Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Ibrahim Zadran

Usman Ghani

Najibullah Zadran

Mohammad Nabi

Karim Janat

Azmatullah Omarzai

Rashid Khan (C)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Fazalhaq Farooqi

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Pakistan

Mohammad Haris

Saim Ayub

Abdullah Shafique

Tayyab Tahir

Azam Khan (W)

Shadab Khan (C)

Imad Wasim

Mohammad Nawaz

Naseem Shah

Zaman Khan

Ihsanullah

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Gulbadin Naib

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Naveen-ul-Haq Murid

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Noor ul Rahman Akakhail

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Abdul Samad

Abrar Ahmed

Asif Khan Afridi

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Fakhar Zaman

Haris Rauf

Hasan Ali

Hasan Nawaz

Haseebullah Khan

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Imam-ul-Haq

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Noman Ali

Sahibzada Farhan

Sajid Khan

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Saud Shakeel

Shadab Khan

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shan Masood Khan

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

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Afghanistan vs Pakistan in UAE 2023

<p>When New Zealand's cricketer-turned-pundit Simon Doull launched a scathing attack on Pakistan captain Babar Azam, it turned into a controversy.

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Strike rate is overrated in T20 cricket? Simon Doull and ex-Pakistan star indulge in heated exchange on air over Babar Azam; watch video

<p>It was a brilliant all-round effort by the Afghanistan players as they secured an unlikely seven-wicket victory, and the series, over their rivals Pakistan in Sharjah on Sunday (March 26) night.

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PAK vs AFG: Afghanistan all-rounder masterclass too much for Pakistan after 7-wicket win in 2nd T20I seals series for minnows

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Harleen Deol and Shweta Sehrawat were left perplexed in the middle as head coach Abhishek Nayar made the call to retire out the set batter in slog overs.

UP Warriorz head coach Abhishek Nayar made the call to retire out Harleen Deol.

After the 17th over, everyone from UP Warriorz team management were on the same page.

Harleen Deol, Abhishek Nayar

Harleen in disbelief to get retired out on 47, UP Warriorz's tactics backfire

Delhi Capitals managed to pull off a nail-biting seven-wicket win over UP Warriorz in a last-ball thriller in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash

Delhi Capitals nicked past UP Warriorz by seven wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

DC managed to overhaul the 155-run target in a last-ball thriller

Delhi Capitals' Lizelle Lee (R) in action in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: DC eke out seven-wicket win over UPW in last-ball thriller

WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner revealed that she told Ayushi Soni that it was a team decision to retire her out.

Ayushi Soni scored 11 runs from 14 balls.

After retiring out Soni, Bharti Fulmali scored an unbeaten 15-ball 36. 

Ayushi Soni

Gujarat Giants batter becomes 1st to be retired out in WPL history, captain says

Harmanpreet Kaur starred with an unbeaten 71 to guide the Mumbai Indians to their highest successful chase in the WPL, leading a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants. After early setbacks, Harmanpreet and Amanjot Kaur steadied the innings, with Nicola Carey finishing the job, while Harmanpreet also became the first Indian to cross 1,000 WPL runs.


Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 71 runs against Gujarat Giants.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur playing a shot

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 leads Mumbai Indians to record WPL chase against GG

Gujarat Giants all-rounder Anushka Sharma is expected to be out for the next few matches after she sustained an injury while fielding against the Delhi Capitals

Anushka Sharma to be out of action for Gujarat Giants

Anushka had sustained an injury during the clash against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Giants' Anushka Sharma plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

Big blow for Gujarat Giants as all-rounder to be out of action due to injury

Ahead of England's tour of Sri Lanka, their Pakistan-origin spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed are yet to receive their visas for India.

Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed's India visas have been delayed.

The ECB is confident that their Pakistan-origin players will get their visas in time. 

Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed

England's T20 WC'26 plans face setback, 2 Pakistan-origin players' visas delayed

There was a stark difference in statistics of Indian spinners and New Zealand's. The Kiwi spinners were economical whereas Indian spinners leaked runs.

Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled just a couple of overs.

Indian spinners, especially Kuldeep Yadav went for plenty while the Kiwi spinners were economical.

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India coach feels wrong selection call was made for 2nd ODI vs New Zealand

Becky Lynch defended her controversial title win on WWE RAW, denying she used the ropes for leverage while also calling for media personality Peter Rosenberg to be banned from WWE.


Becky Lynch dismissed accusations of cheating, claiming Maxxine Dupri was “acting like a madwoman” during their title match.

The Women’s Intercontinental Champion also lashed out at Peter Rosenberg, suggesting he deserves a lifetime ban from WWE.

Becky Lynch celebrates as the new WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship during Monday Night RAW at Barclays Center on January 5, 2026 in New York, New York.

Becky Lynch breaks silence on CONTROVERSIAL WWE title win on RAW

CM Punk has revealed he is targeting retirement around the age of 50, admitting he does not see himself wrestling deep into his later years despite feeling physically strong at 47.



CM Punk said he may “gracefully bow out” around 50, distancing himself from legends who wrestled into their 60s and 70s.

The reigning World Heavyweight Champion is set to defend his title against Finn Bálor on WWE RAW in Ireland.

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Strike rate is overrated in T20 cricket? Simon Doull and ex-Pakistan star indulge in heated exchange on air over Babar Azam; watch video

PAK vs AFG: Afghanistan all-rounder masterclass too much for Pakistan after 7-wicket win in 2nd T20I seals series for minnows