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Mathews denies SL were too negative

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hailed his team after they pulled off their second-highest successful run chase to level the series against Sri Lanka

20-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Misbah hails 'amazing victory'

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hailed his team after they pulled off their second-highest successful run chase to level the series against Sri Lanka

20-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Pakistan pull off astonishing chase

Pakistan turned a Test that had been an abysmal advertisement for cricket for four days and one session on its head, with an incredible batting performance after lunch on the final day, when they scored 302 runs in 57.3 overs to sucker-punch Sri Lanka

20-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy

Test 'nicely poised' - Whatmore

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has not given up on getting a result despite his side trailing Sri Lanka by 220 runs with five wickets still to take

19-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Sri Lanka move slowly towards strong lead

If any thought lingered that Sri Lanka's designs for the match in Sharjah were aggressive, their batting in the third innings provided unequivocal proof they want nothing more than 1-0 from the series

19-Jan-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shehzad unhappy with Sri Lanka's 'negative' approach

Pakistan might have been conservative with their batting approach on the third day in Sharjah, but their opener Ahmed Shehzad said he was "surprised" by the negative approach adopted by the Sri Lanka bowlers

18-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Footmarks on pitch crucial to SL chances, says Sangakkara

The footmarks developing on the Sharjah pitch are crucial to Sri lanka's hopes of winning the series 2-0, Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara said

18-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Sharjah

Sri Lanka ahead despite Shehzad ton

Ahmed Shehzad scored his maiden Test hundred but Pakistan's progress on the third day was not swift enough to weaken Sri Lanka's grip on their 1-0 lead in the series

18-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy

Mathews and Perera tire Pakistan

Sri Lanka's prospects of winning their first away series since 1999-00 (excluding those in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) improved significantly after Angelo Mathews and Dilruwan Perera batted vast periods of time on the second day

17-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy

'Bowlers controlled runs well' - Rehman

Pakistan's left-arm spinner, Abdur Rehman said his side would be looking to dismiss Sri Lanka in the first session on the second day after the visitors ended the first day of the Sharjah Test at 220 for 5

16-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Ajmal finds form in slow battle

The Sharjah surface - largely devoid of pace, lateral movement and turn - provided the setting for a game of patience on the first day of the deciding Test of the series

16-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy

Misbah demands better application

Pakistan are down 0-1 against Sri Lanka and the captain Misbah-ul-Haq hopes to square the series before going into a nine-month Test drought.

15-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Mathews braces for trial by spin

Unlike the first two Tests, the Sharjah match will be a trial by spin, Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka captain, said after inspecting the pitch on the eve of the game

15-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Sharjah

Struggling Pakistan look for second wind

As the end of an engrossing tour approaches, Pakistan need a considerable change in momentum to win the last Test in Sharjah and draw level with Sri Lanka

15-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq and Andrew Fidel Fernando in Sharjah

'Exciting two years ahead for SL' - Ford

At the end of Graham Ford's penultimate training session as coach, the Sri Lanka cricketers worked themselves up to a frenzy in anticipation of a challenge that has brewed for some time

15-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ajmal wants more spin in Sharjah

After listless performances in the first two Tests in the UAE, Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has called for pitches that provide more support for spinners

14-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Pace attack's image has transformed - Lakmal

Sri Lanka's pace attack arrived in the UAE with a poor reputation, but two Tests into the series, they may have already transformed their image, fast bowler Suranga Lakmal believes

14-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews hails fighting spirit

Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews hailed his side's ability to keep fighting after they chased down 137 to win an attritional Test in Dubai

12-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Clinical Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead

It had rained for most of the night in Dubai and the floodlights were switched on to brighten a gloomy morning, but there were no alarms for Sri Lanka once play began on time on the fifth day

12-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy

Can put SL under pressure if we bat out first hour - Sarfraz

Wicketkeeper-batsman says stretching lead beyond 200 could bring Pakistan back into the second Test

11-Jan-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

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