Day: April 22, 2024

Pakistan cricket team’s all-rounder, Shadab Khan, is second on the list of highest strike-rate by a Pakistani batter in T20I cricket, with a minimum of 500 runs scored.

Shadab has batted in 44 T20I innings where he has scored 610 runs at an average of 19.67 and a strike rate of 140.87, only second to star all-rounder Shahid Afridi.

Afridi was in a league of his own as he played with an aggressive mindset in an era where batting progressively wasn’t rewarded in the Green Shirts squad.

Of the list’s top five performers, the majority are active cricketers while Afridi (retired) and Imran Nazir has not played international cricket for a while. Asif Ali and Fakhar Zaman are third and fourth respectively on the list of the highest strike rates for Pakistani cricketers.

Batter Innings Runs Average Strike Rate

Shahid Afridi 90 1405 18.01 150.75

Shadab Khan 44 610 19.67 140.87

Imran Nazir 24 500 21.73 135.13

Asif Ali 51 577 15.18 133.87

Fakhar Zaman 74 1559 21.95 130.56

Shadab gave an interview after the co
nclusion of the third T20I between Pakistan and New Zealand where he expressed his opinion about his batting number preference.

‘I batted at 3 and 4 in the PSL, where I feel comfortable. However, I’m okay with being a floater,’ as Shadab captained his franchise, Islamabad United, to victory in Pakistan Super League, Season 9.

Shadab was one of the leading run-scorers batting in the upper-order in the PSL 9, but his national team batting number isn’t as flashy.

The flamboyant all-rounder explained, ‘My approach is to score quick runs whenever I get the chance. In T20s scoring consistently isn’t hard, but delivering impactful performances is the real challenge.’

Source: Pro Pakistani

An employee of the Commerce Ministry has been arrested for selling complimentary tickets for the Pakistan Vs New Zealand clash at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

According to the police, the accused, Zulfiqar Ahmed was selling the tickets during the match and was arrested from outside the kidney center near the stadium. A case has been registered against the employee of the Commerce Ministry on the complaint of Deputy Director FIA Atif Qayyum.

Reportedly, the details of the registered case against the ministry’s employee suggest that the accused was selling complimentary tickets for one thousand rupees per person. The accused confessed that he obtained the tickets from the Commerce Ministry’s office by misusing his position in the ministry and was not authorized to sell the tickets.

Last year in April, three people were arrested who were installed in the black marketing of tickets during New Zealand’s tour to Pakistan for the ODI series.

The accused were selling fake tickets during the ODI series during an o
peration raid by the Rawalpindi Police who took timely action to stop black-marketing and selling of tickets.

Pakistan lost their third T20I against the Kiwis by 7 wickets at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the five-match series has now been tied at 1-1 and a nail-biting finish to the series is expected in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Hockey’s prestigious Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is scheduled for next month where Pakistan will play five matches in the group stage of the tournament.

This will be the 30th edition of the event which takes place annually in Malaysia, the hosts won the competition for the first time in 2022 and will defend their title this year.

The tournament will comprise six teams where the likes of New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, and hosts Malaysia will lock horns to win the coveted title.

Pakistan will face the hosts Malaysia in the opening game of the tournament on May 4, following this game they face a daunting task against South Korea on May 5 and Japan on May 7.

Canada and New Zealand will also participate in the tournament, they will face Pakistan on May 8 and May 10 respectively. The Kiwis are the only team in the tournament that will appear in the Paris Olympics 2024.

The top two teams will play in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament while the third and fourth-placed teams will compet
e for the third place.

Meanwhile, the bottom two teams will fight for fifth place which means that all the teams will get their prize money irrespective of where they finish in the tournament.

Pakistan has won the Azlan Shah Cup three times in their history in 1999, 2000 and 2003, however their best performance in the last 20 years came in 2011 when they finished runners against Australia following a 3-2 defeat in extra time.

Match Date

Pakistan vs Malaysia May 4

Pakistan vs South Korea May 5

Pakistan vs Japan May 7

Pakistan vs Canada May 8

Pakistan vs New Zealand May 10

Source: Pro Pakistani

Pakistan’s T20I cricket team faces a major setback as wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan will not be able to participate in the remaining fixtures of the five-match series against New Zealand due to a lower-body injury.

The regular wicket-keeper batter sustained a hamstring injury during the third match of the T20I series against New Zealand and has been ruled out of the series.

In the third fixture, the Pakistani team batted first, with Rizwan scoring 23 runs individually before he was injured and had to leave the field. The Green Shirts posted 178/4 in the 20 overs which was easily chased down by New Zealand in the second-last over, courtesy of a match-winning 87* from Mark Chapman.

The Pakistani team doctor has advised complete rest for Rizwan after examination, and as a precautionary measure, the medical team has prevented him from playing.

Consequently, the wicket-keeper batter will not be available for the remaining matches of the five-match series.

Earlier, Rizwan was appointed as the vice-capt
ain of the national T20I team after Shadab Khan was dethroned from the position.

The Peshawar-born cricketer was also appointed as the vice-captain to Shaheen Shah Afridi before his tenure ended on a short note and Babar Azam became the white-ball captain again.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Pakistan cricket team’s all-rounder Shadab Khan gave an interview after the conclusion of the third T20I between Pakistan and New Zealand where he expressed his opinion about his batting number preference.

‘I batted at 3 and 4 in the PSL, where I feel comfortable. However, I’m okay with being a floater,’ as Shadab captained his franchise, Islamabad United, to victory in Pakistan Super League, Season 9.

Shadab was one of the leading run-scorers batting in the upper-order in the PSL 9, but his national team batting number isn’t as flashy.

The flamboyant all-rounder explained, ‘My approach is to score quick runs whenever I get the chance. In T20s scoring consistently isn’t hard, but delivering impactful performances is the real challenge.’

Shadab began his career in PSL by batting lower down the order, but slowly and steadily he has made himself capable of higher-order batting. His impressive performances with the bat in the upper order guided Islamabad United to their third PSL title in history.

The leg-s
pinner was removed as the vice-captain of the national T20I side and replaced by Mohammad Rizwan under the tenure of Shaheen Shah Afridi, and later on Babar Azam.

Source: Pro Pakistani