From The Pavilion

Match 2: Pakistan vs Kenya

Date: 1st August 2023
Weather: Humid
Pitch: Crumbling

Kenya wins the toss and elects to bowl first. Pakistan struggles in start as wickets fall quickly after which Azam Jafari once again steps up and provides some stability along with Marcus Pollock with a 44 runs partnership. At the end of the 10th over, Pakistan stands at 56/2 after which the batting collapses while Azizullah Hussain scores 21 to take Pakistan to a total of 97.

Saeed picks up a few quick wickets with spinners ensuring the run rate stays in check. Kenya scored 64 runs of the 14 overs with 4 wickets down and 34 runs to chase in the remaining 6 overs. Affan Pervez however had other plans who takes back to back wickets of set batsmen with the tail enders unable to chase the target resulting in a 15 runs win for Pakistan

Senior T20 Debutants for Pakistan: Ahsan Farhan, Marcus Pollock, Gulraiz Afridi and Fida Imran
Result: Pakistan won by 15 runs.
Man of the Match: Affan Pervez (4/10)

Good luck for the rest of the matches.

Match 3: Pakistan vs Scotland

Date: 2nd August 2023
Weather: Windy
Pitch: Sticky

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. The batting performance wasn't the best as only 4 batsmen could score double figures with Marcus Pollock scoring the highest 23 runs. Jaleel Mahboob and Nauman Fayyaz however provided some quick runs at the low order for Pakistan to be able to reach 102.

Scotland starts strong in the chase scoring 50 already in 9 overs with only 2 wickets lost. Spinners however did a great comeback as back to back wickets put Scotland in pressure. Martinelli at the lower order provided a much needed support scoring 22 off 22 balls however unfortunate to finish things off as Amjad concedes only 1 run in the final over when 2 runs were required. The brilliant last over ensured a tie which Pakistan would take as a win considering the situation they were in.

Result: Match tied by 1 run.
Man of the Match: G.Martinelli (3/19 and 22* off 22)
Best Player for Pakistan: Jaleel Mahboob (2/14 and 14 off 10)

Match 4: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Date: 3rd August 2023
Weather: Cloudy
Pitch: Sticky

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting line crumbles once again like the previous 2 matches as the team bundles out on only 81 with A.Hussain the highest scorer with 18 runs.
Stark in return gets 2 early breakthroughs however the partnership of Warakagoda and Silva ensured a safe chase in just 15.2 overs as Sri Lanka wins by 8 wickets.

Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match: A.Deshabandu (3/9)
Best Player for Pakistan: Tony Stark (2/12 and 12 off 17)

Congrats on the promotion team!

Hello to the Pakistan community!

Apologies for being late on the tour overview. Yes, technically the tour has already begun. However, that doesn't mean we can't catch up with the overview anyway right?

The senior gents have headed over to India for their Division 2 One Day tour. Despite visa delays, the campaign has commenced!

Tour Overview: NAT One Day 2

23rd October 2023 - 27th October 2023 with matches being played at 04:30
Conditions: Dry, Slow, Even

Squad:

Batsmen: Ahsan Farhan, Naved Adeel, Ashfaq Ashraf, Rafaqat Shoaib, Farrukh Umair, Amanda Hugginkiss, Cheikhou Kouyate

Keepers: Gulraiz Afridi, Shams Asad

Allrounders:
Pace: Tony Stark
Spin: Azizullah Hussain, Feroz Mehdi

Bowlers:
Pace: Sarwar Saeed, Fida Imran, Mohammad Amjad
Spin: Rauf Raja, Jibran Anjum, Khurshid Fayyaz

Pitches:
v Australia: Dry
v Bermuda: Even
v India: Slow
v Kenya: Dry
v USA: Dry

Let's hope for a strong performance and a successful tour.

Match 1: Pakistan v Australia
Match Scorecard

Date: 23rd October 2023, 04:30
Weather: Sunny
Pitch: Dry

Result: Australia won by 63 runs.
Man of the match: Rauf Raja- 5/38

Match Ratings:
Pakistan Australia
Batting - Top Order 14,816 15,970
Batting - Middle Order 14,123 15,513
Batting - Tail 5,524 7,023
Bowling - Seam 15,094 (20) 15,303 (20)
Bowling - Spin 15,402 (30) 15,772 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 18,514 18,751
Overall 264,268 281,177

Match 2: Bermuda v Pakistan
Match Scorecard

Date: 24th October 2023, 04:30
Weather: Sunny
Pitch: Even

Result: Pakistan won by 45 runs.
Man of the match: Alderman Farmer- 2/41
Pakistan player of the match: Naved Adeel- 61(56)

Match Ratings:
Bermuda Pakistan
Batting - Top Order 14,885 14,609
Batting - Middle Order 13,947 13,338
Batting - Tail 6,195 4,388
Bowling - Seam 14,709 (30) 15,280 (30)
Bowling - Spin 14,944 (20) 15,953 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 17,688 17,818
Overall 260,995 256,159

Match 3: India v Pakistan
Match Scorecard

Date: 25th October 2023, 04:30
Weather: Sunny
Pitch: Slow

Result: India won by 7 wickets.
Man of the match: Saipratap Vaholiya- 5/29
Pakistan player of the match: Shams Asad- 35(74), 1 stumping

Match Ratings:
India Pakistan
Batting - Top Order 14,844 14,056
Batting - Middle Order 14,245 13,520
Batting - Tail 6,080 5,401
Bowling - Seam 15,600 (30) 15,159 (20)
Bowling - Spin 14,463 (20) 14,914 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 17,803 17,593
Overall 263,735 254,350

Match 4: Kenya v Pakistan
Match Scorecard

Date: 26th October 2023, 04:30
Weather: Cloudy
Pitch: Dry

Result: Pakistan won by 2 wickets.
Man of the match: Khurshid Fayyaz- 4/32

Match Ratings:
Kenya Pakistan
Batting - Top Order 14,005 13,839
Batting - Middle Order 13,133 11,942
Batting - Tail 7,095 5,015
Bowling - Seam 14,276 (20) 14,551 (20)
Bowling - Spin 14,531 (30) 14,358 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 17,339 17,549
Overall 254,004 242,997

Match 5: Pakistan v USA
Match Scorecard

Date: 27th October 2023, 04:30
Weather: Humid
Pitch: Dry

Result: Pakistan won by 57 runs.
Man of the match: Tony Stark- 63*(96) & 4/24

Match Ratings:
Pakistan USA
Batting - Top Order 13,549 14,289
Batting - Middle Order 12,872 12,744
Batting - Tail 4,230 7,366
Bowling - Seam 14,407 (20) 14,470 (20)
Bowling - Spin 14,991 (30) 14,033 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 17,006 16,909
Overall 243,188 251,994

A good victory to end a tough tour. Pakistan finish in third place with 3 wins and 2 losses. Unfortunately we miss out on promotion. However, importantly, we avoid relegation and remain in division 2.

Hello to all Pakistan supporters!

It's time to turn our attention towards the Seniors as they begin their T20 Division 2 tour. Hosted by the UAE, with matches being played in Bangladesh.
Squad wise, it's almost the same batting lineup as the OD tour. However, old gun Shahnawaz Daraz comes in for Amanda Hugginkiss. In the bowling, the most significant change is due to the retirement of all format spearhead Sarwar Saeed. Young quick Younis Waqar comes in in his stead.

Tour Overview: NAT T20 Div 2

13th November 2023 - 17th November 2023 with matches being played at 02:00
Conditions: Green, Uneven, Hard

Squad:

Batsmen: Ahsan Farhan, Shahnawaz Daraz, Naved Adeel, Ashfaq Ashraf, Rafaqat Shoaib, Farrukh Umair, Cheikhou Kouyate

Keepers: Gulraiz Afridi, Shams Asad

Allrounders:
Pace: Tony Stark, Bilal Zahid Ramadan, Anwar Asif

Bowlers:
Pace: Younis Waqar, Fida Imran, Nauman Fayyaz, Shoaib Ul-Maula, Mohammad Amjad, Usman Ghani

Pitches:
v West Indies: Green
v England: Green
v Netherlands: Uneven
v USA: Green
v UAE: Green

Let's hope for a strong performance!

Match 1: Pakistan v West Indies
Match Scorecard

Date: 13th November 2023, 02:00
Weather: Overcast
Pitch: Green

Result: Pakistan won by 36 runs.
Man of the match: Tony Stark- 4/18

Match Ratings:
Pakistan West Indies
Batting - Top Order 15,249 15,484
Batting - Middle Order 13,966 12,613
Batting - Tail 7,171 6,471
Bowling - Seam 15,281 (20) 15,471 (20)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 18,790 19,188
Overall 271,153 266,723

Match 2: England v Pakistan
Match Scorecard

Date: 14th November 2023, 02:00
Weather: Windy
Pitch: Green

Result: England won by 9 wickets.
Man of the match: Clem Furness- 50*(47)
Pakistan player of the match: Mohammad Amjad- 22*(13) & 1/37

Match Ratings:
England Pakistan
Batting - Top Order 15,424 14,902
Batting - Middle Order 12,941 13,832
Batting - Tail 5,527 5,814
Bowling - Seam 15,948 (16) 14,648 (20)
Bowling - Spin 15,189 (4) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 18,563 17,969
Overall 264,714 259,527

Match 3: Pakistan v Netherlands
Match Scorecard

Date: 15th November 2023, 02:00
Weather: Cloudy
Pitch: Uneven

Result: Netherlands won by 5 runs.
Man of the match: Anwar Asif- 3/13

Match Ratings:
Pakistan Netherlands
Batting - Top Order 14,615 15,115
Batting - Middle Order 13,574 13,918
Batting - Tail 8,094 5,429
Bowling - Seam 14,865 (20) 14,856 (16)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 15,372 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 18,127 17,266
Overall 265,750 259,016