National team: Namibia national cricket team1. However, after the creation of Pakistan events took a totally different turn. National team: Hong Kong national cricket team1. The game is the most popular sport in the country with the tape ball variety of the game being the most common. Sarfaraz Ahmed was announced as Misbah's successor. In 1987, Pakistan went to India for five match series. As a result, Pakistan concluded their 2015 season rankings as 4th in Tests, 8th in ODIs, and 2nd in T20Is. Saleem was never able to do justice to his talent and potential in the test format of the game. "Total matches" includes matches scheduled but not played. Miandad received a leg side full toss from Chetan Sharma, which he hit for six over the midwicket boundary. [10] Since 1947, the domestic first class cricket system has varied considerably per year with teams ranging from 7 to 26 and tournament matches operating under different formats (often changes occurred every year). Based on the Laws of Cricket, the umpires declared Pakistan to have forfeited the game. His 24 wickets in the current . Pakistan's cricket team's current logo is a star, usually in the color gold or green, with the word "Pakistan" () written inside in Urdu, Pakistan's national language. On 3 September 2019, the PCB confirmed all of the squads for the tournament. Uncapped players are listed in italics. He took 7 wickets for 50 in the first innings from 20.4 overs, being both lethal and economical. But as the group stages progressed the bowling attack improved significantly for Pakistan, winning games against South Africa by 19 runs, and a crucial game against Sri Lanka by 3 wickets. After midnight during the holy month of Ramadan, makeshift floodlights transform a central Karachi basketball court into an urban cricket arena, where . [8] On 27 April 2023, Sahibzada Farhan was ruled out of the tour due to a right thumb injury, and was replaced by Saim Ayub in the squad. The areas that I bowled in first-class cricket, that helped me a lot in One Day Cup as well as PSL," he said. They drew 1-1 and won 10 over West Indies and Zimbabwe respectively. "[45] After the World Cup ended, serious doubts were raised about the investigation, with increasing speculation that Woolmer died of natural causes. In addition, the Pakistan men's national team participates in the following major international tournaments: Pakistan men's national team has had success on the international stage having a best international ranking of 1st in the Test, ODI and T20I cricket. In Super 8s stage, Pakistan lost to England, and New Zealand, only won against South Africa. The visiting team's captain will have the choice to bowl first if they wish. India fell 16 runs short and the series was considered one of the best India-Pakistan series. Pakistan First-Class Cricket Records - CricketArchive The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Will Asia Cup be held in Pakistan or neutral venue? This meant that Pakistan had been knocked out during the first round for the second consecutive World Cup. I've told that I'll put in the effort and rest is in Allah's hands. The tour consisted of four Tests, two T20Is and five ODIs. After defeating Bangladesh in the 1st Test to meet Sri Lanka in the final, they were defeated by them by 8 wickets. That was considered to be worst performance against top side. Saleem Elahi had played for the Pakistan Under-19 side and had also represented Pakistan in ODIs with distinction, including a swashbuckling century on debut. [12] This tiered structure has been enshrined in the PCB constitution.[14]. [3] In January 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board, adverting to "the wrong policies of the past four seasons", announced that the PCB constitution had been changed. It also has a tradition of giving early opportunities to young cricketers with exceptional ability. With 31 runs needed in the last three overs, Miandad hit a string of boundaries while batting with his team's lower order, until four runs were required from the last delivery of the match. Sarfaraz Ahmed scored Pakistan's only century against Ireland and was awarded Man of the Match against both South Africa and Ireland. In particular, the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry is usually emotionally charged and can provide for intriguing contests, as talented teams and players from both sides of the border seek to elevate their game to new levels. As always the Pakistan Cricket Board logo is placed on the left chest. Yasir never played Test cricket for Pakistan again, though he enjoyed a reasonably successful fifteen year first-class career in which he took over 250 wickets. He was selected and helped Pakistan to reach the final of the tournament. Pakistan captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed stated (after the opening match against India) "I said to the boys, the tournament doesn't finish here. In my mind, I don't class that as a real Ashes. In the second innings, after the dismissal of Alastair Cook for 83 off a reverse-swinging from Umar Gul, umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove called a halt to play as they adjudged Pakistan to be guilty of ball tampering. India were bowled out for 182, giving Pakistan a win by an innings and 43 runs. Pakistan took a lead of 119 runs when they were dismissed at 199. Category:Pakistani first-class cricket teams - Wikipedia Strong recommendation by the captain Wasim Akram, ensured his final selection, despite having no first-class experience under his belt. [31][32][33], The 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand marked Pakistan's first World Cup victory. Today's Cricket Match | Cricket Update | Cricket News | ESPNcricinfo Professional cricket has been played in Pakistan since its formation in 1947: Cricket is considered the most popular sport in Pakistan. Aamer Nazir, a fast medium swing bowler, was 22 years old when he broke into the Pakistan side. QeA Q&A: What the new domestic structure means for Pakistan cricket Matches were rarely televised due to lack of quality cricket and lack of interest in departmental cricket. This would be his debut first-class match. The main regional domestic cricket tournaments in Pakistan for men are contested by six elite regional teams with the cricket season starting in October and concluding in March. It was the next Test, however, that firmly established Wasim as a new fast bowling sensation on the international circuit. Home; . I have a younger brother as well, he's nine years old. Pakistan Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com The team is well supported at home and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom where British Pakistanis have formed a fan-club called the "Stani Army". The consistent changes in the domestic structure and the gradual introduction of departmental teams was encouraged as it provided permanent jobs to players. Pakistan is the only team to have won each major ICC tournament, won the first Asian Test Championship in 1999, and was the fourth team to win the now-defunct ICC Test Championship in 2016. A tape ball is a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape and is used in playing backyard cricket. [1] In April 2023, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour,[2] with the matches taking place at Kwekwe, Mutare and Harare. They won their first international trophy, the ICC World Cup, in 1992, and then won the Asia Cup in 2000. After the partition of India in 1947 and the formation of Pakistan, Pakistan played its first official match[4] in 1952 under the captaincy of Abdul Kardar against the republic of India in 1952 registering their first Test victory[5] in Lucknow. The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup, played in Sharjah in UAE, saw a last-ball victory for Pakistan against their arch-rivals India, with Javed Miandad emerging as a national hero. The 20-year-old made his FC debut last year and has so far picked up 22 wickets at an average of 28.22. Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 11 after a victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. The PCB's rationale in reducing the number of teams in domestic cricket was to concentrate talent in order to increase competition and improve the quality of cricket. Pakistan's domestic first-class cricket league is known as the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. The next match was against Australia, where Pakistan scored 191/5 with brilliant batting of Umar Akmal. The 2012 edition of World T20 was held in Sri Lanka, where Pakistan grouped in Group D with New Zealand, and Bangladesh. Almost all cities and villages in Pakistan have their own cricket teams and unofficial tournaments. Azam Khan || First Class Cricket || Batting & Fielding Profile Heading the list is Yasir Ali, whose Test debut was also his first-class debut. By the end of 2022, almost all the leading Test playing nations had toured the country again. He took 130 first-class catches. It was Pakistan's Test skipper Salman Butt, who was revealed to be the master mind of this case. [15] Shahid Afridi soon after, took the wicket of Isuru Udana with a googly which drifted into the right-hander, knocking the off-stump. Pakistan lost the match by 16 runs. [11] The restructuring also reorganised district level cricket into a three tier bottom-up system, with 90 city cricket associations supervising school and club cricket at grassroots level, and inter-city tournaments providing a stepping-stone to the six elite regional teams. Pakistan's emerging pace sensation, Ihsanullah attributes his success as a fast bowler to his experience in first-class cricket. 'I don't class that as a real Ashes' - Stuart Broad says he's written