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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Peshawar Zalmi rode Babar Azam’s century and leg-spinner Arif Yaqoob’s four-wicket over to beat Islamabad United by eight runs in the Pakistan Super League on Monday. Babar smashed 111 not out off 63 balls with 14 fours and two sixes and anchored Peshawar to 201-5. Islamabad was on course to upstage Babar’s masterful 11th Twenty20 century …

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Quetta Gladiators overcame a late batting collapse to beat Islamabad United by three wickets Thursday for their third straight win in the Pakistan Super League. Quetta dismantled two-time champion Islamabad’s batting power-house through spinners and restricted it to this season’s lowest total of 138-9. Islamabad pushed for an unlikely win when it grabbed three late wickets …

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Rachin Ravindra finally caught up with his reputation on Monday, scoring 240 before New Zealand was all out for 511 on the second day of the first cricket test against South Africa. South Africa was in trouble at 80-4 at stumps, trailing by 431 runs. Kyle Jamieson took two wickets within three balls in …