Pakistan Cricket

National T20 Cup To Start on 23rd September 2021

September 21, 2021 by Umar Faizan

A domestic T20 Tournament full of entrainment called the National T20 cup will begin on 23rd September. All the big names of Pakistan cricket will take part in it.

National T20 Cup was previously expected to start on 25th September. Now it is rescheduled as NZ canceled their Pakistan tour unilaterally. Earlier because of Pakistan’s series against New Zealand the matches were supposed to be played in Multan. Now after the departure of NZ matches will be played in Pindi and Lahore.

National T20 Cup Phases

Matches will be played in two phases. In the first phase, all matches will be played in Pindi. This phase will include 18 matches, starting on 23rd September. The first match will be played between Balochistan and Northern. While the second phase will be played in Lahore.

Lahore will also host the playoffs of the National T20 Cup. Matches in Lahore will be played from 6 October to 13 October. A total of 6 teams are participating in this tournament.

National T20 Cup Teams

As mentioned earlier that a total of 6 teams are participating in this tournament. Balochistan, Central Punjab, KPK, Northern, Sindh, and Southern Punjab lead by Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Sohaib Maqsood respectively

Balochistan

Imam-ul-Haq (captain), Bismillah Khan (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Akif Javed, Amad Butt, Ayaz Tasawar, Gohar Faiz, Haris Sohail, Jalat Khan, Junaid Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr, Umaid Asif, and Yasir Shah.

Central Punjab

Babar Azam (captain), Hasan Ali (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ahmed Shehzad, Ehsan Adil, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Akhlaq (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hafeez, Qasim Akram, Saif Badar, Shoaib Malik, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz, and Waqas Maqsood.

Khyber Pakhtonkhwa

Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi (vice-captain), Adil Amin, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imran Khan Snr, Israrullah, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Imran Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Mussadiq Ahmed, and Sahibzada Farhan.

Northern

Shadab Khan (captain), Mohammad Nawaz (vice-captain), Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Ali Imran, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Musa Khan, Nasir Nawaz, Salman Irshad, Sohail Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Umer Amin, Zaman Khan, and Zeeshan Malik.

Sindh

Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain and wicketkeeper), Anwar Ali (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Danish Aziz, Hassan Mohsin, Khurram Manzoor, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Taha, Ruman Raees, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sharjeel Khan and Zahid Mahmood.

Southern Punjab

Sohaib Maqsood (captain), Zeeshan Ashraf (vice-captain), Amir Yamin, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Dilbar Hussain, Faisal Akram, Hassan Khan, Imran Randhawa, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ilyas, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Umer Khan, Zain Abbas, and Zia-ul-Haq.

National T20 Cup 2021/22 Schedule

Date	Teams	Time	Venue	Winner
23 Sep	Balochistan vs Northern	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	NOR
23 Sep	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	KPK
24 Sep	Sindh vs Southern Punjab	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	Sindh
24 Sep	Balochistan vs Central Punjab	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	CP
25 Sep	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Southern Punjab	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	KPK
25 Sep	Sindh vs Northern	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	Sindh
26 Sep	Balochistan vs Southern Punjab	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	BAL
26 Sep	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	CP
29 Sep	Sindh vs Balochistan	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
29 Sep	Northern vs Southern Punjab	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
30 Sep	Northern vs Central Punjab	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
30 Sep	Sindh vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
1 Oct	Balochistan vs Southern Punjab	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
1 Oct	Northern vs Sindh	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
2 Oct	Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
2 Oct	Sindh vs Central Punjab	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
3 Oct	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Northern	3:00 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
3 Oct	Central Punjab vs Southern Punjab	7:30 Pm	Rawalpindi	-
6 Oct	Central Punjab vs Sindh	3:00 Pm	Gaddafi	-
6 Oct	Balochistan vs Northern	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-
7 Oct	Central Punjab vs Southern Punjab	3:00 Pm	Gaddafi	-
7 Oct	Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-
8 Oct	Northern vs Central Punjab	3:00 Pm	Gaddafi	-
8 Oct	Southern Punjab vs Sindh	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-
9 Oct	Sindh vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	3:00 Pm	Gaddafi	-
9 Oct	Northern vs Southern Punjab	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-
10 Oct	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Southern Punjab	3:00 Pm	Gaddafi	-
10 Oct	Balochistan vs Central Punjab	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-
11 Oct	Sindh vs Balochistan	3:00 Pm	Gaddafi	-
11 Oct	Northern vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-
12 Oct	Semi-Final 1	3:00 Pm	Gaddafi	-
12 Oct	Semi-Final 2	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-
13 Oct	Final	7:30 Pm	Gaddafi	-

The tournament will feature all big names of Pakistan Cricket including Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah, Hassan Ali, and many more.

PCB Chariman On National T20 Cup

PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said: “Following the postponement of the New Zealand series, the National T20 provides an opportunity to our elite cricketers to maintain their focus and composure, show the world that they have not been distracted by the events of last week, and continue with their preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The participation of our finest cricketers in the National T20 will also enhance the reputation, value, and significance of the tournament while providing the next generation of cricketers a chance to rub shoulders with the national stars and learn the art of preparing and performing at the highest level. With your enthusiasm, wishes, and backing, Pakistan cricket will continue to move forward. Pakistan Zindabad!”

National T20 Cup not only provides opportunities for the players but also a platform to show themselves in front of the world and Pakistani fans. Just like Abdullah Shafique made his T20 debut last year at National T20 Cup and scored a century.

National T20 Cup 2020/21

National T20 Cup 2020/21 Points Table

Northern was the team that remained on the top of the table last year. They won 8 matches but were unable to lift the cup. The team at second, KPK, lift the trophy last year with some incredible performances of Fakhar Zaman, Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Rizwan, and many more.

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Points	Net RR
Northern	10	8	2	16	0.895
KPK	10	5	5	10	0.116
Sindh	10	5	5	10	-0.220
Southern Punjab	10	4	6	8	0.166
Central Punjab	10	4	6	8	0.046
Balochistan	10	4	6	8	-1.042

Most Runs

Fakhar Zaman from KPK was the leading run-scorer last year as he scored 420 runs in 12 matches. He scored 5 fifties at an average of 35.00. Skipper Muhmmad Rizwan was 4th on the list by scoring 389 runs with the highest score of 99.

Khurram Manzoor and Sohaib Maqsood were consistent performers as well. Don’t doubt about Babar Azam, he played only 5 games and scored 275 with an average of 91.67, the highest in the tournament.

Player	Team	Innings	Runs	Average
Fakhar Zaman	KPK	12	420	35.00
Khurram Manzoor	Sindh	11	408	37.09
Sohaib Maqsood	Southern Punjab	12	393	32.75
Muhammad Rizwan	KPK	12	389	38.90
Imam Ul Haq	Balochistan	9	375	53.57

Most Wickets

Pakistan’s Eagle Shaheen Shah was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament last year. He grabbed 20 wickets in total. Shaheen was followed by his partner Haris Rauf with 18 wickets and a best of 4-23.

Player	Team	Matches	Wickets	Best
Shaheen Shah	KPK	10	20	5-20
Haris Rauf	Northern	8	18	4-23
Wahab Riaz	KPK	10	16	5-21
Shadab Khan	Northern	10	15	3-3-
Sohaib Khan	Sindh	11	15	3-24

Spectators At National T20 Cup

NCOC has just allowed a 25% crowd for all the matches of the tournament. Only fully vaccinated spectators will be allowed. This 25% crowd is allowed till the 28th of September. The application will be reviewed on 28th and further decisions will be made.

Fans are hoping that NCOC will allow 100% crowd for at least the playoffs. But the pandemic situation will tell the whole story. If it gets worse then we might be unable to gather even 25% of the people.

Final Words

National T20 Cup 2021/22 will also finalize Pakistan’s squad for the T20 world cup as well. As we still have time till the 10th of October to review it. We might see some changes in this squad according to performances. We hope Pakistan Cricket keeps shining.

Pakistan Vs New Zealand Series Canceled

September 17, 2021 by Muhammad Amaan

A piece of heartbreaking news for all Pakistan cricket fans. Just before the toss of the first match, the New Zealand team refused to play the series against Pakistan.

At first, the news came out that 3 of the New Zealand players are tested negative for the COVID-19. After that New Zealand made a stance that they have received some security concerns and they will be unable to play the match.

Team New Zealand refused to visit the Pindi cricket stadium. After that, they called off their complete tour of Pakistan by saying that they can’t take any step against the lives of their players.

No official statements are being made. Pakistan’s Prime Minister called New Zealand’s Prime Minister to settle down the things but still, they did not let the tour continue.

Shoaib Akhtar, while giving an interview to Geo News said, “NZ came after completer security assurance, now they have damaged Pakistan. How can you back off Even when a Prime Minister of a country is calling you to give assurance.”

“It is a big embarrassment to us. NZ can now say whatever they want but there was no such thread to run away. They said that they want full proof security, we gave them that but still, they did this to us.”, He added further.

Sikandar Bakhat said by pointing to India that, “Our enemy is more clever than us, they played a game against us and succeed. At first, the world said that ISI has beaten America, now ISI is saying you that there is no security concern in Pakistan and you are not willing to believe this.”

He said more, “I said Wasim Khan that don’t lay down in front of England Cricket don’t give them that much important, he still did that and now England has kicked us”.

Former Spinner Abdul Rehman called it pre-planned stuff to embarrass Pakistan. He called Pakistan a long live and an important part of the cricket world and will remain. The same stuff was done in Kashmir Premier League and not in this series.

Pak vs NZ Called Off

PCB’s Stance on Series cancel

PCB’s stance on this series cancel is as follow:

“Earlier today, the New Zealand cricket board informed us that they had been alerted to some security alert and have unilaterally decided to postpone the series. PCB and Govt of Pakistan made foolproof security arrangements for all visiting teams.

We have assured the NZ cricket board of the same. The Prime Minister spoke personally to the Prime Minister of New Zealand and informed her that we have one of the best Intelligence systems in the world and that no security threat of any kind exists for the visiting team.

The security officials with the NZ team have been satisfied with security arrangements made by the Govt of Pakistan throughout their stay here

PCB is willing to continue the scheduled matches. However, cricket lovers in Pakistan and around the world will be disappointed by this last-minute withdrawal.”

This is completely showing that PCB was willing to approve the security again and continue the tour. New Zealand ended up the tour by the one-sided statement.

Earlier today, the New Zealand cricket board informed us that they had been alerted to some security alert and have unilaterally decided to postpone the series.

PCB and Govt of Pakistan made fool proof security arrangements for all visiting teams. 1/4
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 17, 2021

NZ Stance On Series Cancel

“I understand this will be a blow for the PCB, who have been wonderful hosts, but player safety is paramount and we believe this is the only responsible option”, New Zealand Cricket Players Association chief executive Heath Mills said.

NZC chief executive David White said it was simply not possible to continue with the tour given the advice he was receiving.

But there is no complete clearance that what sort of advice he was receiving.

We’ve been across this process throughout and are fully supportive of the decision,” he said.

“The players are in good hands; they’re safe – and everyone’s acting in their best interests”, he added further.

The BLACKCAPS are abandoning their tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government security alert.

Arrangements are now being made for the team’s departure.

More information | https://t.co/Lkgg6mAsfu
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) September 17, 2021

Was British High Commision Involved in it?

At first, New Zealand said that they have received the news from British High Commission about the security concern. But the British high commission has clarified that they were not involved in any sort of this situation and they have nothing to do with New Zealand.

This Was Not the First Time By New Zealand

At first, when APS happened Pakistan was willing to call the match off and pay it one day after the APS. New Zealand refused to do this. Then at the death of an Australian player, they did the same job but not for Pakistan.

Pakistan was the team to visit New Zealand after the Christchurch attack. After that, they behaved badly with Pakistan when some of the Pakistani players test positive for COVID.

Social Media Reaction On Series Cancel

I don’t think fans could have been sadder than today. Panty of hates to New Zealand in no time but no one knows the whole story.

Shan Masood said, “Pakistan has made monumental efforts to get international cricket back on track. We’ve lost a lot with no international cricket for 6 years in the past and today might set us back again. The pulling out and the abrupt timing of the decision are extremely disappointing.”

“A very sad day for the game of cricket! When Pakistan was well on way for the revival of cricket, this unfortunate turn takes place. Pakistan has one of the best security agencies in the world and when u get that kind of security, it surely means it’s safe”, Umar Gul tweeted.

Pakistani skipper was disappointed as well and showed his love and belief in security agencies.

Extremely disappointed on the abrupt postponement of the series, which could have brought the smiles back for millions of Pakistan Cricket Fans. I've full trust in the capabilities and credibility of our security agencies. They are our pride and always will be! Pakistan Zindabad!
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) September 17, 2021

Australian journalist Dennis marked Pakistan as the safest country in the world.

I've travelled to over 60 countries.

Pakistan was one of the safest
— Dennis (@DennisCricket_) September 17, 2021

I’m going to Pakistan tomorrow, who coming with me? 😉🙌🏿
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) September 18, 2021

Final Words

Now eyes will be on the next team tour in Pakistan that is England. England is supposed to come to Pakistan next year for two T20is. Challenges are increased for Pakistan cricket now. We hope all this stuff settles down as soon as possible.

Pakistan Unveils New ODI Kits for Series Against NZ

September 16, 2021 by Umar Faizan

Team Pakistan unveiled their new ODI kits just before the first ODI.

The kit was already leaked on social media on Wednesday but officially it was shared by PCB on their social platforms on Thursday, the day before the first ODI.

Pak vs NZ ticket policy was announced a few days earlier and also the Pak vs NZ live stream partners were announced unofficially. So the preparation is at the top. Only 25% crowd is allowed in the series and all the tickets are already sold.

Pakistan New ODI Kit

The kit has green toons from light to dark shades. Two horizontal lines chest out of which one is white and the other one is green in lighter toon. Down to these lines, the complete shirt is light green and above these lines the colors in dark green. The sleeves and trousers are also dark green.

Change in Sponsers

Bank Alfalah was Pakistan’s kit sponsor for the last ODI kit but is now replaced with Easypaisa. Easypaisa was already a sponsor of the Pakistan team but was a part of the test kit and now it’s on ODI Kit as well.

Pepsi remains Pakistan’s main kit sponsor and is on the front of the kit.

Pakistan ODI Kit History

Pakistan All odi kits — Credits: Islamabad United

Pakistan used color jerseys for the first time in 1981. That was used in the World Championship of Cricket. A change came in 1986 when the jersey was replaced by the “Benson & Hedges Challenge” edition.

The next one was the most famous kit of the Pakistan cricket team in the 1992 world cup. That was jersey when Pakistan won their first and only ODI World Cup.

In 1993 Pakistan used a jersey against South Africa that was completely white along with some green ribbons on the left arm and shoulder. In the same year jersey was changed against New Zealand that remained with Pakistan till 1994.

A full green version kit was used against New Zealand in 1995. A kit with a colorful ribbon was used by Pakistan in Wills World Cup 1996. A lot of kits were changed by team Pakistan in this period and then came the fan-favorite kit in the 1999 World Cup.

1999 World Cup kit of Pakistan is still ranked among the top kits ever used by any cricket team. From then Pakistan charged their kit almost every year. From 2012-13 Pakistan used the same kit.

2011 World Cup kit is still one of the very famous Pakistan kits among fans.

Team Pakistan Photoshot in New Kit

PCB Official Merchandise

Pakistan Cricket Board has also announced its official merchandise for fans. You can buy all the kits of team Pakistan there. Some of the kits are already on sale including the 1992 WC kit, 2019 WC kit, Pakistan’s T20 kit, and plenty more.

So grab your kits now at the PCB Shop.

Pakistan vs Nz Schedule

Match	Date	Time	Venue
1st ODI	Sep 17, 2021	2:30 pm	Pindi
2nd ODI	Sep 19,2021	2:30 pm	Pindi
3rd ODI	Sep 21,2021	2:30 pm	Pindi

Match	Date	Time	Venue
1st T20i	Sep 25, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
2nd T20i	Sep 26, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
3rd T20i	Sep 29, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
4th T20i	October 1, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
5th T20i	October 3, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore

Pakistan ODI Squad

Babar Azam (C), Shadab khan (VC), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris rauf, Ifthikhar Ahmed, Imam Ul Haq, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad haris, Muhammad hasnain, Muhmmad Rizwan, Muhammad nawaz, Muhammad Wasim Jr, Saud Shaqeel, Shadab khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Zahid Mehmood.

New Zealand ODI Squad

Tom Latham (C), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell, Doug Bracewell, Colin De Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Scott Kugglijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Blair Tickner, Will Young

Pakistan T20i Squad

Babar Azam (C), Shadab khan (VC), Muhammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood, Asif Ali, Muhammad Hafeez, Asif Ali, Khusdil Shah, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Wasim jr, Imad Wasim, Hassan Ali, Shaheen Shah, Haris Rauf, Muhammad hasnain.

New Zealand T20i Squad

Tom Latham (C), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell, Doug Bracewell, Colin De Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Scott Kugglijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Blair Tickner, Will Young.

Pakistan’s 12 For 1st ODI

Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (VC), Muhammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Qadir, Zahid Mehmood, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf.

One of these players will reset in the upcoming ODI while the other 11 will play. It is supposed that Zahid will not be playing, Pakistan will go with 2 leg spinners. This is also for the preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Pakistan name 12 for first #PAKvNZ ODI

Read more: https://t.co/MDAzbkbxin #HarHaalMainCricket | #HoRahaHai pic.twitter.com/0RnNk79LPx
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 15, 2021

Final Words

Pakistan still has to announce its kit for the upcoming T20 World cup. Hope that kit is also well designed just like this one. Be ready to witness Pakistan Live against New Zealand in a brand new kit.

Where to Watch Pak vs Nz Live 2021 series?

September 15, 2021 by Muhammad Amaan

Pakistan and New Zealand are supposed to play 3 One Day International and 5 T20is against each other.

Currently, both the teams are in Pindi Cricket Stadium and are playing practice matches of intrasquad. At first, 3 ODIs will be played in Pindi followed by 5 t20is in Lahore.

The series will start on 17 September 2021 and will end on 03 October 2021. The odds are not a part the of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The reason for this is that Pakistan doesn’t have technologies for Decision Review System. India has bought all the facilities for the Indian Premier League by paying more.

Just a few days ago Pak vs Nz ticket policy was also announced along with the conditions to buy the ticket. If you didn’t fulfill the conditions you can watch the match live from home too.

Pak Vs Nz Live

Pak vs NZ Tv Braodcasting Rights

TV Broadcasting Rights
Pakistan	Ten Sports, PTV Sports
India	Sony SIX, Sony SIX HD
Afghanistan	Sony SIX, Sony SIX HD
Australia	Fox Sports, Channel 7
South Africa	SuperSports
Caribbean	Flow Sports
USA	Willow TV
Sri Lanka	Dialogue TV, SLRC, Peo TV
Bangladesh	Gazi TV, Rabbitholebd
MENA	beIN Sports
Canada	Willow TV

For India and Afghanistan broadcasting rights belong to Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD. Sony has a three-year agreement for live streaming. You can also watch this on the SonyLiv app as well. SonyLive app has free and premium subscriptions. Sony has all the rights of Audio, video, and all other internet media rights for the next three years.

Willow TV will broadcast Pak vs NZ live in Canada and the United States of America. In UK Sky Sports Cricket. Sky Sports also have all broadcasting rights for the Pakistan series including OTT as well.

Fox TV has the right to broadcast in Australia. Fox 7 is also a part of the Australian broadcast team for the Pak vs Nz series. Super Sports will broadcast not only in the UK but also in South Africa.

People in Bangladesh can watch Pak vs NZ live on Gazi Tv and Rabbithollebd. In Nepal, people can watch it live on Sony Six as well.

Pak Vs NZ Live Streaming

Official Live Stream will be on SonyLiv. This is for the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The list of these countries are as follow:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African, Chad, Comoros, Islands, Condo, Cameroon, Cape Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African, Chad, Comoros, Islands, Condo, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Swaziland, Tanzania, Ivory, Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St Helena, Sao tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierre Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, and Zimbabwe.

For People in Pakistan Pak vs NZ live streaming will be on Bsports.pk and Daraz.pk which will broadcast all the matches and is the official partner of PCB for the live streaming.

Pak vs NZ ODI Schedule

Match	Date	Time	Venue
1st ODI	Sep 17, 2021	2:30 pm	Pindi
2nd ODI	Sep 19,2021	2:30 pm	Pindi
3rd ODI	Sep 21,2021	2:30 pm	Pindi

Match	Date	Time	Venue
1st T20i	Sep 25, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
2nd T20i	Sep 26, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
3rd T20i	Sep 29, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
4th T20i	October 1, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
5th T20i	October 3, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore

Pakistan ODI Squad

New Zealand ODI Squad

Pakistan T20i Squad

New Zealand T20i Squad

Final Words

Hope you find the best possible way to watch the live-action between Pakistan and New Zealand. Fasten your seat belt and be ready to witness the match live.

Pakistan To Visit Bangladesh After 6 Years

September 14, 2021 by Umar Faizan

The Bangladesh Cricket Board Chief Executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury revealed today that the Pakistan Cricket team will visit Bangladesh just after the T20 World Cup.

This will be Pakistan’s first visit to Bangladesh after 6 years as they visited Bangaladesh back in 2015 under Azhar Ali. Now it’s time for Pakistan to visits the tigers again.

Pakistan Vs Bangladesh 2021

When will Pakistan Leave for Bangladesh?

Pakistan men’s cricket team will leave for Dhaka on November 15, 2021. Yes, you guessed it right they will leave after the very next day of the T20 World Cup final. Both the teams will fly from the United Arab Emirates to Dhaka, Bangaladesh.

Discussion is still going on between both the cricket boards to settle down the things and finalize the format and other stuff.

How many matches will be played?

Most importantly 2 test matches will be played which will be part of World Test Championship 2023. The schedule is then of 3 T20i matches but it is hoped that these T20i matches might get replaced by One Day Internationals.

The reason to replace these T20is with ODIs is that all the teams have already played a huge number of t20i matches before the world cup same goes for Pakistan and Bangladesh.

So, this might result in some ODI matches that will also be a part of the ICC Superleague.

2 Test Matches for World Test Championship 2021-23

The most important matches for both teams will be the two test matches that are supposed to be a part of WTC 2021-23. We all know that all the teams are now focusing on this big title of WTC as this initiative from ICC has increased the interest in test matches.

For now, Pakistan is at number 3rd in the World test championship table after India and England, While West indies are at 4th. Bangladesh is yet to play their matches in WTC.

Pakisatan Vs Bangladesh All Time Records

Pakistan is always been at the higher end when it comes to Pakistan vs Bangladesh. Let’s check out how good these two teams have done against each other.

Pak vs Bang Test Record

Matches Played	11
Pakistan Won	10
Bangladesh Won	0
Draw/Tie	1
Pak Win%	90.9%
Bang Win%	0%

Bangladesh is yet to win a test match against Pakistan. Both the teams have played only 11 matches against each other. Pakistan has won 10 out of them. While 1 match was drawn.

They played their first test match back in 2001 and their last test match in 2020. Now they are supposed to play two more important test matches.

Pak vs Bang ODI Record

Matches Played	35
Pakistan Won	30
Bangladesh Won	5
Draw/Tie	0

So, Pakistan is dominating in ODIs as well. They have played a total of 35 matches from which Pakistan has won 30. As Bangla Tigers won 3 matches on the last tour so they have beaten Pakistan 5 times in ODIs now.

Pakistan and Bangladesh played their first ODI match back in 1986 in John Player Gold Leaf Trophy. It was the second match of the tournament that Pakistan won by 7 wickets.

The most recent appearance for these two teams against each other was in the world cup 2019. Pakistan won that game as well, Shaheen became the youngest ever to get a 5-wicket haul in a world cup match. He also got Pakistan’s best figures in world cups.

Pak vs Bang T20i Record

Matches Played	12
Pakistan Won	10
Bangladesh Won	2
Draw/Tie	0

Pakistan’s domination continues here as well. Pakistan has won 10 T20i matches out of 12 against Bangladesh.

They played each other in T20is for the first time in 2007. Pakistan won that match by 30 runs. The last T20i and also the last international appearance against each other was in 2020. Pakistan won that match by 9 wickets.

Final Words

Hope these two teams keep playing each other and keep shining. We can expect more tours from Pakistan and Bangladesh to each other.

Matthew Hayden and Vernon Philander are Pakistan’s New Coach For WC

September 13, 2021 by Muhammad Amaan

As Misbah Ul Haq and Waqar Younis resigned from their posts of Pakistan coaching, Newly appointed chairman, Ramiz Raja called some foreign guns as expected.

Cricket Australia’s world cup winning opener Matthew Hayden is appointed as Pakistan’s new batting coach. While South Africa’s pace gun Vernon Philander is appointed as New bowling coach.

We will also see a Pakistani coach along with these two coaches in the t20 world cup 2021. There is no explanation about that coach. he might be someone between Abdul Razzaq and Saqlain Mushtaq. Mush is a strong contender.

Why foreign coahces?

The policy is straightforward from Ramiz. He wants Pakistan to play Fairless and strong cricket with an attacking mindset. This is been Ramiz’s thoughts for a long time now.

When does a journalist ask a question that why you selected foreign coaches when there are better local ones? Raja offendedly replied to him that these are just spare questions from you guys as if I selected local one you would say foreigns are better.

When will these coaches joining Team?

These coaches should join the team Pakistan as soon as possible. But because of this pandemic situation, they will be unable to join the team this quickly.

So Abdul Razzaq and Saqlain Mushtaq will continue their jobs for the upcoming series of Pakistan vs New Zealand. New coaches might join team Pakistan when England will visit.

Talking of England’s visit, most of the English players have opted themselves out of upcoming IPL in UAE. So, we will see a full-strength English team this time.

Ramiz Raja’s Press Confrence

Ramiz Raja had a press conference just after he was appointed as the new chairman as mentioned earlier. He clarified his thoughts that how is he going to work as the chairman.

He has also increased the salary of first-class players in order to keep their minds refresh and away from money thoughts. He said that now they plan to work for the coaches at the lower level and Women’s cricket as well.

Here you can watch the full press conference:

Final Words

With these few initiatives from Ramiz Raja, we can expect huge changes in Pakistan cricket in near future. Raja will execute his plans quite clearly and will not let anyone go against Pakistan cricket.

PCB Announced Tickets Platform and Prices for NZ series

September 11, 2021 by Umar Faizan

The New Zealand Cricket team arrived at Lahore after a long period of 18 years. There was a long wait for Pakistan cricket fans to see them finally.

At first, there was an ambiguity about the crowd during the Pakistan Vs New Zealand series. But then NCOC allowed a 25% crowd for the matches. This was the biggest source of pleasure for Pakistan cricket fans.

Pakistan Vs New Zealand

New Zealand Arrived Pakistan

Today on 11 September 2021, The New Zealand team arrived at Islamabad after 18 years. They are supposed to play 3 ODI matches at Pindi and 5 T20is at Lahore with jam-packed security. Early today PCB shared the video of team NZ’s arrival at Islamabad through their social platforms.

A warm welcome to the @BLACKCAPS
New Zealand have reached Islamabad for their three-match ODI and five-match T20I series against Pakistan. #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/qGQuPAcURy
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 11, 2021

COIVD-19 testing and all other stuff are going on and they have been provided all the available facilities.

How to Puchase Tickets?

Tickets can be bought online from bookme.pk. Tickets will be available soon and the locations of box offices for Pindi and Lahore will be shared as well. For now, there is no exact date announced when you can buy the tickets but we can hope to get them from the 14th of September.

You need to really hurry to grab these tickets as we all know that tickets in Pakistan sold out in no time. So, fasten your seat belts now.

Specail Discounts Offered By PCB

Yes, there is also a special discount offered by PCB this time. But how can you grab the discounts?

To get the discount, you need to visit the stadium with your family. If you book family enclosures for 3 or more members of your family you will be given a straightforward 10% discount.

This offer is for all the matches from Rawalpindi to Lahore.

We open our stadium gates for 25% crowd for the upcoming #PAKvNZ and we bring onboard @bookmepk as our Official Ticketing Partner. Get your tickets now!

More details:https://t.co/orQ8Zf2XJF pic.twitter.com/51tg4QtabO
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 11, 2021

Tickets Prices

Tickets prices are kept a bit high for this time. Keeping in view that only 25% crowd is coming so PCB has to manage the expenses too.

For One Day international the tickets can be bought from 1,000 PKR to 2,000 PKR. While for the T20is in Lahore the price starts from 500 PKR and ends at 3,000 PKR.

Pak vs NZ Schedule

One Day Internationals

Match	Date	Time	Venue
1st ODI	Sep 17, 2021	2:30 pm	Pindi
2nd ODI	Sep 19,2021	2:30 pm	Pindi
3rd ODI	Sep 21,2021	2:30 pm	Pindi

T20 International

Match	Date	Time	Venue
1st T20i	Sep 25, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
2nd T20i	Sep 26, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
3rd T20i	Sep 29, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
4th T20i	October 1, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore
5th T20i	October 3, 2021	6:00 pm	Lahore

Conditions To Buy Tickets

There are certain conditions given by PCB to watch the match. Condition are as follow:

Only vaccinated individuals will be allowed to purchase tickets.
Vaccination certificates must be shown at the time of purchase and when gaining access to the stadium.
Original ID cards are desirable however will not be mandatory.
For under 18 spectators a B-form must be shown at the time of purchase.
Under 18 spectators will be required to carry their B-form with them to gain entry into the stadium.
Wearing of masks will be mandatory.
All of the above terms will apply for complementary and hospitality Ticket holders.
Tickets are non transferable.
Vaccination certificates issued by NADRA will only be accepted.
Anyone violating bio-secure protocols is liable to be evicted out of venue.

Final Words

These were all the information regarding tickets from the Pakistan Vs New Zealand series. Hope you get vaccinated timely to witness the matches live at the stadium and support your respective team. So are you ready lads?

A Statistical Look At Pakistan’s T20 WC Squad

September 7, 2021 by Muhammad Amaan

Pakistan’s Cheif Selector Muhammad Wasim just announced the Squad for the upcoming T20 WC in UAE and Oman. A lot of disagreements came towards him. In meanwhile, Pakistan’s Head Coach and Bowling resigned as well.

Social Media gave a lot of hate to this unexpected squad as well. What was the reason for all this stuff? Let’s know about this using our stats Graph.

Pakistan’s T20 WC 2021 Squad

The squad will be lead by the number second T20i batsman in the world right now, Babar Azam. Shadab Khan is been out of form for a long time but still managed to be vice-captain of this team. Muhammad Rizwan was named as the first Wicket keeping choice while Azam Khan is going as reserved wicket-keeper.

The point that raised the questions here is that the reserved wicket-keeper, who came in instead of Sarfraz Ahmed, was not even the part of National High-Performance Center. Azam was playing CPL at that time and performed there as well. Sarfraz was replaced by Muhammad Haris in ODIs and is now replaced by Azam Khan in T20is.

No Fakhar Zaman neither Sharjeel Khan is selected in this squad. Fakhar Zaman is in traveling reserves but not directly a part of this squad. The same goes for Shahnawaz Dhani and Usman Qadir.

All-rounder, Faheem Ashraf, who had the best economy rate in UAE among these selected players is dropped as well. Sohaib Maqsood is still selected after being unable to perform at the international level. Asif Ali and Khuhshdil shah made a come back from nowhere.

Let’s Check the stats and ranking of each of these players.

Babar Azam

No one can doubt Babar Azam’s ability to win the game from any stage. Consistency is what Babar loves. At a very young age, He has already scored the third-most number of runs for Pakistan in T20is and is obviously the number one ranked ODI batsman as well.

Talking of his raking, he is just a few points behind England’s David Malan, who is the number one T20i batsman in the world. Babar’s ranking points decreased after 3 matches were washed out due to rain in West Indies.

Talking of his current form, he scored the most number of runs in the recent series against West Indies. Not only in T20is, but he was also the leading runs scorer in test matches as well.

We all know Babar has achieved a lot of things already in his career and now it is the right time for him to left a big trophy for his team and the nation. He is also our Player to watch at the T20 World Cup 2021.

Muhammad Rizwan

Muhammad Rizwan, the Superman of Pakistan Cricket, is already the leading run-scorer in this t20is this year. Not only this year but he has already scored the most number of runs in T20is in a calendar year. He opens the innings for Pakistan and knows very well how to keep going.

Muhammad Rizwan was also the second most run scorer of this year’s PSL. Rizwan mostly starts his innings slow but remains steady. He always likes to play long and stay at the crease for most.

Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan have already scored 150+ partnerships twice in T20is. Even though they have played very few times with each other. Muhammad Rizwan is really a busy player at the crease and obviously, no one can doubt his wicket-keeping and catching skills.

Shadab Khan

The vice-captain of team Pakistan is a bit out of form for the last one and a half years. But his overall record is really fine and also has brilliant leadership skills that can help Babar Azam a lot. We witnessed those skills during PSL 6 when Islamabad United became the first team to win 8 matches in group stages of PSL.

He is still young and energetic. The most important aspect of Shadab Khan is his fielding. Pakistan is been a very average team in fielding throughout history. Still, there are a lot of problems in our fielding units. But Shadab is the one who is very accurate in the field and is very strong-minded as well.

Who can forget when he took Virat Kohli’s magnificent catch at gully in Champions Trophy Final. He has improved his batting to a big extent as well and has won few matches with his batting too. He will have a big impact on team Pakistan in this World Cup.

Asif Ali

Asif Ali’s selection raised a lot of questions on the selection committee. He has been given a lot of chances in international cricket but he failed to have an impact. Asif Ali has played a total of 27 T20i innings and had failed in almost all of them.

No doubt he has performed well in the domestic circuit and national leagues. But his stats show that he is been unable to have an impact internationally. Asif Ali was also hit the most number of sixes in this year’s PSL as well and he has again got an opportunity to perform for his team.

Azam Khan

Azam Khan is the most in-experienced player in this squad. Azam has played only 5 T20i matches and has batted only 3 times. He has scored only 6 international runs. He is not only going as a batsman with this squad but is also a reserved wicket-keeper as well.

Muhammad Rizwan will remain Pakistan’s first wicket-keeping choice but in case of any emergency, Azam khan can replace him. Looking at his T20 record, his strike rate says it all. A very healthy strike rate of 149.92 makes him a very dangerous batsman for the bowlers.

Azam Khan was also named as the best wicket-keeper of the tournament in a domestic cup. A big point of concern is that he has replaced Pakistan’s former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Sarfaraz was already finding it difficult to manage his place in the team and now Azam has replaced him.

Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf is still finding his best possible role in the T20s. Haris Rauf was the leading wicket-taker in the past year. His death bowling economy is been exceptional as well. But in recent times he is also been leaking runs so easily.

When Pakistan and England meet last time in a T20i series Liam Livingstone hit Haris Rauf for England’s longest six in international cricket. From there he was dropped from the team and now managed to get back. Haris is been performing well for Lahore Qalandars but the international level has another impact.

If Haris Rauf manages to get himself in the playing XI, there will be a big role for him in the team to make or break.

Hassan Ali

To perform well at the World Cup, Pakistan will need Hassan Ali to turn his generator up for the upcoming matches. Hassan Ali is also in a good form in the current days. He is been so good from his comeback to now.

Not only his bowling but he is also been a big six-hitter for team Pakistan as well. He is working a lot on his batting too. Looking at his T20i record it is brilliant too. He is one of the 9 bowlers to get 50+ T20i wickets for Pakistan.

Hassan has got 4 wicket haul once in T20is as well.

Imad Wasim

Imad Wasim is counted among the most economical bowler of Pakistan. He is also the only spinner from Pakistan to take a 5 wicket haul in T20is. His track record in UAE is also impressive and this is the main reason to call him back to the squad.

Imad’s batting strike rate is very high as well. This gives him an edge over other all-rounders as too. Imad is been the number 1 bowler in T20is as well and has remained in the top 10 for a long time too. But he is been dropped down in ranked after being out of the team for a long period of time.

Khushdil Shah

Here comes another big hitter of the ball. Khusudil Shah’s biggest achievement is his fastest century for Pakistan at the national level. He scored a fascinating and quick century for Southern Punjab in National T20 Cup 2020. Khusdil took only 36 balls to reach the mark.

Talking of international level, Khushdil is been to pull up the gear for team Pakistan. He has scored 130 T20i runs only and has a low strike rate of 109.24 only.

Khusidil is given the responsibility of finish the innings in this year’s world cup for Pakistan. We hope he will prove his worth this time.

Muhammad Hafeez

With 113 matches, Professor is the most experienced player in this Pakistani Squad. Muhammad Hafeez is the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the T20is. He is not the leading run-scorer but has also taken the 4th most number of wickets for Pakistan too.

Hafeez will be the key guy for Pakistan in the tournament. He is not having a good year in terms of scoring runs but is doing well with the ball. Recently he bowled his most economical bowling spell in T20is against West Indies.

Hafeez is also doing well with the ball in CPL as too. Professor will play the world cup after turning 41.

Muhammad Hasnain

Muhammad Hasnain is also one of those guys who are very off-and-on when comes to performance. Match-winner on their day also can be worst next day. Muhammad Hasnain is the youngest bowler to take a T20i hat-trick as well.

The man edge that Hasnain has over other bowlers is his pace. He was declared as the emerging player of PSL 4. He has 17 wickets in 17 matches to his name.

Muhammad Nawaz

Muhammad Nawaz is another bowling all-rounder for Pakistan. He is also the competitor of Imad Wasim as both of them are a sort of same players. Nawaz is been unable to make an impact as a batsman but has done well recently with the ball.

A lot of questions were raised when he was dropped from the side after performing well. But now he is back and we’ll soon see him back in action as well.

Muhammad Wasim Jr

Here is another young man going to this year’s World Cup with Pakistan. Muhammad Wasim Jr is the most experienced player in this squad just like Azam Khan. He has played only 3 international games and a total of 15 T20 games.

Wasim gets a benefit for his selection due to his batting skills. He can bat as well which will give depth to Pakistan’s batting lineup as well. Wasim will not likely be the first choice for Pakistan to get into the Playing XI.

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Here is Pakistan’s leading fast bowler right now. Shaheen Shah has experience of 30 T20i matches at the age of just 21. He is quick and accurate with a lot of varieties.

Shaheen Shah will be the pure match-winner for Pakistan in this year’s WC. No one can doubt his current form. He gets out of touch very rarely since his debut. Shaheen is also a safe fielder now whom Babar can believe very easily.

Sohaib Maqsood

Sohaib Maqsood is been a fine domestic performer for the last 2 years. he was also named as the Player of the Tournament in PSL 6. After that, he got a call back to the Pakistan team but was unable to perform as he was supposed to be.

After his poor performance on return, he still managed to get into Pakistan’s Squad. The reason was the lag in Pakistan’s middle order. Sohaib Maqsood is supposed to play one down in the upcoming series and world cup for Pakistan.

Final Words

After selecting this young and un-experienced squad team Pakistan can be anything. They are already called in un-predictable and the same goes for now. This reminds everyone of the Indian team back in 2007 that was lead by MS Dhoni. We wish the Pakistan team best wishes for the upcoming big tournament.

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