Shahid Afridi Likely to Announce His Return to International Cricket Tomorrow: Waqt News (Video)

According to a private TV channel, Waqt News, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is set to return to international cricket after the end of the tenure of Ijaz Butt, ex-chief Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Afridi Sets to Get in, After Butt Gets Out

The TV channel further reported that Shahid Afridi will announce is return to international cricket officially in a press conference tomorrow.

Channel’s correspondent Shoaib Ahmed reported live that Shahid Afridi always wanted to pursue his international career and he had a great pressure from his fans to reverse his retirement decision but the Ijaz Butt factor was a hurdle between Afridi and his decision to get back to international cricket. 

The correspondent further said that Afridi was never comfortable to play under the administration headed by Ijaz Butt and he make it public when he announced his retirement on 30^th May this year.

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Now after Zaka Ashraf has already replaced Ijaz Butt as PCB chief; therefore, doors are open again for Boom Boom Afridi.

Live Streaming: CLT20 Final -- Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

CHENNAI, India – Its just less than two hours to start the final of CLT20 2011 between Mumbai Indian (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

CLT20 Final 2011: Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Mumbai Indians swept out Somerset yesterday to set a clash against Bangalore who beat New South Wales to reach the final of CLT20 final to be played today (Sunday/Oct. 09).

Royal Challengers Bangalore squad

DL Vettori*, MA Agarwal, S Aravind, KB Arun Karthik, RR Bhatkal, TM Dilshan, CH Gayle, M Kaif, V Kohli, A Mithun, DP Nannes, AUK Pathan, J Syed Mohammad, SS Tiwary, JJ van der Wath

Mumbai Indians squad

Harbhajan Singh*, AN Ahmed, AC Blizzard, YS Chahal, CRD Fernando, JEC Franklin, DJ Jacobs†, S Kanwar, SL Malinga, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, R Sathish, TL Suman, A Symonds

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Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2011 -- Latest Points Table Updated Today After Sunday's Matches

MUMBAI, India (Oct. 03) - According to latest and updated points table; Mumbai Indians are on the top of Group A after winning 2 out of 4 matches, followed by New South Wales and Cape Cobras. IPL 4 champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are placed on last spot after a shocking defeat by Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.

CLT20: Latest Points Table Updated Today After Sunday's Matches (Click to Enlarge)

In Group B; Warriors are leading the points table with 4 points after playing three matches ans registering two wins; while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are on second spot with 4 points after 4 matches they played. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are placed at the bottom on pints table after losing all two matches they played; while Somerset is on third spot with one win and one loss followed by South Australia.

Detailed team standings and points table are presented above.

Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2011 -- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Somerset (RCB v SOM): Live Streaming, Scores and Squads

BANGALORE, India – In a Group B match of Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20); Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Somerset today (Monday, Oct. 03). RCB is placed at the bottom on pints table after losing all two matches they played; while Somerset is on third spot with one win and one loss.

CLT20: Monday, OCt. 03 - RCB v Somerset

Details of the today’s match are given below:

Teams:                         Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Somerset

Match No.                     16th

Day/Date:                     Mon, Oct 03 2011

Timings:                        20:00 local time (14:30 GMT)

Venue:                          M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Probable squads:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

DL Vettori*, MA Agarwal, S Aravind, KB Arun Karthik, RR Bhatkal, AB de Villiers, TM Dilshan, CH Gayle, M Kaif, V Kohli, A Mithun, DP Nannes, AUK Pathan, J Syed Mohammad, SS Tiwary

Somerset

AC Thomas*, AWR Barrow, NRD Compton, AJ Dibble, GH Dockrell, L Gregory, JC Hildreth, CR Jones, M Kartik, SP Kirby, SD Snell†, AV Suppiah, PD Trego, RE van der Merwe

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Faysal Bank T20 (FBT20) Cup Final - Sialkot Stallions Hold The Nerves to Beat Rawalpindi Rams by 10 Runs

KARACHI, Pakistan (Oct. 02) – Final of the Faysal Bank Twenty20 (FBT20) cup was just finished and a real thriller ended with the victory of Sialkot Stallions as they beat defending champions Rawalpindi Rams with 10 runs today here on National Stadium, Karachi. Rawalpindi Rams fell 11 runs short of the target of 181 set by Sialkot Stallions.

FBT20 Cup Final: Sialkot Stallions Beat Rawalpindi Rams by 10 Runs

Rawalpindi Rams openers provided a flying start; especially Awais Zia played a gem innings. He hit 5 boundaries in first over and smashed two sixes in the second over in his little cameo of 32 off 13 balls. He was trapped by Raza Hasan in third over of Rams’ innings which was a proof of an effective and timely strategy of Stallions’ skipper Shoaib Malik.

The other opener naved latif also played a good knock of 67 off 47; but couldn’t finish the match and lost his wicket to Naved Arif, who was smashed by Awais Zia in first over for five 4s. Umar Amin, the most consistent of the Rams’ batsmen in this tournament, couldn’t last long and fell to veteran Abdur Rehman after contributing just 11 off 10 balls.

Shoaib Malik manoeuvred his bowling options effectively and every change in bowling brought him some success. Raza Hasan was the most successful bowler for Stallions with his 2 wickets, including most dangerous Awais Zia, conceding just 11 runs in 4 overs. Abdur Rehman also picked up two wickets including the most important of Umar Amin. Naved Arif and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan claimed one wicket each for Sialkot Stallions.

Earlier, Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat first. While batting sensibly and aggressively on occasions Sialkot piled up 180 after losing 6 wickets. Although Imran Nazir failed once again and fell to Muhammad Rameez after adding just 10 runs; but next four batsmen, including Skipper Shoaib Malik, controlled the innings impressively to take a huge total. Shakeel Ansar (39), Qaisar Abbas (44), Shoaib Malik (43) and Shahid Yousuf (32) contributed significantly for their team.

From Rawalpindi Rams Awais Zia picked up two wickets while Sohail Tanveer and Muhammad Rameez claimed one wicket each. Shoaib Mailk and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (2) got run out.  

This is sixth time Sialkot Stallions emerge as National T20 Champions.

Chennai Super Kings vs Trinidad and Tobago (Sunday, Oct. 02) -- Live Streaming, Score Updates and Squads

CHENNAI, India -- Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2011 is underway in India and two matches are scheduled to be played today (Sunday, Oct. 02) at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In second match Chennai Super Kings will take on Trinidad & Tobago.

Chennai Super Kings vs Trinidad and Tobago (Sunday, Oct. 02)

 Details of the second match are given below:

• Teams:             Chennai Super Kings vs Trinidad and Tobago

Match No.                   15th

Date/Day:                     Sunday, Oct 02 2011

Timings:                        20:00 local time (14:30 GMT)

Venue:                          MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Chennai Super Kings:

MS Dhoni*, S Anirudha, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, DE Bollinger, DJ Bravo, MEK Hussey, SB Jakati, S Randiv, KMDN Kulasekara, JA Morkel, SK Raina, WP Saha†, SB Styris, M Vijay

Trinidad & Tobago:

D Ganga*, S Badree, AB Barath, DM Bravo, K Cooper, RR Emrit, ST Gabriel, S Ganga, D Mohammed, JN Mohammed, SP Narine, WKD Perkins, D Ramdin†, R Rampaul, LMP Simmons

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CLT20 (Sunday, Oct. 02) -- Mumbai Indians vs New South Wales: Live Streaming, Score, and Probable Squads

CHENNAI, India -- Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2011 is underway in India and two matches are scheduled to be played today (Sunday, Oct. 02) at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In first match Mumbai Indians will take on New South Wales.

Details of the first match are given below:

• Teams:             Mumbai Indians vs New South Wales

Match No.                   14th

Day/Date:                                 Sunday, Oct 02 2011,

Timings:                        16:00 local time (10:30 GMT)

Venue:                          MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Probable Squads:

Mumbai Indians:

Harbhajan Singh*, AN Ahmed, AC Blizzard, YS Chahal, CRD Fernando, JEC Franklin, DJ Jacobs†, S Kanwar, SL Malinga, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, R Sathish, TL Suman, A Symonds

New South Wales:

SM Katich*, SR Clark, PJ Cummins, NM Hauritz, JR Hazlewood, MC Henriques, PJ Hughes, NJ Maddinson, SNJ O'Keefe, BJ Rohrer, DLR Smith†, SPD Smith, MA Starc, DA Warner, SR Watson

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Live Score Updates HERE. 

Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2011 -- Today's Matches Schedule, Timings and Venues

CHENNAI, India -- Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2011 is underway in India and two matches are scheduled to be played today (Sunday, Oct. 02) at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Further details given below:

• Teams: Mumbai Indians vs New South Wales

Match No. 14th

Day/Date: Sunday, Oct 02 2011,

Timings: 16:00 local time (10:30 GMT)

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

• Teams: Chennai Super Kings vs Trinidad and Tobago

Match No. 15th

Date/Day: Sunday, Oct 02 2011

Timings: 20:00 local time (14:30 GMT)

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Faysal Bank T20 Cup Final: Sialkot Stallions vs Rawalpindi Rams -- Live Streaming, Score Updates, Timing and Squads

Defending T20 Champion Rawalpindi Rams will take on Sialkot Stallions in the summit clash of Faysal Bank Twenty20 (FBT20) cup today here on national Stadium Karachi. 

FBT20 Cup Final: Sialkot Stallions vs Rawalpindi Rams

In the first semi final; Sialkot Stallions outclassed Lahore Eagles with an all-round performance by former Pakistan Skipper Shoaib Malik. Stallions got past the target of 168 with seven balls to spare. Shoaib Malik was unbeaten in 88-run innings off 49 balls with 9 boundaries and three towering sixes. 

In second semi final; defending champs crushed Peshawar Panthers, who handed a shocking defeat to Karachi Dolphins the other day, by 77 runs. Panthers’ batsmen scrambled on just 91 in 16 overs in front of impressive bowling performance of Rams. They were chasing a target of 169 set by Rams. Umar Amin (30) was again the highest runs getter from Rams.

Details of the final clash are given below:

Match:              FBT20 Cup Final

Teams:             Sialkot Stallions v Rawalpindi Rams

Venue:              National Stadium, Karachi

Timings:            07:00 pm

Probable Squads

Sialkot Stallions: Abdur Rehman, Ali Khan, Faisal Naved, Haris Sohail, Imran Nazir, Kamran Younis, Mansoor Amjad, Mohammad Ayub, Naved-ul-Hasan, Naved Arif, Qaiser Abbas, Raza Hasan, Rizwan Sultan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Yousuf, Shakeel Ansar†, Shoaib Malik*, Yasir Aziz

Rawalpindi Rams: Adil Zarif, Adnan Mufti, Awais Zia, Babar Naeem, Hammad Azam, Jamal Anwar†, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rameez, Mohammad Saleem, Nasir Malik, Naved Malik, Sadaf Hussain, Samiullah, Sohail Tanvir*, Tahir Mughal, Umar Amin, Yasim Murtaza, Zahid Mansoor

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