Pakistan's last Champions Trophy group match with Bangladesh on Thursday was abandoned without a ball being bowled in Rawalpindi because of rain, ensuring the host country's title defence ended with a wet whimper.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday targeted another big scalp in the form of Australia after knocking England out of the Champions Trophy, with a semi-final spot the prize.
Opener Ibrahim Zadran's 177 and five wickets by Azmatullah Omarzai helped Afghanistan knock England out of the Champions Trophy with a thrilling eight-run victory on Wednesday.
Opener Ibrahim Zadran struck a Champions Trophy record of 177 to lift Afghanistan from an early wobble to 325-7 against England in a group match in Lahore on Wednesday.
Pakistan's hurting players will be motivated by pride in their dead rubber against Bangladesh on Thursday, head coach Aaqib Javed said, after the hosts were dumped out of the Champions Trophy in the group stage.
Former cricketers and pundits have slammed India's 鈥榰ndeniable鈥� advantage of playing all their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai while other teams have to shuttle between three venues in Pakistan and fly to the UAE.
The Champions Trophy clash between Australia and South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain at the Rawalpindi Stadium on Tuesday.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi warned England on Tuesday that memories of their famous 2023 World Cup win over the then holders gives them the confidence to pull off a Champions Trophy surprise.
New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra on Monday thanked his support staff and well-wishers for the care after a freak on-field accident as he returned to action with a match-winning century that booked his side's passage to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
Title-holders and hosts Pakistan crashed out in the group phase of the Champions Trophy after losing to New Zealand and arch-rivals India. They still have a match to play, against Bangladesh on Thursday, but their tournament is over -- a disappointing end to their first hosting of a major international cricket event in three decades. AFP Sport looks at where it all went wrong for Mohammad Rizwan's men in the 50-over tournament:
Gloom and demands for wholesale change engulfed cricket-crazy Pakistan on Tuesday after the hosts crashed out of the Champions Trophy in the group stage, barely a week into celebrating the return of a major tournament.
Bangladesh were knocked out of the Champions Trophy as they lost to New Zealand by five wickets in a must-win game at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.
South African captain Temba Bavuma on Monday said his side would not be taking world champions Australia lightly despite a depleted bowling attack.
New Zealand spinner Michael Bracewell returned career-best ODI figures of 4-26 to help restrict Bangladesh to 236-9 in a key Group A Champions Trophy clash in Rawalpindi on Monday.
In cricket-crazed Pakistan's biggest city, cafe owner Moiz Umer said customers asked him Sunday to change the TV channel to 鈥榓void the humiliation鈥� of witnessing their Champions Trophy defeat to arch-rivals India.
Alex Carey said Australia are excited by the challenge posed by a formidable South Africa when they meet in the Champions Trophy for the first time in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
Cricket icon Virat Kohli said he shut down 鈥榯he noise鈥� to compile an unbeaten 100 and become only the third man to make 14,000 runs in one-day internationals in Sunday's six-wicket triumph over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy.
Top-order batsman Saud Shakeel said Pakistan must be better in every facet after a six-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India left the hosts on the brink of a Champions Trophy exit.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have 鈥榓 lot of cricket left in them鈥�, former India opener and Champions Trophy winner Shikhar Dhawan says, adding that the mere presence of the veteran duo can unsettle any opposition.
Star batsman Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 100 to lead India to a six-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday and push the title holders to the brink of elimination from the Champions Trophy.
England-born Josh Inglis described his match-winning century for Australia against his native country in the Champions Trophy on Saturday as 鈥榮pecial鈥� and admitted the days he supported the English in sport 鈥榓re long gone鈥�.
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons said that he was not concerned about the form of the top-order batters ahead of their do-or-die Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium today.
After their drubbing to India, Bangladesh must beat New Zealand in Rawalpindi today to keep their hopes alive of making it to the semi-finals from Group A of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Saud Shakeel and skipper Mohammad Rizwan hit gritty knocks to help Pakistan to 241 all out against arch-rivals India in a key Champions Trophy clash on Sunday in Dubai.
England-born Josh Inglis described his match-winning century for Australia against his native country in the Champions Trophy on Saturday as 鈥榮pecial鈥� and admitted the days he supported the English in sport 鈥榓re long gone鈥�.
Josh Inglis hit a maiden century to help Australia chase down the highest target in Champions Trophy history in a five-wicket win over old rivals England in Lahore on Saturday.
Pakistan face arch-rivals India in a Champions Trophy blockbuster on Sunday in front of a sell-out Dubai crowd knowing that another defeat will virtually end their title defence.
Five centuries were scored in the first three matches of the ongoing Champions Trophy, with three of them by top-order batters. The exceptions were Tom Latham of New Zealand, who batted at number five against Pakistan, and...
The Pakistan Cricket Board was in for an embarrassing moment when the Indian national anthem was mistakenly played at Lahore's Gadaffi Stadium moments before the start of Saturday's Australia vs England Champions Trophy match.
Opener Ryan Rickelton struck a maiden one-day international hundred as South Africa routed Afghanistan by 107 runs in the Champions Trophy in Karachi on Friday.