Opener Abdullah Shafique hit a sublime unbeaten 160 to lead Pakistan in a chase of 342 to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test in Galle.
It is Pakistan's second-highest chase in Tests and the highest target ever achieved at Galle.
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Captain Rangana Herath claimed six wickets in the second innings to help Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 259 runs in the first cricket Test in Galle Saturday.
Sri Lanka dismissed Bangladesh for 197 runs in its second innings in the penultimate session (...)
Chasing an unlikely target of 457 set by Sri Lanka, Bangladesh reached 67-0 by the end of day four of the first Test against Sri Lanka here Friday.
The Bangladeshi openers saw off 15 overs as play was stopped early because of bad light with 11 overs (...)
Mushfiqur Rahim's gutsy 85 helped Bangladesh avoid follow-on but Sri Lanka claimed a substantial 182-run first innings lead to take control of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium here Thursday.
After bad light forced early tea on day (...)
Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal shared a century opening stand before Sri Lanka took two late wickets to tighten its grip on the first Test at Galle Wednesday.
The visitors were 133-2 at stumps on the second day and trailing by 361, after (...)
Kusal Mendis made the most of a first-ball reprieve and went on to score an unbeaten century Tuesday as Sri Lanka posted a commanding 321-4 in the first Test against Bangladesh.
Mendis remained unbeaten on 166 at stumps after sharing a 196-run stand (...)
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Dilruwan Perera laid bare Australia's spin frailties again Saturday to spin Sri Lanka to a series-clinching 229-run victory inside three days of the second Test in Galle.
The 34-year-old claimed 6-70 as the world's top-ranked Test team folded for (...)
Rangana Herath claimed his maiden Test hat trick as 21 wickets tumbled on a frantic second day with host Sri Lanka closing in on a series-clinching victory against Australia in the second Test here Friday.
The dramatic day began with Australia (...)
Kusal Mendis excelled under pressure again, hitting a sparkling 86 and featuring in two important partnerships to help Sri Lanka overcome a shaky start and post 281 all out on the opening day of the second Test against Australia Thursday.
The host (...)
Galle has built a reputation as a spinners' paradise but Australia captain Steve Smith hopes there will be substantial reverse swing at the venue as his top-ranked team bid for a series-leveling win against Sri Lanka in the second Test.
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Sri Lanka has the chance to seal a first series victory over Australia in 17 years when the second Test begins Thursday in Galle, with Rangana Herath looking to wreak more havoc on his favorite ground.
Herath, who had match figures of 9 for 103 in (...)
West Indies was in deep trouble after failing to avoid the follow-on and then being reduced to 67-2 Friday at stumps on day three of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
West Indies is still 166 runs behind Sri Lanka, whose fielders backed up their (...)
Opener Dimuth Karunaratne missed out on a maiden double hundred but his 238-run stand with fellow centurion Dinesh Chandimal set up Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 484 on day two against West Indies in the opening Test here Thursday.
West Indies (...)
Opener Dimuth Karunaratne frustrated West Indies with a patient unbeaten century to help Sri Lanka reach 250-2 on the opening day and stay on course for a big first innings total in the first Test here Wednesday.
With the pitch offering little (...)
Five talking points ahead of the two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and West Indies starting in Galle Wednesday.
Big boots to fill
This is the first series since Sri Lanka's record run scorer Kumar Sangakkara's retirement, which came only (...)
arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed a career-best match haul of 12 wickets to propel Sri Lanka to a 75-run victory in the first Test Thursday as England slumped to its fourth defeat in a row.
The world's top-ranked side, beaten 3-0 by Pakistan in (...)
England bounced back after being spun out cheaply by Sri Lanka to leave the first cricket Test evenly poised at the Galle International Stadium Tuesday.
At the end of an eventful second day's play in which 17 wickets tumbled on a slow pitch, Sri (...)
Paceman Ryan Harris captured five wickets as Australia made full use of the second new ball to break a stubborn sixth-wicket partnership and mop up the tail on the way to a 125-run victory over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test (...)
A nocturnal, forest-dwelling primate with orb-like eyes and short limbs was photographed in central Sri Lanka late last year after being feared extinct, researchers said Monday.
A Horton Plains slender loris was caught on camera after lengthy (...)
Rangana Herath skittled Pakistan with his left-arm spin to hand Sri Lanka a dramatic, 50-run victory in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday.
Herath grabbed 4-15 as Pakistan, chasing a modest target of 168, collapsed from a seemingly impregnable (...)
Debutants Mohammad Aamir and Saeed Ajmal combined to wreck Sri Lanka's batting and put Pakistan on the road to victory in the first cricket Test here on Monday.
The pace-spin duo grabbed three wickets each as Sri Lanka was bowled out for 217 in (...)
The bowlers dominated the opening day of the first Test on Saturday, with Pakistan slumping to 15 for two after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 292.
The visitors were on top for most of the day before Sri Lanka fast bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and (...)
A knee injury has forced spin great Muttiah Muralitharan out of Sri Lanka's side for the first cricket Test against Pakistan starting here Saturday.
Captain Kumar Sangakkara said Friday that uncapped off-spinner Suraj Kaluhalmulla and left-arm (...)
Suspected Tamil rebels posing as fishermen blew up two of their boats in a suicide ambush on a naval base, killing at least one sailor in the first such attack on Sri Lanka's touristy southern coast, the military said. Police imposed an open-ended (...)
