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DUBLIN: The trophy for the T20I tri-series involving Pakistan, Ireland, and the West Indies was unveiled on Thursday. The series forms part of the build-up to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 and will be played from 28 May to 4 June with all matches to be played at Castle Avenue. All three team captains, Hayley Matthews, Orla Prendergast, and Fatima Sana, posed with the silverware. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared the pictures of the trophy unveiling in a caption on social media. Captains with the trophy. The Ireland T20I tri-series kicks off tomorrow, and Pakistan will play…

COLOMBO: Pakistan opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan was among the top pre-signed players ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026. The five franchises of the tournament have announced their pre-signed players, with the remaining squad spots to be filled during the player Draft on 1 June to be held in Colombo. Dambulla Sixers have roped in Farhan, the breakout star of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, as an overseas icon player. South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks and Sri Lankan duo Dinesh Chandimal and Dushmanta Chameera will be joined by him. Meanwhile four-time champions Jaffna Kings have roped in veteran Bangladesh…

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the match officials for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be played in England and Wales from 12 June. The mega event will be the third successive edition to have an all-female panel of match officials in the tournament. “This will be the third consecutive edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup to have an all-female match official panel, with Candace La Borde, Gayathri Venugopalan, Kerrin Klaaste and Shathira Jakir Jesy all set to make their tournament debut in England and Wales from June 12,” ICC said in a…

ANTIGUA: The West Indies on Thursday announced the schedule for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, which will be played from 25 July to 6 August. The World Test Championship (WTC) series will be played at two venues—the Brian Lara Cricket Academy and Queen’s Park Oval. It will be special for the first Test, as it will be the first-ever Test match to be hosted at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Pakistan’s tour is part of a busy home summer for the West Indies, who are also due to host Sri Lanka and New Zealand during the summer. First…

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of next month’s one-day international series against Pakistan with an ankle injury, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. In his absence, wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis has been appointed captain, the CA statement read. The setback comes as the Australia prepare for the three-match Pakistan vs Australia ODI series, slated to be played from May 30 to June 4 in Rawalpindi and Lahore. Marsh, who missed the Lucknow Super Giants’ final match of the Indian Premier League season, will remain in Perth for treatment and further medical assessment on his injured ankle. A decision on…

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has appointed Kusal Mendis as their captain for white-ball formats for the upcoming all-format tour of the West Indies. The tour will consist of three ODIs followed by the same number of T20Is. The Islanders will close out the tour with a couple of Test matches. Experienced batter Kusal Mendis will lead the white-ball side, with all-rounder Kamindu Mendis as his deputy. Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka, who captained the ODI and T20I sides, respectively, will be replaced by the former. The test vice-captaincy of Kamindu Mendis under Dhananjaya de Silva remains unchanged. Experienced members of the…

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has provided a reason for Mohammad Rizwan’s exclusion from the ODI series against Australia. Rizwan was dropped from the national team after a lacklustre show against Bangladesh, where he scored only 54 runs in three matches, with an average of 19.33. Hesson reflected on the team’s performance over the past year and highlighted the performance of Mohammad Rizwan while speaking to the media. There is faith in our white-ball side. “We have made real progress in the past 12 months,” he said to reporters. “When I came in, Mohammad Rizwan was not part…

LAHORE: The white-ball training camp for the Australia series continued on Wednesday with players playing a practice match at Gaddafi Stadium. As the teams prepared for their upcoming assignments, the coaches of the Pakistan men’s white-ball team and the National Cricket Academy (NCA) closely monitored the players’ performance in the match. During the camp, the players underwent intense practice sessions, scenario-based matches, and training drills to enhance game awareness and decision-making. Coaching staff also held individual sessions with players to help strengthen their skills and overall performance. There are 28 players in the white-ball camp in all. The camp will…

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that tickets for the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia will go on sale from today, Friday, May 22. Fans can buy tickets online at pcb.tcs.com.pk from 3:00 PM onwards, while physical tickets will be available at 16 TCS Express centres in the three cities, including eight in Lahore, five in Rawalpindi, and three in Islamabad, the PCB said. The first ODI of the three-match series will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, May 30. The second and third ODIs are set to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore,…

DUBLIN: Cricket Ireland has announced the squad for the Test against New Zealand starting on 27 May. Andrew Balbirnie will lead the side without several senior players, with Paul Stirling, Barry McCarthy, and Josh Little also unavailable due to injuries, along with Gavin Hoey and Jordan Neill. The only Test match will be Ireland’s 13th and will be played at Stormont, Belfast. Jake Egan, Tom Mayes, Liam McCarthy, and Reuben Wilson may also make their debuts. Meanwhile, New Zealand has named squads for the Ireland and England Tests, with Tom Latham captaining the side. The 19-man squad will play a…