• Multan Sultans' captain Mohammad Rizwan (R) plays a shot as Karachi Kings' wicketeeper Matthew Wade watches during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 cricket match between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on February 22, 2023. (Photo by Shahid Saeed MIRZA / AFP)
    Multan Sultans' captain Mohammad Rizwan (R) plays a shot as Karachi Kings' wicketeeper Matthew Wade watches during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 cricket match between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on February 22, 2023. (Photo by Shahid Saeed MIRZA / AFP)
  • Multan Sultans' Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten century on Wednesday. AFP
    Multan Sultans' Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten century on Wednesday. AFP
  • Multan Sultans' Mohammad Rizwan prays after reaching his century. AFP
    Multan Sultans' Mohammad Rizwan prays after reaching his century. AFP
  • Multan Sultans opener Masood celebrates his fifty. AFP
    Multan Sultans opener Masood celebrates his fifty. AFP
  • Karachi Kings' Shoaib Malik bowls against Multan Sultans. AFP
    Karachi Kings' Shoaib Malik bowls against Multan Sultans. AFP
  • Multan Sultans' captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a cut shot. AFP
    Multan Sultans' captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a cut shot. AFP
  • Multan Sultans' Shan Masood at the Multan Cricket Stadium. AFP
    Multan Sultans' Shan Masood at the Multan Cricket Stadium. AFP

Mohammad Rizwan blasts first PSL century for Multan against Karachi


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Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan continued his spectacular form in PSL 2023 as he cracked his first century in the competition for Multan Sultans against Karachi Kings on Wednesday.

Rizwan had scored fifties in three of his first four games of the tournament and had remained not out in the other game. On Wednesday, Rizwan started off smoothly, easing to his first fifty from 42 balls.

He then turned on the afterburners, racing to his next fifty in just 18 balls. Rizwan finished unbeaten on 110 from 64 balls, with 10 fours and four sixes.

Rizwan was outscored in a 85-run stand for the opening wicket with Shan Masood, who hit 51 from 33 balls. After Masood's departure, Rizwan took on the responsibility of raising the scoring rate.

During the mid innings break, Masood said he wanted to take the pressure of scoring quickly off Rizwan's shoulders.

"It was a bit of a relief. I was the only batter who was not scoring. It was important to take that pressure off Rizwan," the left-handed batsman said.

"I kept telling him that I could take on the bowlers. He is a special player and he is one of the best batters in the world at the moment."

Multan, however, did not cross the 200-run mark and had to settle for 196-2. Rilee Rossouw failed to get going, making 29 from 21 balls.

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Directed by:Tom Beard

Narrated by: Sir David Attenborough

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In numbers

- Number of children under five will fall from 681 million in 2017 to 401m in 2100

- Over-80s will rise from 141m in 2017 to 866m in 2100

- Nigeria will become the world’s second most populous country with 791m by 2100, behind India

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From: Dara

To: Team@

Date: March 25, 2019 at 11:45pm PT

Subj: Accelerating in the Middle East

Five years ago, Uber launched in the Middle East. It was the start of an incredible journey, with millions of riders and drivers finding new ways to move and work in a dynamic region that’s become so important to Uber. Now Pakistan is one of our fastest-growing markets in the world, women are driving with Uber across Saudi Arabia, and we chose Cairo to launch our first Uber Bus product late last year.

Today we are taking the next step in this journey—well, it’s more like a leap, and a big one: in a few minutes, we’ll announce that we’ve agreed to acquire Careem. Importantly, we intend to operate Careem independently, under the leadership of co-founder and current CEO Mudassir Sheikha. I’ve gotten to know both co-founders, Mudassir and Magnus Olsson, and what they have built is truly extraordinary. They are first-class entrepreneurs who share our platform vision and, like us, have launched a wide range of products—from digital payments to food delivery—to serve consumers.

I expect many of you will ask how we arrived at this structure, meaning allowing Careem to maintain an independent brand and operate separately. After careful consideration, we decided that this framework has the advantage of letting us build new products and try new ideas across not one, but two, strong brands, with strong operators within each. Over time, by integrating parts of our networks, we can operate more efficiently, achieve even lower wait times, expand new products like high-capacity vehicles and payments, and quicken the already remarkable pace of innovation in the region.

This acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in various countries, which we don’t expect before Q1 2020. Until then, nothing changes. And since both companies will continue to largely operate separately after the acquisition, very little will change in either teams’ day-to-day operations post-close. Today’s news is a testament to the incredible business our team has worked so hard to build.

It’s a great day for the Middle East, for the region’s thriving tech sector, for Careem, and for Uber.

Uber on,

Dara

Updated: February 22, 2023, 4:19 PM