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Bowlers Inspire Balochistan to Their First Win

Balochistan registered their first win of the National T20 Cup 2021 as they defeated Southern Punjab convincingly. Southern Punjab on the other hand have yet to win a match in their first three outings in the competition.

Balochistan won the toss and invited Southern Punjab to bat first on a slow wicket. Their decision was fruitful as Southern Punjab batsmen failed to impress and faltered to the lowest score in the competition. Experienced leg-spinner Yasir Shah and all-rounder, Amad Butt took three wickets each as Southern Punjab were bowled out for 101 in 17.5 overs.

Balochistan chased down the target with utmost ease despite losing captain Imam-ul-haq early on in the innings. Abdul Wahid Bangalzai scored a brilliant half-century and put on an exceptional partnership along with Bismillah Khan in the middle phase of the innings, handing Balochistan a 7 wicket win.

Southern Punjab sit at bottom of the table with zero points in three matches while Balochistan climbed up to the fourth spot with their first victory in the competition.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Rizwan Stars in KP’s Big Win Over Southern Punjab

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s captain, Mohammad Rizwan scored yet another half-century to guide KP to their second consecutive win the National T20 Cup 2021. Defending champions, KP sit comfortably at the top of the table with four points in their first two matches.

Southern Punjab were put into bat first and they got off to a torrid start, losing opener Zain Abbas and captain Sohaib Maqsood cheaply. Mohammad Imran Randhawa was promoted up the order and repaid the faith of the management by scoring a magnificent century. A late flurry from all-rounder Hassan Khan helped Southern Punjab to put 152 on the board.

KP constructed their innings perfectly and chased down the target with relative ease. Mohammad Rizwan and Sahibzada Farhan both scored half-centuries and despite a good comeback by Southern Punjab bowlers later on in the innings, KP chased down the target with 7 wickets and 2 balls to spare.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Rizwan Stars in KP’s Big Win Over Southern Punjab

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s captain, Mohammad Rizwan scored yet another half-century to guide KP to their second consecutive win the National T20 Cup 2021. Defending champions, KP sit comfortably at the top of the table with four points in their first two matches.

Southern Punjab were put into bat first and they got off to a torrid start, losing opener Zain Abbas and captain Sohaib Maqsood cheaply. Mohammad Imran Randhawa was promoted up the order and repaid the faith of the management by scoring a magnificent century. A late flurry from all-rounder Hassan Khan helped Southern Punjab to put 152 on the board.

KP constructed their innings perfectly and chased down the target with relative ease. Mohammad Rizwan and Sahibzada Farhan both scored half-centuries and despite a good comeback by Southern Punjab bowlers later on in the innings, KP chased down the target with 7 wickets and 2 balls to spare.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Legendary Footballer Becomes Brand Ambassador for Pakistan Football League

Former England and Liverpool great, Micheal Owen, has signed a three-year contract with Global Soccer Ventures (GSV), a sports management agency, to become the Pakistan Football League’s brand ambassador.

In his opening remarks as PFL ambassador, Owen said, “I am looking forward to cross-promote and develop football between UK and Pakistan through the first-ever franchise model league.”

The Pakistan Football League is launching next spring with sides from Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Multan.

Daily Mail reports that these six teams will each form partnerships with an English club and might be allowed to adopt the same colors and nicknames as their Premier League counterparts.

The six Premier League clubs involved are still to be confirmed but it is understood advanced talks are taking place with at least one of the ‘Big Six’, as well as teams from areas with a high Asian population.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Wahab Pulls Off a Heist After Babar’s Fifty Against Balochistan

Central Punjab pulled off an amazing comeback as they chased down a modest target of 143 against Balochistan. Captain Babar Azam’s magnificent fifty and Wahab Riaz’s late blitz with the bat helped Central Punjab to their first win of the campaign.

Balochistan got off to a poor start despite winning the toss and electing to bat first. They lost wickets at regular interval and never managed to steady the ship. Umaid Asif’s flurry at the backend of the innings helped them post a respectable total of 142/7 at the end of 20 overs. Leg-spinner Usman Qadir was the star of the show with an exceptional spell of 4/25 in his four overs.

Central Punjab got off to a poor start themselves as they lost Kamran Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad early on in the innings. Star batsman, Babar Azam steadied the ship and top scored with 65 off 45 balls before losing his wicket to Akif Javed. Balochistan bowlers tightened the screw and managed to pull the game in their favor until the second last over of the innings. Wahab Riaz’s cameo of 20 off 8 balls helped Central Punjab to win the match by 8 wickets.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Northern Breeze Past Balochistan in Opening Match of 2021 National T20 Cup

Northern won the first match of the 2021 National T20 Cup as they defeated Balochistan convincingly by 6 wickets. Northern won the toss and elected to field in the opening encounter of the tournament.

Northern’s experienced bowling line-up restricted Balochistan to a modest total of 139/7. Mohammad Nawaz and Haris Rauf picked up two wickets each as Balochistan batters were unable to take on the strong bowling unit.

The exciting young batter, Haider Ali, was exceptional with the bat as Northern chased down the target comfortably. Haider scored 58 runs off 41 balls and was ably supported by Asif Ali who scored 43 off 20 balls as Northern registered their first points on the board.

Northern move to the top of the table while Balochistan are at the bottom of the table after the first match of the tournament.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Zafar Gohar Bags Second Consecutive 5-Wicket Haul in County Championship

Pakistan’s left-arm spinner, Zafar Gohar, continued his impressive run of form as he picked up his second consecutive five-wicket haul in the ongoing County Championship. Zafar finished with figures of 5/50 in the first innings of the ongoing match between Gloucestershire and Durham.

Zafar’s incredible bowling spell helped Gloucestershire dismiss Durham for 140 in the first innings. Zafar followed up his heroics with a solid performance with the bat as well. He scored 30 runs, the second-highest of the innings, as Gloucestershire scored 218 runs in their first innings.

The 26-year old started the match by picking up the wickets of the top-order batsmen, Alex Lees and David Bedingham, before coming back to quickly wrap up Durham’s lower order. Zafar has also picked up two wickets already in Durham’s ongoing second innings.

The left-arm spinner has been brilliant so far in the championship. He has picked up 16 wickets at an average of 15.62 in 4* matches.

Earlier, Zafar had picked up six wickets in Gloucestershire’s previous encounter against Glamorgan, helping his team win by 10 wickets.

Gloucestershire currently sit at the second spot in the second division of the County Championship.

Source: ProPakistani

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Breaking: England Cricket Board Cancels Pakistan Tour

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to withdraw its tour to Pakistan following New Zealand Cricket’s decision to abandon its tour of the country.

“The ECB Board convened this weekend to discuss these extra England Women’s and Men’s games in Pakistan and we can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip”, ECB’s statement read.

“We understand that this decision will be a significant disappointment to the PCB, who have worked tirelessly to host the return of international cricket in their country. Their support of English and Welsh cricket over the last two summers has been a huge demonstration of friendship. We are sincerely sorry for the impact this will have on cricket in Pakistan and emphasize an ongoing commitment to our main touring plans there for 2022.”

The news comes as a huge disappointment for the Pakistan Cricket Board and fans alike who were eagerly waiting for the tour. This was going to be England’s first tour to the country since 2004-05.

ECB was set to send both its men’s and women’s cricket teams to Pakistan next month. The men’s team was scheduled to play two T20Is as part of their preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup, however, the decision now means that the Pakistan cricket team will go into the tournament without playing any international T20 cricket prior to the mega event.

Earlier, it was speculated that England will likely cancel the series like New Zealand, however, PCB CEO, Wasim Khan, has expressed hope that the English teams will travel to Pakistan as scheduled.

Source: Pro Pakistani