1st ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC) - Nov 11, 2011 (Watch Highlights Video)

Sri Lanka 131 (40.3 ov)

Pakistan 132/2 (21.5 ov)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 169 balls remaining)

• Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series - 1st ODI
• ODI no. 3212 | 2011/12 season
• Played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (neutral venue)
• 11 November 2011 - day/night (50-over match) 

Match details

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat Series Pakistan led the 5-match series 1-0

ODI debut CKB Kulasekara (Sri Lanka) Player of the match Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

Umpires Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and M Erasmus (South Africa) TV umpire RK Illingworth (England) Match referee AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe) Reserve umpire Zameer Haider (Pakistan)

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Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 Test runs

Tendulkar is searching for a record 100th international century

Sachin Tendulkar has become the first player in history to score 15,000 runs in Test match cricket.

The Indian batsman achieved the feat when he reached 28 not out on day three of the first Test against the West Indies in Delhi.

The 38-year-old is seeking a record 100th international century having been stuck on 99 tons since March.

Tendulkar ended the day unbeaten on 33 after being trapped lbw by Fidel Edwards for seven in the first innings.

The "Little Master" passed West Indies batsman Brian Lara's mark of 11,953 runs to become the leading Test run-scorer in 2008 and subsequently became the first cricketer in history to reach 12,000, 13,000, 14,000 and now 15,000 Test runs.

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3rd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah - Nov 3-7, 2011 (Watch Hilights Video)

Rangana Herath celebrates his dismissal of Azhar Ali

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Match drawn

• Test no. 2014 | 2011/12 season
• Played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium (neutral venue)
• 3,4,5,6,7 November 2011 (5-day match) 

Match details
Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat Series Pakistan won the 3-match series 1-0
Test debut CKB Kulasekara (Sri Lanka) Player of the match KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) Players of the series Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) and KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Umpires SK Tarapore (India) and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire Shozab Raza (Pakistan) Match referee DC Boon (Australia) Reserve umpire Zameer Haider (Pakistan)
Close of play 3 Nov day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 245/2 (KC Sangakkara 112*, DPMD Jayawardene 32*, 86 ov) 4 Nov day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 35/2 (Azhar Ali 10*, Younis Khan 0*, 20 ov) 5 Nov day 3 - Pakistan 1st innings 282/6 (Misbah-ul-Haq 50*, Abdur Rehman 3*, 110 ov) 6 Nov day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 164/5 (NT Paranavitana 66*, CKB Kulasekara 4*, 53.4 ov) 7 Nov day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 87/4 (57 ov) - end of match

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2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC) - Oct 26-29, 2011 (Highlights Video)

Tharanga Paranavitana acknowledges the crowd after 

reaching his half-century © AFP

Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Pakistan won by 9 wickets

• Test no. 2011 | 2011/12 season
• Played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (neutral venue)
• 26,27,28,29 October 2011 (5-day match) 

Match details

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat Series Pakistan led the 3-match series 1-0

Test debut JK Silva (Sri Lanka) Player of the match Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)

Umpires AL Hill (New Zealand) and SK Tarapore (India) TV umpire Zameer Haider (Pakistan) Match referee DC Boon (Australia) Reserve umpire Shozab Raza (Pakistan)

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Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka number one T20 bowler

Oct 24, Dubai: The Reliance ICC T20I Player Rankings which were released in Dubai Monday has ranked Sri Lanka's mystery bowler Ajantha Mendis at the top, the International Cricket Council reported.

Sri Lanka was ranked at the second place just one point behind the number one ranked England with 127 points, the reigning ICC World Twenty20 champion.

Ajantha Mendis, who won the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award at the LG ICC Awards in Dubai in 2008, leads the field in the bowlers' category. His bowling figures of six for 16 against Australia in Pallekele on 8 August 2011 stands as the best bowling figures in T20Is to date.

According to the ICC the 26-year-old Mendis is the fourth leading wicket-taker behind Pakistan trio - Shahid Afridi (53), Umar Gul (47) and Saeed Ajmal (45) - with 39 wickets in 20 matches.

"I feel honoured and humbled to be ranked as the top bowler in a list which includes some of the finest current bowlers," he has said.

"While celebrating my number-one ranking, I cannot thank my team-mates enough for their continued support and guidance. If fact, our number-two position on the Championship table illustrates how well we have gelled as a team and consistently produced good performances," he added.

England's Eoin Morgan was named as the number-one ranked batsman and Shane Watson of Australia was the top all-rounder.

The ICC Reliance Ranking placed Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayewardena at the fourth place, Tillekaratna Dilshan at the 6th place and Kumar Sangakkara just behind Dilshna at 7th place in the batsmen category. Lasith Malinga was placed at the 10th place in the bowlers rankings.

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1st Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi - Oct 18-22, 2011 (Highlights Video)

Kumar Sangakkara hit a double-ton and his partner Prasanna Jayawardene made his fourth Test century to take Sri Lanka to safety in Abu Dhabi © Associated Press

Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Match drawn

• Test no. 2009 | 2011/12 season
• Played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (neutral venue)
• 18,19,20,21,22 October 2011 (5-day match) 

Match details
Toss Pakistan, who chose to field Series 3-match series level 0-0
Test debut ANPR Fernando (Sri Lanka) Player of the match KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Umpires AL Hill (New Zealand) and RJ Tucker (Australia) TV umpire Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) Match referee DC Boon (Australia) Reserve umpire Shozab Raza (Pakistan)
Close of play 18 Oct day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 27/0 (Mohammad Hafeez 17*, Taufeeq Umar 8*, 8 ov) 19 Oct day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 259/1 (Taufeeq Umar 109*, Azhar Ali 60*, 98 ov) 20 Oct day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 47/1 (HDRL Thirimanne 20*, KC Sangakkara 27*, 11 ov) 21 Oct day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 298/5 (KC Sangakkara 161*, HAPW Jayawardene 25*, 101 ov) 22 Oct day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 21/1 (10 ov) - end of match

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Sri Lanka Cricket announces ICC World Twenty20 2012 key officials

Ms. Upeka Abeykoon-Nell and Air Vice Marshal (retd) Shriyan Samararatne, has been appointed as the ICC World Twenty20 2012 Tournament Director and Head of Logistics, respectively. The event will be staged at four Sri Lanka venues – Colombo, Hambantota, Pallekele and Galle – from 18 September to 7 October 2012.

Ms. Nell and AVM Samararatne have officially commenced their duties on Monday (03)after the inauguration of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 Secretariat, located at the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) headquarters.

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka Series - Match Shedule

 

Matches

1st Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi - Oct 18-22, 2011

Sri Lanka 197 and 483; Pakistan 511/6d and 21/1

Match drawn

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2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC) - Oct 26-29, 2011

Sri Lanka 239 and 257; Pakistan 403 and 94/1

Pakistan won by 9 wickets

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3rd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah - Nov 3-7, 2011

Sri Lanka 413 and 181/6d; Pakistan 340 and 87/4

Match drawn

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1st ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC) - Nov 11, 2011

Sri Lanka 131 (40.3 ov); Pakistan 132/2 (21.5 ov)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 169 balls remaining)

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2nd ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC) - Nov 14, 2011

Sri Lanka 235/7 (50 ov); Pakistan 210 (46.3 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 25 runs

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3rd ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC) - Nov 18, 2011

Pakistan 257/8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 236 (48.5 ov)

Pakistan won by 21 runs

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4th ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah - Nov 20, 2011

Pakistan 200 (49.3 ov); Sri Lanka 174 (45.2 ov)

Pakistan won by 26 runs

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5th ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi - Nov 23, 2011

Sri Lanka 218/9 (50 ov); Pakistan 219/7 (47.2 ov)

Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

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Only T20I: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi - Nov 25, 2011

Sri Lanka 141 (19.3/20 ov); Pakistan 142/5 (19.3/20 ov)

Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

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Pakistan to take on Sri Lanka in UAE

Pakistan will play three back-to-back Tests against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE from October 18, the PCB has announced. 

The first three games of the subsequent one-day series in November will be played in Dubai while Sharjah will host the fourth ODI on November 20. The teams will move to Abu Dhabi for the final one-dayer and the only Twenty20 international to be played on November 25. 

Pakistan have been forced to play their 'home' series on overseas territory since the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in 2009 and have favoured UAE as their venue of choice. 

"We had a choice of neutral venues but we opted for UAE because it allows us to manage things smoothly," Subhan Ahmad, the PCB chief operating officer, was quoted in the Dawn as saying. 

The third Test of the series will mark the return of Test cricket to Sharjah which has hosted only two one-dayers between Afghanistan and Canada after being ignored as an international venue since 2003. 

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Squad for Sri Lanka Test series named

Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman, Wahab Riaz, and Aqib Javed look on during a practice session in Sri Lanka
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KARACHI: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was a surprised omission on Sunday as the national selectors unveiled a 15-man squad for the forthcoming Test series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates.

Umar, the youngest among the three Akmal brothers who had represented Pakistan in international cricket, has been axed for the first time from the Test squad as the selectors retained former national skipper Shoaib Malik and recalled Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Rehman after resting them for the recent tour of Zimbabwe.

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