Islamabad: Pakistan is sending Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials to London to probe the allegation of the involvement of its cricketers in spot-fixing in the fourth cricket Test match against England at Lords.

The three-member delegation would fly to London immediately as the government had taken serious notice of the latest fixing scandal to involve Pakistan team, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters.
“The FIA delegation will be headed by an additional director and they will not only assist but also carry out their own inquiries into the allegations …

London: Shahid Afridi leads a mercurial Pakistan into the first Test at Lord’s today aiming for a milestone the team has not achieved in almost 15 years: beat Australia in a Test match.

It was in 1995 when Pakistan last defeated Australia at the Sydney cricket ground (SCG) and since then, lady luck has eluded them. Moreover, the Australians have continuously beaten Pakistan since 1999, winning 12 Tests on the trot. The best chance coming Pakistan way to halt the Australian winning streak was in January 2010 when they failed to …

Birmingham: Pakistan beat Australia by 11 runs in the second Twenty20 international at Edgbaston to wrap up a 2-0 series win.

After Kamran Akmal’s 33 from 25 balls helped Pakistan post 162 for nine, their bowlers were able to dismiss Australia for the second game running and spark noisy celebrations.
Left-arm quick Mohammad Aamer led the Pakistan attack with three for 27, matching the figures he returned in Monday’s 23-run win in the opening match at the same venue.
That win had ended Pakistan’s 12-match losing run against Australia in all formats and …

Birmingham: Pakistan beat Australia for the first time in 13 matches across all formats as they won the first Twenty20 international by 23 runs at Edgbaston here on Monday.

They were indebted to Umar Akmal’s career-best 64 that helped Pakistan to a total of 167 for eight after they’d been 47 for four.
Australia, chasing 168 to win, were bowled out for 144 with off-spinner Saeed Ajmal (three wickets for 26 runs off his maximum four overs) and teenage left-arm quick Mohammad Aamer doing the bulk of the damage.
Victory put Pakistan 1-0 …

Dambulla: Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup limited-overs tournament on Friday.

Sri Lanka, who won their first match against Pakistan, need a victory to virtually assure themselves of playing the final on June 24.
Bangladesh are in a must-win situation after losing to India.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Naeem Islam, Syed Rasel, Shafiul Islam.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, …

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 15-man national cricket team for the 10th Asia Cup in Sri Lanka to be played from June 15-24.

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told at a press conference here on Thursday that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and allrounder Shoaib Malik have passed their fitness test after which they have been included in the team.
Shahid Afridi remains captain while Salman Butt has been appointed as the vice captain.
Other team members include Shahid Afridi (captain), Salman Butt (vice-captain), Imran Farhat, Shahzeb Hasan, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, …