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Relentless rain and thunderstorms forced the second T20I between Bangladesh national cricket team and New Zealand national cricket team to be abandoned without a ball bowled in Chattogram. The covers never came off as severe weather battered the port city throughout the day. Umpires officially called off the match at 4:15 pm local time well…

Dubai, UAE (April 29, 2026)  Newly-installed Desert Vipers captain Chris Green says he cannot wait to line up alongside Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan when the pair form part of the franchise’s squad for the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) T20 tournament in July and August. Of-spinning all-rounder Green, the Australian who is currently in action with Shadab for the Islamabad side in the…

Babar Azam delivered a captain’s knock for the ages, smashing a stunning 103 to power Peshawar Zalmi into the PSL final with a commanding 70-run win over Islamabad United. Putting past playoff struggles behind them, Zalmi went all-in and it paid off. A fiery start from Mohammad Haris set the tone, while Babar anchored and…

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has announced that spectators will be allowed to attend all playoff matches of the Pakistan Super League 2026. Naqvi shared the update on X after a meeting with Shehbaz Sharif, confirming that the Prime Minister has approved public attendance for all three playoff fixtures. However, he emphasized a key…

Bangladesh national cricket team head into the second T20I against New Zealand national cricket team with momentum on their side — but the weather in Chattogram could yet have the final say. The hosts produced a rare, high-octane chase in the series opener, overturning a steep asking rate with an aggressive middle-order surge that left…

New Zealand Cricket has turned to experience and familiarity, appointing former international seamer Geoff Allott as its new chief executive following the resignation of Scott Weenink late last year. Allott, 54, steps into the role at a pivotal moment for the organisation, tasked with steadying the ship amid internal divisions and guiding the game through…

Sometimes sport produces ironies too rich to ignore. For much of the past year, and especially through the T20 World Cup, Pakistan’s cricket discourse has orbited a single, wearying question: what do you do with Babar Azam in T20 cricket? He has been idolised and criticised in equal measure — at times untouchable, at others…