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The two sides of Adnan Akmal

Plays of the Day from the third day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

24-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

'There are bigger things than getting out or not out on 199'

Kumar Sangakkara's nine-hour innings ended with him being stranded on 199. He was angry then, but cooled off soon enough

23-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Pakistan's fielding gets a thumbs-up

Plays of the Day from the second day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

23-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Dilshan's sensible aggression wins the day

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his first Test century in a year, negotiating testing spells of bowling and providing Sri Lanka with a positive start

22-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Pain without much gain for Pakistan

Plays of the Day from the first day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

22-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Questions of form and rhythm for Pakistan

With their senior-most batsmen out of form, the premier spinner lacking bowling rhythm and no chance to warm-up, Pakistan have several challenges to overcome as the first Test begins in Galle

21-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Pressure on Pakistan's brittle batting

Pakistan undoubtedly have the stronger bowling attack, but their tendency to self-destruct on the batting front provides Sri Lanka with a distinct advantage

21-Jun-2012•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Five lessons from the series

The ODI series saw the emergence of Azhar Ali, the success of Sri Lanka's flexible batting order and the fragility of Pakistan's fielding

19-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Calm Mathews proves his worth again

Angelo Mathews' temperament in high-pressure situations is a promising sign for Sri Lanka's future

19-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran at the Premadasa Stadium

Tanvir thrills and spills

Plays of the Day from the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

18-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran at the Premadasa Stadium

Pakistan's batting issues resurface in ugly collapse

A dramatic slide handed Sri Lanka a match Pakistan had no business losing, and it's likely the visitors lost the game in the mind rather than on the pitch

17-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

One over, four wickets

The Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in Colombo

16-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Should Pakistan play an extra batsman?

With only five specialist batsmen in the line-up, Pakistan are overly dependent on their bowlers to deliver in every game

12-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

'Impact' player Perera shows his class

As the strength in Sri Lanka's bowling seems to be shifting from spin to pace, Thisara Perera's all-round skills are proving of great value to his side

10-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Pakistan hold the aces

Pakistan's excellent record in Sri Lanka backed up by their superior all-round strength clearly makes them the favourites in the ODI series

06-Jun-2012•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

A canine intervention, and Dilshan drops one

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second T20 between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Hambantota

03-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Hambantota

Sami's welcome, Kulasekara's gifts

ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the first Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Hambantota

01-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Hambantota

Hosts pin hopes on batting stars

Low-key start to high-profile series with well-practiced Pakistan holding a slender advantage

31-May-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

'Captaincy is leadership, not age'

Pakistan's new Twenty20 captain looks forward to the challenge of leading his side in Sri Lanka, and talks about what he hopes to bring to the role

30-May-2012•Interview by Umar Farooq

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