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Tillakaratne Dilshan kept faith in his batting despite the debacle in the first innings of the first Test and chose to bat first on a flat Dubai track. One of their second-innings heroes from Abu Dhabi, Prasanna Jayawardene, had to sit out because of a groin injury. Kaushal Silva came in ahead of Dinesh Chandimal. They also rested Nuwan Pradeep and included Dhammika Prasad. Just a three-day gap between two Tests Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 2nd Twenty20, Harare
The brothers McCullum ensured that New Zealand sealed their two-match Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe with a convincing win in the second game..
India v England, 2nd ODI, Delhi
A series of double-strikes at vital junctures in England's innings helped India limit the visitors to a below-par total in good batting conditions at the Feroz Shah Kotla, leaving their batsmen with a modest chase to secure a 2-0 lead in the five-ODI series. .
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi
The heady heights of a Test win must be a distant memory for Zimbabwe, even though it was only two months ago that they beat Bangladesh in their comeback Test.
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai Live Streaming
Tillakaratne Dilshan kept faith in his batting despite the debacle in the first innings of the first Test and chose to bat first on a flat Dubai track. One of their second-innings heroes from Abu Dhabi, Prasanna Jayawardene, had to sit out because of a groin injury. Kaushal Silva came in ahead of Dinesh Chandimal. They also rested Nuwan Pradeep and included Dhammika Prasad. Just a three-day gap between two Tests Thursday, 20 October 2011
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi, 3rd Day Live
The painstaking efforts of Pakistan's top order put their side in control against a helpless Sri Lankan attack which was remorselessly taken apart on an unresponsive surface, first by the positivity of Mohammad Hafeez and then by the self-denial and accumulation of Taufeeq Umar and Azhar Ali.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi, 1st day Live Streaming
Misbah-ul-haq, Pakistan's captain, chose to bowl in the series opener against Sri Lanka on a hot and dry day in Abu Dhabi. The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium was flat and offered nothing for the bowlers during the last Test there, between Pakistan and South Africa in November last year. Misbah said he saw some moisture in the track that could help his fast bowlers early on.Monday, 17 October 2011
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi
This Pakistan team has coped well amid controversy and several off-field distractions. The workings of an embattled cricket board, Zulqarnain Haider's 'disappearance', Shahid Afridi's conditional retirement from international cricket and the information emerging out of the ongoing spot-fixing trial are all unsettling developments but results on the field have been the bright spot for Pakistan cricket in these troubled times. Since the spot-fixing controversy broke out, they have drawn with South Africa, beaten New Zealand away, drawn with West Indies away, beaten Zimbabwe and made it to the semi-final of this year's World Cup.Sunday, 16 October 2011
Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2011-12
Tillakaratne Dilshan has said the future of Sri Lanka's bowling lay in the hands of the fast men, and not spinners who have been their traditional strength.
"In the past 20 years or so we have depended on the spin of [Muttiah] Muralitharan for our success," Dilshan said before the team left for the UAE to meet Pakistan in a series of three Tests, five ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 International. "Murali is a bowler who can take six-eight wickets in an innings, we have still not found anyone who can do it consistently as him.
