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New Zealand Cricket Team In Pakistan In 2022–23 (December 2022)
The New Zealand national cricket team, New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan in December 2022 and January 2023 to play two Test cricket, 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 returned to Pakistan in New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 (April 2023), April 2023, to play five ODIs and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, to make up for the New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2021–22, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babar Azam
Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, ; ; born 15 October 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer and a former Captain (cricket), captain of the Pakistan national cricket team , national team in all three formats of the game. A right-handed top-order batter, he captains Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League He scored 122 (59) against South Africa in his maiden T20I century, which is the highest individual score in T20Is by any Pakistani cricketer. He also remains the only captain to take Pakistan to the number 1 ODI team rankings. Azam was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. In November 2023, Azam resigned from captaincy in all formats after the 2023 Cricket World Cup. However, in March 2024, he was reappointed as Pakistan's captain in white-ball cricket. In June 2024, Azam became the most prolific run-scorer of all time in Twenty20 International, T20 internationals, in a match against the United States in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup gr ... [...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 lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer)
Mohammad Nawaz (; born 21 March 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer. In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Early life and family Nawaz was born into a Pashtun family, originally belonging to Akbarpura, a village in northwestern part of Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Nawaz's family is settled in Rawalpindi, Punjab, for many years now. He received his early education from the F.G. Boys School in Rawalpindi. In 2018, he married Izdihaar, a South African diagnostic radiographer of Saudi Arabian descent. Domestic and T20 franchise career Nawaz was bought by Quetta Gladiators for the 2016 Pakistan Super League (PSL). In his debut match for the franchise against Islamabad United, he took 4 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. He finished the tournament as the fourth leading wicket-taker. His performance in the initial phase of the PSL resulted in a call-up to Pakistan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Hamza
Mir Hamza (born 10 September 1992) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left arm medium fast bowler who made his Test debut for the Pakistan cricket team in October 2018. Domestic career In April 2018, Hamza was named in Baluchistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In January 2019, he signed with Sussex County Cricket Club to play in nine first-class games in the 2019 County Championship in England. In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. On 1st March 2024, Hamza signed for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. International career He played in a tour match between Pakistan and England in the UAE in October 2015. In September 2017, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The following month, he was named in Pakistan's Test sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamran Ghulam
Kamran Ghulam (born 10 October 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer. He was part of Pakistan's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In September 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. Early life Ghulam was born in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a large family, having six sisters and eleven brothers, including six older brothers who have played club cricket in their home village. Domestic career In December 2020, during the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he became the first cricketer to score 1,000 runs in a single season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, since the tournament was revamped the previous year. Later the same month, he was shortlisted as one of the Domestic Cricketers of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards. In January 2021, in the final of the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored a century in the second innings of the match, and also broke the record for the most runs scored in a single edition of the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imam-ul-Haq
Imam-ul-Haq (; born 22 December 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan National Cricket Team. In his first One Day International (ODI), against Sri Lanka, he became the second batter for Pakistan, and thirteenth overall, to score a century on debut. In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Domestic career In the final of the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored 200 not out batting for Habib Bank Limited. In the final of 2017–18 National T20 Cup, he scored 59 not out batting for Lahore Blues, and was named man of the match. In July 2022, he was signed by Somerset to play in their final four matches of the County Championship in England. Imam-ul-Haq has had a notable domestic cricket career in addition to his international achievements. In the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Imam-ul-Haq has been a valuable asset to his franchise. His consistent per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Ali (cricketer)
Hasan Ali (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ; born 2 July 1994) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the national team in all formats. He made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Sialkot cricket team, Sialkot in October 2013. He made his international debut for Pakistan in August 2016 in a One Day International (ODI) match against Ireland. The following summer, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan went on to win the tournament with Ali named player of the tournament after taking thirteen wickets, and took the final wicket of Jasprit Bumrah. He became the quickest bowler for Pakistan to take 50 wickets in ODIs. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Early life and career Hasan Ali was born into a Punjabi Muslims, Punjabi Jat Muslim, Jat family of the Malhi (Jat clan), Malhi clan to Abdul Aziz Malhi, whom Ali considers a sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Ali Agha
Salman Ali Agha (born 23 November 1993), often erroneously called Agha Salman, is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for Southern Punjab cricket team (Pakistan), Southern Punjab in domestic matches, and for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League. He is the captain of Pakistan in T-20I and vice-captain in ODI. He made his international debut for the Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan cricket team in July 2022, and is currently vice-captain of the Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan cricket team in the short-overs format . Domestic career In February 2013, he made his first-class debut after playing for Lahore's Apollo Cricket Club for many years. In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas cricket team, Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the 2018 Global T20 Canada, inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. He was the leading run-scorer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Shafique
Abdullah Shafique (; born 20 November 1999) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team across all formats. A right-handed top-order batter, he also plays for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL and previously played for Central Punjab and Balochistan in Pakistan's domestic cricket. Early life and family Shafique was born in Sialkot on 20 November 1999, into a Punjabi Muslim Gujjar family. His father Shafiq Ahmed is a long-term resident of Dubai, where he moved in 1991. He was a professional cricketer and later became a cricket coach. His uncle Arshad Ali played international cricket for the United Arab Emirates. Under the supervision of his father, who has coached at GEMS Modern Academy in Dubai since 2003 and has produced more than 20 international cricketers for the UAE, Abdullah began his cricket training at the age of 3 and later integrated the Pakistan under-19 team at the age of 16. Outside cricket Abdullah also enjoys music, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket-keeper
In cricket, the wicket-keeper is the Cricket player, player on the fielding (cricket), fielding side who stands behind the wicket, ready to stop Delivery (cricket), deliveries that pass the batsman, and take a Caught, catch, Stumped, stump the batsman out, or run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 and of the ''Laws of Cricket''. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent run (cricket), runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismissal (cricket), dismiss the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced and has good communication skills, and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the game the captains toss for innings. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned. While the captain has the final say, decisions are often collaborative. A captain's knowledge of the complexities of cricket strategy and tactics, and shrewdness in the field, may contribute significantly to the team's success. Due to the smaller coaching/management role played out by support staff, as well as the need for greater on-field decision-making, the captain of a cricket team typically shoulders mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the Geography of Pakistan, southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the Federal Capital Territory (Karachi), country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a Global city, beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (Purchasing power parity, PPP) . Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. The region has been inhabited for millennia, but the city was formally founded as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
