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Babar Azam scored 12 on his return to first-class cricket, while Arshad Iqbal took five wickets to put KRL in command against OGDCL in Abbottabad. OGDCL followed on and ended the day 147 runs behind.
Pakistan’s unbeaten run in the Asian Games men’s hockey competition ended with a dramatic 5-4 defeat to Malaysia after a late two-goal turnaround. Sufyan Khan scored all four of Pakistan’s goals, while the national side now turns to its final Pool B match against Oman.
Pakistan squash player Sana Bahadar made a landmark Asian Games appearance in Nagoya despite being deaf and non-verbal since birth, pushing Iran's Najmeh Boushehrizadeh to five games before exiting the women's singles event. Ranked world No. 179 after winning the Bendigo Open, the 20-year-old is now targeting a place inside the global top 100.
Pakistan secured at least a bronze medal in Asian Games men's singles squash after Noor Zaman and Mohammad Ashab Irfan reached the semi-finals in Nagoya. Ashab defeated India's Veer Chotrani 3-1, while the double qualification marked the first time since 2002 that two Pakistani players reached the event's last four.
Muhammad Shahzad has set a new Pakistani first-class record by reaching a century in just 49 balls during the President's Trophy Grade-I in Islamabad. He finished with 114 from 62 deliveries, surpassing Misbah-ul-Haq's previous 56-ball national benchmark and recording the eighth-fastest first-class hundred overall.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has opened applications for a new national bowling coach after Ashley Noffke decided to leave following the 2026 Asian Games. Candidates must hold Level 3 coaching accreditation and have at least five years of experience, with applications closing on October 8.
Pakistan made a powerful start to its Asian Games 2026 men's hockey campaign with a 9-0 victory over Thailand in Pool B. Ahmed Nadeem scored a hat-trick, while Sufyan Khan struck twice as Pakistan combined a prolific attack with a clean sheet.
Pakistan missed the Asian Games women's cricket final after Sri Lanka chased 178 to secure an eight-wicket semi-final victory in Japan. Chamari Athapaththu remained unbeaten on 83 after Ayesha Zafar's 71 and Shawaal Zulfiqar's 54 had helped Pakistan post 177 for four, leaving the national side to contest the bronze-medal match.
Beaconhouse School defeated Aitchison College by 20 runs at Gaddafi Stadium in the opening match of the expanded School Cricket Talent Hunt Programme. The new season brings together 1,400 schools from 100 districts as organisers seek to identify young players for Pakistan's age-group cricket pathways.
The Lahore High Court has dismissed Muhammad Rizwan's challenge to cybercrime proceedings and directed him to respond to a show-cause notice and appear before investigators. The case has drawn widespread attention because of the cricketer's national profile, while no final finding of wrongdoing has been announced.
Babar Azam is set to return to domestic first-class cricket as a guest player for OGDCL in the ongoing President's Trophy Grade-I. The Pakistan Test captain reportedly requested a domestic placement to maintain his red-ball preparation, with the tournament continuing until October 28.
Mohammad Abbas has equalled a 27-year-old Test record held by Wasim Akram after taking two wickets in the opening over of England's chase at Edgbaston. The fast bowler also scored 42 and finished the series with 13 wickets, although England completed an eight-wicket victory and a 3-0 series sweep.
