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Series win 'a dream come true' - Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said the 2-1 series win against Sri Lanka, which ended a nine-year drought for the team in the country, was a "dream come true"

07-Jul-2015•Umar Farooq in Pallekele

'Defeat will take a lot of time to digest' - Mathews

Sri Lanka felt their commanding lead of 376 should provide a straightforward victory, but a combination of the pitch flattening out, an inexperienced spin bowler and Younis Khan pulled the rug from under their feet

07-Jul-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Pakistan soar to No. 3 in Tests

Pakistan jumped from sixth place to third in the ICC Test rankings after wrapping up the series against Sri Lanka 2-1

07-Jul-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Younis 171* gives Pakistan series in record chase

Younis Khan's epic, unbeaten 171 led Pakistan to their highest successful chase, the second highest in Asia for any side, and the sixth-highest in all Test cricket

07-Jul-2015•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

Younis, Masood tons put Pakistan ahead

Shan Masood and Younis Khan came together at 13 for 2 in a chase of 377, and responded with the highest fourth-innings partnership ever for Pakistan, leaving the visitors 147 runs adrift of achieving the highest successful chase ever in Sri Lanka

06-Jul-2015•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

I now know my game inside out - Mubarak

Jehan Mubarak expressed disappointment at squandering two starts in his first Test in more than seven years, but said he has refined his game enough to now belong at Test level

05-Jul-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Mathews builds commanding position for Sri Lanka

Angelo Mathews was the rock in Sri Lanka's middle order once again, soaking up all the pressure Pakistan created, and rebuilding from 35 for 3 to take the hosts to a commanding position

05-Jul-2015•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

Azhar rues batting 'misjudgment'

Batting collapses aren't new to Pakistan cricket, but after falling from 32 for 1 to 152 for 7 in 37 overs on the second day in Pallekele, even Azhar Ali, the team's vice-captain, could not offer an explanation

04-Jul-2015•Umar Farooq in Pallekele

Sarfraz fights as Pakistan crumble against seamers

The discipline of Sri Lanka's seamers bore down heavily upon Pakistan, and Sarfraz Ahmed was left conjuring another revival act after another collective batting failure

04-Jul-2015•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

Sri Lanka crumble to legspin again

Sri Lanka succumbed to legspin yet again in the series, losing six wickets to the variety, and four of them to their tormentor Yasir Shah to crumble from a strong 106 for 1

03-Jul-2015•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

Injured Chameera out of Pallekele Test

Sri Lanka's new fast-bowling find Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of the third Test against Pakistan because of a side strain

02-Jul-2015•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Our best chance to beat SL at home' - Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes the Pallekele Test is his team's best chance to beat Sri Lanka in their backyard, since the hosts will be without both Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara

02-Jul-2015•Umar Farooq in Pallekele

Karunaratne relishes 'batting under pressure'

Dimuth Karunaratne, on debut, scored 0 in the first innings and 60 in the second. Sixteen Tests on, he averages 23.58 in the first innings but 47.35 in the second dig

02-Jul-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Teams in flux square up for decider

With the series tied 1-1 and both Pakistan and Sri Lanka in flux, tipping a winner for the third Test and the series is foolish

02-Jul-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando and Umar Farooq

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