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By seven wickets, Pakistan defeated New Zealand. There is very little that either side can do to stop Fakhar Zaman from having days like these. He also has days like these with frightening regularity, which is what makes him so special. Pakistan’s premier ODI opener blitzed New Zealand with an unbeaten 180 off 144 balls, … Read more
Pakistan eased to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi thanks to Fakhar Zaman’s ninth ODI century and Naseem Shah’s phenomenally economical bowling. They achieved their 500th ODI victory in the process, becoming the third team to do so; They reached the milestone in 949 games, making them the … Read more
Manchester City and Weapons Store clash in a Head Association title standoff on Wednesday – and perhaps of the greatest game in the English first class for 10 years. Despite having played two more games than Pep Guardiola’s defending champions, the Arsenal team leads the table by five points. With less than a month to … Read more
Mark Chapman went out and did what he had been threatening all series when the stakes were at their highest. The 28-year-old scored an unbeaten 104 off 57 balls, chasing down 194, in a breathtaking display of magnificently clean hitting against some of the best T20 cricket bowlers to stun Pakistan. Even though New Zealand … Read more
The IPL record for utmost sixes in innings ( 21), which was set on this day in 2013, was in peril of being broken for a while. Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, and Devon Conway’s swashbuckling runs helped Chennai Super Lords set a record first-innings score at Eden Auditoriums, but they fell just three short of … Read more
We were warned about this by Thomas Tuchel. It was a brutal reminder of exactly what Bayern lacks as Erling Haaland took Kevin de Bruyne’s pass, showed Dayot Upamecano the shoulder, and slammed the ball into the back corner. In the first half, Haaland missed a penalty kick, but it takes more to knock the … Read more
Pakistan was defeated by New Zealand by four runs in a match that should have ended in a blowout. By edging Pakistan out by four runs at the end, New Zealand keeps themselves alive in this series by the tiniest of margins. Iftikhar Ahmed appeared to have sealed the deal with a breathtaking onslaught of … Read more
With 38 runs, Pakistan defeated New Zealand. Although it wasn’t quite as much of a mismatch as the game on Friday, the result was never in doubt. Pakistan was propelled to 192 thanks to a lavish Babar Azam century, currently second only to Chris Gayle in the T20 format. While Pakistan recorded another total well … Read more
A full-strength Pakistani team easily defeated New Zealand in the opening game of this series, winning by an 88-run margin. This did little to remove the notion that these two teams are not on equal footing. Pakistan was set up for an impressive total on a pitch that gave much to the fast bowlers thanks … Read more
In an effort to appease its hosts, New Zealand was forced to publicly promise Pakistan compensation in May of last year. They would have to pay out of their own wallets to make up for canceling a tour to Pakistan on the day of the first game in September 2021, claiming a particular security concern. … Read more