Lahore : The Faisalabad Abubakar Mahmood boy was his team’s hero, slamming a penalty corner hat trick in Pakistan’s well deserved 4-2 win over New Zealand, ranked six places higher, in the third test at Wellington’s National Hockey Stadium. The 5 match series stands at 1-1. The match began with ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionPakistan’s national hockey team leaves for the tour of New Zealand and Australia
Lahore : Pakistan’s national hockey team has left for the tour of New Zealand and Australia. They will play bilateral test series in both the countries. As per the FIH rankings, Australia is currently the world’s top hockey country while New Zealand is at the 8th place. The experience gained ... Read More »
New Zealand just a win away from leapfrogging Pakistan into fifth position
Lahore : The six centurions from the recently concluded Test matches in Johannesburg and Wellington have been rewarded with impressive movements in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, which were released on Tuesday morning. South Africa’s Hashim Amla, who while scoring 134 became the eighth batsman ... Read More »
Pakistan fined for slow over-rate against New Zealand
Lahore : Pakistan has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand during the second Test in Hamilton which ended on Tuesday. Richie Richardson of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fine after Azhar Ali’s side was ruled to be five overs short of its ... Read More »
West Indies upset favourite New Zealand by six runs
Lahore: Skipper Stafanie Taylor scored 25 and grabbed three wickets as the West Indies upset favourite New Zealand by six runs in Mumbai on Thursday to make its first-ever appearance in the final of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20. Britney Cooper smashed a superb 61 off 48 balls to lift ... Read More »
England and New Zealand emerge as serious contenders for women’s title
Lahore: As the business end of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 India 2016 approaches, the tournament has thrown up a few surprises, and the biggest one being Australia is no longer the clear favourite to win its fourth straight title. New Zealand and England have announced themselves as strong contenders ... Read More »
Defending champion Australia joins New Zealand in the semi-finals from Group A
Lahore: Three-time defending champion Australia joined New Zealand in the semi-finals from Group A after both teams recorded resounding wins in their last league matches of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2016 on Saturday. New Zealand, seeking its first title after being runner-up twice, swamped South Africa by seven wickets ... Read More »
New Zealand outplays Australia for third straight win
Lahore: New Zealand set itself up for a place in the semi-final of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2016 with a six-wicket win over three-time defending champion Australia in Nagpur on Monday. Having restricted the Southern Stars for 103 for eight, the White Ferns batted freely to surpass the target ... Read More »
India and New Zealand open ICC Women’s World Twenty20 with good wins
Lahore: Title contenders India and New Zealand opened their respective campaigns in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2016 with emphatic victories on Tuesday. Host India brushed aside Bangladesh by 72 runs in the Group B opener in Bengaluru, while New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in a Group ... Read More »
Australia needs to win series against New Zealand to finish as the number-one ranked Test side
Lahore: Second-ranked Australia goes head to head with New Zealand in a two-Test series in Wellington on Friday aware that it has to win the series to seal the number-one Test spot on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Rankings table at the annual cut-off date. The annual cut-off date is ... Read More »