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Showing posts with label Pak vs SL: 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pak vs SL: 2012. Show all posts
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Sunday, 15 July 2012
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Mahela Jayawardene on why Sri Lanka decided to settle for a draw in Pallekele, and the factors that helped his side beat Pakistan
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| Mahela Jayawardene: "Nobody gave us a chance |
Some people have argued that we weren't ambitious enough to push for a win in the Pallekele Test to seal the series 2-0 instead of 1-0. We would have loved to finish with a memorable victory, but unfortunately that was not possible in the end. Nevertheless, we came out on top against Pakistan, who had beaten the No.1 Test side in the world (England) 3-0, by playing positive cricket in tough situations. Nobody gave us a chance, even in the one-day series. I still remember the press conference at the start of the series, when a couple of Pakistan journalists asked Misbah-ul-Haq if they were going to win the series 3-0, 3-1 or 4-1. Even before the Test series nobody gave us a chance.
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, Colombo, 3rd day
Sri Lanka 70 for 1 (Dilshan 46*, Junaid 1-22) trail Pakistan 551 for 6 dec. (Hafeez 196, Ali 157, Misbah 66*, Herath 3-165) by 481 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
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| Misbah-ul-Haq declared after making a quick half-century and taking Pakistan past 550 |
Afternoon showers on day three put an outright result in serious doubt as only one session could be played out. In that session, Pakistan added 63 to their overnight 488 before declaring. In the next 70 minutes, Sri Lanka were put through a sterner test than the Pakistan openers, but they lost just one wicket.
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Sunday, 1 July 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, Colombo, 2nd day
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| Azhar Ali gets the hundred, and makes it a big one |
The Colombo weather hurt Pakistan's push for a result, allowing only 44.2 overs on the second day, during which the visitors added 154 for 3 to their overnight 334. It could have been worse for Pakistan after the slow start they made to the day, but their batsmen showed more urgency as the clouds gathered.
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Saturday, 30 June 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, Colombo, 1st day
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| Sri Lanka made the aggressive move of fielding first at the SSC |
A day before the match, Mahela Jayawardene said his side was not looking to sit on the 1-0 lead. He stayed true to his word at the toss, choosing to bowl first on a flat SSC pitch. The obvious rationale behind the move was to capitalise on whatever juice the famously benign
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Thursday, 28 June 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC
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| Dilhara Fernando has played 39 Tests for Sri Lanka over 11 years |
Sri Lanka have recalled fast bowler Dilhara Fernando to the squad for the second Test against Pakistan, which begins at the SSC on June 30, as a replacement for the injured
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day
Sri Lanka 472 (Sangakkara 199*, Dilshan 101, M Jayawardene 62, Ajmal 5-146) and 137 for 5 dec (Dilshan 56, Junaid 3-44) beat Pakistan 100 (Randiv 4-13, Herath 3-30) and 300 (Younis 87, Shafiq 80, Kulasekara 3-80, Randiv 3-86) by 209 runs
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| Sri Lanka won by 209 runs in Galle to end Pakistan's five-Test winning streak |
Monday, 25 June 2012
Monday, 25 June 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day
Lunch Pakistan 100 and 108 for 4 (Shafiq 36*, Younis 34*) need another 402 runs to beat Sri Lanka 472 and 137 for 5 dec
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
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| Asad Shafiq looked solid before lunch |
Pakistan had their best session of the match as Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq kept the Sri Lankan attack at bay before lunch on the fourth day in Galle. Their resistance made little
Sunday, 24 June 2012
Sunday, 24 June 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day
Pakistan 48 for 5 (Randiv 2-5, Kulasekara 2-15) trail Sri Lanka 472 (Sangakkara 199*, Dilshan 101, M Jayawardene 62, Ajmal 5-146) by 424 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
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| Kumar Sangakkara became only the second batsman in Test history to be stranded on 199 |
After the first day in Galle, the score was 300 for 2; on the second day, 13 wickets went down for 219 runs. Those contrasting statistics, however, did nothing to change the overall
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Saturday, 23 June 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day
Tea Sri Lanka 439 for 8 (Sangakkara 170*, Ajmal 5-138) v Pakistan
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| Saeed Ajmal led Pakistan's fightback in the morning |
Kumar Sangakkara once again showed he loves batting against Pakistan, as he moved towards his third Test double-century against them. In the morning, Saeed Ajmal had
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Thursday, 7 June 2012
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Pallekele
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| Misbah-ul-Haq and Mahela Jayawardene with the trophy their teams are playing for |
The drawn Twenty20 series in Hambantota, in which there was little to separate the teams, has set up the five-ODI contest nicely. The pattern of both T20s was the same: the batsmen made just enough runs and the bowlers used the swing and seam available in the evenings to defend modest targets.
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
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Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been retained for the ODIs in Sri Lanka and will replace the injured opening batsman Nasir Jamshed
in the squad. Tanvir impressed in the two Twenty20s in Hambantota,
bowling economically and taking four wickets. He also picked up the
Man-of-the-Series award.
Friday, 1 June 2012
Friday, 1 June 2012
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Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2012:
Low-key start to high-profile series with well-practiced Pakistan holding a slender advantage
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| The performance of Sri Lanka's experienced trio of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara will be key for the home team |
Till recently, Pakistan's full tour of Sri Lanka for a series of two Twenty20s, five ODIs and three Tests existed only in the ICC's Future Tours Programme. The schedule was formally approved by the PCB a month ago and whatever build-up that existed was lost in the frenzy of the IPL. Despite its perfect positioning - the IPL is over, those from the two sides in question are free of other commitments and Sri Lanka is the venue for the World Twenty20 - the pre-series hype that usually accompanies a contest between two high-profile teams as Sri Lanka and Pakistan is missing.
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
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Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
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Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2012:
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| The Pakistan team landed in Sri Lanka on Monday |
Pakistan's new Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeezhas said he expects a tough contest in all three formats against Sri Lanka.
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