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Abdullah Shafique

Imam-ul-Haq

Shan Masood

Babar Azam (C)

Saud Shakeel

Sarfaraz Ahmed (W)

Agha Salman

Nauman Ali

Mohammad Wasim

Mir Hamza

Abrar Ahmed

New Zealand

Tom Latham

Devon Conway

Kane Williamson

Henry Nicholls

Daryl Mitchell

Tom Blundell (W)

Michael Bracewell

Ish Sodhi

Tim Southee (C)

Neil Wagner

Ajaz Patel

Adithya Ashok

Ajaz Yunus Patel

Bevon-John Jacobs

Blair Marshall Tickner

Daryl Joseph Mitchell

Devon Philip Conway

Glenn Dominic Phillips

Henry Michael Nicholls

Inderbir Singh Sodhi

Jacob Andrew Duffy

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham

Jayden Richard Lennox

Kane Stuart Williamson

Kristian David Charles Clarke

Kyle Alex Jamieson

Mark Sinclair Chapman

Matthew James Henry

Michael Gordon Bracewell

Michael David Rae

Mitchell James Hay

Mitchell Josef Santner

Nathan Gregory Smith

Rachin Ravindra

Timothy Blake Robinson

Tim Louis Seifert

Thomas Ackland Blundell

Thomas William Maxwell Latham

William Alexander Young

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Abdul Samad

Asif Khan Afridi

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Fakhar Zaman

Haris Rauf

Hasan Ali

Hasan Nawaz

Haseebullah Khan

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Mohammad Haris

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Rizwan

Naseem Abbas Shah

Noman Ali

Sahibzada Farhan

Saim Ayub

Sajid Khan

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shadab Khan

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shan Masood Khan

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

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New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2022-23

Pakistan were aided by poor visibility on Day 5 of their first Test match against New Zealand as the first Test between the two sides ended in a stalemate but in an exciting fashion.

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PAK vs NZ, 1st Test: Bold declaration works in Pakistan's favour as they hold New Zealand to draw on final day

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Who is Pakistan's captain? Confusion reigns vs New Zealand

New Zealand's opening pair of Devon Conway and Tom Latham responded with a solid 165-0 in the first Test against Pakistan on Tuesday, December 27, after Agha Salman scored his first Test century to help Pakistan to a competitive 438.

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PAK vs NZ, 1st Test: After Babar Azam show, opening pair stabilise New Zealand's batting

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam roared with the bat on Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand in Karachi on Monday (December 26). After having a fair share of struggle with the bat, Babar finally got his mojo back with his ninth ton in the longest format of the game. Riding on his unbeaten 161 off 277, Babar paired with Sarfaraz Ahmed (86 off 153) to rescue Pakistan from a precarious 110/4 to 317/5 at the close of Day 1.

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PAK vs NZ: Babar goes past Kohli for the first time to bag this milestone after sensational century in Karachi

Babar Azam hit his ninth Test ton while Sarfaraz Ahmed's return to Test cricket after nearly four years ended with an impressive 86 as Pakistan overcame a top-order collapse to reach 317-5 against New Zealand in the first Test in Karachi on Monday, December 26.

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PAK vs NZ, 1st Test: Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed put Pakistan in controlling position on Day 1

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Gautami Naik’s composed half-century guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comfortable 61-run win over Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Premier League. The unbeaten RCB side extended their winning streak to five matches and became the first team to qualify for the knockouts. 

RCB defeated Gujarat by 61-runs.

Sayali Satghare picked up three wickets Gujarat Giants.

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RCB sweep aside Gujarat Giants to lock in WPL 2026 playoff spot

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) rode on Smriti Mandhana's splendid 96 to thrash Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

RCB hammered DC by eight wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's fourth straight win in the ongoing season

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Mandhana's superlative 96 hands RCB 4th straight win after routing DC

UP Warriorz (UPW) got the better of Mumbai Indians (MI) by 22 runs in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash. This was UPW's second win over MI in the ongoing season

UP Warriroz defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

MI failed to chase down the 188-run target

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WPL 2026: UPW stifle MI by 22 runs despite Amelia Kerr's all-round heroics

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got the better of Gujarat Giants (GG) by 32 runs to record their third straight win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Giants by 32 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's third straight win in the WPL 2026

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WPL 2026: Radha-Shreyanka combine to hand RCB hat-trick of wins after downing GG

The Gujarat Giants all-rounder feels that retired-out dismissal is a great strategic option to use and will continue to be widely implemented in T20s

Sophie Devine shared her verdict on retired-out dismissals in WPL

Retired-out dismissals has become a red-hot topic of discussion in WPL

Gujarat Giants' Sophie Devine 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)

'It is a really tricky one...': Devine's blunt verdict on retired-out dismissals

T20 World Cup 2026

Cricket Scotland has not received any communication from the ICC about potentially replacing Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2026.

A final call on Bangladesh's participation in T20 World Cup 2026 is likely to be taken on January 21.

Scotland are yet to receive any official word from the ICC as Bangladesh's potential replacement.

Mark Watt

ICC yet to contact BAN's potential replacement SCO for T20 WC26 if BCB pulls out

From A+ category, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be put in category B if the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee's revised model for BCCI central contracts is approved.

The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee wants the A+ category removed.

India's one-format players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli are likely to be put in Category B.

Ajit Agarkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma

Agarkar & Co. suggest removal of A+ category, Ro-Ko set for pay cut if approved

New Zealand tour of India 2026

IND vs NZ: In a fresh injury blow to New Zealand close to the T20 World Cup 2026, Michael Bracewell has sustained a calf injury, casting a doubt on his participation in T20I series against India.

Michael Bracewell's participation in the entire 5-T20I series against India is in doubt.

Kristian Clarke who claimed 7 wickets in the ODI series has been added to the squad. 

Kristian Clarke

Huge blow to NZ as star all-rounder suffers injury, 24-yr-old set for T20I debut

WPL 2026: Ashleigh Gardner did not find any support from her teammates as Gujarat Giants collapsed in the run chase against RCB.

Ashleigh Gardner's half-century went in vain as RCB won by 61 runs.

Gardner-led Gujarat Giants lost their 3rd match in a row.

Ashleigh Gardner

'I was pretty angry out there': Gardner admits frustration after loss to RCB

AFG vs WI 1st T20I: In the run chase of 182, West Indies never looked like they were in the hunt as they lost the match by 38 runs.

Darwish Rasooli won the 'Player of the match' for his 59-ball 84.

Rasooli and Ibrahim Zadran put on a 162-run stand for the 3rd wicket. 

Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran

AFG ease past second string WI to start T20 WC 2026 preparations with 38-run win

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PAK vs NZ, 1st Test: Bold declaration works in Pakistan's favour as they hold New Zealand to draw on final day

Who is Pakistan's captain? Confusion reigns vs New Zealand

PAK vs NZ, 1st Test: After Babar Azam show, opening pair stabilise New Zealand's batting