Pakistan U19 to play tri-series ahead of ACC Asia Cup

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed that Pakistan U19 will play a seven-match ODI tri-series against the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan from 13 to 26 November. In a press release, the PCB also revealed that the series will be hosted by UAE and the venues for the matches will be revealed later. The series opener will be played between Pakistan U19 and hosts UAE U19 on November 13.  The top two teams after the culmination of the first six games will progress to the final on November…

Karachi experiences heavy rain as more showers expected

KARACHI: Heavy rainfall hit the port city on Wednesday night inundating roads and low-lying areas as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast heavy downpours across the country over the next few days. Different parts of the port city, including Saddar, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Baldia Town, Defence and North Karachi received Intermittent showers last night. It is pertinent to mention here that the PMD forecast torrential monsoon rain across the country from August 1 to 6 with occasional gaps. In Sindh, according to the Met Office, areas to experience the monsoon…