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July 14, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka clinched their first home series against Pakistan after the temperamental tourists suffered a spectacular collapse in the second Test here on Tuesday.Pakistan, sitting pretty at 285-1 just before lunch on the third day, crashed to 320 all out after the break to leave Sri Lanka a victory target […]

July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Debutant Fawad Alam scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan produced a remarkable turnaround to claw their way back in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.The tourists, who were bowled out for 90 in their first innings, hit back to dismiss Sri Lanka for 240 and then cruised to […]

July 12, 2009 (AFP) – Seamer Nuwan Kulasekera took a career-best 4-21 as Sri Lanka took early charge of the second cricket Test after bowling Pakistan out for a paltry 90 on Sunday. The tourists, electing to bat on a wicket that provided early assistance to the seamers, slumped to their lowest total against Sri […]

July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Pakistan captain Younus Khan Wednesday hailed the ‘brilliant’ leadership of his counterpart Kumar Sangakkara after the Sri Lankan led his side to victory in his first Test as captain.Sri Lanka pulled off a dramatic 50-run win in the first Test at Galle Tuesday after Pakistan faltered in the second innings […]

GALLE, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Debutants Mohammad Aamer and Saeed Ajmal combined to wreck Sri Lanka’s batting and put Pakistan on the road to victory in the first cricket Test here on Monday. The pace-spin duo grabbed three wickets each as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 217 in their second innings on the […]

MELBOURNE, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan spin sensation Ajantha Mendis has signed for the South Australia Redbacks in this season’s domestic Twenty20 competition, officials said Tuesday.High performance manager Jamie Cox said securing the 24-year-old, whose unorthodox style helped Sri Lanka reach last month’s World Twenty20 final, was a huge boost for his side. […]

GALLE, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Rangana Herath skittled Pakistan with his left-arm spin to hand Sri Lanka a dramatic 50-run victory in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday.Herath grabbed 4-15 as Pakistan, chasing a modest target of 168, collapsed from a seemingly impregnable 71-2 to 117 all out in their second innings before […]

GALLE, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Pakistan faced a target of 168 runs to win the first cricket Test after bowling Sri Lanka out for 217 in their second innings after tea on the third day on Monday. Tharanga Paranavitana top-scored with 49, while fast bowler Mohammad Aamer and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal picked up three […]

GALLE, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka batted cautiously on a lively wet pitch to cancel Pakistan’s 50-run lead on the third day of the first cricket Test here on Monday.The hosts took their second innings from the overnight 0-0 to 70-2 by lunch and now lead by 20 runs with eight wickets in […]

GALLE, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Mohammad Yousuf hit a fluent century on his return to big-time cricket to put Pakistan ahead in the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Sunday.Dilshan was forced to don the gloves because first choice Prasanna Jayawardene was unavailable due to injury and skipper Kumar Sangakkara, the one-day ‘keeper, […]

GALLE, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer led Pakistan’s spirited new-look attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 292 on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Saturday. Rauf had Paranavitana caught by Misbah-ul Haq at first slip midway through the post-lunch session, before Younus dismissed Samaraweera through […]

GALLE, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan was on Friday ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan with a knee injury, dealing a huge blow to Sri Lanka’s bid to win the emotionally-charged series.The spin wizard hurt his patella tendon during training on Thursday and will sit out of the opening game of […]