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Pakistan women set to clash with West Indies in 5th T20I match today
West Indies’ team has won three matches while Pakistan could secure one victory in the ongoing five-match T20I series.
Karachi: Pakistan women's cricket team is set to face off against the West Indies women's team in the fifth T20 international of their ongoing five-match series at Karachi stadium on Friday (today).
The match is scheduled to commence at 7:30 PM local time.
In the previous encounter, Pakistan emerged victorious over West Indies by eight wickets in the fourth match of the series, held in Karachi on Thursday. Opting to bat first, West Indies managed to score 84 runs, losing nine wickets in their allotted twenty overs. In response, Pakistan chased down the target with ease, reaching 85 runs for the loss of two wickets in 16.3 overs.
With this win, Pakistan narrowed the series gap, with West Indies currently leading 3-1.
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Malik Sohaib gets additional charge of Punjab law ministry
The minister got elected as MPA from Sargodha in Feb 8 elections
Lahore: Punjab Minister for Communication and Works Malik Sohaib Ahmad Bherth has been assigned the additional charge of the Punjab Law and Parliamentray Affairs Minister.
A notification has been issued in this regard.
Sports
Pakistan announces schedule for South Africa tour
Durban, Centurion, and Johannesburg will host the T20Is from 10-14 December, ODIs will be played from 17-22 December in Paarl, Cape Town, and Johannesburg while Test Championship 2023-25 matches will be held at Centurion (26-30 December) and Cape Town (3-7 January).
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced details of its tour to South Africa for three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests in the second half of 2024.
Durban, Centurion, and Johannesburg will host the T20Is from 10-14 December. The ODIs will be played from 17-22 December in Paarl, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, while the two ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 matches will be held at Centurion (26-30 December) and Cape Town (3-7 January).
The side will depart for Durban on 2 December after returning from Australia on 19 November, having featured in a series of three ODIs and three T20Is from 4-18 November. After completing their African safari on 8 January, the national side will take on New Zealand and South Africa in a three-nation ODI tournament on home turf, which will be followed by the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
Prior to the tours of Australia and South Africa, Pakistan will host Bangladesh and England for two and three Tests, respectively. This means they will play seven Tests, minimum of 10 ODIs, and six T20Is in the six-month period from August 2024 to January 2025.
This will be Pakistan’s seventh Test tour of South Africa since 1994-95. Their two Test wins were in the 1997-98 and 2006-2007 series. In the Durban Test in 1997-98, Pakistan won by 29 runs at the back of centuries from Azhar Mahmood (132) and Saeed Anwar (118), match figures of nine for 149 by Mushtaq Ahmed and a first innings five-fer by Shoaib Akhtar. In the 2006-2007 Port Elizabeth Test, Pakistan won by five wickets with Inzamam-ul-Haq being named as Player of the Match for his 92 in the first innings.
In ODIs, Pakistan has won two of the last three series in 2013-2014 and 2020-21, while South Africa triumphed in 2002-2003 (4-1), 2006-2007 (3-1), 2012-2013 (3-2), and 2018-2019 (3-2).
In 12 T20Is to date, Pakistan leads 6-5 in head-to-head encounters, with one match ending in no-result.
Tour schedule
10 Dec – 1st T20I, Durban
13 Dec – 2nd T20I, Centurion
14 Dec – 3rd T20I, Johannesburg
17 Dec – 1st ODI, Paarl
19 Dec – 2nd ODI, Cape Town
22 Dec – 3rd ODI, Johannesburg
26-30 Dec – 1st Test, Centurion
3-7 Jan – 2nd Test, Cape Town
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