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India’s tour of Pakistan schedule declared

India will go ahead with their tour of Pakistan early next year despite last weekend’s bomb blast at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. India will arrive on January 4, and will play three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international, as planned in the original official itinerary approved by both boards.
“India will play a […]

BCCI approves Pakistan tour itinerary

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) received a shot in the arm after India approved the itinerary and the security plan of its tour next year. A senior PCB official confirmed that India had approved the itinerary of and a three day practice game during the tour from January 4 to February 21.
“We had sent them a […]

India-Australia bigger than India-Pakistan: Sachin Tendulkar

Champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday agreed with the likes of Adam Gilchrist and rated the current rivalry between India and Australia as bigger than that of the traditional one between India and Pakistan because of the “competitiveness” exhibited by the two teams over the last eight years.
“I think India v Australia has become bigger […]

PCB hopes India tour will cut losses

After the postponement of Australia’s Test tour and the Champions Trophy, PCB is now hoping that the home series against India early next year will shore up its financial resources. PCB Director of Cricket Operations Zakir Khan said India was not expected to raise security issues in their tour to Pakistan in January next year.
“The […]

Bhupathi-Knowles move to second round

Ace Indian pro Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles scored a comfortable straight sets win to advance to the second round of the US Open. Meanwhile Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani team-mate Aisam-ul-Haq-Qureshi crashed out of the men’s doubles event.
Bhupathi and Knowles defeated the Swedish pair of Johan Brunstrom and Thomas Johansson 6-3, 6-4 in […]

Asif seeks change of date for hearing

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif on Thursday sought postponement of the date (August 30) for him to appear before the drugs tribunal of the Indian Premier League for a preliminary hearing on his dope flunk.
Asif’s lawyer, Shahid Karim said his client sought a mid September date as the pacer would not be able to reach India […]

No international cricket instead of Champions Trophy: BCCI

The BCCI has ruled out the possibility of playing an international ODI series in either Pakistan or South Africa in place of the Champions Trophy in the gap created in the international calendar created by the postponement of the ICC Champions Trophy. Instead they want to prepare for the “very important” home Test series against […]

Champions Trophy postponed in Pakistan

Champions Trophy, earlier to be held next month in Pakistan, has been unanimously postponed until October 2009, as per a statement released by the International Cricket Council.
Pakistan is said to have retained the right to host the tournament but it was also agreed that if other members expressed issues of safety and security in future, […]

South Africa pull out of Champions Trophy

South Africa have refused to send their team to take part in the Champions Trophy if it was staged in Pakistan due to security fears. They have requested the International Cricket Council to reschedule the tournament.
The decision came following the board’s meeting with the ICC task team in Johannesburg. CSA (Cricket South Africa) officials met […]

India-Pakistan stern on Champions Trophy

India and Pakistan have hardened their position on the tournament going ahead as scheduled from September 12 onwards in Karachi and Lahore, leaving the ICC only with the possibility of a cancellation otherwise.
An option is to relocate the tournament to Sri Lanka, the official alternate venue - a solution that ESPN-Star Sports (ESS), the official […]

India vs Australia in Champions Trophy first

India will take on defending champions Australia at Karachi on September 13 in their first match under the revised fixture for the Champions Trophy tournament, beginning on September 12. The first match will see hosts Pakistan facing off against previous runners-up the West Indies in Lahore.
India and Pakistan, having been pitted in the same group, […]

Champions Trophy stays in Pakistan, thanks to BCCI

Thanks to the support given by the BCCI, the Champions Trophy will be hosted by Pakistan only and there will not be any further debate on this topic.
This means that Pakistan can now concentrate on the preparations completely while the rest of the world figures out what to do about this situation now. BCCI made […]

India win Junior Asia Cup Hockey

It was a tight final as India just about managed to beat South Korea 3-2 in extra-time to clinch the Junior Asia Cup hockey crown.
Diwakar Ram’s goal in the extra time by converting a penalty corner did the trick for India to not only retain the trophy, but to also add to the flavour of […]

India vs South Korea in junior Asia Cup

Defending champions India beat Pakistan 3-1 through Diwakar Ram’s brace to storm into the final of the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday in an ill-tempered match that saw players of both sides exchange blows in the first half.
Diwakar, who has been in brilliant form throughout the tournament, with his two second-half goals emerged […]

Pakistan thrash Bangladesh

The final semis match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was a walk in the park for Pakistan as expected by everyone. Although the match was of no consequence, Pakistan needed to win this one convincingly to save grace. Bangladesh on the other end, would have liked to play better but their inexperience showed their downfall.
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The Bangladesh […]

Scorecard - Pakistan beat Bangladesh - Asia Cup 2008, 4th July

Asia Cup, 2008

Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 6th Match,Super Four

National Stadium, Karachi, July 4, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Ian Gould (Eng) & Tony Hill (NZ)

Third Umpire:
MG Silva (SL)

Match Referee:
Alan Hurst (Aus)

Toss:
Bangladesh (Elected to bat)

Match Status:

Pakistan won by 10 wkts
Abdur Rauf is ‘Man of the Match’
Click here for match summary

Batting: Pakistan Innings

Batsmen
Pakistan (116/0 in 19.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Salman Butt
batting
56
62
10
0
90.32

Nasir Jamshed
batting
52
56
5
2
92.86

Younis […]

Asia Cup: Pakistan vs Bangladesh - Preview

Today’s final semis league match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Asia Cup has been reduced to a dead rubber with India’s six-wicket win sealing their spot in the final and shutting Pakistan out the tournament. This comes as a major disappointment, both to the home fans and the home team.
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Pakistan were unsure of where […]

Did Sri Lanka lose on purpose?

After yesterday’s loss to India, this is what Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said, “I think Pakistan can be a very dangerous side playing a big match in front of its home crowd. So in a way we have cut that element of crowd support out. It is good for India and Sri Lanka they […]

Pakistan snatch victory from India at Asia Cup Super Fours

The Asia Cup 2008 saw clash of the two titans India and Pakistan meet in a match that was always meant to be a thriller - it always is. Not only was today’s match a thriller, it was a KNOCKER.
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India started it’s innings with a blast, as Sehwag and Gambhir both fired right from the […]

India set 309; Pakistan 40/0 in 6

India recovered well after being 132/4 at one stage, to set a target of 309 in 50 overs against Pakistan in the semis league match in the Asia Cup.
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Dhoni and Rohit Sharma scored fifties as they put on a 112 run partnership to take India to safety after the early jolts. The captain scored76 off […]