Sunrisers Leeds signed Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed for about $255,000 in The Hundred auction, becoming the first Indian-owned franchise in the league to pick a Pakistan player. Hours later, the team’s X account appeared suspended.
Ishan Kishan’s 40-ball 77 and a clinical four-pronged bowling effort helped India defeat Pakistan by 61 runs in Colombo, confirming their place in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 round.
Fans are paying sharply higher travel and hotel costs to watch India vs Pakistan in Colombo, but weather forecasts warning of possible thunderstorms now threaten to disrupt the highly anticipated T20 World Cup clash
Pakistan defeated the USA by 32 runs and New Zealand cruised to a 10-wicket win over the UAE, as both teams secured their second victories in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Key Points Netherlands posted 146 after early aggression and late collapse. Pakistan slipped from 98/2 to 115/7 before late recovery. Faheem Ashraf’s explosive 19th-over hitting sealed the win.
Pakistan crushed Australia by 90 runs in the second T20I in Lahore, piling up 198 for 5 before bowling the visitors out for 108. Salman Agha’s blistering 76 powered a series-clinching win.
Pakistan defeated Australia by 22 runs in the first T20I in Lahore as Saim Ayub starred with 40 and 2 for 29. Australia were held to 146 for 8 in a chase of 169, giving Pakistan a 1 to 0 series lead.
Indian cricket fans responded with sarcasm after Pakistan left out fast bowler Haris Rauf from its T20 World Cup 2026 squad, citing his recent poor performances in key matches and joking that they would miss him as an opponent.
Pakistan has unveiled its 15 member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, naming Salman Ali Agha as captain and selecting several first time participants while leaving out senior players Haris Rauf and Mohammad Rizwan.