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Ihsanullah (Pakistani Cricketer)
Ihsanullah (born 11 October 2002) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler. Nicknamed the ''Matta Express'', he is one of the fastest bowlers in the current Pakistan cricket team. Early career Ihsanullah was born in the Arkot village, situated in the Swat Valley's Matta Tehsil, losing his home during the 2022 floods, while he began his professional cricket career in 2017, playing for FATA Under-16, in 2018 taking part in PCB's U-16 Pentangular T20 Tournament. Domestic and franchise career In January 2022, Ihsanullah made his Twenty20 debut, after being named as one of the local players for Multan Sultans in the draft for the 2022 PSL. In September 2022, he made his first-class debut for Khyber Paktunkhwa, becoming the team's highest wicket-tacker for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in the 2022-23 season while also being the second highest wicket-taker in the Pakistan ODI Cup for 2022-23. In February 2023, he was noticed for delivering the second best spell of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficultie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The National (Abu Dhabi)
''The National'' is a private English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The newspaper is owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi. History and profile ''The National'' was first published on 17 April 2008 by Abu Dhabi Media. The government-owned media company ran the newspaper along with other publications, including ''Al-Ittihad'', '' Majid'', ''Zahrat Al Khaleej'' and ''National Geographic Al Arabiya'' (in partnership with ''National Geographic''). In 2016, ''The National'' was acquired by International Media Investments, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation, a private investment company owned by Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan that is also part-owner of Sky News Arabia. Under new ownership, ''The National'' was relaunched in July 2017, a move marked by relocation to new headquarters and the opening of a foreign bureau in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricket Team In Pakistan In 2022–23 (April 2023)
The New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan in April and May 2023 to play five One Day International (ODI) matches and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The tour was to make up for the series that was postponed in September 2021. The ODI series was not part of the Super League. However, it formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. In April 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place. In May 2022, New Zealand Cricket confirmed that they would compensate the PCB for the postponed series, as well as playing extra matches on the tour. In October 2022, the PCB announced the fixtures for the tour. In April 2023, the PCB announced the revised fixtures for the tour. Prior to this tour, New Zealand toured Pakistan in December 2022 and January 2023 to play two Test matches and three ODIs. Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 88 runs in the first T20I, and went on to win the second T20I by 38 runs to le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup, generally held every four years, is played in this format. One Day International matches are also called Limited Overs Internationals (LOI), although this generic term may also refer to Twenty20 International matches. They are major matches and considered the highest standard of List A, limited-overs competition. The international one day game is a late-twentieth-century development. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. When the first three days of the third Test were washed out officials decided to abandon the match and, instead, play a one-off one day game consisting of 40 eight-ball overs per side. Australia won the game by 5 wickets. ODIs were played in white-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bowlers Who Have Taken A Wicket With Their First Ball In A Format Of International Cricket
Seventy-one bowlers have taken a wicket with the very first ball they bowled in one of the three formats of international cricket. Twenty-one bowlers have performed this feat in Test cricket. The first was Australian Tom Horan, who dismissed Walter Read with his first ball on 26 January 1883, and the most recent is South Africa bowler Hardus Viljoen who dismissed the England captain Alastair Cook on 15 January 2016. Seven of these twenty bowlers have been English cricketers. However, this accomplishment has not always led to a long and illustrious career. Only Maurice Tate, Keith Miller, Intikhab Alam and Nathan Lyon went on to play in more than ten Tests. Arthur Coningham, Matt Henderson, Dennis Smith, and Tyrell Johnson were One-Test wonders, and Smith's only Test wicket was the one he took with his first ball. In One Day International (ODI) matches, thirty bowlers have taken a wicket with their first ball. The first to accomplish this was English bowler Geoff Arnold, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Cricket Team Against Afghanistan In The UAE In 2022–23
The Pakistan cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March 2023 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against the Afghanistan cricket team. This was the first bilateral series in any format of international cricket between the two teams. In November 2022, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) signed a five-year agreement with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to play their home matches in the UAE. On 7 March 2023, the ACB confirmed the dates for the tour, with the matches scheduled to be played on 25, 27 and 29 March 2023. However, two days later, changes were made to the schedule due to the availability of the Hawk-Eye technology. Afghanistan won the first T20I by 6 wickets. It was Afghanistan's first win in international cricket against Pakistan. They also went on to win the second T20I by 7 wickets and took an unassailable lead in the series. It was Afghanistan's first bilateral series win over Pakistan, and their first bilateral T20I series victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. Starting from the format's inception in 2005, T20I status only applied to Full Members and some Associate Member teams. However, in April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all its 105 members from 1 January 2019. The shortened format was initially introduced to bolster crowds for the domestic game, and was not intended to be played internationally, but the first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when Australia defeated New Zealand, and the first tournament was played two years later, with the introduction of the ICC T20 World Cup. In 2016, for the first time in a calendar year, more Twenty20 International matches (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricket Team In Pakistan In 2022–23 (December 2022)
The New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan in December 2022 and January 2023 to play two Test matches and three One Day International (ODI) matches. The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, and the ODI matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. In April 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place. Following the tour, New Zealand are scheduled to return to Pakistan in April 2023, to play five ODIs and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, to make up for the series that was postponed in September 2021. In October 2022, the PCB announced the fixtures for the tour. Initially, the second Test was scheduled to be played in Multan, but later shifted to Karachi because of poor weather conditions in Multan. On 24 December 2022, the PCB confirmed the revised fixtures, with all the matches being played in Karachi. Ahead of the Test series, Tim Southee was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haseebullah Khan
Haseebullah Khan (Urdu: ) (born 4 April 2004) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Balochistan. Early life Born in Pishin, a city around 50 kilometers away from Balochistan’s provincial capital Quetta, Haseebullah belongs to a cricketing family, as his father Azizullah and his uncle Hameedullah were both first-class cricketers. Career Khan was called up to the Pakistan under-19 cricket team in December 2021 for the 2022 Under-19 World Cup. He was later named in the Under-19 World Cup Team of the Tournament. He made his List A debut for Balochistan in the 2021–22 Pakistan Cup against Northern. In the semi-finals of the tournament, Khan scored a century against Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province .... Balochistan won the tournament, with Khan being the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saim Ayub
Saim Ayub (born 24 May 2002) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Pakistan national cricket team and for Karachi Whites in domestic cricket. He made his international debut in T20 against Afghanistan on 24 March 2023 and made his test debut vs Australia in the 3rd test on 3 January. He has been a regular member in T20 since his debut Early life His father Ayub Ahmed and his uncle Mohammad Javed both played cricket at club level, Saim being initiated into the game at a young age with tape ball cricket from Gulistan-e-Johar, helped by his father as well by two elder brothers. Domestic and franchise career In February 2021, Saim made his Twenty20 debut for Quetta Gladiators in the 2021 Pakistan Super League. In March 2022, he made his List A debut for Sindh in the 2021–22 Pakistan Cup. In September 2022, he made his first-class debut for Sindh in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022/23. Pakistan Super League In 2021, he played for Quetta Gladiators but didn't perform well hence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi ( ur, ; ps, پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") is a Pakistani franchise T20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The team is owned by Javed Afridi. Peshawar Zalmi was established in 2015 following the announcement of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Babar Azam is the current captain and Daren Sammy is the current head coach of the team. Kamran Akmal is the leading run-scorer for the side, while Wahab Riaz is the leading wicket-taker. Franchise history On 3 December 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises for the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The Peshawar franchise was sold to Javed Afridi for US$16 million for a time period of ten-years. 2016 season Peshawar began their 2016 season well, winning their first two matches. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf (Urdu: حارث رؤف; born 7 November 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2020. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy on 5 October 2018. In November 2018, he was selected by the Lahore Qalandars in the players' draft for the 2019 Pakistan Super League tournament. He made his Test debut against England in December 2022. Personal life Although Rauf was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, his family is originally from Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. On 23rd December 2022, Rauf married his classmate Muzna Masood Malik in a private nikkah ceremony in Islamabad. Domestic career When Rauf was a student in the Islamabad Model College for Boys I-8/3 he was more interested in football than cricket, helping his school lift the football trophy and being declared the best player of the tournament. He joined the cricket team of International Islamic University, Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
