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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The batting of Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq, the gutsiness of Adnan Akmal and the swing of Junaid Khan in the series pleased the Pakistan captain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147300/147308.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/572130.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/572130.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572130 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's focus turned to securing their 1-0 lead and they changed their approach to a chase of 270 after tea to settle for a draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147300/147313.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/572038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/572038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572038 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford said that the home team will need to "work hard" on the fifth day, as the Test is evenly poised at the end of the fourth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147200/147276.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a day that began with Pakistan needing to bat positively to set a competitive target, Sri Lanka surged ahead with a strong chance of winning the series 2-0 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147200/147281.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said his side has conceded the advantage they had coming into the third day of the Pallekele Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147200/147213.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took a significant step in their attempt to thwart Pakistan from levelling this rain-affected series, through a combination of dogged batting on a testing pitch, a fair amount of luck, and aggression https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147199.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain returned to haunt this Test series on day two in Pallekele, after the first day's promise of an exciting game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147172.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adnan Akmal, the Pakistan wicketkeeper, has suffered a hairline fracture on his left ring finger https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147154.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq put up a solid resistance against the Sri Lankan seamers but the hosts retained the edge at tea, having broken that partnership after inflicting significant damage in the pre-lunch session https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147160.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571492.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571492.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571492 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the third Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147000/147010.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571442.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571442.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571442 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara made a return to the No. 1 spot in ICC Test batting rankings after scoring a big century against Pakistan in the drawn Test at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147000/147023.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/571132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/571132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571132 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain, has said his team almost 'paid the price' for putting Pakistan in to bat in the second Test in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147000/147019.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With more than a day's worth of overs lost to rain, and a pitch that was a scourge of bowlers, the SSC Test ended in the inevitable and dreary draw it was destined to be https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147000/147030.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who remained unbeaten on 144 at the end of the fourth day in Colombo, has said Pakistan 'shifted the momentum their way' by taking late wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147000/147012.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570954.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570954.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570954 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain fell from the sky, records fell by the wayside, but in all likelihood the wickets fell too late in the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147000/147009.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570860 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afternoon showers on day three put an outright result in serious doubt as only one session could be played out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146900/146975.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Colombo weather hurt Pakistan's push for a result, allowing only 44.2 overs on the second day, during which the visitors added 154 for 3 to their overnight 334 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146900/146922.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said that his team got it wrong by inviting Pakistan to bat first after winning the toss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146891.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570547.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570547.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570547 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was neither juice in the SSC pitch nor brittleness in the visitors' batting as Pakistan went on to score 300 in the first innings of a Test for the first time since January 2007 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146885.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ramparts of the Galle fort provided the backdrop for Pakistan's 209-run defeat in the first Test, and their next venue, in Colombo, is as intimidating for visiting teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/83700/83728.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed, who missed the tour of Sri Lanka because of a fractured finger, has said he is now fit and ready to play again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143681.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/570418.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/570418.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570418 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka will not adopt a defensive outlook in the remaining two games against Pakistan as they chase their first Test series win in nearly three years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146779.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570414.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570414.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570414 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146769.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570390 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have recalled fast bowler Dilhara Fernando to the squad for the second Test against Pakistan, which begins at the SSC on June 30 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140700/140726.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570257 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Hafeez, after his maiden Test as Pakistan captain, has supported the ICC's recommendation that the Decision Review System should be used for all series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146781.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against Pakistan with a torn shoulder muscle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136600/136611.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570004 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene has praised his bowlers for dismissing Pakistan in tough conditions, and said he did not enforce the follow-on because he wanted to give them a break https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146778.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570003.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/570003.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570003 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka completed their third Test victory in five matches, and their largest win over Pakistan on the fourth day in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146766.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569931.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569931.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569931 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore, the Pakistan coach, has criticised the ICC's decision to ban the captain Misbah-ul-Haq from the Galle Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146624.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Offspinner Suraj Randiv's four wickets in Pakistan's first innings in Galle have set the match up nicely for Sri Lanka; the plan, Randiv said, was to keep the Pakistan batsmen in check https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146729.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569874.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569874.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569874 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka continued to maintain a vice-like grip on the Galle Test on the third day, but instead of pushing for the kill after bowling out Pakistan for 100, they inexplicably decided to bat again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146729.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Offspinner Saeed Ajmal has said that Pakistan's bowlers had a lot of positives to take from the second day of the Galle Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146694.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thirteen wickets went down on the second day, but that didn't change the overall match situation as Sri Lanka continued to dominate https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146698.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's acting captain Mohammad Hafeez praised his bowlers for an "unlucky" bowling performance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146241.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569495.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569495.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569495 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan made his first Test hundred in more than a year, Kumar Sangakkara drew level with Don Bradman on 29 centuries as Pakistan were made to toil https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146666.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146614.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has said that he may consider retiring from ODI cricket to give selectors a chance to build a strong, young team for the 2015 World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142662.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569130.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569130.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569130 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the panel will discuss Younis Khan's ODI future with him after the completion of the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143685.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Misbah-ul-Haq has been suspended from the first Test against Sri Lanka because Pakistan were guilty of a "serious over-rate offence" during the fifth ODI in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146427.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Angelo Mathews copes with pressure 'better than anybody else', according to Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146500/146534.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569033 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Ford, the Sri Lanka coach from South Africa, has said that Thisara Perera reminded him of former South Africa allrounder Lance Klusener https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146099.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/569008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569008 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Thisara Perera and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara have been included in Sri Lanka's 15-man for the first Test against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568988.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568988.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568988 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While Pakistan decision to leave Saeed Ajmal was a 'costly miss', it was their lapses in the field, once again, that let them down in the final ODI against Sri Lanka, according to captain Misbah-ul-Haq https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146265.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568966.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568966.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568966 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's journey to defeat in the final game that decided the series was an emotional ride that had several moments of satisfaction and relief, but ultimately ended in frustration and regret https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146500/146536.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146476.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568749.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568749.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568749 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, while praising the effort of Thisara Perera, who swung the fourth ODI Sri Lanka's way with a hat-trick, said a lot of credit should go to Lasith Malinga for setting it all up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146460.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568738.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568738.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568738 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT From 166 for 2 chasing 244, Pakistan disintegrated to 179 for 9 in less than four overs to go down by 44 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146472.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568579.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568579 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146102.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket has made a provision for reserve days for the two remaining ODIs against Pakistan in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146394.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The south-west monsoon allowed only 6.2 overs of play in the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium, leaving the series level at 1-1 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146399.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568254.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568254.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568254 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka may not have beaten Pakistan in the last five one-dayers the teams have played at the R Premadasa Stadium, but the hosts' captain, Mahela Jayawardene, is confident of his team doing well in Wednesday's ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146319.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146380.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568172.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568172.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568172 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been rested for the remaining three ODIs against Pakistan following a knee operation after the home series against England in March https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120500/120517.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said allrounder Thisara Perera could establish himself in the Test side, if he can replicate the bowling form he showed in Saturday's ODI against Pakistan with more consistency https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140600/140630.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568002.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/568002.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568002 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan batted through the innings with a century to take Sri Lanka to 280. Azhar Ali looked set to match Dilshan's feat and nearly launched his maiden ODI ton. Ultimately, it was Thisara Perera's six-wicket haul, aided by his own brilliant f https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146272.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has said his team's batsmen need to prepare better to take on Pakistan's pace attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146242.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has said losing the toss worked to his team's advantage during its win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146263.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567724.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567724.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567724 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It turned out to be a good toss to lose for Pakistan, as their seamers, led by Umar Gul, set up a comfortable six-wicket win by keeping Sri Lanka to a paltry 135 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146240.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567612.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567612.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567612 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, expects offspinner Saeed Ajmal and allrounder Shahid Afridi to be Pakistan's key players in the five-ODI series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146041.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567547.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567547.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567547 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preview of the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146216.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567526.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567526 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been retained for the ODIs in Sri Lanka as a replacement for the injured opening batsman Nasir Jamshed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146115.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Hafeez said he was always confident his bowlers would be able to defend any target on a Hambantota pitch that tested the batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146138.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi rescued Pakistan's innings from despair and built his team a middling total with a half-century. He then proceeded to tenaciously defend his hard work https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146134.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567133.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567133.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567133 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Hambantota https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146084.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan's new Twenty20 captain, has said there was no excuse for his team not chasing 132 in the first match against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146102.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567035.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/567035.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567035 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka threw their wickets away through reckless shots, conceded 17 runs through wides and about 10 through misfields, but still won by 37 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146103.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Hambantota https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146060.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's new Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has said he expects a tough contest in all three formats against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146025.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566575.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566575.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566575 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Ashantha de Mel has said the Sri Lanka batsmen should be wary of the Pakistani spinners during the upcoming series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141500/141548.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566344.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/566344.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566344 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have recalled allrounder Jeevan Mendis and seamer Dilhara Fernando to their ODI squad for the home series against Pakistan starting in June https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/566051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/566051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Pakistan's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, Saeed Ajmal said, he will look to keep things 'simple' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141800/141841.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/565491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/565491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's Test and ODI captain, has said that his team's recent record against Sri Lanka gives it the edge leading into the tour slated for June and July https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143558.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/565377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/565377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan's newly appointed Twenty20 captain, has said that his side has missed out on the opportunity to enhance their skills by not being part of the IPL, but the team is focussed on their task in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143680.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/565206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/565206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan began their two-week conditioning camp in Lahore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145671.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/565009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/565009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasir Jamshed, the Pakistan opener, has been ruled out of next month's Sri Lanka tour after fracturing his left index finger https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143671.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/564959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/564959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan will travel to Sri Lanka without a bowling coach as all applications received for the job vacancy left by Aaqib Javed have been deemed unsuitable. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136488.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis and fast bowler Dilhara Fernando have been named in the 30-man provisional squad for the upcoming tours by Pakistan and India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/564750.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/564750.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564750 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Faisal Iqbal, a middle-order batsman who is set to make his third comeback to the Pakistan team when they tour Sri Lanka this summer, is eager to cement his place in the Test side once and for all this time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112200.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564714 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal expressed disappointment after he failed to find a place in any of Pakistan's three squads for the tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130200/130241.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Mohammad Sami and middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal, neither of whom have played for Pakistan since 2010, have been recalled for the Sri Lanka series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99300/99376.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/564304.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/564304.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564304 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Misbah-ul-Haq has stepped down as Pakistan's Twenty20 captain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umar Akmal, the Pakistan batsman, has said he needs to bat higher up the order to covert his double figures scores to three figures. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143557.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/563286.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/563286.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563286 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan are set to tour Sri Lanka for a full series comprising three Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals between May 29 and July 13 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/563132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/563132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563132 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT