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Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2016

Edition: First

Dates: 4 to 23 February 2016

Administrator: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

Format: Twenty20

Venue: United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Winner: Islamabad United

Islamabad United won by: 6 wickets

Runners-up: Quetta Gladiators

Participants: 5

Matches: 24

Player of the series: Ravi Bopara (Karachi Kings)

Ravi Bopara made: 329 runs and 11 wickets

Ravi Bopara: English cricketer

Most runs: Umar Akmal (Lahore Qalandars)

Umar Akmal made: 335 runs

 Most wickets: Andre Russell (Islamabad United)

Andre Russell took: 16 wickets)

Andre Russell: Jamaican cricketer

Man of the match award winner: Dwayne Smith (Barbadian cricketer)

Explanation

• Pakistan defeated India by 5 wickets in Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2022.
• Played at: Dubai International Cricket Stadium

• Played: 4 September 2022

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Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem threw a massive 86.40m to win gold in the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championship

Winning date: 31 May 2025

Venue: Gumi, South Korea

Nadeem’s gold is Pakistan’s first and only medal at the championship.

Additional Information:

The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships.

Being held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in Gumi, South Korea.

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• World Junior Squash Championship 2023

• Winner: Hamza Khan (Pakistan)

• Runner-Up: Mohamed Zakaria (Egypt)

• Venue: Melbourne, Australia

• Final held: 23 July 2023
• Note: This was Pakistan's first World Junior Squash title in nearly four decades as the last Pakistani player to lift this trophy was Jansher Khan, who won the title 37 years ago in 1986.
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• World Junior Squash Championship 2023

• Winner: Hamza Khan (Pakistan)

• Runner-Up: Mohamed Zakaria (Egypt)

• Venue: Melbourne, Australia

• Final held: 23 July 2023
• Note: This was Pakistan's first World Junior Squash title in nearly four decades as the last Pakistani player to lift this trophy was Jansher Khan, who won the title 37 years ago in 1986.
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Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has joined the elite list of the fastest bowlers to secure 100 wickets in ODIs.

Shaheen Afridi stands as the fastest Pakistani to accomplish this feat doing in 51 matches

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Note: The cities of Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad, and Sialkot will give support to Lahore hosting some sports.

About South Asian Games 2025

Main host: Lahore, Pakistan

Motto: Let's celebrate of Games

Participating teams: 07

Starting date: 22 April

Closing date: 8 May

Pakistan hosting: Third time

First time Pakistan hosted: 1989

Second time Pakistan hosted: 2004

Note: The 2019 South Asian Games were held in Pokhara, Nepal.

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Explanation

 Shaheen Afridi will lead the Pakistan Team in T20I.

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Twenty20 international between Pak & Afg

On 24 March 2023, Afghanistan beat Pakistan to win first Twenty20 international by 6 wickets

On 26 March 2023, Afghanistan beat Pakistan to win second Twenty20 international by 7 wickets

On 27 March 2023, Pakistan beat Afghanistan to win third Twenty20 international by 66 runs

This is Afghanistan's first-ever series win against Pakistan (first time in T20 cricket)

Venue: Sharjah, UAE

Explanation

Pakistan competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Pakistan’s 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. Overall Pakistan finished at 18 on the medal table out of 72 participating nations. Pakistan wins a total of 8 Medals in CWG 2022. Out of 8 medals, Pakistan wins 2 Gold, 3 Silver, and 3 Bronze medals.