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ONE-DAY CRICKET RETURNS AS PAKISTAN HOST ENGLAND AND SRI LANKA
Seven matches in two weeks, split between Rawalpindi and Lahore. Shaheen Shah Afridi leads a home side with Babar Azam back in the mix, and the opening game against Sri Lanka is on Saturday. The two best teams meet in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium on 31 October.
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Hazlewood six-for flattens South Africa
Josh Hazlewood took 6 for 49 as South Africa were bowled out for 206 on the final day, handing Australia a 214-run win and a 1–0 lead. Aiden Markram resisted for 75 in more than 230 balls.
Hope hundred sets up a Bengaluru decider
Shai Hope smashed an unbeaten 102 from 50 balls as West Indies piled up 247 for 3. Keemo Paul then took five wickets to level the series at 2–2 ahead of Saturday’s final match.
Kusal Mendis stops the whitewash
Sri Lanka chased 169 with 17 balls to spare, Kusal Mendis finishing 87 not out. Pakistan still took the series 2–1, with captain Sahibzada Farhan scoring 76.
Babar out of T20 plans, back for ODIs
Pakistan’s selectors split their white-ball squads: Babar Azam returns for the tri-series one-dayers, while Salman Ali Agha lost the T20I captaincy to Farhan.
PAKISTAN CRICKET
What fans are searching for this monthFarhan’s first series as T20I captain ends in a win
He scored 89 on debut as captain in a four-wicket win, then Pakistan won the second match by 82 runs to seal the series before the final-game loss.
Lessons from a 3–0 defeat in England
Saud Shakeel (204 runs) and Mohammad Abbas (13 wickets) stood out in a tough tour. Three players made Test debuts in the final match at Birmingham.
Two home Tests against Sri Lanka
World Test Championship points are on the line in Rawalpindi and Lahore — Pakistan’s first chance to recover from the England whitewash.
Peshawar Zalmi lift a second title
Zalmi bowled out Hyderabad Kingsmen for 129 at the Gaddafi Stadium and won by five wickets. Aaron Hardie took 4 for 27 and scored an unbeaten 56.
Out on net run rate
Pakistan reached the Super Eights and beat Sri Lanka in their last game behind a Farhan century, but New Zealand edged them for a semi-final place on net run rate.
COMING UP
| Date | Match | Format | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Oct | India v West Indies, 5th T20I | T20I | Bengaluru |
| Sat 18 Oct | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | ODI | Rawalpindi |
| 18–22 Oct | South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test | Test | Gqeberha |
| Mon 20 Oct | Pakistan v England | ODI | Rawalpindi |
| Wed 22 Oct | Sri Lanka v England | ODI | Rawalpindi |
| Wed 22 Oct | New Zealand v India, T20I series begins | T20I | Christchurch |
| Sat 25 Oct | Pakistan v England | ODI | Lahore |
| Mon 27 Oct | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | ODI | Lahore |
| 27–31 Oct | South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test | Test | Cape Town |
| Fri 31 Oct | Tri-series final | ODI | Lahore |