Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022
SLC invites ICC Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate match-fixing allegations made in parliament
MP Nalin Bandara claimed that the first Sri Lanka-Pakistan Test in July had been fixed, and said the board had become "a gambling den"
April 26, 2024
Galle defeat highlights Babar's struggle in using his spinners
Where Sri Lanka trusted Jayasuriya and Mendis to win the game for them, Pakistan always kept chopping and changing
April 20, 2024
Stats - Jayasuriya's record-breaking start, Galle's result streak, and Babar's fourth-innings form
All the important numbers from the second Test in Galle, where Sri Lanka secured their biggest win over Pakistan
April 20, 2024
Babar Azam: 'Pakistan's lower order falling cheaply was disappointing'
Sri Lanka took the last eight wickets in just 23.4 overs to secure a series-levelling win in Galle
April 18, 2024
Jayasuriya: 'I gave my everything to play for Sri Lanka'
Left-arm spinner opens up about his struggles after picking up 29 wickets in his first three Tests
April 17, 2024
Jayasuriya, Mendis run through Pakistan as Sri Lanka level series
At one stage, Pakistan seemed to be cruising towards a draw
April 21, 2024
Dhananjaya de Silva makes Pakistan play by his tune
Often seen as a stylist, the Sri Lanka batter produced an innings of rare substance in Galle
April 20, 2024
'We have done it in the past' - Yousuf says Pakistan undaunted by 508 chase
Batting coach insisted the side will see how the first session on the final day goes and then try to chase down the target
April 15, 2024
Dhananjaya de Silva century cements Sri Lanka's upper hand
If Pakistan have to win from here, they will have to break some Test records to do so
April 15, 2024
Ramesh Mendis five-for puts Sri Lanka in driver's seat as batters capitalise on lead
Pakistan added 40 to their overnight score in close to an hour-and-a-half of batting
April 21, 2024
Agha Salman ticks off little milestones with characteristic domestic-cricket grit
Salman looked to beat SL at their own game, answering unerring patience with assiduous steadfastness
April 21, 2024
Spinners put Sri Lanka on top even as Salman resists with fifty
Niroshan Dickwella's rapid fifty and Ramesh Mendis' rearguard cameo power hosts on second morning
April 26, 2024
Nawaz: 'I think we let them score a little bit too much'
The allrounder felt Pakistan may have been better served trying to squeeze the scoring rather than chase wickets on a slow pitch
April 21, 2024
Unprecedented highs and haunting lows - Mathews' complicated journey to 100 Tests
If one looks back at his career and wonders what could have been, it's only because of the high bar he'd set himself
April 15, 2024
Dinesh Chandimal, Oshada Fernando hit fifties on shared first day
Pakistan bring in Fawad Alam and Nauman Ali for Azhar Ali and the injured Shaheen Afridi
April 10, 2024
Expect the unexpected, again, as Sri Lanka and Pakistan set out to grab chances
Angelo Mathews will play his 100th Test; for Pakistan, Nauman Ali is likely to replace the injured Shaheen Afridi
April 13, 2024
Knee injury rules Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi out of second Test against Sri Lanka
He suffered the injury on day four of the first Galle Test
April 15, 2024
Nissanka returns, Manasinghe replaces injured Theekshana for the second Test
Manasinghe likely to make his debut in the second Test in spin-friendly Galle
April 21, 2024
Pinch yourself, Pakistan; Abdullah Shafique is a real, living, breathing opener
For a country infamous for its opening woes, Shafique doesn't just feel like the right answer, but an entire exam being aced
April 26, 2024
Babar: Shafique can become 'one of the best' in the world
Pakistan captain praises his opener for showing his "class and temperament" in "difficult conditions"
April 15, 2024
Shafique's marathon knock, Pakistan's record chase, and Jayasuriya's dream start
Highlights from the visitors' win in Galle, which recorded its highest successful chase in Tests
April 23, 2024
Shafique's epic 160* leads Pakistan to fourth-innings glory
At lunch, Pakistan needed another 44 runs with five wickets in hand
April 21, 2024
Are you ready for another great Galle drama?
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan is a rivalry that is full to bursting with final day fun and this match is no exception
April 21, 2024
Abdullah Shafique ton leads Pakistan's chase of 342
Naseem Shah dismissed No. 11 Prabath Jayasuriya in the fourth over of the morning
April 11, 2024
Mature Chandimal (finally) lives up to his promise
Fidel Fernando talks Chandimal's purple patch showcasing his boyish exuberance and newfound doggedness
April 17, 2024
Fifties from Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal put Sri Lanka in command
The pair added 91 runs for the unbroken third wicket as Pakistan toil for wickets
April 17, 2024
World-class Babar Azam constructs an innings that only he can
He batted slow, trusted his defence and played another sublime innings when no one else could get to even 20
April 17, 2024
Babar ton restricts SL lead after Jayasuriya's five-for
Had Sri Lanka held all their catches, the visitors would have been in even worse trouble
April 20, 2024
Shaheen Shah Afridi finds a way to prosper at Galle
In a country he has never played in before, on a surface where only the very best quicks prosper, he bowled like it
April 23, 2024
Second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan moved to Galle
Colombo was due to host but there are fears that ongoing political demonstrations may cause logistical challenges
April 25, 2024
Galle Test fascinatingly poised after 12-wicket opening day
Dhananjaya de Silva and Oshada Fernando replace Kamindu Mendis and Pathum Nissaka for the home side
April 25, 2024
Crafty Yasir returns to Sri Lanka hoping to rediscover the glory days
After a turbulent 12 months, can he produce the magic that once made him so instrumental in Pakistan's Test domination?
April 26, 2024
Spinners will make the difference in Galle scrap between Sri Lanka batters and Pakistan quicks
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are three and four on the WTC table, and this series could make a difference to their chances of making the final
April 18, 2024
Jayasuriya, Wellalage picked ahead of Jayawickrama, Embuldeniya for Pakistan Tests
Jayawickrama, Embuldeniya were the main spinners in the original squad against Australia
April 26, 2024
Pakistan's team masseur tests positive for Covid in Colombo
They will have to hire a masseur from Sri Lanka if Malang Ali doesn't recover before the first Test starting July 16
April 20, 2024
Big turners might not work for Sri Lanka against Pakistan, says Tait
Pakistan fast-bowling coach says they also have good spinners and batters who play spin well
April 21, 2024