Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has replaced batsman Sohaib Maqsood in Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE this month.

In their official statement, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that Maqsood was ruled out of the?? T20 World Cup squad due to a lower back injury.

“Sohaib is devastated to miss out on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as he had worked hard for this event and was in sparkling form. We feel for him but injuries are part and parcel of the sport. I am sure after undergoing rehabilitation, he’ll fully recover to be available for future assignments,” said the Pakistan cricket team’s chief selector Muhammad Wasim.

“In his place and following discussions with the team management, we have decided to include Shoaib Malik in the side. I am sure Shoaib’s experience will be handy for the entire squad,” he added.

Malik, ??39, captained Pakistan in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 and was a member of the ??side that won the title in 2009. He missed the 2010 World Cup in the West Indies due to injury but has played in the last three editions.

The Pakistan contingent is slated to depart for Dubai on October 15. The Men in Green will play two warm-up games – against West Indies and South Africa – before beginning their main campaign in a high-profile clash against India on October 24.

Pakistan’s revised squad for T20 World Cup 2021:

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, ?Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sar?faraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik.

Traveling reserves: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.

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Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf took an unbelievable catch during the first T20I against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

It all happened in the fifth over of the second innings when Moeen Ali lofted the ball in air on the leg-side. The English all-rounded ended up achieving more height than the ??distance in his shot.

Chancing an opportunity for a wicket, Rauf ran back from inside the circle to complete a stunning catch. While running back, Rauf also collided with his teammate Sohaib Maqsood, who came from the boundary for the same catch.

As soon as Rauf completed the catch, both he and Maqsood got involved in a nasty collision, which resulted the former landing in the latter’s arms. The video of the incident is going viral on the internet.

Here’s the video:

What a match we were treated to in Nottingham last night. This was a fun moment to commentate on. pic.twitter.com/Er7gwYZZxb

— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) July 17, 2021

Coming back to the game, England batters got off to a flier while chasing a mammoth target of 233. Pakistan posted 232/6 with the help of their skipper Babar Azam’s scintillating knock of 85 (49).

The hosts tried their level best to reach the set total but were undone by the pressure of the steep required rate. All-rounder Liam Livingstone scored a quickfire 43-ball 103 and kept his side in the hunt till the 17th over. However, after his departure,? the rest of the batters could add only a few runs and Pakistan registered their first win of the ongoing tour by 31 runs.

??The second T20I of the three-match series will be played at Headingley in Leed??s on Sunday.

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Multan Sultans trumped Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs?? in th??e Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 final at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Put in to bat first, Multan Sultan’s openers Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan add??ed a formidable partnership of 68 runs in 8.4 overs.

Masood made a quickfire 29-ball 37 with the help of six boundaries before being dismissed off a Mohammad Imran slower delivery. Rizwan, too, couldn’t carry his run a ball innings for too long as he was sent back to the pavilion by Imran.

However, the baton of taking the Mohammad Rizwan-led team to a respectable total was taken by the next two batters- Sohaib Maqsood and Rilee Rossouw. The duo ensured that they carried forward the work done by the openers and smashed their resp??ective half-centuries??.

Rossouw unleashed his flamboyant strokes, thrashing a 21-ball 50, which helped his side reach 181/3 in 18.2 overs. The Bloemfontein-born had put up a 98 runs partnership with Maqsood before he ended up giving an easy catch at short third man to Irfan off Sameen Gul.

Though ??the breakthrough had come, it was very late for Peshawar Zalmi since the opponents posted a mammoth 206/4 on board in their allotted twenty ?overs. Maqsood remained unbeaten on 65 off 35 balls laced with six boundaries and three towering sixes.

In reply, Peshawar Zalmi batter Kamran Akmal started with a bang by playing extravagant strokes once he had set himself at the crease. The other opener Hazratullah Zazai had made only six runs when Blessing Muzarabani dismissed him.

The next batter Jonathan Wells got off to a slow start, and pressure mounted on Kamran, who made a folly while judging an Imran Khan delivery.

Thus, Wahab Riaz & Co. suffered two setbacks whilst being stranded at 42. Shoaib Malik came in next and tried to steady the innings, but hi??s side suffered ano??ther setback.

The highest partnership for the Zalmi’s came between Malik and Rovman Powell, who added 66 runs together.

The required run-rate kept on aggravating as Peshawa??r Zalmi needed 70 runs off five overs with six wickets in hand. The remaining line-up faltered like a pac?k of cards, and Zalmi could only muster 22 more runs.

Imran Tahir was the pick of the bowlers for his side with three wickets. With this win, Multan Sultans won their maiden PSL title. Apart from winning the ‘Player of the Match’ for his blistering knock, Maqsood was also crowned the ‘Player of the Tournament’ for amassing 428 runs in the T20 extravaganza.

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