The Zimbabwe Cricket Board has announced that it will host the Australian Cricket Team for a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series in September. According to the Zimbabwe Cricket Board, the Australian team will visit Zimbabwe in September to play three ODIs, with the matches scheduled to take place on September 15, 18, and 20 in Harare. This series is in preparation for the ICC World Cup. Zimbabwe Cricket has stated that the Australian team will be visiting Zimbabwe for the first time in over a decade to play a ODI series. The last time Australia visited Zimbabwe was in 2014 for the triangular series.
In other cricket news, the Lahore Qalandars defeated the Multan Sultans by 20 runs in the 11th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 11. The teams have shifted their focus to Karachi, where they will play matches starting from April 8. Pakistan’s Asim Khan has qualified for the World Squash Championship Asian Qualifier final.
Italy has been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row, with a major resignation looming. A foreign digital creator has gone viral on social media after wearing a Pakistani cricket team jersey in India. Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has stated that the video was made before the recent increase in petrol prices.
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has expressed his desire to apologize to MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev for the first time, citing his criticism of his father Yograj Singh’s statements. Indian sports presenter Shibani Dandekar has faced severe criticism after an old video of hers went viral on social media.
Pakistan’s Fawad Alam has been awarded the best player of the match for his outstanding batting performance. Former Pakistan cricketer Fawad Alam has appealed to the Technical Committee of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) against the allegations of ball tampering and two-match ban, but his appeal was rejected. Quetta scored 183 runs in 5 wickets, while Islamabad achieved the target of 184 runs in 19 overs, losing 2 wickets.
The United States has given Iran 48 hours to reach an agreement or open the Hormuz Strait, with time running out. Russia’s state-owned nuclear company has removed 198 staff members from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, following a US and Israeli projectile attack on the plant. The writer has stated that Pakistan has maintained relations with China, with US President Trump preferring Pakistani Field Marshal as a mediator, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a diplomatic defeat. According to a news agency, Hamideh Soleymani and her daughter have been arrested after their green card was revoked. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has claimed to have successfully targeted an Israeli ship using a drone.
