bangladesh by 152 runs (D/L) in the first ODI at the same venue but todays match was a thriller. Bangladeshi team didnt surrender till the end and lost like true soldiers.

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Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 3rd One Day International, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Pakistan outlast Bangladesh for win

zaheen — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:30:13 +0530

Pakistan rode on brilliant hundreds by openers Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal to outlast Bangladesh by 23 runs and win the third day-night international at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday.

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Pakistan win toss and bat in third Bangladesh one-day

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:31:58 +0530

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and opted to bat in the third day-night international against Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday.

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Pakistan sink Bangladesh in rain-hit second one-day

deepak — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:28:03 +0530

Pakistan relied on an entertaining half-century by Salman Butt to beat Bangladesh by seven wickets on Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit second day-night international on Friday.

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[Cricket Match] SENSATIONAL SALMAN CLINCHES A 7-WICKET WIN

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:30:18 +0530

IPL is approaching and the Pakistani players look all set to rock in the excessively-hyped 20-20 tournament. They got good practice too, as they beat Bangladesh in a rain-hit match by 7 wickets (D/L) at the Iqbal Stadium, Faislabad. Although Bangladesh fought well in patches, their attempt wasnt sufficient against a strong team. Pakistan is now two-up in the 5-match series and Bangladesh is yet to score a win on Pakistani soil.

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Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 2nd One Day International, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (D/N)

Bangladesh win toss and bat in second Pakistan one-day

deepak — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:04:22 +0530

Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and elected to bat in the second day-night international against Pakistan at the Iqbal Stadium here on Friday.

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ICC powerless to stop match fixing, says Sarfraz

deepak — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:40:30 +0530

Pakistan's whistleblowers on match fixing Sarfraz Nawaz and Rashid Latif said Friday that cricket authorities were powerless to stop match fixing in the Indian private leagues

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ICC anti-corruption unit quizzes three Pakistan players

deepak — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:06:46 +0530

The International Cricket Council has said that its anti-corruption unit had interviewed three Pakistani players at the weekend.Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, batsman Younis Khan and bowler Umar Gul were quizzed by the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) in Lahore, the ICC said in a statement.

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