Topic: Sri Lanka
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday it fined and reprimanded Sri Lanka middle-order batsman Dinesh Chandimal and Pakistani opener Mohammad Hafeez for violating its code of conduct."In separate incidents, both players were found to have breached article 2.1.3 of the code ...
Pakistan put up another clinical performance to win the only Twenty20 by five wickets against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi stadium on Friday, blanking their rivals in all three forms of the game.Paceman Aizaz Cheema took 4-30 to bowl Sri Lanka out ...
Legendary Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya Thursday backed his country's team and captain Tillakaratne Dilshan, saying they needed time and space to recover after losing both Tests and the one-day series to Pakistan.Sri Lanka lost the fifth and final one-day by three ...
Skipper Misbah-ul Haq and Umar Akmal hit half centuries to help Pakistan upstage Sri Lanka by three wickets in the fifth and final day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Wednesday.Misbah hit an attractive 66 while Akmal finished on an unbeaten ...
Allrounder Abdul Razzaq was Tuesday ruled out of Pakistan's two last matches against Sri Lanka, throwing into doubt his participation in the tour of Bangladesh starting next week.The 31-year-old injured his shoulder during the third day-night international against Sri Lanka in Dubai ...
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq expressed his hope Tuesday that there could soon be a resumption of Test matches between his country and India, stalled after the terrorists attacks on Mumbai in 2008."Of course, we'd like to play against India," Misbah said. "It's ...
Injured middle-order batsman Mahela Jayawardene has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's last two matches against Pakistan and returned home, team manager Anura Tennekoon said on Tuesday.The 34-year-old batsman hit a half century in his team's 26-run defeat in the fourth match ...
Popular allrounder Shahid Afridi said he has put all off-field problems behind him after guiding Pakistan to an impressive series win over Sri Lanka.The 31-year-old hit a fighting 75 to lift Pakistan from a precarious 120-7 to 200 before taking 5-35 to ...
Tillakaratne Dilshan said on Monday he would like to continue as Sri Lanka captain for another tour before deciding about his future after losing his third one-day series in a row.A Shahid Afridi-inspired Pakistan edged out Sri Lanka by 26 runs on ...
Pakistan on Monday axed Wahab Riaz from the squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh after he was named in connection with a spot-fixing scandal in England.The 26-year-old did not play in the three Test series which Pakistan won 1-0 against Sri ...