It was a dream start to a career that held so much promise and anticipation. However, their No.1 rank was short-lived, as their downfall began. "Total matches" includes matches scheduled but not played. Professional cricket has been played in Pakistan since its formation in 1947: Cricket is considered the most popular sport in Pakistan. 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Almost all cities and villages in Pakistan have their own cricket teams and unofficial tournaments. Miandad was sufficiently impressed to induct him into the playing side and the 21-year-old Tauseef responded with seven wickets in his first Test appearance. Wahab's spell was praised despite not picking up many wickets. Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship received first-class status in October 2016 from the ICC. This saw Australia's record win streak of 27 consecutive world cup games broken which saw them win every game between the 1999 world cup up until this game. 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. Pakistan is an official member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. The areas that I bowled in first-class cricket, that helped me a lot in One Day Cup as well as PSL," he said. This brought in Angelo Mathews, who along with Sangakkara took the score from 70/6 to 138/6, with 17 runs being scored off the last over bowled by Mohammad Amir. . Akram also holds the record of most Test wickets by a Pakistani bowler, This article is about the men's team. This was followed by a Quaid Trophy match against FATA and then a selection to play for Pakistan A against England Lions in the UAE. The final cricketer on this list is another paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi. Salman Butt became the hero of the match with his 73 runs from just 46 balls. In addition, the Pakistan men's national team participates in the following major international tournaments: Pakistan men's national team has had success on the international stage having a best international ranking of 1st in the Test, ODI and T20I cricket. Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan, who had been the mainstays of the Pakistani batting line-up, announced their retirements from Test cricket (the only format they played at that time) at the completion of the West Indies tour 2017. The game is the most popular sport in the country with the tape ball variety of the game being the most common. He was selected and helped Pakistan to reach the final of the tournament. Pakistan First-Class Cricket Records. [1] In April 2023, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour,[2] with the matches taking place at Kwekwe, Mutare and Harare. [26] Ghulam Mohammad was the captain of team Sind and Frank Tarrant was the captain of Tarrant's team. In the final before a packed house at The Oval, India won the toss and elected to bowl first. England led the series 2-0 going into the final Test. In his final Test series, Misbah made history by being the first Pakistani captain to win an away Test series against West Indies in West Indies. Beginning in 2017, Afghanistan domestic matches have had first-class and List A status. A three tier bottom-up system[1] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). Ihsanullah credits first-class cricket for his success. When Hasan made his Test debut against Zimbabwe, he became the youngest cricketer in Test history being only 14 years and 227 days old. This is the highest score by a Pakistani on debut. In terms of matches, they played total of 72 matches, winning 20 and losing 12 with 40 draws. MacLaren opened the batting for his side at the County Ground, Taunton, and struck 1 six . Mohammad Huraira becomes second-youngest triple-centurion in Pakistan first-class cricket The 19-year old, who hails from Sialkot, is the son of Shoaib Malik's half-brother Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Pakistan played for the Group 2, with mighty oppositions. This set up a semi-final against hosts and favourites England, where Hasan Ali took 3 wickets to take Pakistan to their first ICC Champions Trophy Final, a highly anticipated re-match with India. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is responsible for all first class and Test cricket played in Pakistan and by the Pakistan cricket team. Again, Fazal Mahmood was the chief destroyer, taking 13/114 in the match. (x) = End of league games table position; This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 04:57. It was admitted to the International Cricket Council in July 1953. The Pakistan cricket team toured England from 29 July to 22 September 2010. Pakistani children start playing cricket at a young age. 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. Pakistan domestic cricket would revert to what the PCB called its "tried, tested and winning cricket model and structure", and 16 regional cricket associations would compete in the 202324 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Pakistan: v Canada: Colombo (RPS) 03 Mar 2011: . In the end they were bowled out by the Irish for 132 runs. Sarfaraz Ahmed scored Pakistan's only century against Ireland and was awarded Man of the Match against both South Africa and Ireland. Since the 201920 season it has been contested by six regional teams, having previously been variously contested by associations[a] or departments,[b] or a combination of the two.[1]. [29] India batted first and set a target of 245 runs, leaving Pakistan with a required run rate of 4.92 runs per over. A tape ball is a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape and is used in playing backyard cricket. Pakistan won the match by 16 runs. However, after the creation of Pakistan events took a totally different turn. . It was a knockout tournament for the first two seasons, and again in 195960, from 196364 to 196869, and from 197071 to 197879. However, there are instances where players have been inducted into test cricket after minimal first-class exposure. From 1990 to 1999, Pakistan did even better. They defeated New Zealand by an innings and 1 run in the first test and won the second test match by 4 wickets. With the advent of domestic List A and T20 forms of cricket in the 1970s and 2000s, there has been no consistent set up (as has been noted for first class cricket in Pakistan). Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series which India won 21. The win in the second Test was their highest winning margin against any opposition in their history. The variation was pioneered in Karachi, Pakistan and is credited with Pakistan's famous production of fast bowlers as children are brought up playing the game using a tape ball in which various skills are developed. As a result, he was selected for the Pakistan squad for Afghanistan T20Is. 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. "[45] After the World Cup ended, serious doubts were raised about the investigation, with increasing speculation that Woolmer died of natural causes. Incidentally, at this stage he was also a student at Islamia College but was not picked for the college side, being assigned occasional twelfth man duties. Can Alcaraz be stopped? [6] Women's cricket developed later in Pakistan with the women's national team playing their first match in 1997. Pakistan started well in the ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, after beating Kenya, Sri Lanka (one of the tournament favourites) and bye a margin, beating Canada. 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. Former suppliers were CA Sports (2015-2019), Hunt,[78] Slazenger[79] and AJ Sports. The 2010 World T20 was held in West Indies, where Pakistan was able to reach for the semi-final stage. [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. [31][32][33], The 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand marked Pakistan's first World Cup victory. From 1970 to 1979, Pakistan played over 13 Test series, which they won 3, lost 5 and drew 5. It has been held every year since it was first played in 1953. Australia scored 197/7 in 19.5 overs and won the match. 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. A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Pakistan, Known as the ICC Knockout in 1998 and 2000. At other times it has been contested in one or more round robin groups with another group stage, knockout or single final match between the top sides in each group, and as a two division league system with a knockout and/or final and promotion and relegation. You cannot bowl everywhere, you have to find that right length and get the batsmen out from that particular length. In Test matches, the team wears cricket whites, with an optional sweater or sweater-vest with a green and gold V-neck for use in cold weather. [15] Shahid Afridi soon after, took the wicket of Isuru Udana with a googly which drifted into the right-hander, knocking the off-stump. Their first match was against cricket rivals India. The 20-year-old made his FC debut last year and has so far picked up 22 wickets at an average of 28.22 apiece in seven matches. After Amir, Asif and Butt were dismissed, Pakistan made Misbah ul Haq the new captain of Pakistan. Pakistan was eliminated from the tournament with this result. The series win pushed up Pakistan's ranking in all three formats of the game. 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 . [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. His first-class debut came soon afterwards in Pakistans match against the West Indies Board Presidents Eleven, and this was followed by his first Test appearance a few weeks later in the second Test of the series in Barbados. This was Pakistan's first ever test series win in the Caribbean. They scored 166/6 in their 20 overs, West Indies scored 82 runs off the last 5 overs giving a fearsome hitting to the Pakistani bowlers. Australia had a good start, where Michael Hussey scored a match winning unbeaten 64 runs from just 24 balls. Wasims foray into the first-class world started on an exceptional note. India won the next match by 10 wickets before the final two test were drawn, which resulted India winning series 21. Lahore teams, United Bank, and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) have four wins each; Habib Bank has 3; and Bahawalpur, Peshawar, Punjab, Railways, Sialkot and Central Punjab (one shared) each have two. In Super 8s stage, Pakistan lost to England, and New Zealand, only won against South Africa. The PCB also set up major domestic competitions such as the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, the Faysal Bank T20 Cup,[52] the Pakistan Super League and the National Twenty20 Cup. Note:1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. Miandad received a leg side full toss from Chetan Sharma, which he hit for six over the midwicket boundary. The history of cricket in Pakistan predates the creation of the country in 1947. Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series. The 2014 ICC World T20 was held by Bangladesh. According to him, first-class cricket is the pinnacle format where everything can be learned, and one can find the right length to trouble the batsmen. In first Test, they were bowled out for 49, the worst in their history. This practice has been used in England since the 2016 County Championship season. Clever bowling coupled with wonderful batting and fielding allowed the hosts to stroll past the visitors. The corporation has been run by former cricketers, professional administrators and trustees, who are often respected businessmen. He is a good bowler as well and he has told me that he wants to become like me," he concluded. In second Test match, Pakistan blew India away for 106 before Pakistan, with the help of Hanif Mohammad's 124, scored 331 in their first innings, taking a lead of 225. Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shared the title after the final resulted in a tie. Pakistan's first home Test match was against India in January 1955 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), after which four more Test matches were played in Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such occurrence in Test history[28]). [7][circular reference] In terms of tournament success: From 2009 to 2019 Pakistan was unable to host international matches in Pakistan after the terror attack on the touring Sri Lanka cricket team. The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan.With few exceptions, it has been staged annually since it was first played during the 1953-54 season.Domestic cricket in Pakistan has undergone many reorganisations, with the number of teams and matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy changing regularly. 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 Pakistan women's national cricket team has had moderate success on the international stage and is in development. Pakistan came back with 249 on board, giving the host a target of 220. They were down at No.5 in rankings. 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In a video interview posted by the PCB, the right-arm pacer shared his fast bowling inspirations - Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. Pakistan cricket is blessed with tremendous talent. History Archie MacLaren was the first player to score a quadruple century in first-class cricket, in 1895. Though Hasan was not yet 15 years old, the chief selector, Zaheer Abbas, picked him to play for a Combined Eleven against the visiting Zimbabwean national team and Hasan scored an impressive fifty on what was his first-class debut. As a result, Pakistan were knocked out of the tournament. However, if the first innings for both teams have not been completed, an extra day will be used. Later recalling the match, he stated that his main focus was to lose with dignity. The team was bowled out for 160 and lost the match by 150 runs. Check PAK v AUS live score 2022, squads, match schedules, PAK v AUS points table, fixtures, updates, photos, and videos on ESPNcricinfo. The 2012 edition of World T20 was held in Sri Lanka, where Pakistan grouped in Group D with New Zealand, and Bangladesh. Note:1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup and in the South African SAA Provincial Challenge against South African first-class teams. Will Young raised his hand before Daryl Mitchell raised his bat but the rest . Pakistan scored 116 before India scored 145. The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy has been contested by a variety of teams representing regional cricket associations and departments. The first captain of the Pakistan national cricket team was Abdul Hafeez Kardar. The partnership between Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell allowed Australia to win the match. For official ICC tournaments, 'Pakistan' is written on the front of the jersey in place of the sponsor logo, with the sponsor logo being placed on the sleeve. Match Points: Batting Points for First Innings (100 overs), Bowling Points for First Innings (100 overs)A: Over-Based Points System. The match against Bangladesh was a comfortable win by 50 runs. Pakistan visited West Indies in 1958 for a five-test series. In 1996 Hasan had tried out for the Pakistan squad for the Under-15 World Cup in England. The main regional domestic cricket tournaments in Pakistan for men are contested by six elite regional teams with the cricket season starting in October and concluding in March. 2023 [First-class] Leicestershire v Glamorgan at Leicester, County Championship Division Two, Apr . "I have got no evidence to suggest it was anybody in the squad. In 2019, six regional teams were created on provincial lines. In 1987, Pakistan went to India for five match series. However Pakistan defied the odds and defeated Australia, courtesy of a brilliant bowling display. It was Sunil Gavaskar's last test series. The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Pakistan's first home Test match was against India in January 1955 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), after which four more Test matches were played in Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such occurrence in Test history). Aamer Nazir, a fast medium swing bowler, was 22 years old when he broke into the Pakistan side. #ASports #Pakistan #Pakistan1stClassCricketThe future of Pakistan's 1st Class Cricket! National team: Malaysia national cricket team1, National team: Nepal national cricket team1. The ICC Team of the Tournament had Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain, Fakhar Zaman, Junaid Khan and Hasan Ali from Pakistan. This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically. With this match, Pakistan lost their defended World T20 title. The first-class status for the matches came into effect with the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship. The ICC later changed the result of the match to a draw, and subsequently reinstated the original result on 1 February 2009. National team: Australia national cricket team [1], National team: Bangladesh national cricket team [8], National team: India national cricket team [28]. However, in the fourth Test, the spot-fixing took place. Not having a good batting line-up along with a slow start to the chase, Pakistan were 29 runs short as India reached the final (India went on to win the final, by defeating Sri Lanka). [a] Each team's principal grounds are listed here. [12] The three tier bottom-up system can be summarised as follows[13], The six regional teams (operated by respective six cricket associations) ensure that the affairs of the associations at city level are regulated. 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. 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. The next player on the list, Miran Baksh, had an interesting career. 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. The Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952. Points are awarded at the conclusion of each match during the season. It was one of greatest moments in their history. In that match, it was another Mohammad performance. Even when the system remained constant, the composition of teams from the regions and departments often changed. It also has a tradition of giving early opportunities to young cricketers with exceptional ability. West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first. [13] Pakistan reached the target in 18.4 overs, with Shahid Afridi, who hit the winning runs, earning Man of the Match[17] while Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared Man of the Series for his 317 runs at an average of 63.40. Domestic cricket in Pakistan has undergone many reorganisations, with the number of teams and matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy changing regularly. 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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. It was an uneventful initiation and he only bowled in Indias first innings taking 2 wickets for 82. It was the first time since the ranking system were introduced, they were crowned No.1 and first time since 1988. No Nadal, No Djokovic. The ball was replaced and England was awarded 5 penalty runs. Few players from lower to lower-middle class backgrounds had the opportunity to play first class cricket, and the sport only had limited popular following." . [50] Misbah-ul-Haq and Younus Khan retired after, with the captaincy going to Sarfaraz Ahmed. "First-class cricket, you know everything you can learn is through that format. His figures in first-class cricket were7520 runs at an average of 44.49 with 16 centuries and a top score of 278 not out. Pakistan nearly chased the target, but wickets in crucial interval gave them backward. next match was against India, which always given a much publicity by all over the fans. 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. "The guys motivated themselves for this World Cup.". Bahawalpur was absorbed into Multan for first-class cricket in 200304. The team played it first match during 1997, when it was on tour of New Zealand and Australia and were invited to the World Cup later that year and in the Women's Asia Cup during 2005 the team came third place. Matches were rarely televised due to lack of quality cricket and lack of interest in departmental cricket. [80]. However, Pakistan won the matches by 221 runs and 356 runs. However, the team is regularly ranked in the top 10 in the world. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is responsible for all first class and Test cricket played in Pakistan and by the Pakistan cricket team. The second match against West Indies was a disaster. Sarfaraz Ahmed was announced as Misbah's successor. The main elite tournaments are: The main franchise domestic T20 cricket tournaments in Pakistan are: Pakistan is home to several cricket stadiums with the major/popular cricket stadiums (by province/territory) being as follows: Figure 1: the match between Sind and Australia in Karachi on November 22, 1935, was reported by the, History of cricket in Pakistan from 1947 to 1970, History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985, History of cricket in Pakistan from 1986 to 2000, PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament, Rafi Stadium (Under Construction - Planned 2022), "A hard tennis ball designed for play in cricket", "Full Scorecard of India vs Pakistan 2nd Test 1952/53 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com", "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra", "Dept cricket's abolition: Ex-cricketers split over Imran's decision", "PCB confirms schedule of 266-match 2021-22 domestic season", "PCB's new domestic structure: Improvement at the price of unemployment? 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. [39] Subsequent to his team's defeat and the death of Woolmer, Inzamam-ul-Haq announced his resignation as captain of the team and his retirement from one-day cricket, stating that he would continue to take part in Test cricket but not as captain. Later the team toured New Zealand where they won two match Test series 10. They scored 191/10 with 49 ball 81 runs by Shane Watson. Pakistan won the T20I series 20 and the ODI series 20 after the third match ended in a draw due to rain. [47] On 16 July 2007, Geoff Lawson, previously head coach of New South Wales, was appointed coach of Pakistan for two years, becoming the third foreigner to take on the rle. [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. "[44] A memorial service was held in Sacred Heart Church, Lahore, for Bob Woolmer on 1 April 2007.
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