After a wave of vegetable price shocks, Pakistan is now staring at a fresh sugar crisis, with prices in the open market surging once again to Pakistani Rs 200 per kilogram.
Head coach Azhar Mahmood bemoaned the familiar flaw of Pakistan's team and pointed to his side's first-innings collapse as the turning point in their defeat against South Africa during the second Test in Rawalpindi.
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada hailed his team's hard-fought win in the subcontinent as a career highlight, saying the victory would boost the confidence of the young squad.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced their white-ball squads for upcoming home fixtures across the next month, featuring notable returns, including Babar Azam and Naseem Shah to the T20I team, and Haris Rauf to the ODI squad, ahead of the upcoming series against South Africa and Sri Lanka.
At the end of the day's play, Pakistan was 94/4, with Babar Azam (49*) heading towards a half-century and Mohammed Rizwan (16*) unbeaten at the other end.
A Rawalpindi ATC issued a fourth non-bailable arrest warrant for PTI founder Imran Khan's sister, Aleema Khan, over her absence in a case linked to the November 2023 PTI protests. The court also confiscated her guarantor's bonds and adjourned the hearing till November 24.
In a major development, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed Mohammad Rizwan from the role of ODI captain, appointing pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi as his replacement. The announcement came shortly after the end of the first day's play of the ongoing Rawalpindi Test against South Africa, a
Pakistan ended the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Rawalpindi on 259/5, with Saud Shakeel and Salman Agha at the crease, trying to steady the innings. The visitors, trailing 0-1 in the series, will be eager to bounce back and level the series at 1-1.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second and final Test of the series, which is being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium here on Monday.
On Saturday, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced its withdrawal from the T20I tri-series following the death of three local cricketers, Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, who were among eight people killed in the airstrike in the Urgun district, alleging that it was "carried out by the
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma is set to play the A series against India after recovering from his calf injury, and with this tour, he will be looking to make a comeback in the main team. Recently, he was benched in the first Test against Pakistan, which was played in Rawalpindi.