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Former players question team composition

Moin Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz questioned the absence of Fawad Alam from the XI

08-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

Sangakkara keen to iron out glitches

The Sri Lankan captain has said despite the win in the first Test, there is a lot of work to be done, especially in the batting department

07-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Herath makes most of his chance

Rangana Herath said that the one over he bowled at the end of the third day confirmed that Sri Lanka would have an outside chance of winning

07-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Pakistan fined for slow over-rate

Younis Khan has been fined 10% of his match fees while the rest of the team received a 5% cut on their earnings, for maintaining a slow over-rate

07-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka bowlers pull off improbable win

During a collapse of Pakistani proportions, the incredible Galle Test took a complete U-turn and decisively went Sri Lanka's way

07-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Galle

Seam's perfect for Younis

Who would have thought of Younis Khan, two wickets in Tests before this match, to be the game-breaker with the ball on four occasions in one Test?

06-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Poor footwork cost us - Bayliss

Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss blamed his batsmen's lack of footwork against the moving ball for his team's precarious position

06-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Aaamer and Younis put Pakistan in sight of win

Aaamer and Younis kept the target down to 168, and Pakistan had brought it inside 100 with eight wickets in hand

06-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Galle

I added outswinger to my bowling - Kulasekara

Maintaining a superb line and length Kulasekara ensured Pakistan did not get away to a big lead by returning Test career-best figures of 4 for 71 off 24 overs

05-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Yousuf century gives Pakistan lead

Mohammad Yousuf marked his return to official cricket with his first century in Sri Lanka, a serene innings that lifted Pakistan from a precarious 80 for 4

05-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Galle

292 is a good total on this pitch - Paranavitana

Sri Lanka's top scorer Tharanga Paranavitana, who spent three hours on his 72, said the conditions were not ideal for batting

04-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Honours even on engrossing day

Good bowling by Pakistan debutants and sloppy fielding made sure no team held advantage at the end of the first day

04-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Galle

Several new faces likely in series opener

Cricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle

03-Jul-2009•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Playing Mendis won't be tough - Younis

Younis said his batsmen's familiarisation with Mendis is because Pakistanis are used to playing spin at home

03-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Sangakkara upbeat ahead of first Test as captain

The first real challenge for Sangakkara is to lead one of Sri Lanka's least experienced attacks in Murali's absence

03-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Injured Murali out of first Test

Muttiah Muralitharan has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan in Galle starting on Saturday due to a minor knee injury

03-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

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