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Pakistan and Afghanistan will play their first ever one-day international cricket match in Sharjah next February, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Friday.It will be Afghanistan's first one-day against a top international team, taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on ...

England recalled spinner Monty Panesar when they named a 16-man squad on Friday for their upcoming Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.The series, being played in the UAE because of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan, will be England's first ...

The Guinness Book of Records acknowledged the achievement of Sharjah cricket stadium for hosting the most number of one-day matches during the Pakistan and Sri Lanka encounter here on Sunday.Sharjah stadium, built in the early 1980s, was the hub of one-day cricket ...

Rival coaches Geoff Marsh and Mohsin Khan said they were comfortable with the change in rules as Pakistan and Sri Lanka play under them for the first time in the opening day-night match here on Friday.Teams will have to start the batting ...

Rival captains Tillakaratne Dilshan and Misbah-ul Haq have different concerns going into the second of three Tests between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Dubai cricket stadium from Wednesday.Dilshan hopes his batsmen pull up their socks and score big in the first innings ...

Misbah-ul Haq will look for an improved performance from his fielders to menace Sri Lanka in the second Test which starts at Dubai sports city stadium from Wednesday.Pakistan snatched a draw from the jaws of a win by dropping as many as ...

Sri Lanka hope to end their Test drought when they face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates later this month, the team's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan said Thursday.Sri Lanka have not won a Test in their last 11 outings, since beating India in ...

Afghan captain Mohammad Nabi said Friday his fast-rising cricket team were batting for a fresh berth in the World Twenty20, hoping that competing in Pakistan had helped to mature young talent.The 26-year-old led a young Afghan team in Pakistan's Twenty20 domestic tournament ...

Pakistan announced Tuesday the itinerary for their autumn series against Sri Lanka to be played in the neutral territory of the United Arab Emirates.Pakistan have been forced to play on foreign soil since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus ...

Afghanistan defeated Canada by two wickets in a rain-affected Intercontinental Cup one-day international at King City.It was Afghanistan's second successive victory over the hosts after a nine-wicket win in a four-day fixture, a result that confirmed the Asian team's growing power as ...

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Topic: Middle East

Afghanistan in debut one-day against Pakistan

Panesar gets England recall for Pakistan series

Sharjah cricket stadium enters Guinness Book entry

Marsh, Mohsin comfortable with ODI rule changes

Pakistan, Sri Lanka want improvement in second Test

Pakistan confident ahead of second Sri Lanka Test

Sri Lanka look for cricket revival against Pakistan

Afghanistan eye fresh World Twenty20 berth

Pakistan announces Sri Lanka itinerary

Afghanistan beat Canada in rain-hit ODI

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