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LAHORE: Spider cam will be available for coverage in the last Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7’s group contest between Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars. 

The technical team has joined the cables for the camera to operate. The cam is now ready to be functional in the remaining PSL 7 matches including playoffs.

It is pertinent to mention here that spider cam’s cables were broken during Qalandars vs Islamabad United’s contest on February 19. The spider cam wasn’t available on doubleheader Sunday (20 February).

PSL 7 playoffs will start from February 23 with most likely Multan Sultans taking on the Qalandars. United will take on Zalmi in the first Eliminator on February 24.

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LAHORE: Mohammad Rizwan had fun on the field while trying a new way of recreational sport ‘Bowling’ and his fans are enjoying every bit of it. 

In a viral video on the internet, Rizwan tried Bowling between the wickets on a pitch. And, the wicket-keeper batsman successfully pinned the ball and celebrated.

The happy skipper of Multan Sultans has led his team to nine victories in 10 matches of the group stage in Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7. His team becomes the first-ever to win nine round matches in a single season.

Sultans are currently at top of the points table with 18 points. They will most probably face second-spot Lahore Qalandars in PSL 7 Qualifier on February 23.

READ: Rizwan stands out for Sultans as they beat United by six wickets

LAHORE: Hary Brooks scored his maiden T20 century to help Lahore Qalandars roll over the top of Islamabad United by 66 runs in the 27th contest of PSL 7 here at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.

Brooks remained in the limelight as he set up Qalandars to defend 198 runs against United.

Deciding to bat first, Qalandars lost three quick wickets but Fakhar Zaman, as usual, supported the sinking ship of his team who reached 197-6 in 20 overs.

This time, the left-handed batter joined hands with Brook who stormed with his powerful century knock in the end. Fakhar smashed 51 runs including four boundaries and a six.

But, Brook was in a different mood this time around. The 22-year-old Englishman remained not out for 102 runs laced with 10 boundaries and five sixes. The young man impressed jam-packed Gaddafi Stadium by smacking the ball all around the park.

For United, Faheem Ashraf bagged three wickets while Zahir Khan and Liam Dawson shared a wicket apiece.

In reply, United were not able to start off things as quickly as they used to do earlier in the tournament. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zaman Khan, Rashid Khan and Haris Rauf bagged two wickets each to help Qalandars defend their set target.

Liam Dawson (31) and Danish Aziz (30*) resisted for United but due to a big target on the scoreboard, their effort wasn’t enough. Danish struck four boundaries while Dawson smashed four boundaries and a six.

KARACHI: Star all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi came in defense of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against James Faulkner’s late payment allegations on Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7’s management. 

Taking to Twitter, Afridi said Faulkner made ‘baseless allegations’ and tried to taint Pakistan’s brand.

“Disappointed with James Faulkner comments who reciprocated Pakistan’s hospitality & arrangements by leveling baseless allegations. We all have been treated with respect & never ever our payments have been delayed. No one should be allowed to taint Pakistan, Pakistan cricket, and the HBL PSL brand,” he wrote.

Disappointed with @JamesFaulkner44 comments who reciprocated Pakistan's hospitality&arrangements by levelling baseless allegations.We al have been treated with respect &never ever our payments have been delayed. No one should be allowed to taint 🇵🇰, 🇵🇰cricket & the #HBLPSL brand.

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) February 19, 2022

On early Saturday, Faulkner left for Australia citing late payments by the PSL 7 management. The Australian cricketer was due to complete the whole season for Quetta Gladiators. He reportedly destroyed the hotel’s property and also misbehaved with the airport staff before leaving.

Taking action against the cricketer, PCB banned him from future PSL events.

READ: PCB’s detailed response to Faulkner’s allegations

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Quetta Gladiators have refuted baseless allegations regarding payments made by Australian cricketer James Faulkner. 

In a press release, PCB explained the payment method and how many payments were made to Faulkner.

• In December 2021, Mr James Faulkner’s agent confirmed the United Kingdom bank details to which his fee payments should be transferred. This was noted for action.

• In January 2022, for reasons best known to Mr Faulkner, his agent sent revised banking details of Mr Faulkner’s onshore account in Australia. However, the contracted 70 per cent of Mr Faulkner’s fee payment was transferred to his offshore UK bank account. The receipt of this payment was acknowledged by Mr Faulkner.

• Accordingly, payments due to Mr Faulkner as per his contract are fully up to date.

• The remaining 30 per cent of his contractual payment only becomes due 40 days after the completion of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022, which now remains a matter to be reviewed in line with his contract.

• In spite of the money being transferred and received in his account, Mr Faulkner continued to insist that a second duplicate payment of the same amount be made to his account in Australia. This meant Mr Faulkner would have been paid twice.

• He further threatened and refused to participate in his side’s match against Multan Sultans on Friday afternoon until his money demands were met.

• The PCB, as a responsible organisation, engaged with Mr Faulkner early Friday afternoon in an attempt to reason with him. Despite his reprehensible and insulting behavior during the conversation, Mr Faulkner was assured that all his grievances would be addressed. He refused to reconsider his decision to take the field in a crucial match for his side, let his team down and demanded that his travel arrangements be immediately made.

• During this time, the PCB was also in constant contact with his agent, who was regretful and apologetic.

• Prior to his departure on Saturday morning, Mr Faulkner caused deliberate damage to the hotel property and as a result had to pay damages to the hotel management. The PCB later also received reports and complaints from the immigration authorities that Mr Faulkner had acted inappropriately and abusively at the airport.

Taking action against the cricketer, PCB banned him from future PSL events.

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LAHORE: Mir Hamza bagged four crucial wickets to help Karachi Kings defend 150 runs against Lahore Qalandars and win their first match in Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7 here at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.

The left-arm pacer picked up in-form Qalandars’ openers Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman in no time. The chasing side suffered under pressure after losing their openers and later on fell 23 runs short to the target.

Earlier, Rashid Khan and Zaman Khan bowled brilliantly to help Qalandars bowl out Kings for 149 in the 26th match of PSL 7.

The two Khans bagged four wickets each to top the bowling chart in the contest for their team.

Deciding to bat first, Kings made a change in the opening pair by sending Joe Clarke alongside Babar Azam. But, the change didn’t work for Kings who were looking for their maiden win in PSL 7.

Clarke scored just four runs before Zaman Khan struck for Qalandars. Skipper Babar once again stood firm and kept the scoreboard ticking. His innings of 39 included five boundaries.

Qasim Akram contributed 26 with a six and three boundaries but he didn’t get enough support. Lewis Gregory also resisted a bit by scoring 28.

Rashid cleaned up Imad Wasim and Chris Jordan in a row lately to dent Kings. Zaman was the other performer with the bowl as he once again proved his strength. Mohammad Hafeez and Shaheen Shah Afridi also took a wicket each for Qalandars.

In reply, Qalandars were off to a shaky start with Hamza taking quick wickets. Experienced batter Mohammad Hafeez scored 33 runs with four boundaries to bring Qalandars back in the game.

But, Kings’ bowlers were on song as they controlled the flow of runs throughout. David Wiese scored some quick 33 runs laced with two boundaries and a six to make Kings nervous in the end. But, Hamza bowled second last over brilliantly to hand his team their first win in nine matches they played in this year’s PSL.

Chris Jordan bagged two wickets while Imad Wasim managed to take a wicket.

TOSS

Karachi Kings won the toss and decided to bat first against Lahore Qalandars

SQUADS

Karachi Kings: Babar Azam, Joe Clarke, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Rohail Nazir, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nabi, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Usman Shinwari, Mir Hamza

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi’s Saqib Mahmood has left Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7 due to his national commitment. 

Saqib, who has been selected in England’s Test squad against West Indies, will leave Zalmi as announced by himself on Twitter.

“My time cut short PSL 7 – PeshawarZalmi this year, heading home to prepare for the Test Series against West Indies in a few weeks. Wishing the boys the best of luck for the rest of the tournament,” he wrote.

My time cut short @thePSLt20 @PeshawarZalmi this year, heading home to prepare for the Test Series against West Indies in a few weeks. Wishing the boys the best of luck for the rest of the tournament 💛 pic.twitter.com/DLE30U6DB4

— Saqib Mahmood (@SaqMahmood25) February 16, 2022

England and West Indies will play three Tests, starting from March 8.

England’s Squad

Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire)
Ben Foakes (Surrey)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Alex Lees (Durham)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

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LAHORE: Multan Sultans’ middle-order batters shone with crucial cameos as the table-toppers managed to beat Karachi Kings by seven wickets in the 23rd match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7, here at Gaddafi Stadium.

Set to chase 175, Sultans’ opener – Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood provided a solid start; putting on a brilliant 100-runs partnership for the first wicket.

The pair appeared solid but remained a touch too slow as Shan lost his wicket in the 15th over in an attempt to race up the proceedings. He scored 45 off 41 balls with the help of six boundaries.

Rizwan, on the other hand, managed to accelerate his innings but he too, fell short in the 17th over as he slices one of Chris Jordan’s delivery. He top-scored with 76 off 56 deliveries; smashing eight boundaries.

Following his departure, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw provided handy cameos at the death to assist their side to seal a thrilling victory over Kings.

David scored 13 off seven balls, while Khushdil and Rossouw remained unbeaten with 21 and 14 each. Khushdil smashed three boundaries including a six, while Rossouw hit one boundary and a winning sixer.

For Kings, Mir Hamza bagged two wickets, while Jordan made one scalp.

Batting first, opener Sharjeel Khan and Joe Clarke supported Kings strongly after they lost their skipper Babar Azam for just five runs. The left-right-hand combination scored 72 runs together to put a solid foundation for the men in blue-red.

Sharjeel scored 36 including a boundary and two sixes whereas Clarke smashed 40 with the help of three boundaries two sixes.

In middle overs, Kings lost a couple of quick wickets as Shahnawaz Dahani and Blessing Muzarabani joined hands to take wickets. Muzarabani bagged Rohail Nazir and Dahani took Nabi to bring Sultans back in the game. Both the batter scored 21 runs each.

In the end, it was Imad who did a splendid job for his team, scoring 32 off 16 balls laced with five boundaries and a six.

For Sultans, Dahani took two while Muzarabani, Rumman Raees, Imran Tahir, and Khushdil Shah shared a wicket apiece.

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s chairman Ramiz Raja has invited Prime Minister Imran Khan to watch Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7’s final, scheduled here at Gaddafi Stadium on February 27. 

According to the details, PCB chairman sent PSL 7 final invitation to the PM on Wednesday. As per initial development, the PCB chairman received positive response from the PM House.

It must be noted here Lahore-leg of PSL 7 is currently underway at Gaddafi Stadium. Multan Sultans is leading the points table followed by Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi. Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings are placed below the table respectively.

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LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators’ Sohail Tanvir and Peshawar Zalmi’s Ben Cutting were fined for showing inappropriate gestures during the 22nd game of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7 on Tuesday.

The two cricketers will pay 15 percent of their match fees for breaching a Level 1 offense of the PSL Code of Conduct in separate incidents. Both of them accepted the charge and apologized for showing inappropriate gestures.

Tanvir also took to Instagram to clarify the buzz and apologized on his actions during the match.

 

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Match referee Ali Naqvi: “Such type of inappropriate gestures have no space in this great sport. The players need to always understand and remember their on and off the field responsibilities as they are role models and behaviour like this sends out a wrong message to the younger generation of cricketers. The HBL PSL 2022 is being played in good, positive spirits and I would like to see the players continue to fight hard inside the field of play but at the same time to remain within the parameters of the spirit of the game.”

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