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Stumps Pakistan 89 for 1 (Imam 46*, Babar 26*, Jayasuriya 1-46) and 231 trail Sri Lanka 378 and 360 for 8 by 419 runs Sri Lanka gained a virtually unassailable position in the second Test, as Dhananjaya de Silva hit a ninth Test century, and Dimuth Karunaratne and Ramesh Mendis joined him in substantial partnerships.

The PCB has ushered in a number of major changes to the domestic structure for the 2022-23 season, where 187 matches will be played across formats over five months starting August 30. The second XI tournaments, played between six teams, will now be played on a double-league basis across formats. In the T20 tournament, each

Stumps Sri Lanka 378 and 176 for 5 (Mathews 35, de Silva 30*, Naseem 2-29) lead Pakistan 231 (Salman 62, Ramesh 5-47, Jayasuriya 3-80) by 323 runs Pakistan removed Sri Lanka’s top five in a little over a session, but had given up so much ground in the first innings that they remain in a

Pakistan 191 for 7 (Salman 62, Ramesh Mendis 3-42) trail Sri Lanka 378 (Chandimal 80, Dickwella 51, O Fernando 50, Naseem 3-58, Yasir 3-83, Nawaz 2-80) by 187 runs Sri Lanka made huge strides towards taking control of the Test on the second day, despite having lost their last four wickets for 63 runs in

Taking six wickets on the first day of a Test after losing the toss and bowling on a slow pitch might not be the worst day’s work. But with Sri Lanka having pushed past 300, scoring at 3.66 runs per over across the day, Pakistan were pushed onto the back foot by the time stumps

Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in Galle, on a pitch expected to be good for batting on the first two days. However, teams batting first have lost the last three matches at this venue. Middle-order batter Fawad Alam and

Sri Lanka would have felt they were on track for victory at the end of day three of the first Test, until Abdullah Shafique and Co swept the win from under them in the last two days. But even Sri Lanka reflected that theirs was a far-from-complete performance. If you bat first in Galle, you

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle that begins on Sunday. The PCB said in a statement that Afridi suffered a knee injury during the fourth day of the first Test that Pakistan won by four wickets. Afridi had played a key role

Pakistan 218 (Babar 119, Jayasuriya 5-82) and 344 for 6 (Shafique 160*, Babar 55, Jayasuriya 4-135) beat Sri Lanka 222 (Chandimal 76, Shaheen 4-58) and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Oshada 64, Nawaz 3-88) by four wickets A tense final morning, in which Pakistan had 120 to get with seven wickets in hand, began

Tea Pakistan 147 for 2 (Shafique 77*, Imam 35, Babar 26*) and 218 need another 195 runs to beat Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Nawaz 5-88) Abdullah Shafique pressed confidently onwards, and Babar Azam made a strong start as Pakistan lost two wickets but retained hopes of completing a monumental

Lunch Sri Lanka 222 and 132 for 2 (Fernando 64*, Mendis 45*) lead Pakistan 218 by 136 runs Twenty-one wickets had fallen across the first two days of this first Test in Galle. On a pitch clearly taking big turn, though, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando took advantage of some indisciplined spin bowling from Pakistan

The 2022 Asia Cup maybe shifted out of Sri Lanka, even though the nation has successfully hosted a full tour of Australia and is currently hosting a Test series against Pakistan without any major hassles. Sri Lanka Cricket will remain the official host of the Asia Cup, but the tournament, ESPNcricinfo has learned, is set

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed concern about the rising number of T20 leagues competing for space in the calendar and has written to the ICC suggesting that a working group be formed to evaluate the impact of franchise cricket on international cricket. The PCB outlined its issues in a letter to the ICC

There have been international matches in Colombo recently. Two of the three T20Is, and three of the ODIs from the Australia tour were all played at Khettarama stadium. While those games were almost uniformly well-attended, and went off as usual, the scale of the political demonstrations has increased substantially in Colombo since then. Khettarama was

Through the middle of the last decade, Sri Lanka and Pakistan seemed to play Test series annually. Often, these were closely contested, and frequently produced compelling cricket. Pakistan’s two incredible fourth-innings chases stand out – the manic one in Sharjah in early 2014, the masterful Younis Khan-led triumph in Pallekele the following year. There were

With 108 rating points, India need to win or draw the three-ODI series against England to stay ahead of Pakistan, who have 106. New Zealand lead the ODI rankings with 127 points, while England are second with 122. Pakistan had pushed India down to fourth place last month by beating West Indies 3-0 at home.

Sri Lanka are currently hosting Australia, with the second Test beginning on Friday. The hosts, on the eve of the Test, were hit by Covid-19 with Dhananjaya de Silva, Asitha Fernando, and Jeffrey Vandersay ruled out of the game. Also joining the Covid list are Angelo Mathews and left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama.

Pakistan fast-bowling coach Shaun Tait feels Sri Lanka might not prepare spin-friendly pitches for their upcoming tour considering the Pakistanis have quality spinners in their attack and batters who play spin well. He said that the series loss to Australia at home has made Pakistan “very hungry” to win and that they’re looking to put

Somerset have furthered their links with the PCB by signing Imam-ul-Haq as a replacement for Matt Renshaw for the final four games of the County Championship season. Babar Azam and Azhar Ali have been popular overseas signings at Taunton in recent years and Andy Hurry, Somerset’s director of cricket, said the club had used their

Lahore and Karachi are likely to host England for seven T20Is, scheduled between September 15 and October 2, PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has confirmed. ESPNcricinfo understands the ECB’s three-member security team is expected to arrive in Pakistan later this month to assess the security arrangements. Though Pakistan have Multan and Rawalpindi as other venues to

Tuba Hassan, the 21-year-old legspinner, has been awarded her maiden central contract by the PCB for the upcoming 2022-23 season while former Pakistan captain Javeria Khan has been demoted from category A to C following an ordinary season. Tuba recently claimed the best figures for a Pakistan debutant in T20Is, when she returned three wickets

In other major updates, Hasan Ali, who has had a poor year in the shorter formats, has been demoted to Category C in white-ball cricket but has earned a Category B deal for Test cricket. Imam-ul-Haq had an overall [white and red ball] Category C contract last year, but has moved to Category B in

The PJL is the brainchild of PCB chairman Ramiz Raja, who is looking to exploit the commercial market interest in spending on cricket. The six franchises will be sold through a bidding process, and the team names will be based on major hubs in the country, albeit different from ones already established in the Pakistan

Pakistan’s men’s cricketers will have red and white-ball contracts separated in a revamp of the way the PCB central contracts are handed out. PCB chairman Ramiz Raja announced the move was necessary to incentivise and reward the efforts of players in each format. The number of centrally-contracted men’s cricketers will also rise from 20 to

Worcestershire hope that Mohammad Hasnain will help them “blast teams out” after securing his services for the final six games of the County Championship season as their second overseas player. Hasnain, 22, has only played six first-class games in his career but has won 26 Pakistan caps in limited-overs internationals and was cleared to resume

Hasan Ali retains his place in the side after an indifferent recent spell of form, though most of that dip has come in the white-ball format; he was named Pakistan’s Test player of the year in 2021. In the recent series against Australia, he played two matches, taking two wickets at 96 apiece. Shan Masood,

Former Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas is in an intensive care unit at a private hospital in London. It is understood that the 74-year-old is on dialysis after being diagnosed with pneumonia following his arrival in London from Dubai. Abbas has been in London since June 16, and was taken to the hospital after feeling

Nadeem Iqbal, a former fast bowler, has been suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board pending an investigation into alleged misconduct. Iqbal has been a coach in the Southern Punjab region and ESPNcricinfo understands that the charge, which came to the PCB’s notice last week, is related to a claim of sexual harassment. It is also

It wasn’t a particularly easy series for Pakistan to play. Not just because of how hot it was, which everyone including captain Babar Azam, acknowledged, but also because there were limited gains to be made across the three games against the West Indies this week. It was a series that was put off last December,

Toss Pakistan chose to bat vs West Indies Pakistan have won the toss and will bat first in the final ODI. With the series already secure, the hosts make a couple of changes, including resting Shaheen Afridi and handing Shahnawaz Dahani an ODI debut. Hasan Ali returns to the side after sitting out the previous