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When Herath tormented Pakistan

Five previous instances when Rangana Herath spun Sri Lanka to victory against Pakistan

02-Oct-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

From 841 for 20 to 252 for 20

The fifth day in Abu Dhabi produced one of the rarest reversal of fortunes in Test history

02-Oct-2017•Shiva Jayaraman

Herath and his fourth-innings heists

Sri Lanka have defended scores of less than 250 only four times in their Test history. Every single time, Rangana Herath has been at the centre of it all

02-Oct-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Herath: first left-arm spinner to 400 Test wickets

Statistical highlights of Rangana Herath's 400-wicket Test career

02-Oct-2017•Bharath Seervi

Haris Sohail leaves his hell behind

Despite the talk that came with him being selected over the perpetually in-form Fawad Alam, and with the added pressure of Pakistan being in trouble, Haris Sohail astutely put together the "best day of his career"

01-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Herath v Azhar Ali: Seven innings, seven dismissals

Also, 50 quick runs for the ninth wicket that could be match-defining

01-Oct-2017•Shiva Jayaraman

Hello again, Sami Aslam

Dropped after scoring tough runs on tough tours, Sami Aslam is back, and in his comeback innings scored a half-century that highlighted both his strengths and his puzzling inability to convert his starts

30-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Seven sessions of grind

Test matches in the UAE tend to unravel after three days of slow cricket, and the Pakistan-Sri Lanka encounter is no different

30-Sep-2017•Shiva Jayaraman

Nine hours of captain Chandimal

This wasn't a madcap dash like his 169-ball 162 in Galle two years ago. It was, instead, a quiet epic, the innings of an extravagantly gifted batsman adapting to leadership

29-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Dinesh Chandimal: nine hundreds, six bail-outs

Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal is building a reputation as a batsman who can make Test hundreds to rescue his team

29-Sep-2017•Shiva Jayaraman

Karunaratne shines as Sri Lanka savour unremarkable day

Amid tumult, Dimuth Karunaratne has been Sri Lanka's lynchpin; he is the team's leading Test scorer this year, and fifth in the world

28-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

Yasir's 150 in quick time

Yasir Shah became the quickest spinner in Test history to 150 wickets

28-Sep-2017•Shiva Jayaraman

The quiet signs of change in Pakistan's bowling strategy

Under Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan rarely wavered in fielding a spin-heavy attack in the UAE. The Test series against Sri Lanka could see a shift in that strategy, leaning towards a greater use of pace

27-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

How well do you remember Pakistan-Sri Lanka duels?

Try our quiz on the most memorable encounters between the two giants of the subcontinent

27-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Asad Shafiq's success is key to Pakistan's new era

Following the retirements of Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, a lot of the responsibility of scoring runs up the order falls on Asad Shafiq, who needs to shake off his up-and-down form

26-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Arthur calls on old heads to helm new dawn

Pakistan's coach wants Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq and, to a lesser extent, Babar Azam to take extra responsibility to ease the transition from Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan

25-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

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