Pakistani winners lose by 39 runs

Pakistan's bid for a world-record chase fell a mere 40 runs short, allowing Australia to exhale after coming close to coughing up a match they had dominated over the first four days and nights at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba.

Late middle order batsman, Asad Shafiq's sublime century and sturdy support from tailender Yasir Shah took Australia close to their wit's end, but a Mitchell Starc short ball did for Shafiq when the visitors needed only 41 runs to steal the most fanciful of victories. Three balls later, Smith struck the final blow, running out Yasir from slip after the number 10 wandered out of his crease and ending a match that had seemed destined for a much wider margin.

Paksitan is West Indies

South Asia is referred as "Indies", by this definition the Western part of South Asia, Pakistan, should be called West Indies.

Congratulation Pakistanis, you have beaten India in a World T20 2016.

Note that Cherry Blossom is widely used in Pakistan, no matter if it replaces Fair & Lovely.

Unidentified batsman fires upon Waseem Akram

One unidentified and unknown batsman, who used to play in Pakistan's domestic circuit decade ago, is suspected to have fired upon Sultan of Swing Waseem Akram to avenge some of fatal deliveries he has received over the years.

The information presented above is Fictitious, however, it is offered in Good Faith and Mostly Correct to the best of our knowledge. If any factual errors have appeared here inadvertently, then we would be pleased to hear from anyone wishing to offer corrections.

ABD - The new sequence of English Alphabets

AB De Villiers lighting ton against West Indies has set "ABD" as a new sequence of English Alphabets.

Imran Khan and his inspirational cousins

The protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has entered its sixth week with an end to the impasse no where in sight. 

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan however remain rooted his demands. Having termed Nawaz Sharif as the root cause of all the bad in the world while and reiterating stories of inspiration, Imran drew from his cousins, before thousands every evening.

Imran Khan starts the story from his visit to a cricket ground to watch a match played by his cousin former cricketer Javed Barki, and reveals the inspiration he got from his cousins Javed Barki and Majid Khan to become a world class cricketer. While he ends his story with details of inspiration he got from his recently discovered cousin Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri to become a champion of politics of agitation.

Pakistan's stunning Maghrib Chase

Pakistan pull off astonishing Maghrib Run Chase to turn a Test on its head, with an incredible batting performance in the dying moments of Final Day, when they scored 302 runs in 57.3 overs to Sucker-Punch Sri Lanka and level the three match series.

It refreshed memories of Pakistan's brilliant twin Maghrib Chases chases against India in Second and Third Test of 1978 Series. Indeed, among the many kinds of finishes that Test cricket makes possible, a classic template for exciting Test-match wins: a chase completed in the dying overs of the fifth day.

Du Plessis is 'Fine'

After all the Ball-Tampering Fiasco during Dubai Test between Pakistan and South Africa, the ICC Match Referee David Boon asked South Africa Batsman Faf du Plessis who has already pleaded guilty of Ball-Tampering.

David: How are you Faf?

Faf: I am 'Fine'.

David: Okay, then you stay 'Fined'.

And everyone lived happily again.

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Zimbabwe - World's Top Ranked Cricket Side

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Zimbabwe has become World's Top Ranked Cricket Side as South Africa leveled Test Series with Pakistan.

Some great mathmatician of modern times are of the view that the theory of equality has granted Zimbawe World's Top Ranking in Test Cricket as South Africa leveled Test Series with Pakistan, who leveled a Test Series with Zimbawe last month.

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Moin Khan - Always part of Pakistan's defeat against Zimbabwe

What's More - Whatmore

Moin Khan - Always part of Pakistan's defeat against Zimbabwe

Pakistan Team Manager Moin Khan has defended the side from the criticisms following their humiliating win against Zimbabwe in the Second Test, saying that their overall performance was "Satisfactory".

Moin Khan, who somehow or other has always been part of Pakistan's loses against minnows Zimbabwe in 1995, 1998 and 2013, believes that the team does not to apologise for their results as they are not unusual.

According to Khan, the conditions suited Zimbabwe more than Pakistan during the Second Test, although he admitted that Pakistan had played badly in both the one-day and the Test match that they lost. However, it is important not to demoralize players and instead take measures to boost their confidence.

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What's More - Whatmore

What's More - Whatmore

What's more Whatemore? If not winning against Ireland after six years wasn't enough, Pakistan has now lost against Zimbabwe after fifteen (15) years. Back then, Pakistan lost to arguably the most formidable Zimbabwe side in history - one that was capable of standing up to the best International Sides. With the cricketing climate in the country having undergone a drastic change since then, any victory by current setup against a top side will be remembered for long.

Update 14th September:
Zimbabwe has again stunned Pakistan by winning Second Test at Harare.

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Tehzeeb Ali takes Six-For against South Africa

Pakistani Pace Bowler, Tehzeeb Ali took Six-For in only his Second Test against South Africa at Centurion.

Tehzeeb (Rahat) Ali didn't had the best of debuts at Johannesburg, and now playing in only his Second Test, his inexperience showed and his bowling deteriorated. It was almost an injustice as he grabbed Six Wickets for 127 runs, conceding Six No-Balls and Six Wides. Furthermore, his shelling of an absolute sitter off AB de Villiers at Fine-Leg made him a laughing stock, but he silenced the doubters with a Six-For that ended South Africa's First Innings at 409. With debutant Ehsan Adil struggling with a leg injury, Saeed Ajmal understandably not at his most dangerous this early in the Test, and Mohammad Irfan tiring towards the end of the innings, Tehzeeb was the most successful in an inexperienced Pakistan Attack.

Proposed & Postponed Super League

The Proposed Super League, Pakistan's franchise-based Twenty20 Tournament, has been Indefinitely Postponed for the organizers to sort out Logistical Issues.

The PSL, which is run by the Pakistan Cricket Board, was supposed to be held between 26th March 26 and 7th April in Pakistan but a PCB statement said the delay was to give investors more time to submit bids and also to avoid scheduling conflicts with other cricket tournaments.

"The decision to move away from the planned dates of the PSL is an extremely difficult one but for the benefit of all stakeholders and the League" PSL Managing Director Salman Sarwar Butt said. "The PCB management has decided to reschedule the event and move it to a period where there are fewer scheduling conflicts, and the stakeholders get enough time to develop their Business Plans".

"Over fifteen (15) Potential Franchise Buyers, around ten (10) Top Broadcasters and various Potential Sponsors from large business houses have collected the bid documents and shown extremely keen interest in acquiring respective rights" Butt said. "However, there are several other investors who would like us to give them more time for our various rights".

For security reasons, there were suggestions to stage the PSL outside Pakistan but the PCB decided to keep it in the country, in line with the league's stated objective of "Improving the image of the country and revival of International Cricket".

Let's hope the Postponement of Proposed Super League ends soon.

Pakistan punish World Champions India in their backyard

Pakistan has punished World Champions India in their backyard by winning the Second Match of the One Day International Series against India in Kolkata, their first ODI Series victory against arch rivals after almost eight years.

The World Champions India have lost a Home Bilateral Series for the first time in more than three years. They are in free fall, and continue to touch a newer nadir each time. Despite the bowlers taking ten wickets for 109 to keep Pakistan to 250, India crumbled without any fight, losing their top five batsmen before they had reached 100. The tail had collapsed before Mahindra Singh Dhoni could even think about improbables such as miracles.

Pakistan added to their record of being the only side, other than Australia, to inflict home ODI Series defeats on India in the previous ten years. They also continued their impressive record at Eden Gardens, and have now won all their four ODIs against India at the ground. Nasir Jamshed, one of the finest young batsmen around, made his third successive ODI Century against India, whose batsmen carried their struggles from Chennai to Kolkata.

Indian Hospitality - Pakistan Blind Cricket Team Captain served with Acid

Pakistan Blind Cricket Team Captain, Zeeshan Abbasi fell victim of "Indian Hospitality", as he was served with Acid from a bottle which was supposed to contain water.

Captain Zeeshan Abbasi, who is leading the country in the Blind Twenty 20 Series underway in Banglore, consumed the Hazardous Liquid from a bottle on his Breakfast Table. Interestingly, the incident happened just a day after Pakistan beat India by eight (8) wickets in the series.

"The Mineral Water Bottles were given to us everyday; the Acid was in one of those bottles," said the Team Manager.

The Manager said that since the entire team is blind, they did not know that there was Acid inside the bottle instead of water.

"How can this be a mistake? How was it on the Breakfast Table?" he inquired.

Chairman Blind Cricket Council Sultan Shah was shocked by the incident and said that such a thing had never happened before.

Why the Acid was placed on his table or who put it there is under investigation, said the Chairman.

Abbasi was shifted to a hospital where he is under treatment he confirmed, adding that they had an argument with the Hotel Management over the incident.

The Hotel Management has assured the Chairman that they will check through CCTV Footage and find the reason behind the incident.

Sponsorless Asif wins World Snooker Championship

Pakistan's sponsorless and coachless snooker player Muhammad Asif has won the World Snooker Championship.

Muhamamd Asif defeated Gary Wilson of Britain 10-8 in a thrilling Finale of World Snooker Championship. With this victory, Asif becames the second Pakistani to claim the title. Earlier, Mohammad Yousuf had won the championship in 1994 while Saleh Muhamamd lost to Indian Pankaj Advani of India in 2003.

Dark Caribbean Wind is blowing again

The Legendary Dark Caribbean Wind has started to blow again, as West Indies has blown away Sri Lank in the World T20 Finale at Columbo. This is the first World Title for Windies since 1979 and their first ICC Title since 2004.

West Indies' First World Twenty20 win has stunned the home crowd, as they pulled off one of the most amazing turnarounds in Twenty20 history, especially given the stage. Marlon Samuels played simply the best Twenty20 International Innings ever seen when West Indies were down and almost out.

West Indies had been 14 for 1 after Power Plays and 32 for 2 after 10 overs, the fourth-worst scores at these points in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. They even took 17 balls to score the first run off the bat. Yet so breathtaking was Samuels' assault, never mind the wickets falling around him, that Sri Lanka were too stunned to respond.

Regret - Why did Afridi took back his retirement?

Nation regrets Pakistan's All-Rounder Shahid Khan Afridi's decision to take back his retirement from International Cricket for a third time.

After Shahid Afridi's worst performance in World T20 Semi-Final against Sri Lanka, the Nation is seriously regretting that why did Afridi took back his retirement from International Cricket for a third time, which he announced to protest the working of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Now Afridi has come under severe criticism following his dismal performance in the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka with some former players calling on the veteran All-Rounder to retire from International Cricket with immediate effect.

Once the darling of crowds and one of the most commercially viable figures in Pakistan, Afridi has turned from into a villain from hero following his disappointing show in the World Twenty20 where he manage just 30 runs with the bat and scalped four wickets.

In the past Afridi had announced his retirement on a number of occasions. First, in 2006, he decided to take a temporary sabbatical from Test Cricket to concentrate on ODIs. Then in 2010, he announced his Test retirement after Pakistan lost the first Test against Australia at Lord's. A year later he announced a "Conditional" retirement from international cricket to protest against the way he was "Humiliated" by the PCB, who had stripped him of his ODI captaincy.

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Hafeez starts where Misbah ends

Pakistan T20 Captain Hafeez seems to be the next generation of Misbah, as he played yet another horrible innings to get Pakistan knocked out from Word T20, when it really mattered.

Earlier Hafeez came back from yet another horribly slow start to his innings, but fell on 42 with some way to go for Pakistan.

Sangakkara stumped Hafeez off a grubber with 48 to defend in 35 balls. Hafeez, who had just opened up with an extra-cover drive, a reverse-swept four and a punch through covers, was this close to making this his own night, but it was to be Sri Lanka's, who won their first Twenty20 International at R Premadasa Stadium.

No doubt, Hafeez starts and Misbah ends with English Alphabet "H".

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Was it a Semi Final or Sami Final?

Was it a Semi Final or Sami Final?

Some precise bowling from Sri Lanka helped them usher a Woefully Sami-ish Pakistan out of the World T20 Tournament, as it again proved that Muhammad Sami's presense is in the squad always results in getting Sami-Style Hammering in the Semi-Final of a World Tournament.

Pakistan, who started off slow and steady, trying to keep wickets in hand were left ruing their conservative approach as they sought to score a 23 runs off the final six balls.

Sri Lanka will now face either Australia or West Indies in the Final.

Girls show Boys how to win against India

Pakistani Girls show Boys how to win against India in a Global Tournament, as the Pakistan Women Team defeated India in Women World T20.

Pakistan chose to bat but only three players made double figures. Sana Mir with 26 and Nain Abidi's 25 had laid a platform at the top of the order but their failure to go on exposed the rest of the order, of whom Asmavia Iqbal with 10 was the top score. Rasanara Parween returned the best figures, going for just 15 in her fours overs and picking up the wickets of Mir and Bismah Maroof for 3.

India also struggled for a significant contribution with the bat but Jhulan Goswami looked to be guiding them home. But when she fell for a 24-ball 21, 16 were needed from 10 balls which became 14 from the last over. Niranjana struck the first ball for four and worked a target of four off the final ball but it proved just beyond them.

Earlier, India completed Hat-Trick of victories against Pakistan in Mens World T20 Tournaments, as they beat Pakistan by eight wickets in their Group Two World Cup Twenty20 Super Eight Match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

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