Pakistan down Dutch to win series
Pakistan eased to a seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in the second ODI in Rotterdam on Thursday.
Pakistan eased to a seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in the second ODI in Rotterdam on Thursday.
Opener Fakhar Zaman hit his seventh ODI century to steer Pakistan to a 16-run victory in the first of a three-match series against the Netherlands in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
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Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya grabbed another five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by 246 runs in the second Test in Galle.
Century-maker Dhananjaya de Silva says Sri Lanka will need early Pakistan wickets on the final day of the second Test with bad weather looming.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne battled through back pain to extend Sri Lanka’s second-innings lead to 323 after key strikes by Pakistan’s bowlers in the second Test on Tuesday.
Spinner Ramesh Mendis took three wickets to put Sri Lanka in command of the second Test on Monday despite a fighting 62 by Pakistan batsman Agha Salman.
Abdullah Shafique hit an unbeaten 160 as Pakistan chased down a record target of 342 to win a tense opening Test by four wickets against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Pakistan’s Yasir Shah dismissed Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis with this incredible delivery during the first Test in Galle.
Dinesh Chandimal struck his second successive half-century to take Sri Lanka’s lead past 300 and thwart the Pakistan attack on day three of the opening Test.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam made a defiant 119 to thwart a Sri Lankan spin attack led by Prabath Jayasuriya on day two of an evenly poised first Test.
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi led an inspired attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 222, but the hosts hit back with two wickets before stumps on the opening day of the first Test on Saturday.
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