Pakistani Sufyan Muqim (second left) celebrates with his teammates after dismissing South Africa’s Aiden Markram (right) during the third One Day International (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on December 22, 2024. — AFP Pakistan beat South Africa by 36 runs in the third and final One Day … Read more
Pakistan’s Kamran Ghulam (left) celebrates after scoring a half-century with Pakistan’s Irrfan Khan (centre) during the second ODI against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town on December 19, 2024. – AFP Azam and Rizwan bring up a 115-run partnership for the third wicket. Ghulam smashes four 4s and five 6s on his way … Read more
The South African Test team celebrates a wicket against the Sri Lanka Test team (left) and Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafiq raises his bat against England while skipper Shan Masood stands behind him. – AFP/PCB/File South Africa has recalled all-rounder and all-rounder Corbin Bush for the crucial home Test series against Pakistan which begins in Pretoria on … Read more
Captain of Pakistan and South Africa during the draw. – Facebook/@PakistanCricketBoard Right-arm spinner Naseem Shah returns to the team. The series marks Rizwan’s third stint as ODI captain. Markram comes in as stand-in captain in Bavuma’s absence. South Africa chose to bat first after beating Pakistan in the first One Day International (ODI) of the … Read more
The Wanderers’ pitch is covered amid heavy rain in Johannesburg as the match between South Africa and Pakistan was called off due to rain without a ball being bowled on December 14, 2024. — Facebook/Cricket South Africa The third and final T20I match between Pakistan and South Africa was called off without a ball being … Read more
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub plays a shot during the second T20I on December 13, 2024 at Centurion Park. – Agence France-Presse Saim Ayub’s brilliant 98 off 57 balls helped Pakistan set a 207-run target for South Africa in the second T20I at Centurion Park on Friday. Saim opened the innings for Pakistan with skipper Mohammad Rizwan … Read more
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot against South Africa during the first T20I on December 10, 2024 at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa. – Agence France-Presse The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday revealed the playing XI for the second T20I against South Africa with one change in the side as Jahandad Khan … Read more
Anrich Nortje’s injury came at a crucial stage. – AFP/File One of South Africa’s key players, Anrich Nortje, has been ruled out of the white-ball series against Pakistan with a toe injury, dealing a huge blow to the Proteas. Unlimited all-rounder Dayyaan Galiem has been named as his replacement. The 27-year-old, who has an impressive … Read more
South Africa’s David Miller plays a shot during the first T20I against Pakistan on December 10, 2024. – X/ProteasMen Durban: David Miller’s half-century helped South Africa set a target of 184 runs for Pakistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Kingsmead Stadium on Tuesday. Earlier, the Proteas won the toss and decided … Read more
Pakistani white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan speaks to the media before the match in this undated photo. – Screenshot via YouTube@pakistancricket As the Pakistan team prepares to take on South Africa in the first T20I, captain Mohammad Rizwan said the Green Shirts were not intimidated by the Proteas’ home record and were actually looking forward to … Read more