Maaz Sadaqat's 96 seals T20I series win over Sri Lanka
Maaz Sadaqat hit 96 and Imran Randhawa took 3-11 as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in Rawalpindi to win the T20I series 2-0 with a match to spare.
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Maaz Sadaqat hit 96 and Imran Randhawa took 3-11 as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in Rawalpindi to win the T20I series 2-0 with a match to spare.
New T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan said Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan can return any time, as Pakistan begin a three-match series against Sri Lanka.
The PCB said the 12th Pakistan Super League will run from March 18 to May 2, 2027, with all eight franchises, ahead of retentions and an auction.
Harmanpreet Kaur, who led India to their first Women's World Cup title, quit as captain in all formats after the Asian Games gold, but will keep playing.
The PCB will run Hyderabad's Niaz Stadium for 20 years and upgrade it to host international, first-class and PSL matches, under a deal with the city corporation.
Sahibzada Farhan replaces Salman Agha as T20I captain for the Sri Lanka series, while Shaheen Afridi leads the ODI side in the tri-series with England.
Pakistan fell 19 runs short of India's 212 in the Asian Games cricket final, despite a brilliant 96 off 51 balls from Hasan Nawaz, and settled for silver.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has joined Perth Scorchers for the Women's Big Bash League, while fast bowler Kainat Imtiaz has retired from international cricket.
Sri Lanka named a 16-man squad led by Kusal Mendis for the ODI tri-series in Pakistan, as Rawalpindi called in 1,500 extra police and 50 snipers for the matches.
Abdul Samad hit 30 off 15 balls, including 22 in one over, as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets to reach Saturday's Asian Games gold-medal match.
The PCB has dropped plans for a Test and a tri-series with Ireland and Zimbabwe, keeping only ODIs as Pakistan build towards the 2027 World Cup.
Former Test spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said Pakistan has the talent but needs specialist coaches, long-term planning and national interest ahead of personal agendas.
Rain in Nagoya washed out every quarter-final, sending the higher-ranked teams through. Pakistan meet Bangladesh and India face Sri Lanka in Thursday's semi-finals.