Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 2, 2009
Chamara Kapugedera scored a composed 67 and shared an unbeaten 95 run partnership with Thilan Samaraweera on Saturday to guide Sri Lanka to a six wicket win in the second limited over match against Pakistan. The victory gave the host team a 2-0 lead in the five match series.Chasing a modest 169 to win, Sri [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 22, 2009
Shoaib Malik scored 106 not out and put on two century stands on Wednesday to help Pakistan reach 300-5 and lead by 366 runs over Sri Lanka at stumps on the third day of the final Test. Malik hit 10 boundaries and two sixes in nearly five hours. He added 119 with Misbah-ul-Haq (65) and [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 10, 2009
Sri Lanka will once again be without spin king Muttiah Muralitharan as they attempt a series-clinching win when the second Test against Pakistan starts on Sunday. The world’s leading Test and one-day bowler missed the first Test in Galle, which Sri Lanka won by 50 runs, after hurting the patella tendon in his right knee [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 8, 2009
Pakistan senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who returned to international cricket with a cracking century against Sri Lanka in the first Test, zoomed to the number one spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings. After snapping his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League, Yousuf marked his return to the national team in style, hitting a [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 7, 2009
Sri Lanka snatched an incredible win over Pakistan in the first Test, defending a meager 167 runs to claim the series opener by 50 runs on Tuesday. Pakistan resumed the fourth day within sight of a convincing win, needing 97 more runs to win with eight wickets in hand and two days to remaining.But Sri [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 6, 2009
Pakistan was cruising toward a win in the first Test after debutant bowlers Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Aamer produced three wickets each to end Sri Lanka’s second innings cheaply on Monday.Chasing 168 runs to win, Pakistan needed 97 more runs to win at stumps on the third day with eight wickets in hand and two [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 4, 2009
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. Pakistan were 15-2 in reply at stumps with skipper Younis Khan on seven and nightwatchman Abdur Rauf yet to score after openers Salman Butt and Khurram [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 2, 2009
Gautam Gambhir is country’s highest ranked Test batsman at number three and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, at sixth, is the highest placed Indian bowler in the latest ICC rankings issued on Thursday. Gambhir, the Delhi left-hander with 847 rating points, is the only Indian to figure in the top 10 batsmen’s chart, followed by Sachin Tendulkar [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: June 28, 2009
Pakistan captain Younis Khan has advised his fellow players to revise their contracts with the Indian Premier League following the team’s World Twenty20 victory. “After all, these players are now World champions and highly marketable. There is more value on their performances.Why should they keep on having contracts with the IPL franchises on same old [...]
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