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(c)Cricinfo en-gb It was the 1502nd Test match in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-88594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The torrential rain that engulfed Kandy and its surroundings during the week destroyed an otherwise exciting 3rd and final test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-88549 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT A highly entertaining series, that has included cricket of the highest quality, came to a drab and disappointing end after heavy rains prevented any further play in the match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-88548 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The match could not commence at the schedule time on account of heavy rain that flooded the ground https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90031.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90031.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90031 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The third days play of this Kandy test was a frustrating one for Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The highly famed battery of Pakistan's speedsters and spinners having failed to dislodge the Sri Lanka opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu commenced their efforts again https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90002.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90002.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90002 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The Sri Lankan cricket watching public are a fickle bunch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90003.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90003.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90003 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the second day of the Kandy test match the ball tampering issue has yet again reared its ugly head https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90001.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90001.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90001 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The match started at 2.00 pm local time for the ground being unfit to play on account of overnight rain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89967 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT After two crushing defeats in the hot and humid lowlands, Sri Lanka sought solace in the cooler highlands and duly found some, as the opening batsmen responded to recent criticism with their best performance of the series to date https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan has won the Test series against Sri Lanka with an emphasis that would suggest a no-contest https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's convincing victories in the first two tests of the HNB series against Sri Lanka have shattered the self created myth that, " the strength of our team lies in bowling " https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89943.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89943.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89943 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1501st Test in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All-rounder Kumar Dharmasena was recalled to the national team after nearly two years for the the third and final Test against Pakistan beginning at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With defeat staring in the face, Sri Lanka resumed the innings at 45 for 1, trailing by 374 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89894 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT A comic cameo by Mutiah Muralitharan at the death may have temporarily raised the spirits of his side but it could not prevent an emphatic defeat by Pakistan at Galle International Stadium today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89896.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89896.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89896 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's performance in this Galle test match confirms an astonishing resurgence after three test series defeats https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a lead of 160 runs, Pakistan was in the driving seat when it resumed the innings at the score of 341 for 5 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89879 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT With the scorching Sri Lankan sun finally beginning to cool and the long evening shadows starting to stretch across this tranquil ground, the locals started to amass on the historic Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a view to square up Sri Lanka's score of 184, the over-night batsmen Saeed Anwar and Yousuf Youhana started off very cautiously https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89866.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89866.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89866 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The match started with Sri Lanka having made two changes in the side from the first test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89845 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT I watched the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test match as a part of professional duty and the West Indies-England test match for pleasure https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89833.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89833.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89833 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Being 1-0 down in a Test series is nothing new to Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground that Pakistan won by 5 wickets will go in the annals of history for some of its significant features https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan selectors have decided to rest Nuwan Zoysa for the second test match starting 04:30GMT at the Galle International Stadium and have recalled Ravindra Pushpakumara https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89813 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1499th Test in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's Waqar Younis completed his 300 wickets in Test cricket when he had Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan caught by Wasim Akram in the first innings of the Colombo Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89765.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89765.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89765 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistani allrounder Wasim Akram completed his 400 Test wickets when he had Russell Arnold caught by Mohammad Akram in Sri Lanka's second innings at Colombo SSC https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Percy Abesekara is Sri Lanka's loudest, most colourful and probably most loyal supporter but even he could not help to be annoyed by Sri Lanka's failure to finish off the Pakistan tail in Colombo today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a long drawn process of trial and error, the now revamped Pakistan team under Moin Khan seems to be clicking quite well https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89726 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardena, who has just been replaced as vice captain by Marvan Attapattu, has had a torrid time in recent months and had failed to score the number of runs that his obvious class demands https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Waqar Younis, nicknamed the Burewala Express, stormed into test cricket in 1989 as one of the most lethal fast bowlers in the world https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Going into their 100th test, Sri Lanka has a proud 18 year history of Test cricket since they got the official ICC test status https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89677.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89677.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89677 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The south westerly monsoon, which had cast serious doubts on the centenary test match commencing on time, has subsided for the time being and frantic preparations are now underway to ensure that the Sinhalese Sports Club is ready for tomorrows match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan captain Moin Khan said the defeat by Sri Lanka in the last Test series between the two countries was still fresh in their minds and that they wanted to put the record straight by winning the series in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are some new faces in the 16 man Sri Lankan squad announced today for the forthcoming series against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's one and only practice match was eventually abandoned after discussion between the two captains https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89624.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89624.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89624 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a splendid victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup that Pakistan won for the first time in many years, the team hops over to the pearl island of Sri Lanka for another five weeks of tough competitive cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89613.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89613.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89613 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The torrential rains that have drenched Colombo in the last few days have prevented any play on the first day of Pakistan's tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The torrential rains that have drenched Colombo in the last few days have delayed the start to this practice match until after lunch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Karachi, June 6: The chairman of selectors Wasim Bari defended the dropping of Shahid Afridi saying that he was more a useful one-day cricketer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89540.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89540.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89540 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lahore, June 6: The left-handed batsman and leg-spinner Qaiser Abbas is new face included in the 17-member Pakistan cricket team for the Sri Lankan tour which begins from June 8 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89538.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89538.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89538 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Karachi, June 5: Wasim Akram has been included in the 16-man squad for the Sri Lankan tour which is expected to be named on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89512.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89512 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has been included in the 26-man squad for the forthcoming test series against Pakistan and looks set to make history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89452.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/89452.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-89452 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT