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HBL-Pakistan Super League: Top SA players likely to feature as preparations for Karachi leg finalised

KARACHI: The cancellation of South Africa’s Mzansi Super League could well end up to be a blessing in disguise for the upcoming edition of the HBL-Pakistan Super League...

With Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja finalising preparations for the Karachi leg of the PSL on Tuesday, it emerged that top South African players including the likes of batter David Miller and pacer Kagiso Rabada are expected to make themselves available for...

HBL Pakistan Super League: PCB hopes to keep up schedule, fears cancellation otherwise

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has pulled all stops to ensure the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League goes ahead according to plan...

Pakistan have a busy international calendar this year, with the likes of Australia, England and New Zealand set to tour and the T20 World Cup scheduled in Australia during October...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Passionate Wahab Riaz not giving up on national comeback

At 36, the veteran pacer has an unwavering belief that he will play for Pakistan again...

Pakistan, in the meanwhile, have managed to identify their core bowling group for all three formats over the last 12 months, which means Wahab, who will lead Peshawar Zalmi in the upcoming seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League, has to do the extraordinary to achieve his ambition...

Foreign cricketers excited to be in Pakistan for HBL PSL 7

KARACHI: Since its inception in 2016, the HBL Pakistan Super League has proved to be a brilliant platform for the cricketers from around the world to ply their trade...

The foreign contingent of cricketers in successive HBL PSL seasons have made no secret of their admiration for the young local talent and, since the leagues homecoming in 2020, they have thoroughly enjoyed the Pakistani culture, said a PCB communique on Monday...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Malik, Hussain power Zalmi past Gladiators in last-over thriller

The 39-year-old, however, decided to assume to supporting role, while allowed all-rounder Hussain Talat to play the protagonist in Zalmi’s seven wicket victory in their HBL Pakistan Super League opener over Quetta Gladiators at the National Stadium here on Friday...

Pakistan international Haider Ali, who came in at three could, however, only add 19 off 21 before Malik and Talat combined...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Tim David’s stunning catch completes thrilling victory for Multan Sultans

KARACHI: For the first time in the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League, a team winning the toss ended up losing the match when Multan Sultans beat Quetta Gladiators by six runs in the most nail-biting encounter of the tournament yet...

RESULT: Multan Sultans won by six runsUMPIRES: Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza (both Pakistan)TV UMPIRE: Shozab Raza (Pakistan)MATCH REFEREE: Mohammad Javed (Pakistan)Published in Dawn, February...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Multan Sultans survive Shadab Khan's onslaught to extend winning start

It meant the holders extended their winning start in the HBL Pakistan Super League to four matches with the 20-run victory and left United rueing the fact that Shadab, who clobbered nine sixes and five fours in a 42-ball 91, didn’t get much support from his team-mates...

The Pakistan vice-captain was dropped again, this time by Khushdil at the boundary when he was at 70 as the ball bounced off the fielder’s palms for six...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Fakhar and Zaman shine as Qalandars cruise to victory against Zalmi

A tough ask for Zalmi made worse as they couldn’t capitalise on Qalandars’ poor fielding in their HBL Pakistan Super League clash...

The Pakistan Test opener took on Malik in the seventh over for his second maximum before Fakhar swept for another as Zalmi skipper Wahab handed Usman Qadir the ball in the eighth...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Batters, Shadab fire United to crushing win over Gladiators

KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators didn’t have an answer to an outrageous onslaught by Azam Khan, who used to be one of their own until he was traded to Islamabad United ahead of the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League...

Shadab got Shahid Afridi in the 14th over to complete his five-for when the former Pakistan superstar holed it out to Hasan at midwicket...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Shoaib Malik stars as Zalmi down Kings

KARACHI: The runs must have bolstered Babar Azam’s already-impressive Twenty20 average but they couldn’t inspire Karachi Kings to their first victory in the ongoing edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League...

Babar’s Pakistan team-mate Shoaib Malik’s innings, made the difference though...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Multan Sultans maintain perfect record, easily beat Peshawar Zalmi

KARACHI: Multan Sultans maintained their perfect record in the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League as they beat Peshawar Zalmi by 57 runs here at the National Stadium on Saturday...

UMPIRES: Shozab Raza (Pakistan) and Richard Illingworth (England)TV UMPIRE: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Zaman helps Qalandars defend 174 in thrilling finish against United

Zaman ended the over with a yorker which Faheem Ashraf could only block as the Qalandars completed an eight-run victory over United in their HBL Pakistan Super League match here at the National Stadium on Saturday...

Wiese cut Mubasir while Brook swept away Shadab for fours in the last two spin-bowling overs before they completed Lahore’s recovery from early jitters, when they hit Hasan Ali for 18 runs in the 17th with Brook hitting...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Shadab-inspired Islamabad United keep Karachi Kings winless

Two horrendous run-outs and the sight of Babar Azam’s uprooted off-stump was perfectly symbolised where they stood at the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League...

33TOTAL (for nine wickets, 20 overs) 135FALL OF WICKETS: 1-6 (Sharjeel), 2-21 (Babar), 3-35 (Cockbain), 4-42 (Farhan), 5-65 (Gregory), 6-66 (Imad), 7-83 (Jordan), 8-83 (Taha), 9-110 (Umaid)UMPIRES: Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and Richard Illingworth (England)TV UMPIRE:...

HBL Pakistan Super League: Roy runs riot as Gladiators return to winning ways

After a woeful start to their HBL Pakistan Super League campaign, it was the Englishman’s brutal hitting that inspired the Gladiators to their second win in five matches, snapping a run of two losses, as they pulverized the Lahore Qalandars by seven wickets here at the National Stadium on Monday...

The right-hander then dispatched two full tosses by Shaheen for boundaries as the Pakistan bowling spearhead conceded 15 to start...

HBL Pakistan Super League: High-flying Sultans, struggling Zalmi set to battle in Lahore leg opener

The two sides clash in the Lahore leg opener of the HBL Pakistan Super League on Thursday with the Gaddafi Stadium set to be filled to 50 per cent capacity, up from 25 per cent allowed during the Karachi leg...