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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Thursday, October 20, 2011

Pakistan to resume innings today

ABU DHABI: Pakistan will resume its first innings against Sri Lanka here Wednesday,Pakistan's seamer Junaid Khan Tuesday claimed his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, helping Pakistan to gain the upper hand in the first Test while Sri Lanka was all out for a mere 197 total.Pakistan finished the day at 27-0, with Mohammad Hafeez on 17 and Taufiq Umar unbeaten on eight. Pakistan management will be hoping that openers could see out at least the first hour of second day's play.Sri Lanka are without a win in their last eleven Test matches.