LAHORE – Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf have rejoined the team after recovering and testing negative for Covid-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Saturday.
The development comes as Pakistan resumed batting on second day of the first Test of the three-match series.
Rauf had tested positive for novel coronavirus on Tuesday after he took a Rapid Antigen Test while Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf had sustained injuries during the recently concluded Pakistan Super League.
Till lunch, Pakistan stood at 302-1, with Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali on the crease.
On Day 1, Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq’s maiden test century helped Pakistan put up 245 for the loss of one wicket at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.
Imam registered 132 off 271 balls and also hit 15 fours and two sixes. Azhar Ali also remained unbeaten and added 64 runs to the scoreboard.
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Nathan Lyon took the only wicket for Australia, dismissing opener Abdullah Shafique.
The series between two sides will be played for the Benaud-Qadir Trophy in honour of the two legendary leg-spinners. The two sides have played 25 Test series with visiting team winning 13 and Pakistan winning seven.
Australia are in Pakistan for the first time in 24 hours and both teams will be facing each other in three test matches and four white-ball games.
Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, and Zahid Mahmood.
Australia squad:
Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, and David Warner.
KARACHI - Following are the foreign currency exchange rates for US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound Sterling, U.A.E. Dirham, European Euro, and other foreign currencies in Pakistan open market on September 25, 2023 (Monday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 292 | 295.15 |
Euro | EUR | 317 | 317 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 372.5 | 376 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 81.5 | 82.3 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 78.55 | 79.3 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 198 | 200 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 781.13 | 789.13 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 220 | 222.2 |
China Yuan | CNY | 40.22 | 40.62 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 42.35 | 42.75 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 317 | 320 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 37.93 | 38.28 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.92 | 1.99 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 951.03 | 960.03 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 62.62 | 63.22 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 174.23 | 176.23 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 27.87 | 28.17 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 762.72 | 770.72 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 80.69 | 81.39 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 217 | 219 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.62 | 26.92 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 325.12 | 327.62 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.31 | 8.46 |
KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 214,700 on Monday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs184,070.
Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs168,730 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs196,807.
Note: The gold rate in Pakistan is fluctuating according to the international market so the price is never been fixed. The below rates are provided by local gold markets and Sarafa Markets of different cities.
City | Gold | Silver |
Lahore | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Karachi | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Islamabad | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Peshawar | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Quetta | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Sialkot | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Attock | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Gujranwala | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Jehlum | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Multan | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Gujrat | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Nawabshah | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Chakwal | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Hyderabad | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Nowshehra | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Sargodha | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Faisalabad | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
Mirpur | PKR 214,700 | PKR 2,590 |
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