Latest Cricket News Updates https://cricwaves.appspot.com Latest news from cricwaves.appspot.com (c)cricwaves.appspot.com en-gb Sat 27 Apr 2024 Pakistan stay alive in World Cup 2023 courtesy of sensational Fakhar Zaman ton in shortened game https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/eayVAJHpID_drh-sevawcirc/pakistan-stay-alive-in-world-cup-2023-courtesy-of-sensational-fakhar-zaman-ton-in-shortened-game.html Fakhar Zaman (126 not out off 81) scored a brilliant hundred as Pakistan beat New Zealand by 21 runs [DLS method] in a rain-shortened match number 35 of World Cup 2023 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, November 4. Not cheating but not in spirit of the game either: Shoaib Akhtar on Fakhar Zaman run-out controversy https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/Wi7OtCqEXn_drh-sevawcirc/not-cheating-but-not-in-spirit-of-the-game-either-shoaib-akhtar-on-fakhar-zaman-run-out-controversy.html Reacting to Fakhar Zaman’s controversial run-out during Pakistan’s second ODI against South Africa, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that Quinton de Kock did not cheat. He, however, added that the wicketkeeper-batsman’s ‘faking’ act was not in the spirit of the game. Seven more Pakistani cricketers test positive for COVID-19, informs PCB https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/iqQVuRzZdg_drh-sevawcirc/seven-more-pakistani-cricketers-test-positive-for-covid-19-informs-pcb.html After the announcement that three Pakistan players had tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday informed that seven more players have been infected by COVID-19. Champions Trophy 2017: Kohli says Zaman reprieve cost them heavily https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/YD0jIboUAp_drh-sevawcirc/champions-trophy-2017-kohli-says-zaman-reprieve-cost-them-heavily.html Reacting to the defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy final, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that the lucky reprieve that centurion Fakhar Zaman got off a no ball proved to be a massive factor in the match.