Topic: Sri Lanka
Pakistani opener Taufiq Umar said he had achieved a burning desire to score the Test double hundred which set his team on course for a big win in the first of three Tests against Sri Lanka on Thursday.The 31-year-old left-handed batsman notched ...
Sri Lanka were fighting to save the first Test under a heavy 300-plus deficit after Pakistani opener Taufiq Umar hit his maiden double hundred on the third day here on Thursday.Shot out for a low score of 197, Sri Lanka closed on ...
Taufiq Umar hit his sixth Test century and fellow opener Mohammad Hafeez scored 75 as Pakistan took a firm grip on the first Test against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi stadium here on Wednesday.The left-hander made an undefeated 109 and added 118 ...
Left-arm paceman Junaid Khan chipped in with a maiden five-wicket haul to help Pakistan bundle Sri Lanka for a mere 197-run total on the first day of the opening Test here on Tuesday.The 21-year-old, playing in only his second Test, ended with ...
Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan wants his bowlers to help the prolific left-armer Rangana Herath tame Pakistan in the first Test starting on Tuesday.Sri Lanka have struggled in bowling in Tests since the retirement of spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan (highest Test wicket ...
Sri Lanka hope to end their Test drought when they face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates later this month, the team's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan said Thursday.Sri Lanka have not won a Test in their last 11 outings, since beating India in ...
Sri Lanka were let off with a warning on Friday for the poor pitch during Australia's Test in Galle last month and were ordered to rectify it before England tour in March.The International Cricket Council had hauled up Sri Lanka after the ...
Pakistan appointed on Monday chief selector Mohsin Khan as interim coach for this month's Test and limited-over series against Sri Lanka, a day after he unveiled the Test squad.The 56-year-old will replace Waqar Younis, who left the post on medical grounds after ...
Pakistan have shortlisted five candidates to replace coach Waqar Younis after the deadline expired to apply for one of the toughest jobs in cricket, an official said on Thursday.Waqar resigned on medical grounds earlier this month, leaving Pakistan, gripped by Taliban and ...
Ravi Bopara is confident his medium-pace bowling will be a potent weapon in next year's Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.The Essex all-rounder took an England best-ever 4-10 in the first Twenty20 international against the West Indies at the Oval on Friday ...