Sri Lanka bat in first Pakistan ODI

DUBAI : Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and decided to bat in the first day-night international against Pakistan at Dubai stadium here on Friday.Sri Lanka preferred leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna over the more experienced off-spinner Syraj Randiv, while they also gave debut to 26-year-old allrounder Kosala Kulasekara.As expected, Pakistan included...

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South Africa beat Australia by eight wickets

Cape Town : South Africa captain Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla led their country to a remarkable comeback victory against Australia when the hosts won the topsy-turvy first test by eight wickets on Friday.Chasing 236 for the win after a bizarre second day in which 23 wickets fell and parts of all four innings took place, Smith (101 not out) and Amla (112) put on 195...

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Pak-Sri Lanka first match of ODI series today

DUBAI :  Pakistan-Sri Lanka first match of the one-day series will be played here today,Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka Captain Misbahul Huque and Sri Lanka Captain Tilak Ratne agreed that the fast bowler Lasith Malinga would make the difference between the two teams during the ODIs, while Misbah added he would be applying a rock-solid strategy for victory. Malinga, ...

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Malinga holds key in one-day series

DUBAI : Rival captains Misbah-ul Haq and Tillakaratne Dilshan agreed sling-action paceman Lasith Malinga could make the difference when Pakistan and Sri Lanka play their first one-day international here on Friday.The 28-year-old fast bowler, who bowls with a round-arm action is fresh from his exploits in last month's Champions League where he finished as the player...

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Court dismisses Kaneria petition against PCB

KARACHI : Leg spinner Danish Kaneria's hopes of playing for Pakistan were dealt a blow on Thursday when his appeal against the PCB's refusal to consider him for selection was dismissed by the Sindh High Court. The Pakistan Cricket Board has not selected Kaneria since his involvement in a spot-fixing investigation held in England last year which resulted in his contract...

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Watson sends South Africa crashing

CAPE TOWN : Shane Watson took five wickets in 20 balls to send South Africa crashing to 96 all out on the second day of the first Test against Australia at Newlands on Thursday.The Australian all-rounder enabled his side to take a 188-run first innings lead with a devastating spell in which he took five wickets for 17 runs.South Africa struck back, reducing Australia...

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3rd Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Sharjah,

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