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Babar eyes clean sweep with same winning combination Sports May 7, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan are likely to retain the same winning combination going into the second Test against hosts Zimbabwe, aiming at a clean sweep to build timely confidence for the forthcoming Test series. Team captain Babar Azam in a virtual media talk from Harare Thursday said that a realistic approach would be to go into the second Test with the same combination. “Yet, we have finalised a 13-member squad for the secon...

2nd Test: Abid, Azhar smash tons as Pakistan dominate Day 1 ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, May 7 2021 23:21 IST | ​ 22 Views 2nd Test: Abid, Azhar smash tons as Pakistan dominate Day 1. Image Source: IANS News Harare, May 7 : Pakistans Abid Ali struck his first Test century since December 2019 and Azhar Ali registered his 18th ton as the visitors looked set for a 400-plus total in the second Test against Zimbabwe, reaching 268 for 4 on the opening day at the Harare Sports Club on Fr...

Abid and Azhar centuries put Pakistan in strong position Issued on: 07/05/2021 - 18:46 Unbeaten century for Pakistans Abid Ali Aamir QURESHI AFP/File 4 min Harare (AFP) Centuries by Abid Ali and Azhar Ali put Pakistan in a strong position on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Abid (118 not out) and Azhar (126) put on 236 for the second wicket before tall fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani brought Zimbabwe ...

Pakistan recover after Zimbabwe grab early wicket AFP 7th May, 2021 05:11:19 Abid Ali and Azhar Ali shared an unbeaten 60-run partnership as Pakistan recovered from the early loss of Imran Butt on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Pakistan were 72 for one at lunch after winning the toss, with Abid on 34 not out and Azhar unbeaten on 31. Butt was dismissed in the eighth over, top-edging a pull to midwicket against left-arm opening bowler Richard N...

Skipper Babar Azam wants changes in Pakistans T20I, ODI middle orders Sports Thu, May 06, 2021 Babar Azam walks back after being dismissed by Keshav Maharaj during the third day of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and South Africa in Rawalpindi on February 6, 2021. — AFP/File The team needs changes in its Twenty20 International and One Day International squads to make it better equipped, Pakistan captain Babar Azam said Thursday. The skipper, addressing a press conference, said he had picked 13...

Babar Azam stresses changes in T20I, ODI middle order By Thursday May 06, 2021 Cricket - Third T20 International - England v Pakistan - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 1, 2020, Pakistans Babar Azam. — Reuters/File Azam says Pakistan to play second Test with winning combination. Says 13 players picked for second Test. We did well on all fronts in first Test, he says. Pakistan captain Babar Azam said Thursday the team needed changes in its Twenty20 International and One...

By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE stand-in captain Brendan Taylor believes the Chevrons will need to put on a better batting display in the second Test which begins Friday at the Harare Sports Club in order to have any chance of salvaging the series. The Chevrons lost the opening by an innings and 116 runs inside three of the scheduled five days after putting on a lifeless performance with the bat, managing paltry scores of 176 and 134 in the two innings of the match. This left Pakistan needing to ba...

By News Desk HARARE: Zimbabwe openers lived dangerously to reach 36-0 in their second innings at lunch on the third day after Pakistan gained a big 250-run lead in the first Test in Harare on Saturday. Kevin Kasuza was unbeaten on 21 and Tarisai Musakanda was batting on 14 with Zimbabwe still requiring a further 214 runs to avoid an innings defeat with all 10 wickets intact. Pakistan were bowled out for 426 in their first innings in reply to Zimbabwe’s 176. Pakistan could have dismissed Kasuz...

Pakistan crush Zimbabwe by an innings 02 May 2021 / 11:00 H. Pakistan’s Hasan Ali (left) and Fawad Alam. HARARE: Seamer Hasan Ali took nine wickets in the match as Pakistan defeated hosts Zimbabwe by an innings and 116 runs after tea on the third day of the first Test at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Hasan moved past 50 Test wickets as he took a career-best 5-36 to help bowl Zimbabwe out for 134. He recorded figures of 4-53 during the home side’s first-innings score of 176. Pakis...

Pak vs Zim: Imran Butt rues missing out on maiden Test ton Web Desk Sunday May 02, 2021 Opening batsman Imran Butt has rued the fact that he missed out on his maiden Test century in the win over Zimbabwe by falling just nine runs short of the 100-mark. In a video interview released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Butt said he was disappointed for falling nine runs short of what would have been his maiden Test century. “My plan was to stick to the crease as long as I could. I focused o...