Topic: Sri Lanka
Allrounder Shahid Afridi scored a half-century before taking five wickets to steer Pakistan to a hard fought 26-run win in the fourth day-night match over Sri Lanka at Sharjah stadium on Sunday.Afridi helped Pakistan recover from a struggling 120-7 to 200 all ...
Pakistani bowlers held their nerves to stop a threatening Sri Lankan team to win the third day-night international by 21 runs here on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.Umar Gul (3-48) bowled well in the final overs to ...
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq hopes his team can learn from its mistakes and show improvement in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka on Friday.Pakistan won the first of five matches by eight wickets last week but allowed Sri Lanka to level ...
The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday cleared the way for the national cricket board committee to be elected for the first time in seven years in line with International Cricket Council (ICC) rules.Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said he was dissolving Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lanka's win over Pakistan in their second one day international has given them a badly-needed confidence boost for the rest of the five-match series, captain Tillakaratne Dilshan said.Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 25 runs at Dubai stadium on Monday to level ...
Former captain Younis Khan said his team will continue to keep things simple as they look to double their series lead in the second one-day match against Sri Lanka here on Monday.Pakistan thrashed their rivals in the first match on Friday by ...
Leg-spinner Shahid Afridi capped an excellent return to international cricket with three wickets as Pakistan thumped Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first day-night match here on Friday.Afridi took 3-27 in his first match since returning from a six-month exile, helping ...
Rival captains Misbah-ul Haq and Tillakaratne Dilshan agreed sling-action paceman Lasith Malinga could make the difference when Pakistan and Sri Lanka play their first one-day international here on Friday.The 28-year-old fast bowler, who bowls with a round-arm action is fresh from his ...
Rival coaches Geoff Marsh and Mohsin Khan said they were comfortable with the change in rules as Pakistan and Sri Lanka play under them for the first time in the opening day-night match here on Friday.Teams will have to start the batting ...
Pakistan clinched the three-Test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 after the third and final Test ended in a draw at Sharjah stadium here on Monday.Persistent rain wiped out play in the pre-lunch session -- a two hours and 35 minutes delay -- ...