MAL won by 6 wickets

88/4

87/6

NEP won by 6 runs

289/7

248/8

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United States of America Women

62/4

GER won by 162 runs

308/1

146/10

JER won by 6 wickets

92/10

93/4

Day 1 - Surrey trail by 339 runs.

Surrey

19/0

Sussex

358/9d

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Day 1 - Hampshire elected to bowl

Hampshire

Glamorgan

353/1

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Day 1 - Somerset elected to bowl

Somerset

Yorkshire

140/5

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Leicestershire

Nottinghamshire

404/4

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Innings Break : Day 1 - Derbyshire trail by 328 runs.

Kent

352/10

Derbyshire

24/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Northamptonshire trail by 266 runs.

Northamptonshire

40/0

Worcestershire

306/10

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Middlesex

143/4

Durham

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NEP-W won by 8 wickets

36/6

40/2

GER won by 4 wickets

165/6

163/7

HK won by 2 runs

184/7

186/5

DC won by 7 wickets

225/6

226/3

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Pakistan Cricket Board Parts Ways With Azhar Mahmood as Test Coach Ahead of 2026 Series

by Shekhar December 30, 2025

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to part ways with Azhar Mahmood as the Test team coach. This means the Test coach position is currently empty. Azhar Mahmood, a former Pakistan player, had worked with the team in different roles before. He was appointed as the Test head coach last year after Jason Gillespie left the job. The PCB is now on the hunt for a new head coach before Pakistan’s next Test series.

PCB Ends Azhar Mahmood’s Test Coach Tenure, Begins Search for New Coach

According to PTI, the PCB said Pakistan will not play any Test matches until March 2026, and Azhar Mahmood’s contract also ends at that time. So, the PCB decided to let him go early so they can start planning and finding a new Test coach well before the next Test series. The report further states that the PCB has initiated the search for a new head coach and might even overhaul the support staff before the next Test assignment.

“Since Azhar’s contract ends in March and Pakistan’s Test assignments begin from March 2026, it would be best for the Board to start planning ahead for a new head coach,” a source close to the PCB said.

Mahmood, found himself in the coaching spotlight after the dismissal of Mohammed Hafeez. He was given the opportunity to coach Pakistan in April 2024 for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand at home.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has ended Azhar Mahmood’s role as the Test team coach.

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