Sri Lanka level series beating Pakistan in 2nd ODI

DUBAI : Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 25 runs with 21 balls to spare after an interesting contest in the second One-day International played here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.Chasing 236 runs to win, Pakistan were all out for 210 in 46.3 overs despite a brilliant knock of 91 by young Umar Akmal Other main scorers were Shahid Afridi (29),...

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Ashraf vows to lure world's best back to Pakistan

DUBAI : Pakistan's new cricket chief Zaka Ashraf Monday vowed to bring international cricket back to the country, suggesting the game's governing body could form a board to assess security before teams' tours.International cricket has been suspended in Pakistan since terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March 2009, which left eight people dead and...

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India on course for a big total against Windies

KOLKATA : Rahul Dravid cracked a brilliant 119 to put India on course for a big total on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday. The 38-year-old batsman hit two sixes and nine fours in his 36th Test hundred, and the fifth of the year, as the hosts reached 346-5 in their first innings at stumps after...

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Tharanga, Jayawardene lift Sri Lanka to 235-7

DUBAI : Opener Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene notched fighting half-centuries to propel Sri Lanka to 235-7 in the second day-night international against Pakistan at Dubai stadium here on Monday.Tharanga scored 77 while Jayawardene returned to form with 50 as they shared a fourth wicket stand of 85 to lift Sri Lanka, who won the toss and were restricted in the...

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World Test Championship will be staged in 2017: ICC CEO Lorgat

DUBAI : ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat announced on Monday that the inaugural World Test Championship will be held in 2017.Earlier it was expected that the tournament would be staged in 2013, but that possibility has since been ruled out."I am afraid that's no longer going to happen in 2013. At the last board meeting we decided that the first opportunity that we...

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