T20 World Cup

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the tri-series ODI between Pakistan and England at Lahore on Sunday! Playing XIs Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Saad Baig(w), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Afridi(c), Razaullah, Haris Rauf England: Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook(c), Jordan Cox(w), Sam Curran, Will … Read more

A strong India A squad featuring several established senior team members will look to make the most of the four-day opener against New Zealand A, beginning here on Saturday, as the visitors prepare for next month’s two-Test series. Led by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, India A will begin their campaign at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, with … Read more

Mumbai Indians announced Kieron Pollard as its new head coach for the IPL 2027 season on Saturday. Pollard, whose association with the franchise runs back to 2010, will take over from Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene. Speaking about his role and expectations for next year, Pollard said his immediate focus was to bring a team-first mindset … Read more

India needed 68 runs in their last five overs to win the second T20I against New Zealand at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval on Saturday. The catch was that they were already six wickets down. But Tilak Varma and Nitish Reddy stitched together an unbeaten 69-run partnership and ensured that India registered their 200th T20I victory in … Read more

Welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the first ODI between Ireland and Nambia at Windhoek! Toss update Ireland won the toss and opted to bowl. Playing XIs Ireland: Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Cade Carmichael, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Gavin Hoey, Jai Moondra, Byron McDonough Namibia: Michael van Lingen, Louren Steenkamp, … Read more

Mehedi Hasan Hridoy, a promising young cricketer from Bangladesh, lost his life on Saturday while being taken to Dhaka by ambulance for medical treatment. He had been suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a form of blood cancer. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expresses profound sadness at the passing of young cricketer Mehedi Hasan Hridoy, … Read more

Former skipper Salman Agha on Saturday returned to the Pakistan squad for two Tests against Sri Lanka, but there was still no place for Mohammad Rizwan following the debacle in England. Agha and Rizwan were among seven players expelled from the Test tour of England in August, a series the visitors lost 3-0. In Pakistan’s … Read more

Ravi Singh, Railways’ hard-hitting willow-wielder, is quite new to the rigours of First-Class cricket. The 25-year-old — who has a penchant for striking big in the shorter formats — hasn’t taken long to adjust to the longest discipline, averaging a creditable 58.2 after seven Ranji Trophy innings. Ravi, who works as a ticket collector in … Read more

Salman Ali Agha and Ali Usman have been recalled to the Pakistan Test side for its two-match series against Sri Lanka beginning on November 9. Agha and Usman were among seven players that were sent home after the second Test of Pakistan’s tour of England earlier this year. Babar Azam, who replaced Agha as captain … Read more