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Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2012

Junaid and Sangakkara top performance charts

Jul 14, 2012: How the players fared during the Tests between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2012

DRS drama, and Sri Lanka move on from Murali

Jul 14, 2012: Five key factors and observations from the Test series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

Didn't want to jeopardise our hard work

Jul 14, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene on why Sri Lanka decided to settle for a draw in Pallekele, and the factors that helped his side beat Pakistan

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Draw takes shine off Sri Lanka victory

Jul 12, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene made sure he achieved that elusive Test series win for Sri Lanka, but critics will always argue that the hosts should have finished better

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 5th day

Adnan Akmal beats the pain

Jul 12, 2012: Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the third Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 4th day

Azhar shows off his Test skills, again

Jul 11, 2012: The search for young batsmen who display the virtues of patience, concentration and lengthy attention spans has gathered steam, and Azhar Ali, so far in his two-year career, has shown signs that he is one such player

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Hafeez's lapse and Fernando's strikes

Jul 11, 2012: Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the third Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 3rd day

Paranavitana comes through when it counts

Jul 10, 2012: The Pallekele Test was one last chance for Tharanga Paranavitana to end the season with confidence, and he grabbed it

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 3rd day

Pakistan fumbles, Thisara flourishes

Jul 10, 2012: Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 1st day

Perera gives Pakistan a headache again

Jul 8, 2012: After troubling Pakistan in the Twenty20s and the one-dayers, Thisara Perera wrecked their top order in his first chance in the Test series

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 1st day

Fernando and Sami, the Comeback kings

Jul 8, 2012: Plays of the day from the first day of the third Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele

Should Pakistan play three seamers?

Jul 7, 2012: Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan vice-captain, didn't rule out the possibility of playing three seamers on a Pallekele pitch that is expected to have more bounce and seam movement

A gamble that almost backfired

Jul 7, 2012: The decision to bowl at the SSC proved risky, and there could have been a result had the Test been played the full five days

Draw-fests at the SSC

Jul 6, 2012: The SSC has consistently produced pitches that are loaded in favour of batting. Shouldn't this be questioned, just as Galle was last year?

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 5th day

A Test of positives for Pakistan

Jul 4, 2012: The Pakistan top-order struck form, while an inexperienced Junaid Khan led the bowling with a five-for on a flat track

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 5th day

Another miss for Sangakkara

Jul 4, 2012: Plays of the day from the fifth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 4th day

Junaid inspired by Akram's brilliance

Jul 3, 2012: Junaid Khan's two quick wickets after tea brightened what was a dreary day for Pakistan in the field

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 4th day

A case of centuries and ducks

Jul 3, 2012: Plays of the day from the fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, Colombo, 1st day

Pressure off Hafeez as he finds form

Jun 30, 2012: The Pakistan opener hasn't been at his best with the bat all series, but was back in the runs and in sight of a double century at the SSC

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Mohammad Hafeez gets lucky

Jun 30, 2012: Plays of the Day from the first day of the SSC Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan