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Watershed moment for Sri Lanka quicks

From looking completely out of their depth in Australia to destroying Pakistan's top order in Dubai, Sri Lanka's fast bowlers have come a long way to realising their penetrative potential

08-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Mahela under the microscope after horror Test

Twin failures in the Abu Dhabi Test left Mahela Jayawardene without a half-century in his last 14 innings. At 36, he finds his place in Sri Lanka's team under question for the first time

06-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pakistan take top-order pluses from draw

In the second innings in Abu Dhabi, albeit on a tame pitch, Mohammad Hafeez brought his ODI form into Tests and Ahmed Shehzad scored a half-century on debut - signs that have pleased Pakistan and Misbah-ul-Haq

04-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Abu Dhabi

Resilient Sri Lanka overcome Test layoff

Sri Lanka will be pleased at having yielded no ground to Pakistan, after having been dormant in this format for so long. The pitch may have had the final say, but Sri Lanka were the more satisfied side in the end

04-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka fans have reasons to smile

If Sri Lanka's young cricketers can build on Friday's gains, perhaps in years to come fans will look upon this match not simply as Angelo Mathews' coming of age, but as the turn of an era

03-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Mathews' high, and Ajmal's low

Stats highlights from the fourth day's play in Abu Dhabi, when Sri Lanka staged a magnificent fightback

03-Jan-2014•S Rajesh

Persistent Kaushal makes a case for the future

Kaushal Silva's entry into the Test scene hasn't been smooth, but if given the opportunitiy to blossom, Sri Lanka may have a man who can stabilise the top order

02-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan struggle with No. 3 conundrum

Azhar Ali suffered a dip in form in 2013 but replacing him with Mohammad Hafeez may not be a solution for Pakistan's long-term plans

02-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Abu Dhabi

SL need more Tests to nurture pace-bowling talents

Although Sri Lanka ended up conceding a big lead to Pakistan on the second day, there were a few signs of a potentially good attack. For their young bowlers to develop, however, Sri Lanka must play more Tests

01-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Mathews working hard to justify captaincy

Without a mandate to rule, Angelo Mathews is having to work extremely hard to prove his worth as captain. He played an important innings to save his side from disaster on day one in Abu Dhabi

31-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan's revolving door to Test cricket

Pakistan have failed to find a settled XI in Test cricket. ESPNcricinfo profiles those players handed a debut in 2013

31-Dec-2013•Umar Farooq

Chandimal, Thirimanne have points to prove

Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne have been given long rope by Sri Lanka's selectors, and it's high time they justified their continued selection

29-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Misbah's 15 fifties without a ton

Stats highlights from the ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the UAE

28-Dec-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

Misbah gives up the reverse-sweep

Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi

27-Dec-2013•Abhishek Purohit

Gul's set-up, and Priyanjan's start

Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi

25-Dec-2013•Abhishek Purohit

Malinga's throw, and Afridi's blinder

Plays of the day from the third ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Sharjah

22-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shehzad's sold a dummy

Plays of the day from the third ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

20-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Adamant Afridi and a fiery debutant

Plays of the Day from the first ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Sharjah

18-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sharjeel's rush of blood, and Pakistan's poor fielding

Plays of the day from the second Twenty20 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai

13-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thirimanne's flying catch

Plays of the Day from the first T20 international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai

11-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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