Shahid Afridi was the man who won the heart of people of Pakistan. Wasims foray into the first-class world started on an exceptional note. The biggest moment came in Asian Test Championship in 1998 where they defeated Sri Lanka in the final by an innings and 175 runs. National team: Sri Lanka national cricket team [45], National team: West Indies cricket team [46]. [47] On 16 July 2007, Geoff Lawson, previously head coach of New South Wales, was appointed coach of Pakistan for two years, becoming the third foreigner to take on the rle. They defeated New Zealand by an innings and 1 run in the first test and won the second test match by 4 wickets. Get live cricket scores, cricket updates of upcoming International, domestic and T20 matches. In subsequent series against South Africa in the UAE he led Pakistan in tests. [a] Each team's principal grounds are listed here. Pakistan cricket is blessed with tremendous talent. It was originally planned to include all four Asian ICC full-members (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). With this match, Pakistan lost their defended World T20 title. Amir always speaks positively about Babar Azam: Wahab Riaz. Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan, who had been the mainstays of the Pakistani batting line-up, announced their retirements from Test cricket (the only format they played at that time) at the completion of the West Indies tour 2017. India fell 16 runs short and the series was considered one of the best India-Pakistan series. Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship received first-class status in October 2016 from the ICC. Pakistan started well in the ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, after beating Kenya, Sri Lanka (one of the tournament favourites) and bye a margin, beating Canada. Sri Lanka scored 139/ with Mahela Jayawardena took the gear. On 1 November 2011, Asif, Amir, and Butt were found guilty for their part in the spot-fixing and were given prison sentences, ranging from six months to 30 months and now Amir played well. West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first. A side game versus Canterbury was his 3rd first-class outing and preceded his selection for the test side for the second Test, where he made a modest debut. One of the most biggest moment for Pakistan under Misbah's captaincy was when they whitewashed England, the then no.1 side, who toured UAE in early 2012. Once Inzamam got out, Pakistan required 36 runs from 30 balls, which wicket-keeper Moin Khan ended with a towering six over long off, followed by the winning boundary to midwicket. West Indies were bowled out for 227 in their second innings but the series went to them by 31. With the advent of domestic List A and T20 forms of cricket in the 1970s and 2000s, there has been no consistent set up (as has been noted for first class cricket in Pakistan). His first-class debut came soon afterwards in Pakistans match against the West Indies Board Presidents Eleven, and this was followed by his first Test appearance a few weeks later in the second Test of the series in Barbados. National team: United Arab Emirates national cricket team1, National team: Bermuda national cricket team[50], National team: Canada national cricket team[51]1, National team: Cayman Islands national cricket team1, National team: Kenya national cricket team [52]1. Though Hasan was not yet 15 years old, the chief selector, Zaheer Abbas, picked him to play for a Combined Eleven against the visiting Zimbabwean national team and Hasan scored an impressive fifty on what was his first-class debut. Pakistan's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its green color in various shades from kit to kit. However, if the first innings for both teams have not been completed, an extra day will be used. On 20 April 2007, a PCB official announced that former Test cricketer Talat Ali would act as interim coach, in addition to his rle as team manager, until a new coach had been appointed. The variation was pioneered in Karachi, Pakistan and is credited with Pakistan's famous production of fast bowlers as children are brought up playing the game using a tape ball in which various skills are developed. One of the highlights of the tournament for Pakistan was when they beat Australia, who were led by 3 brilliant pace bowlers, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson. He continued to play first-class cricket till the age of 51. But as the group stages progressed the bowling attack improved significantly for Pakistan, winning games against South Africa by 19 runs, and a crucial game against Sri Lanka by 3 wickets. [1] The Pakistan Cricket Board controls all domestic cricket in Pakistan and the national teams. Pakistan is an official member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. In January 1955, after playing a solitary first-class match, and at the ripe age of 47 years and 284 days, Miran Baksh was chosen to play a Test against the touring Indian team. Today, the captain and all the players have proved they are one of the best in the world. However, for non-ICC tournaments and matches, the 'Pepsi' logo feature prominently on the front of the shirt . The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a Franchise T20 tournament and is competed between six city-based franchise teams: The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) is a Franchise T20 tournament and is competed between seven franchise teams representing the Kashmir region: The Pakistan Junior League (PJL) is a professional 20-over cricket league contested by Under-19 teams representing different cities of Pakistan: The associations represent regions, districts and cities. The series was drawn 1-1. Dec 20, 2021. On the strength of these three first-class matches Shaheen Afridi was chosen to spearhead Pakistans pace attack against New Zealand within a few months of his first-class debut. The PCB also set up major domestic competitions such as the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, the Faysal Bank T20 Cup,[52] the Pakistan Super League and the National Twenty20 Cup. Sarfaraz Ahmed scored Pakistan's only century against Ireland and was awarded Man of the Match against both South Africa and Ireland. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites. His entrance to the Test team had an almost fairytale story behind it. .In This Video You Know Pakistani Wicket Keeper Azam Khan First Class Cricket Batting, Fielding & Wicket Keepring Profile..For More International & Leagues. After victory against Zimbabwe Pakistan cemented their shot at playing the ICC CWC 2011 Quarters. In this period, the lowest point of for Pakistan came in 1998 where they lost to Zimbabwe 10 in three match series. There are eight Pakistani Test players who have been drafted into the Test team after playing only three first-class games or less. Islamabad was absorbed into Rawalpindi for first-class cricket in 200304. And when England toured UAE for three match Test series, Pakistan defeated them 2-0 (3). Pakistan drew the first test. He took 7 wickets for 50 in the first innings from 20.4 overs, being both lethal and economical. I've written it off as a void . Against New Zealand, who toured Pakistan for 3 Test match series. It has been held every year since it was first played in 1953. [2] These balls are quite popular in South Asia where tape ball cricket is one of the most popular forms of the sport.[3]. Wasims career went from strength to strength and he ended with 414 Test wickets at an average of 23.62. Bahawalpur was absorbed into Multan for first-class cricket in 200304. After defeating Bangladesh in the 1st Test to meet Sri Lanka in the final, they were defeated by them by 8 wickets. The match was turned towards Sri Lanka with magical spell by Rangana Herath, who took wickets of Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik. [2] Districts and cities are listed below their parent region, with T20 teams in parentheses. Pakistan started poorly in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Imran Khan told the team to play like "cornered tigers", after which Pakistan won five successive matches, including the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against England. The departmental teams were run by companies, institutions and government departments, and offered employment for their players. The partnership between Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell allowed Australia to win the match. Cricket in Pakistan - Wikipedia Quaid-e-Azam Trophy - Wikipedia A major controversy occurred in 2006 when the team toured England for a four-match Test series. The visiting team's captain will have the choice to bowl first if they wish. The elite tournaments are: Women's domestic cricket tournaments take place between four teams. Yasir never played Test cricket for Pakistan again, though he enjoyed a reasonably successful fifteen year first-class career in which he took over 250 wickets. The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Dr Salman Faridi is a senior surgeon, poet, sports aficionado and an avid reader with a private collection of over 7000 books. It's a great achievement for the Pakistan team.". Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board of Control, Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control, United Arab Emirates national cricket team, "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status", "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_current_first-class_cricket_teams&oldid=1127076171, Free Trade Zone Sports Complex, Katunayake, This page was last edited on 12 December 2022, at 19:31. MacLaren opened the batting for his side at the County Ground, Taunton, and struck 1 six . [39] Subsequent to his team's defeat and the death of Woolmer, Inzamam-ul-Haq announced his resignation as captain of the team and his retirement from one-day cricket, stating that he would continue to take part in Test cricket but not as captain. The first ever international cricket match in Karachi was held on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australian cricket teams. 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The Pakistan cricket team toured England from 29 July to 22 September 2010. Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shared the title after the final resulted in a tie. Miandad came in to bat at number 3 and Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals. Australia scored 197/7 in 19.5 overs and won the match. Pakistan won the T20I series 20 and the ODI series 21. As a result, he has been included in the Pakistan ODI squad to face New Zealand at home. Pakistan's chase was unsuccessful as they were bowled out for just 82 runs. In that match, it was another Mohammad performance. Pakistan captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed stated (after the opening match against India) "I said to the boys, the tournament doesn't finish here. They scored 191/10 with 49 ball 81 runs by Shane Watson. Pakistan Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com This practice has been used in England since the 2016 County Championship season. Akram also holds the record of most Test wickets by a Pakistani bowler, This article is about the men's team. The Pakistan A cricket team are scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in May 2023 to play two first-class matches against the Zimbabwe A cricket team and six List A matches against the Zimbabwe national cricket team. Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed rapidly and Pakistan was given Test match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's in England on 28 July 1952 following recommendation by India,[27] which, being the successor state of the British Raj, did not have to go through such a process. After the partition of India in 1947 and the formation of Pakistan, Pakistan played its first official match[4] in 1952 under the captaincy of Abdul Kardar against the republic of India in 1952 registering their first Test victory[5] in Lucknow. Some team and individual records in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy are listed in the table below: Cricket associations representing regions, provinces, districts or cities. The tournament did not start well for Pakistan, losing to their arch-rivals India by 124 runs. Cricketers are usually chosen to play for their national side after consistently good performances in first-class matches. However, the team is regularly ranked in the top 10 in the world. "We all know how important this World Cup was with so much happening in Pakistan," Afridi said. Can Alcaraz be stopped? As a result, Pakistan concluded their 2015 season rankings as 4th in Tests, 8th in ODIs, and 2nd in T20Is. As a result, they climbed to No.2 in Test rankings, also after 9 years. This was followed in his next first-class outing by a fluent innings of 96 from 152 deliveries for Karachi Blues against Karachi Whites in the Quaid e Azam Trophy and led to him being drafted into the Pakistan test side to play Zimbabwe in Faisalabad. In response, Pakistan lost 4 wickets for 1 run on the board, a first in an ODI match. The history of cricket in Pakistan predates the creation of the country in 1947. In the final at Lord's, the home of cricket in London, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. He was invited to a summer camp organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board and spent a month at the camp in Lahore followed by another month in Karachi. History Archie MacLaren was the first player to score a quadruple century in first-class cricket, in 1895. #ASports #Pakistan #Pakistan1stClassCricketThe future of Pakistan's 1st Class Cricket! A tape ball is a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape and is used in playing backyard cricket. The Pakistani team was in Bangladesh prior to the World T20, due to 2014 Asia Cup, which was held by Bangladesh. QeA Q&A: What the new domestic structure means for Pakistan cricket The first four test went draw but the final match was thriller. Pakistan also went to West Indies and Zimbabwe for two Match and lone Test match. The Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952. Miandad received a leg side full toss from Chetan Sharma, which he hit for six over the midwicket boundary. Second XI teams of the six regional teams compete in parallel competitions, and there are age group pathway tournaments at national, regional and local level. However, there are instances where players have been inducted into test cricket after minimal first-class exposure. Such has been the impact of tape ball that in recent years some companies have introduced tennis balls designed to act like cricket balls. Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh were in Group A. Pakistan won the first match against Bangladesh by 21 runs. This is a list of cricket teams that have played in top-level domestic competitions (First-Class, List A and T20) in Pakistan. However, after the creation of Pakistan events took a totally different turn. But from 1980 to 1989, they did better. [26] Ghulam Mohammad was the captain of team Sind and Frank Tarrant was the captain of Tarrant's team. The training facilities, the travel, not being able to socialise. The main regional domestic cricket tournaments in Pakistan for men are contested by six elite regional teams with the cricket season starting in October and concluding in March. They scored 166/6 in their 20 overs, West Indies scored 82 runs off the last 5 overs giving a fearsome hitting to the Pakistani bowlers. However, he still did not have any experience of first-class cricket when he was chosen to tour Australia and New Zealand with the national side in the winter of 1995, at the age of 18 years. With 31 runs needed in the last three overs, Miandad hit a string of boundaries while batting with his team's lower order, until four runs were required from the last delivery of the match. [40] Shoaib Malik was announced as his successor. Karachi Education Board cricket team. The legendary Wasim Akram is one of them. This was followed by a succession of high scores for Karachi in the National Under-19 tournament where he averaged over a hundred runs per innings. Will Young raised his hand before Daryl Mitchell raised his bat but the rest . According to him, first-class cricket is the pinnacle . In early 2014, against Sri Lanka who toured UAE for 3 match series, Pakistan were down 1-0 after two match. He was called to the national training camp for deciding the team to tour the West Indies in 1993. As a result, Pakistan were knocked out of the tournament. The final cricketer on this list is another paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi. It was admitted to the International Cricket Council in July 1953. The Pakistan A cricket team are scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in May 2023 to play two first-class matches against the Zimbabwe A cricket team and six List A matches against the Zimbabwe national cricket team. The consistent changes in the domestic structure and the gradual introduction of departmental teams was encouraged as it provided permanent jobs to players. Pakistan was eliminated from the tournament with this result. A young Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had just turned 22 and was not a well-known player at the time, burst onto the international stage with a match-winning 60 off 37 balls. Trailing by 473, Mohammad played the longest test match innings - a marathon 970 minutes for his match-saving 337. With strong support from both Miandad and Haseeb, Wasim landed a place in the selected tour party. "Whoever I've met, they have told me to clock that 160 km/h mark. Miran Baksh played in the next Test as well, which was his last appearance for Pakistan. However Pakistan defied the odds and defeated Australia, courtesy of a brilliant bowling display. [21], Pakistan has been plagued by security concerns and domestic instability due to terrorism and the war on terror, restricting it as a venue for international cricket in the 21st century. Wallis died in 1994 of a brain hemorrhage . Afridi had a quiet start to the tournament with the bat but responded strongly with match-winning half-centuries in the semi-final and final. Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson stated that he believed Misbah has the best cricketing brain within Pakistan and he will do incredibly well in the plans for the captaincy Misbah hit back at those who criticised the decision to appoint him captain and stated that he should be given a chance to prove himself. However, Pakistan won the matches by 221 runs and 356 runs. In a major overhaul of domestic cricket in Pakistan, ahead of the 201920 season the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a new structure which removed the traditional regions and departments, with six newly formed regional teams contesting the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. It was the first time since the ranking system were introduced, they were crowned No.1 and first time since 1988. [13] Sanath Jayasuriya was able to stabilise the innings for Sri Lanka hitting 17 runs off 10 balls, however, Jayasuriya soon fell as he dragged a good length ball back on to the stumps. During a match between his club and Lahore Gymkhana, who had the services of players like Ramiz Raja and Intikhab Alam, Wasim bowling with pace and control, picked up four wickets and impressed all concerned. The first-class status for the matches came into effect with the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team. The 2023 ACC Asia Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy are scheduled to be held in Pakistan. The teams would compete in the principal competitions in all three forms of the game: the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Domestic T20). In the final match, the first four days went nowhere until the early fifth day when Pakistan managed to bowl out the Sri Lankan cricket team for 214 and were asked to chase 301 in last two and a half session. A tiered list of domestic teams in Pakistan. West Indies posted 310/6 on the board. [3][4] The competition's format has seldom remained unchanged from one season to the next. I have a younger brother as well, he's nine years old. National team: Uganda national cricket team1, National team: United States national cricket team1, List of current first-class cricket teams, Countries with international first-class cricket, Last edited on 12 December 2022, at 19:31, Dr. Y.S. On 25 October 2008, Intikhab Alam was named as a national coach of the team by the PCB. Miandad was sufficiently impressed to induct him into the playing side and the 21-year-old Tauseef responded with seven wickets in his first Test appearance. This is the highest score by a Pakistani on debut. Despite having major upsets in the southern continent, Pakistan were triumphant in the West Indies tour of 2017, having won the T20 series 31, the ODI series by 21, and winning a thriller in the 3rd test to seal it 21. In 2021, a franchise T20 tournament based in Kashmir was launched, titled the Kashmir Premier League. The definition of Ashes cricket is elite sport with lots of passion and players at the top of their game. Note:1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. Six months after being denied a place in his own college team, Wasim had made it to Pakistans national squad. Pakistan, needing to win to qualify for the next stage after losing to the West Indies in their opening match, were put into bat by Ireland. The result was an invitation to play for the BCCP Patrons Eleven against the visiting New Zealand team. In the quarter-finals they played West Indies. 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He scored a total of 235 Test runs for an average of 26.11 runs per innings. In 2016, Pakistan became No.1 Test team after their tour of England, where they drew series 2-2 (4). National team: Namibia national cricket team1. "First-class cricket, you know everything you can learn is through that format. Tauseefs considerable turn created problems for established batting stalwarts like Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and Majid Khan. Central Punjab's Mohammad Ali, who is 30, has been among the top fast bowlers in first-class cricket in Pakistan in the last two seasons with a combined 56 wickets. [1] In April 2023, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour,[2] with the matches taking place at Kwekwe, Mutare and Harare. This set up a semi-final against hosts and favourites England, where Hasan Ali took 3 wickets to take Pakistan to their first ICC Champions Trophy Final, a highly anticipated re-match with India. Pakistan compete in cricket tours and tournaments sanctioned by the PCB and other regional or international cricket bodies in Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20) formats. Professional cricket has been played in Pakistan since its formation in 1947: Cricket is considered the most popular sport in Pakistan. [29][30], At the 1992 World Cup Semi-final, having won the toss, New Zealand chose to bat first and ended with a total of 262 runs. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) are next with seven wins, followed by National Bank with five. The increasing popularity of the tape ball in informal, local cricket has transformed the way games are played in cricket-loving nations such as India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh but most famously Pakistan. In his first series against Sri Lanka, who toured UAE, Pakistan lost both Test matches. 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