He was invited to a summer camp organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board and spent a month at the camp in Lahore followed by another month in Karachi. The women's teams also have a less packed schedule compared to men's teams and play fewer matches. In 2019, six regional teams were created on provincial lines. .In This Video You Know Pakistani Wicket Keeper Azam Khan First Class Cricket Batting, Fielding & Wicket Keepring Profile..For More International & Leagues. Pakistan's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its green color in various shades from kit to kit. Now established as a regular feature of the national side, Shaheen has played 17 Tests for Pakistan so far and picked up 58 wickets at 29.58 runs apiece. [8] On 27 April 2023, Sahibzada Farhan was ruled out of the tour due to a right thumb injury, and was replaced by Saim Ayub in the squad. The following countries play first-class cricket as an international team in certain circumstances. This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically.A first class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. [34], The 2007 Cricket World Cup was one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when Pakistan was knocked out of the competition in a shock defeat to Ireland, who were playing in their first competition. In 2021, a franchise T20 tournament based in Kashmir was launched, titled the Kashmir Premier League. Professional cricket has been played in Pakistan since its formation in 1947: Cricket is considered the most popular sport in Pakistan. The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team. "My fast bowling ideal is Waqar Younis, but I have watched a lot of videos of Shoaib Akhtar, where he was hitting the batsmen on their heads and shattering their stumps. National team: Hong Kong national cricket team1. The team was bowled out for 160 and lost the match by 150 runs. Once Inzamam got out, Pakistan required 36 runs from 30 balls, which wicket-keeper Moin Khan ended with a towering six over long off, followed by the winning boundary to midwicket. If the final ends in a draw, the winner will be declared on the basis of a first innings lead. The biggest moment came in Asian Test Championship in 1998 where they defeated Sri Lanka in the final by an innings and 175 runs. The 20-year-old made his FC debut last year and has so far picked up 22 wickets at an average of 28.22. He was persuaded by a friend Khalid Mahmood to take the game seriously and join his club, Ludhiana Gymkhana, where he could play and practice regularly. This list may not reflect recent changes. But a squad of only 16 players out of 32 will be chosen for Quaid-e-Azam trophy, while the other 16 will form a second-string team playing non-first class (three-day) cricket. [1] The Pakistan Cricket Board controls all domestic cricket in Pakistan and the national teams. A tiered list of domestic teams in Pakistan. After midnight during the holy month of Ramadan, makeshift floodlights transform a central Karachi basketball court into an urban cricket arena, where . In Misbah's first series against South Africa in UAE 2010, he led the two match Test series to draw 0-0. [1] In April 2023, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour,[2] with the matches taking place at Kwekwe, Mutare and Harare. There are eight Pakistani Test players who have been drafted into the Test team after playing only three first-class games or less. It was a dream start to a career that held so much promise and anticipation. 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On 20 April 2007, a PCB official announced that former Test cricketer Talat Ali would act as interim coach, in addition to his rle as team manager, until a new coach had been appointed. The final test ended in a draw, resulting in Pakistan's first ever Test series win, with 2-0 margin. Traditionally Pakistani cricket has been composed of talented players but is alleged to display limited discipline on occasion, making their performance inconsistent at times. [3] In January 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board, adverting to "the wrong policies of the past four seasons", announced that the PCB constitution had been changed. Pakistan's win often cheered on by crowds of fans from England's Pakistani communities, marked its first world title since Imran Khan's "cornered tigers" had won the 1992 World Cup. Sarfaraz Ahmed was announced as Misbah's successor. CricketArchive has ball-by-ball updates of matches in major cricket tournaments plus up-to-date scorecards of other matches and archive scorecards back to the 18th century. [11] The restructuring also reorganised district level cricket into a three tier bottom-up system, with 90 city cricket associations supervising school and club cricket at grassroots level, and inter-city tournaments providing a stepping-stone to the six elite regional teams. "They all really worked hard with the guys and kept them united and close to each other, that's why we had success," Afridi said. Pakistani opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad scored the maiden T20I century by a Pakistani. The team also played at the T20 England World Cup, the team finished 6th place, beating Sri Lanka and South Africa in 2009. This was Bangladesh's first win against Pakistan since the 1999 Cricket World Cup and first ever series win over Pakistan. With this match, Pakistan lost their defended World T20 title. National team: Malaysia national cricket team1, National team: Nepal national cricket team1. This is a list of active players who are centrally contracted with PCB or has played for Pakistan in the past 12 months or has been named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squad. The 2010 World T20 was held in West Indies, where Pakistan was able to reach for the semi-final stage. After victory against Zimbabwe Pakistan cemented their shot at playing the ICC CWC 2011 Quarters. His debut performance was inauspicious as he took a single wicket in each Bangladesh innings for 43 and 12 runs respectively. Karachi teams have had the most success, winning the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 20 times. After beating Pakistan 10 in T20Is and 30 in ODIs, Pakistan were doubtful to win a two match Test series against the tourist. [22][23] International cricket was resumed in Pakistan from 2016, which coincided with the debut of the Pakistan Super League, following improvements in security and overall reduction in terrorism.[24][25]. However, he hopes to emulate Akhtar's ability to clock 160 km/h while terrorizing batsmen, and improve his own bowling style. [14] Sangakkara and Chamara Silva added further runs before the latter was caught by Saeed Ajmal playing a pull shot off the bowling of Umar Gul. This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically. I have a younger brother as well, he's nine years old. When Hasan made his Test debut against Zimbabwe, he became the youngest cricketer in Test history being only 14 years and 227 days old. Barely a week after his return from this tour he was selected to play for Pakistan against Bangladesh in the third Test at Multan. Pakistan lost 3 of their first 5 matches and were nearly eliminated in the first round of the tournament after being bowled out for 74 runs against England, until the match was declared as a "no result" due to rain. However, in the fourth Test, the spot-fixing took place. Ihsanullah's dedication and hard work paid off as he took five wickets in a recent Pakistan Super League match against Quetta Gladiators, making him the tournament's second-highest wicket-taker. Miran Baksh played in the next Test as well, which was his last appearance for Pakistan. The definition of Ashes cricket is elite sport with lots of passion and players at the top of their game. After failing to score off the first four balls all short Dilshan went for his scoop and mistimed it, resulting in him being caught at short fine-leg. In 1988, after West Indies tour where they drew 1-1 (3), Pakistan were rated as No.1 Test team. Central contracts were awarded to 26 players in four different categories (red ball and/or white ball), along with 7 players being named in emerging category. However, the team is regularly ranked in the top 10 in the world. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites. This modification of the tennis ball gives it greater weight, speed and distance while still being easier to play with than the conventional cricket ball. In the final match, the first four days went nowhere until the early fifth day when Pakistan managed to bowl out the Sri Lankan cricket team for 214 and were asked to chase 301 in last two and a half session. Hassans Test career progressed in stops and starts and was limited to 7 Tests spread out over almost ten years. The new structure also consisted of corresponding second XI, under-19, under-16 and under-13 competitions, and live television coverage of top level matches. This inconsistent system was widely criticised on the basis of low quality cricket and reduced competition. They won their first international trophy, the ICC World Cup, in 1992, and then won the Asia Cup in 2000. Shahid Afridi was the man who won the heart of people of Pakistan. [17][18] Pakistan have the second-highest win percentage in international T20 cricket (with a minimum of 150 games played),[19] the fourth-highest win percentage in ODI cricket,[20] and the eighth-highest win percentage in Test cricket (both with a minimum of 400 games played). National team: Afghanistan national cricket team1 Pakistan won the T20I series 20 and the ODI series 20 after the third match ended in a draw due to rain. The next player on the list, Miran . [4] Pakistan A will arrive in Zimbabwe on 30 April 2023. The second match for Pakistan was with Australia, where Australia won the toss and elected to bat. His batting was limited to just 5 balls and he remained not out with zero in each of the two Pakistan innings. A tape ball is a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape and is used in playing backyard cricket. I've written it off as a void . Salman Butt became the hero of the match with his 73 runs from just 46 balls. National team: United Arab Emirates national cricket team1, National team: Bermuda national cricket team[50], National team: Canada national cricket team[51]1, National team: Cayman Islands national cricket team1, National team: Kenya national cricket team [52]1. The Pakistan semi-final was with the host-Sri Lanka. A young Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had just turned 22 and was not a well-known player at the time, burst onto the international stage with a match-winning 60 off 37 balls. Saleem Elahi had played for the Pakistan Under-19 side and had also represented Pakistan in ODIs with distinction, including a swashbuckling century on debut. Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 11 after a victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. [41] Following his return to the squad, Salman Butt was appointed as vice-captain until December 2007. Pakistan national teams regularly participate in international home and away series - with the major series being against arch-rival India. One of the highlights of the tournament for Pakistan was when they beat Australia, who were led by 3 brilliant pace bowlers, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson. The next player on the list, Miran Baksh, had an interesting career. In 1996 Hasan had tried out for the Pakistan squad for the Under-15 World Cup in England. Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh were in Group A. Pakistan won the first match against Bangladesh by 21 runs. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team. The limited overs matches will be used by Zimbabwe as . In subsequent series against South Africa in the UAE he led Pakistan in tests. Beginning in 2017, Afghanistan domestic matches have had first-class and List A status. In the second innings, after the dismissal of Alastair Cook for 83 off a reverse-swinging from Umar Gul, umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove called a halt to play as they adjudged Pakistan to be guilty of ball tampering. India managed 260 after they batted first. The match gained a lot of attraction due to the on-field rivalry between Australian all-rounder, Shane Watson and Pakistani pacer, Wahab Riaz. It was Fazal Mahmood's game as he took 12/94. As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). In this match, final over of Australian innings was bowled by Mohammad Amir. Despite the slow wickets in Sharjah, the emerging pacer impressed with his pace and short-pitched bowling, troubling the Afghanistan batters. Pakistan chased it down in 57.3 overs, the fastest chase in Test cricket history. The 2012 edition of World T20 was held in Sri Lanka, where Pakistan grouped in Group D with New Zealand, and Bangladesh. Against the South Africa cricket team in 2013 tour, they were badly whitewashed by the Proteas by 3-0 (3). Heading the list is Yasir Ali, whose Test debut was also his first-class debut. He was called to the national training camp for deciding the team to tour the West Indies in 1993. This total was surpassed by Archie MacLaren, playing for Lancashire during a County Championship match against Somerset. In 2002, Pakistan participated in their second Asian Test Championship. He would provide practice to batsmen in the nets and played in local club matches. Home; . In the second innings of his opening first-class game in September 2017, he took 8 for 39 for Khan Research Laboratories against Rawalpindi and the impact was instantaneous. However Pakistan defied the odds and defeated Australia, courtesy of a brilliant bowling display. During 2007, the team with face South Africa and later in the year travel to Ireland to play in the Women's World Cup Qualifier. [5], On 31 August 2019, the PCB introduced a new structure of the tournament, in which six newly formed regional teams will play a total of thirty-one matches, each team playing ten matches. Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed rapidly and Pakistan was given Test match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's in England on 28 July 1952 following recommendation by India,[27] which, being the successor state of the British Raj, did not have to go through such a process. They defeated New Zealand by an innings and 1 run in the first test and won the second test match by 4 wickets. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each. #ASports #Pakistan #Pakistan1stClassCricketThe future of Pakistan's 1st Class Cricket! West Indies posted 310/6 on the board. Pakistan, needing to win to qualify for the next stage after losing to the West Indies in their opening match, were put into bat by Ireland. Good cricket, positive cricket and we will win". The Pakistan A cricket team are scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in May 2023 to play two first-class matches against the Zimbabwe A cricket team and six List A matches against the Zimbabwe national cricket team. "Today is like a dream come true," Mohsin told Sky Sports. The victory was Pakistan's first against South Africa in a World Cup match. Karachi Port Trust cricket team. Clever bowling coupled with wonderful batting and fielding allowed the hosts to stroll past the visitors. His first-class debut came a few weeks before his 43rd birthday when he again played for the Commander-in-Chiefs Eleven against a visiting team from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1950. However, their No.1 rank was short-lived, as their downfall began. His Test career figures were 2 wickets for 115 runs. [26] Ghulam Mohammad was the captain of team Sind and Frank Tarrant was the captain of Tarrant's team. Former suppliers were CA Sports (2015-2019), Hunt,[78] Slazenger[79] and AJ Sports. It was Pakistan's Test skipper Salman Butt, who was revealed to be the master mind of this case. The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. From 1970 to 1979, Pakistan played over 13 Test series, which they won 3, lost 5 and drew 5. He put in an outstanding bowling performance, taking five wickets in each innings for match figures of 10 for 82. Points are awarded at the conclusion of each match during the season. Note: West Indies 'A' and West Indian XI matches are also considered first-class. [5], On 13 April 2023, Muhammad Umar was ruled out of Pakistan A's squad due to a knee injury, and was replaced in the squad by Mohammad Ali. The history of cricket in Pakistan predates the creation of the country in 1947. [48] In the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, Pakistan exceeded expectations to reach the final but ended as runners-up, after losing the final to India in a nail-biting finish. The match was the final ODI for Pakistani's captain Misbah-ul-Haq and experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi. As a result, he has been included in the Pakistan ODI squad to face New Zealand at home. Even when the system remained constant, the composition of teams from the regions and departments often changed. "The guys motivated themselves for this World Cup.". At 19 years old, Mohammad Huraira became the second-youngest batter to score a first-class triple century in Pakistan after Javed Miandad, who was the 17 years 310 days old when he . MacLaren opened the batting for his side at the County Ground, Taunton, and struck 1 six . The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is the central industry for cricket in Pakistan which deals with all the concerned matters of Pakistan cricket and International cricket. He had played Grade 2 matches in the local domestic tournaments in the 1992-93 season, where his outstanding performances brought him to the notice of the selectors. The structure of domestic cricket in Pakistan at the highest level has changed many times since 1947 with the latest restructure being in 2019. They saw increased success in the 21st century, winning the T20 World Cup in 2009, the Asia Cup in 2012, and ICC Champions Trophy in 2017. The team is well supported at home and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom where British Pakistanis have formed a fan-club called the "Stani Army".