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Cricket: Pakistan board charges national player Zaman with ball‑tampering

Al Jazeera · · 349 words · By Reuters
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“Fakhar Zaman charged with ball-tampering by Pakistan board in PSL”
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Wikipedia entries only mention Fakhar Zaman's participation in PSL and general information about the PCB, but do not confirm specific charges of ball-tampering. No direct evidence or corroboration found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Pakistan Super League, also known as PSL 11 and branded as HBL PSL 11, is the eleventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), a professional franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pakistan_Super_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fakhar Zaman (pronounced [fəxər zəmaːɳ]; born 10 April 1990) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team. A left-handed opening batter, he is noted for his …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakhar_Zaman_(cricketer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lahore Qalandars are a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. Team's home ground is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Qalandars
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“The incident occurred in the final over, with Karachi needing 14 runs to win”
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Wikipedia references PSL rivalry andثالث teams but lack specific details about the final over score or incident. No direct evidence to corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Pakistan Super League, also known as PSL 11 and branded as HBL PSL 11, is the eleventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), a professional franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pakistan_Super_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars rivalry is a cricket rivalry between two teams in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), an old city rivalry between the cricket teams of Karachi and Lahore that has conti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Kings–Lahore_Qalandars…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lahore Qalandars are a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. Team's home ground is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Qalandars
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“Fakhar, Lahore captain Shaheen Afridi, and fast bowler Haris Rauf were involved in a brief discussion, during which Fakhar and Rauf passed the ball between them”
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Wikipedia entries describe PSL history and team details but do not mention the alleged discussion or ball-passing incident. No direct evidence to support the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2022 Pakistan Super League (referred to as HBL PSL 7 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Paki…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Pakistan_Super_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Pakistan Super League, also known as PSL 11 and branded as HBL PSL 11, is the eleventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), a professional franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pakistan_Super_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lahore Qalandars are a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. Team's home ground is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Qalandars
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“The umpire then approached Rauf and asked to see the ball. Following consultations with the square-leg umpire, the officials awarded five penalty runs to Karachi and ordered the ball to be changed”
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“The penalty proved costly, as Karachi went on to chase down a target of 129 with three balls to spare, and Abbas Afridi hitting a four and a six to seal a four-wicket victory”
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“Fakhar denied the charge levelled against him during a disciplinary hearing led by the match referee Roshan Mahanama”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to confirm Fakhar's denial of charges.
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“Another hearing is set to take place within the next 48 hours after which the match referee will share his verdict”
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“Afridi said they would look at video footage of the incident”
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“Fakhar, 35, could face a ban of one or two matches if found guilty of ball tampering for a first offence in the PSL”
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“Australian trio David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were handed lengthy bans by Cricket Australia following a 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa”
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