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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, unveiled the ticket prices for the upcoming tri-nation ODI series involving the hosts along with New Zealand and South Africa.

The online tickets will be available here from 4:00 PM on Tuesday, 4 February, while physical tickets will also be available at eight Express Centres of TCS from Tuesday. Up to 10 tickets can be purchased on one ID card.

To facilitate fans for the tri-nation series, which is set to be played from 8-14 February in Lahore and Karachi as the newly upgraded Gaddafi Stadium (GSL) and National Bank Stadium (NBS) are set to welcome back international cricket, the tickets will be available at affordable pricing at PKR 350.

The weekend matches (Pakistan v New Zealand, 8 February at GSL) and (the final, 14 February at NBS) will be available from PKR 500.

To encourage maximum fans to enjoy their favourite players in action at the GSL and NBS before the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, the maximum ticket pricing for newly constructed enclosures in Lahore – Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas (VVIP enclosures) at the Jinnah End will be available to fans at PKR 5,000 for Saturday’s fixture, while Monday’s fixture for fans will be available at PKR 4,000.

For Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram (VVIP enclosures) at the Iqbal End, the fans can witness Saturday’s match for PKR 3,500, while tickets for Monday’s encounter will cost PKR 2,500.

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The VIP enclosures (Fazal Mahmood and Imran Khan) will be available to fans at PKR 2,000 for Saturday’s fixture, while on Monday, the fans can enjoy the action from the same enclosures at PKR 1,500.

The premium enclosures (Rajas and Saeed Anwar) will be available to fans at PKR 1,500 for the opening match of the tri-series on Saturday, while Monday’s fixture will cost fans tickets available at PKR 1,000.

The general enclosures (Hanif Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saeed Ahmed) at the Gaddafi Stadium will be available to fans at PKR 350 (Monday’s fixture) and PKR 500 (Saturday’s fixture).

Moreover, first-class enclosures (Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Abdul Qadir, Javed Miandad and Sarfaraz Nawaz) will be available to fans at PKR 1,000 (Monday’s fixture) and PKR 1,500 (Saturday’s fixture).

In Lahore, the fans can also witness action from Gallery (hospitality) boxes at PKR 6,000 for Saturday’s fixture and PKR 5,000 for Monday’s fixture.

For Karachi’s National Bank Stadium, the general enclosures (Asif Iqbal, Nazar Mohammad, Waqar Hasan and Younis Khan) tickets will be available to fans at PKR 350 for Wednesday’s fixture, while for the tri-series final on Friday the tickets will be available to fans at PKR 500.

For first-class enclosures (Imran Khan, Intikhab Alam, Wasim Akram, Wasim Bari and Shahid Afridi) entry tickets will be available for sale for Wednesday’s fixture at PKR 750, while the final on Friday will be available at PKR 1,000.

Additionally, premium enclosures (Iqbal Qasim, Mohammad Brothers, Naseem ul Ghani) will be accessible to fans at PKR 1,000 for Wednesday’s fixture while tickets for Friday’s fixture will be available at PKR 1,500.

VIP enclosures (Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad and Javed Miandad) tickets will be worth PKR 1,500 for Wednesday’s fixture, while it will cost PKR 2,000 for the final scheduled on Friday.

The VVIP enclosures (Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas) located at the University End, will be available to fans at PKR 4,000 for Wednesday’s fixture, while fans can buy tickets at PKR 5,000 for Friday’s final match.

The Gallery seats will be available to fans at PKR 5,000 for Wednesday’s fixture, while Friday’s fixture will be available to fans at PKR 6,000.

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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, penalised Pakistan for maintaining a slow over-rate in the recently concluded second Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

Consequently, the Green Shirts have been fined 25 per cent of their match fee and penalised five ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points.

Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Pakistan were ruled to be five overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

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In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

In addition, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, five World Test Championship points have been deducted from Pakistan’s points total.

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Pakistan captain Shan Masood pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon, third umpire Alex Wharf and fourth umpire Stephen Harris levelled the charge.

It’s worth noting that Pakistan were whitewashed in the two-match series after suffering a ten-wicket defeat in the second Test on Monday.

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CAPE TOWN: South Africa chased down the paltry 58-run target in 7.1 overs to thump Pakistan by ten wickets and complete the series sweep on the fourth day of the second Test here at Newlands on Monday.

David Bedingham struck a quick 44* off 30, laced with four boundaries and two sixes, while Aiden Markram scored 14 runs to help South Africa chase the target without any damage.

Earlier in the evening, Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan came out to bat in the third session and extended their partnership to 88 runs before the latter fell prey to Keshav Maharaj. The wicket-keeper went back to the pavilion after scoring 41 off 75.

Maharaj struck again after a few overs to remove Agha, who was playing at 48, leaving Pakistan struggling at 441-7.

Aamir Jamal then played a crucial 34-run knock and added a valuable 37 runs for the eighth wicket with Mir Hamza (16) before Pakistan were bundled for 478, setting a target of 58 runs.

For South Africa, Kagiso Rabada and Maharaj claimed three wickets each, while Marco Jansen and Mphaka took two and one wickets respectively.

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Earlier in the day, Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel extended their partnership to 51 runs, after coming from Lunch, to take the total to 329-4 before Pakistan faced a double blow.

Rabada struck again to dismiss Shakeel, who scored 23 runs from 51 balls. Meanwhile, Masood fell prey to debutant Kwena Maphaka in the next over after playing a stellar knock of 145 runs from 251 balls, laced with 17 boundaries.

After back-to-back wickets, Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan joined hands to launch recovery for Pakistan. They forged an unbeaten 69-run stand to take the team’s score to 398-5 at the end of the second session.

Pakistan started Day 4 with captain Shan Masood (102*) and nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad (8*) on the crease at the score of 213-1 in their second innings after they were forced to follow on.

However, Shahzad fell prey to Marco Jansen after extending his overnight score to 18 runs, which came off 47 balls, leaving Pakistan reeling at 235-2.

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Masood was joined by Kamran Ghulam (28) and together they forged a gutsy partnership of 43 runs for the the third wicket.

South Africa pace spearhead castled Ghulam to bring Saud Shakeel out to bat, who stayed resilient with Masood to ensure no further damage until Lunch.

Pakistan were on 312-3 with Masood (137*) and Shakeel (16*) on the crease when the umpires called for Lunch on Day 4.

Pakistan Playing XI: Shan Masood (c), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad.

South Africa Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka.

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CAPE TOWN: South Africa opening batter Ryan Rickelton etched his name in the history books with his marathon knock of 259 runs in the second Test against Pakistan here at Newlands on Saturday.

The 28-year-old batter struck 32 boundaries, which included three sixes on his way to a 343-ball innings of 259 before getting out while attempting to clear the mid-on boundary off Mir Hamza.

With his marathon knock, Rickelton became the first South African opening batter to record a 250-plus score at home and the second overall after former captain Graeme Smith. It’s worth noting that Smith twice reached that feat during the tour of England in 2003.

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Overall, Rickelton is the eighth South African batter to cross the 250-run mark in Test cricket, while Hashim Amla is the only Proteas player to score a triple hundred.

Notably, this was the first double hundred by a South African batter since Amla’s 201-run knock against England at Cape Town in 2016.

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Rickelton’s 259 is also the third-highest individual Test score for South Africa on home soil. He trails only behind the legendary Gary Kirsten, whose exceptional 275 remains the highest, and the iconic Graeme Pollock, who scored 274.

Highest individual score for South Africa in Test cricket

• Hashim Amla – 311* vs England, The Oval, 19 July 2012
• AB de Villiers – 278* vs Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, 20 November 2010
• Graeme Smith – 277 vs England, Birmingham, 24 July 2003
• Daryll Cullinan – 275* vs New Zealand, Auckland, 27 February 1999
• Gary Kirsten – 275 vs England, Durban, 26 December 1999
• Graeme Pollock – 274 vs Australia, Durban, 5 February 1970
• Graeme Smith – 259 vs England, Lord’s, 31 July 2003
• Ryan Rickelton – 259 vs Pakistan, Cape Town, 3 January 2025

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CAPE TOWN: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan recover after losing three wickets against a dominant South Africa on the second day of the second Test here at Newlands on Saturday.

Babar Azam (31*) and Mohammad Rizwan (9*) will resume Pakistan’s innings on the third day with 64-3 on the board.

The visitors lost skipper Shan Masood (2) on the final ball of the first over.

Babar, who opened the innings due to Saim Ayub’s unfortunate ankle injury, looked comfortable against South African bowling attack, scoring a gusty 31 off 77.

Meanwhile, Kamran Ghulam (12) and Saud Shakeel (0) fell prey to Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada respectively, bringing Mohammad Rizwan out to bat.

Earlier, Mohammad Abbas bowled debutant Kwena Maphaka to finally end South Africa’s marathon first innings of 615, which lasted 141.3 overs.

Marco Jansen (57*) and Keshav Maharaj (2*) resumed the batting after Tea with 566-7 on the board. However, Jansen soon fell prey to Mir Hamza after scoring 62 off 54, which featured eight fours and three sixes.

Maharaj then took control and played a cameo of 40 runs from 35 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes before Khurram Shahzad ended his entertaining knock before Abbas ended the South African innings.

For Pakistan, Abbas and Salman Ali Agha took three wickets each, while Hamza and Shahzad bagged two each.

During the second session, Kyle Verreynne and Ryan Rickelton stretched their partnership to 148 runs before Salman Ali Agha struck again to dismiss the former.

Verreynne returned to the pavilion right after a 100-run knock from 147 balls, peppered with nine boundaries and five sixes.

Marco Jansen then joined Rickelton and smashed a quick-fire half-century during the 86-run stand for the seventh wicket.

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Rickelton also switched gears and powered his individual score to 259 before he got out while attempting to clear the mid-on boundary off Mir Hamza. The top-order batter conceded 343 balls for his 259, hitting 32 boundaries, which included three sixes.

Earlier, Rickelton resumed the second day’s play with his personal score of 176 off 232 balls, accompanied by David Bedingham (4*) with the scoreboard reading 316-4.

South Africa lost an early wicket on the second day with Mohammad Abbas dismissing Bedingham (5), however, it proved to be the only success for Pakistan in the first session.

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Wicket-keeper Kyle Verreynne joined Rickelton and launched an attack on Pakistan bowlers with an unbeaten stand of 113 runs for the sixth wicket.

Verreynne (74*) was on the crease with Rickelton, who was playing on 213* when umpires called for Lunch with the scoreboard reading 429-5.

Pakistan Playing XI: Shan Masood (c), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad.

South Africa Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka.

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CAPE TOWN: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday confirmed that opening batter Saim Ayub has been ruled out of competitive cricket for up to six weeks after suffering an ankle injury during the ongoing second Test against South Africa.

The cricket board confirmed that the young batter had suffered a right ankle fracture while fielding on Friday, the first day of the ongoing test.

“Saim Ayub has been ruled out of competitive cricket for up to six weeks due to a right ankle fracture sustained while fielding on the opening day of the second men’s cricket Test against South Africa,” the PCB said in a statement.

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“An MRI conducted Friday afternoon confirmed the fracture, which has been immobilised in an Ankle Medical Moon Boot.

“Although Saim will not participate further in the Test, he will remain with the team and travel back to Pakistan with the squad after the match concludes.”

The incident occurred in the seventh over of South Africa’s first innings when Ryan Rickelton played a fuller-length delivery from Mohammad Abbas past the slip cordon into the deep third-wicket region.

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Saim, quick on his feet, dashed in to act as the relay fielder, as Aamir Jamal valiantly attempted to haul the ball back from the boundary at deep third-man.

However, in a heartbreaking moment, Saim lost his balance and stumbled backwards, struggling to regain his footing.

He was attended to by medical staff on the field, but his painful grimaces made it evident that he was in significant distress. Ultimately, he was carried off the field after he struggled to stand on his feet.

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CAPE TOWN: Ryan Rickelton finished the day unbeaten on 176 runs, while captain Temba Bavuma also scored a century, helping South Africa reach 316-4 at the close of play on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan here at Newlands on Friday.

Bavuma fell prey to Salman Ali Agha in the dying minutes of the first day after playing a brilliant knock of 106 runs from 179 deliveries with the help of nine fours and two sixes.

Rickelton, who scored 176 off 232 balls, will resume the play on the second day with David Bedingham (4*).

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Bavuma and Rickelton joined hands after lunch to build a substantial 235-run partnership, which lasted throughout the second session and most of the third before Salman ended their collaboration.

Earlier, South Africa lost their third wicket at the stroke of Lunch as Salman Ali Agha dismissed Tristan Stubbs (0) to leave the hosts reeling at 72-3. Rickelton will resume his innings on 50 after Lunch.

The hosts got off to a solid start after opting to bat first as in-form Aiden Markram and Rickelton stitched a 61-run opening stand.

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However, Khurram Shahzad dismissed Markram, after he had scored 17 runs from 40 balls, to force Pakistan’s comeback.

The returning batter Wiaan Mulder (5) fell prey to Mohammad Abbas, while Stubbs was removed by Salman to end the first session.

Pakistan Playing XI: Shan Masood (c), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad.

South Africa Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka.

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CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday revealed their Playing XI for the second Test against Pakistan, scheduled to be played here at Newlands from 3 January.

South Africa are leading the two-match series after a thrilling two-wicket victory in the opening Test in Centurion. With this victory, they confirmed their berth for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC), scheduled in June.

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The Proteas have made three changes to the Playing XI as Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj and uncapped Kwena Maphaka came into the side for Tony de Zorzi, Corbin Bosch and Dane Paterson.

Bosch made his debut in the first Test, replacing injured Maharaj, and played a key role in South Africa’s victory with his all-round performance. Meanwhile, Paterson bagged a five-wicket haul in the first innings.

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In De Zorzi’s absence, Ryan Rickelton will join Aiden Markram at the top of the order, followed by returning Mulder. The middle order will feature skipper Temba Bavuma, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham and wicketkeeper batter Kyle Verreynne.

Meanwhile, teenage pacer Maphaka, who impressed during the white-ball series against Pakistan, will join senior pacers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen as well as returning spinner Maharaj to form Soputh Afrioca’s bowling attack.

South Africa Playing XI for the second Test against Pakistan

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka.

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CAPE TOWN: Pakistan team management is likely to exclude all-rounder Aamir Jamal from their Playing XI for the second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start here at Newlands on 3 January.

Pakistan suffered a two-wicket defeat in a thrilling first Test of the two-match series against South Africa at SuperSport Park.

Reports suggest that the team management is considering including left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza in the lineup instead of Aamir Jamal.

During the first Test, Jamal recorded scores of 28 and 18 with the bat. With the ball, he took two wickets in the first innings, however, he bowled only nine overs across two innings.

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Although the pitch at Newlands typically offers favourable conditions for spin bowlers, it appears that Pakistan’s management is not considering the inclusion of any specialist spinner in their playing XI.

Noman Ali, a left-arm spinner who made a significant impact by claiming 20 wickets at an impressive average of 13.85 during two Test matches against England in October 2024, is expected to stay on the sidelines.

Instead, the team’s management is likely to place their trust in all-rounder Agha Salman, who will take on the role of the sole spinner.

Pakistan squad for Test series against South Africa

Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha

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CENTURION: Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas achieved a historic milestone with his brilliant spell in the second innings of the first Test against South Africa here on Sunday.

Abbas, who was playing an international match after nearly three years, returned with bowling figures of 6-54, which earned him a place in the history books. His bowling figures are the best by a Pakistan bowler against South Africa.

The record was previously held by leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, who took 6-78 in Durban back in 1998.

Best Test Bowling Figures by a Pakistan Bowler vs South Africa

Mohammad Abbas – Centurion, 2024: 6/54

Mushtaq Ahmed – Durban, 1998: 6/78

Waqar Younis – Gqeberha, 1998: 6/78

Saeed Ajmal – Cape Town, 2013: 6/96

Tanveer Ahmed – Abu Dhabi, 2010: 6/120

Abbas waged a lone war against South Africa while defending a modest target of 148. His brilliance left South Africa reeling at 99/8.

However, Kagiso Rabada (31*) and Marco Jansen (16*) constructed a gutsy 51-run stand to steer South Africa to a thrilling two-wicket victory.

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With this impressive victory, South Africa ascended to the pinnacle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-2025 points table, boasting a remarkable points percentage of 66.67%.

This triumph not only highlighted their exceptional skills and consistency in the game but also guaranteed their spot in the WTC final.

The second and final Test match between Pakistan and South Africa is scheduled to be played in Cape Town from January 3-7, 2025.

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